Varaha and Prithvi; the Brahmin and Yama: The Roads to Hell and Heaven

Verse 1 (padma.5.96.1)

ऋषय ऊचुः - सूतसूतमहाप्राज्ञ जीवजीव शतंसमाः । यद्वयं पुण्यसमयं श्राविता जगतो हितम्

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ - sūtasūtamahāprājña jīvajīva śataṁsamāḥ yadvayaṁ puṇyasamayaṁ śrāvitā jagato hitam

The sages said: O greatly wise Suta, son of Suta, may you live a hundred years; you have made us hear this meritorious account, for the good of the world.

Verse 2 (padma.5.96.2)

वद भूयोऽपि भूयिष्ठं पिबामस्तावकं वचः । पायंपायं न तृप्यामो वयं सूत तदुत्तमम्

vada bhūyo'pi bhūyiṣṭhaṁ pibāmastāvakaṁ vacaḥ pāyaṁpāyaṁ na tṛpyāmo vayaṁ sūta taduttamam

Speak yet more, again and again; we drink your words. O Suta, drinking that excellent speech again and again, we are not satisfied.

Verse 3 (padma.5.96.3)

सूत उवाच- अत्राप्युदाहरंतीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । संवादमादिलोकस्य जगतां जगदीशितुः

sūta uvāca- atrāpyudāharaṁtīmamitihāsaṁ purātanam saṁvādamādilokasya jagatāṁ jagadīśituḥ

Suta said: In this matter too, people relate this ancient history — the dialogue of the primordial Person, Lord of the worlds, with the primal form of the world (the Earth).

Verse 4 (padma.5.96.4)

षट्सहस्राणिचोच्छ्रायो विस्तारेण पुनस्त्रयम् । एवं नवसहस्राणि योजनानां विधाय च

ṣaṭsahasrāṇicocchrāyo vistāreṇa punastrayam evaṁ navasahasrāṇi yojanānāṁ vidhāya ca

Six thousand yojanas in height, and again three thousand in breadth — thus, the earth measuring nine thousand yojanas—

Verse 5 (padma.5.96.5)

वामया दंष्ट्रया गृह्य उद्धृतादौ वसुंधरा । दिव्यवर्षसहस्रं वै दंष्ट्रया धारिता मही

vāmayā daṁṣṭrayā gṛhya uddhṛtādau vasuṁdharā divyavarṣasahasraṁ vai daṁṣṭrayā dhāritā mahī

—was seized by his left tusk and lifted up in the beginning; Lord Varaha bore that earth on his tusk for a thousand divine years.

Verse 6 (padma.5.96.6)

धर्माख्यानप्रसंगेन सोवाच विनयाद्विभुम् । पृथिव्युवाच- एते द्वादश मासा वै षष्टिर्दिनशतत्रयम्

dharmākhyānaprasaṁgena sovāca vinayādvibhum pṛthivyuvāca- ete dvādaśa māsā vai ṣaṣṭirdinaśatatrayam

In the course of a discourse on dharma, she spoke humbly to the Lord. Prithvi said: These twelve months, these three hundred and sixty days—

Verse 7 (padma.5.96.7)

एषां किमुत्तमं पुण्यं प्रियं च तव केशव । पवित्रः कार्तिको मासस्तुलासंस्थे दिवाकरे

eṣāṁ kimuttamaṁ puṇyaṁ priyaṁ ca tava keśava pavitraḥ kārtiko māsastulāsaṁsthe divākare

—among these, O Keshava, which is the most excellent and dear meritorious time to you? The Puranas declare the month of Kartika, when the sun is in Libra, to be sacred.

Verse 8 (padma.5.96.8)

मकरस्थे रवौ मासः पुराणे पावनः स्मृतः । मेषस्थे माधवो मासो भास्करे पठ्यते बुधैः

makarasthe ravau māsaḥ purāṇe pāvanaḥ smṛtaḥ meṣasthe mādhavo māso bhāskare paṭhyate budhaiḥ

When the sun is in Capricorn, that month is declared sacred in the Puranas; when the sun is in Aries, the wise call it the month of Madhava.

Verse 9 (padma.5.96.9)

मार्गशीर्षोऽपि मासानां पावनः परिकीर्तितः । एवं मासाः पवित्रास्ते वासराः केपि कीर्तिताः

mārgaśīrṣo'pi māsānāṁ pāvanaḥ parikīrtitaḥ evaṁ māsāḥ pavitrāste vāsarāḥ kepi kīrtitāḥ

The month of Margashirsha too is proclaimed the most sacred among months. Thus these months, and also these days, have been declared sacred—

Verse 10 (padma.5.96.10)

युगादयो युगांताश्च तथा कल्पादयोऽपि च । सर्वेभ्योऽप्यधिकं मासमेतेभ्यो वद पावनम्

yugādayo yugāṁtāśca tathā kalpādayo'pi ca sarvebhyo'pyadhikaṁ māsametebhyo vada pāvanam

—the beginnings and ends of the yugas, and the beginnings of the kalpas as well — tell me which month is more sacred than even all of these.

Verse 11 (padma.5.96.11)

सर्वयज्ञमय श्रीमन्नेकं निश्चित्य मे वद । वराह उवाच- विधिनाविधिनाचैव ये यजंति नराधमाः

sarvayajñamaya śrīmannekaṁ niścitya me vada varāha uvāca- vidhināvidhinācaiva ye yajaṁti narādhamāḥ

O blessed one, determine and tell me the one month that embodies all sacrifices. Varaha said: Whether base men worship duly or improperly—

Verse 12 (padma.5.96.12)

माधवे मासि मां भक्त्या तैश्च पूज्योऽस्म्यहं सदा । हिरण्याक्षो वरारोहे माधवे तु मधुर्हत

mādhave māsi māṁ bhaktyā taiśca pūjyo'smyahaṁ sadā hiraṇyākṣo varārohe mādhave tu madhurhata

—those who worship me with devotion in the month of Madhava, by them I am always worshipped. O fair one, both the demons Hiranyaksha and Madhu—

Verse 13 (padma.5.96.13)

आदिदैत्यावुभावेतौ हत्वा त्वं तु समुद्धृता । त्रेतायुगे त्रयी धर्मो ज्ञानवर्णव्यवस्थितिः

ādidaityāvubhāvetau hatvā tvaṁ tu samuddhṛtā tretāyuge trayī dharmo jñānavarṇavyavasthitiḥ

—those two primordial demons, having been slain, you were then lifted up. In the Treta Yuga, the dharma of the three Vedas and the order of knowledge and the varnas—

Verse 14 (padma.5.96.14)

माधवे मासि संभूता तेन मे माधवःप्रियः । त्रेतायुगं तृतीयायां शुक्लायां मासि माधवे

mādhave māsi saṁbhūtā tena me mādhavaḥpriyaḥ tretāyugaṁ tṛtīyāyāṁ śuklāyāṁ māsi mādhave

—arose precisely in the month of Madhava; for that reason Madhava is dear to me. The Treta Yuga began on the bright third day of the month of Madhava—

Verse 15 (padma.5.96.15)

प्रवृत्तं च त्रयी धर्माः प्रवृत्तास्ते प्रवर्द्धिताः । अक्षया सोच्यते लोके तृतीया हरिवल्लभा

pravṛttaṁ ca trayī dharmāḥ pravṛttāste pravarddhitāḥ akṣayā socyate loke tṛtīyā harivallabhā

—when the dharma of the three Vedas came into being and flourished. That third lunar day is called 'Akshaya' in the world, and is most dear to Hari.

Verse 16 (padma.5.96.16)

स्नाने दानार्चने श्राद्धे जपे पूर्वजतर्प्पणे । येऽर्चयंति यवैर्विष्णुं श्राद्धं कुर्वंति यत्नतः

snāne dānārcane śrāddhe jape pūrvajatarppaṇe ye'rcayaṁti yavairviṣṇuṁ śrāddhaṁ kurvaṁti yatnataḥ

In bathing, giving, worship, shraddha, mantra-recitation, and ancestor-offering — those who worship Vishnu with barley, who diligently perform shraddha—

Verse 17 (padma.5.96.17)

तेषां ददाम्यहं सर्वं यन्मनोऽभीष्टमुत्तमम् । ये ददंत्यपि दानानि धन्यास्ते धार्मिका नराः

teṣāṁ dadāmyahaṁ sarvaṁ yanmano'bhīṣṭamuttamam ye dadaṁtyapi dānāni dhanyāste dhārmikā narāḥ

—to them I give all that their heart most desires. Those who also give gifts — those righteous men are blessed.

Verse 18 (padma.5.96.18)

ये यजंति हरेर्नित्यमध्वरैर्विविधैरपि । माधवे यजते यो मां तेभ्यस्तदधिकं फलम्

ye yajaṁti harernityamadhvarairvividhairapi mādhave yajate yo māṁ tebhyastadadhikaṁ phalam

Those who ever worship Hari with various sacrifices — and he who worships me in the month of Madhava receives a fruit even greater than theirs.

Verse 19 (padma.5.96.19)

स्नानं दानं जपो होमस्तपो यज्ञ व्रतादिकम् । वैशाखे यत्कृतं देवि तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु

snānaṁ dānaṁ japo homastapo yajña vratādikam vaiśākhe yatkṛtaṁ devi tasya puṇyaphalaṁ śṛṇu

O goddess, hear the meritorious fruit of bathing, giving, recitation, fire-offering, austerity, sacrifice, and vows performed in Vaishakha.

Verse 20 (padma.5.96.20)

मन्वंतराणां कोट्यस्तु दशपंच च सप्त च । मत्सान्निध्यगतास्तेपि तिष्ठंति भयवर्जिताः

manvaṁtarāṇāṁ koṭyastu daśapaṁca ca sapta ca matsānnidhyagatāstepi tiṣṭhaṁti bhayavarjitāḥ

Even twenty-two crore manvantaras — all of them, having attained my presence, abide free of fear.

Verse 21 (padma.5.96.21)

यद्यपि स्युर्ग्रहाः सर्वे क्रूरा जन्मव्ययाष्टकाः । प्रातःस्नानेन वैशाखे सर्वे सौम्या भवंति ते

yadyapi syurgrahāḥ sarve krūrā janmavyayāṣṭakāḥ prātaḥsnānena vaiśākhe sarve saumyā bhavaṁti te

Even if all eight fierce planets afflict a person's birth and wealth, through morning bathing in Vaishakha all of them become benign.

Verse 22 (padma.5.96.22)

वैशाखे मासि यो विप्रान्भोजयेद्भक्तितत्परः । सिक्थेसिक्थे भवेत्तृप्तिः पितॄणां युगसंख्यया

vaiśākhe māsi yo viprānbhojayedbhaktitatparaḥ sikthesikthe bhavettṛptiḥ pitṝṇāṁ yugasaṁkhyayā

He who, devoted, feeds Brahmins in the month of Vaishakha — with every mouthful, his ancestors attain satisfaction for the count of an age.

Verse 23 (padma.5.96.23)

यच्छंति तत्र मधुराधिकभोजनानि ये वायवाशन तिलोदक भोजनानि । छत्रांबराणि चरणोचितरक्षणानि धन्यास्त एव परितोषकराहि विष्णोः

yacchaṁti tatra madhurādhikabhojanāni ye vāyavāśana tilodaka bhojanāni chatrāṁbarāṇi caraṇocitarakṣaṇāni dhanyāsta eva paritoṣakarāhi viṣṇoḥ

Those who give sweet and abundant food there, who give travelers food and sesame-water, umbrellas, garments, and footwear for protection — they alone are blessed, who bring contentment to Vishnu.

Verse 24 (padma.5.96.24)

विशेषादिह दातव्यास्तिला मधुसमन्विताः । धर्माय बृहते दीर्घ दुरितक्षय हेतवे

viśeṣādiha dātavyāstilā madhusamanvitāḥ dharmāya bṛhate dīrgha duritakṣaya hetave

Especially here, sesame mixed with honey should be given — it is the cause of great dharma and the destruction of long-accumulated sin.

Verse 25 (padma.5.96.25)

एवंकृते तु यत्पुण्यं प्राप्यते मनुजैश्च तैः । तत्कैर्गणयितुं शक्यं वर्षकोटिशतैरपि

evaṁkṛte tu yatpuṇyaṁ prāpyate manujaiśca taiḥ tatkairgaṇayituṁ śakyaṁ varṣakoṭiśatairapi

The merit that men obtain by so doing — who could reckon it even in a hundred crore years?

Verse 26 (padma.5.96.26)

पुत्रपौत्रादिसंपत्ति दीर्घायूंषि यथेप्सितम् । इहाप्नोति परत्रापि मामेव प्रतिपद्यते

putrapautrādisaṁpatti dīrghāyūṁṣi yathepsitam ihāpnoti paratrāpi māmeva pratipadyate

Wealth of sons and grandsons, long life as desired — he obtains this here, and in the next world too he attains me alone.

Verse 27 (padma.5.96.27)

अनेकजन्मार्जित पातकावली विलीयते माधव मज्जनेन । जनस्य तत्रोषसि पुण्यतीर्थे यथाविधानं श्रयते तथा वा

anekajanmārjita pātakāvalī vilīyate mādhava majjanena janasya tatroṣasi puṇyatīrthe yathāvidhānaṁ śrayate tathā vā

The chain of sins acquired across many births dissolves through bathing in the month of Madhava — whether a person bathes at that sacred ford at dawn according to full ritual or not.

Verse 28 (padma.5.96.28)

यः परित्यज्य वैशाखं व्रतमन्यदुपाचरेत् । स करस्थं महारत्नं हित्वा लोष्टं हि याचते

yaḥ parityajya vaiśākhaṁ vratamanyadupācaret sa karasthaṁ mahāratnaṁ hitvā loṣṭaṁ hi yācate

He who abandons the Vaishakha vow to follow another instead is like one who discards a great jewel already in hand and begs for a lump of clay.

Verse 29 (padma.5.96.29)

सूतउवाच- एवं स भगवान्पूर्वमादिदेवो वदद्विभुः । माधवं मासमुद्दिश्य जगत्यां जगतीधरः

sūtauvāca- evaṁ sa bhagavānpūrvamādidevo vadadvibhuḥ mādhavaṁ māsamuddiśya jagatyāṁ jagatīdharaḥ

Suta said: Thus, O Brahmins, did that Lord, the primordial God, sustainer of the world, first declare this concerning the month of Madhava, here on earth.

Verse 30 (padma.5.96.30)

किमत्र बहुनोक्तेन न तदस्ति महीसुराः । यदप्राप्यं भवेन्मासि माधवे माधवार्चनात्

kimatra bahunoktena na tadasti mahīsurāḥ yadaprāpyaṁ bhavenmāsi mādhave mādhavārcanāt

What use in saying more? There is nothing whatsoever that cannot be attained in the month of Madhava through the worship of Madhava.

Verse 31 (padma.5.96.31)

शृणुध्वं च पुरावृत्तमिहार्थे परमाद्भुतम् । ब्राह्मणस्य च संवादं यमस्य च महात्मनः

śṛṇudhvaṁ ca purāvṛttamihārthe paramādbhutam brāhmaṇasya ca saṁvādaṁ yamasya ca mahātmanaḥ

Hear now a most wondrous ancient account on this subject — the dialogue between a Brahmin and the great soul Yama.

Verse 32 (padma.5.96.32)

मध्यदेशे महाग्रामो ब्राह्मणानां बभूव ह । गंगायमुनयोर्मध्ये यामुनस्य गिरेरधः

madhyadeśe mahāgrāmo brāhmaṇānāṁ babhūva ha gaṁgāyamunayormadhye yāmunasya gireradhaḥ

In the Middle Country, between the Ganga and the Yamuna, below the Yamuna's mountain, there was a great village of Brahmins.

Verse 33 (padma.5.96.33)

विद्वांसस्तत्र भूयिष्ठा ब्राह्मणाश्चावसंस्तदा । अथ प्राह यमः कंचित्पुरुषं कृष्णपिंगलम्

vidvāṁsastatra bhūyiṣṭhā brāhmaṇāścāvasaṁstadā atha prāha yamaḥ kaṁcitpuruṣaṁ kṛṣṇapiṁgalam

Many learned Brahmins dwelt there. Then Yama spoke to a certain man of blackish-tawny hue—

Verse 34 (padma.5.96.34)

रक्ताक्षमूर्द्ध्वरोमाणं काकजंघाक्षिनासिकम् । गच्छ त्वं भो महाग्रामं गत्वा ब्राह्मणमानय

raktākṣamūrddhvaromāṇaṁ kākajaṁghākṣināsikam gaccha tvaṁ bho mahāgrāmaṁ gatvā brāhmaṇamānaya

—red-eyed, hair standing on end, with the legs, eyes, and nose of a crow: "Go to that great village and bring a Brahmin—

Verse 35 (padma.5.96.35)

वसिष्ठगोत्रसंभूतं नामतो यज्ञदत्तकम् । शमे निविष्टं विद्वांसं यज्ञकर्मविशारदम्

vasiṣṭhagotrasaṁbhūtaṁ nāmato yajñadattakam śame niviṣṭaṁ vidvāṁsaṁ yajñakarmaviśāradam

"—born in the Vasishtha gotra, named Yajnadatta, established in tranquility, learned, skilled in sacrificial rites — bring him."

Verse 36 (padma.5.96.36)

नचान्यमानयेथास्त्वं सगोत्रं तस्य पार्श्वतः । सहितादृग्गुणस्तेन तुल्योऽध्ययन जन्मना

nacānyamānayethāstvaṁ sagotraṁ tasya pārśvataḥ sahitādṛgguṇastena tulyo'dhyayana janmanā

"You are not to bring instead any other of his gotra, even one equal to him in qualities, learning, and birth—"

Verse 37 (padma.5.96.37)

आकृत्या च तथा चिह्नैः समस्तेनैव सत्तमः । तमानय यथोद्दिष्टा पूजा कार्या हि तस्य मे

ākṛtyā ca tathā cihnaiḥ samastenaiva sattamaḥ tamānaya yathoddiṣṭā pūjā kāryā hi tasya me

"—even wholly identical in form and marks; bring that very man as designated — worship is to be done to him by me."

Verse 38 (padma.5.96.38)

स गत्वा प्रतिकूलं तु चकार यमशासनम् । तमेव मानयामास प्रतिषिद्धो यमेन यः

sa gatvā pratikūlaṁ tu cakāra yamaśāsanam tameva mānayāmāsa pratiṣiddho yamena yaḥ

He went and acted contrary to Yama's command — the very person Yama had forbidden, that one he respectfully brought instead.

Verse 39 (padma.5.96.39)

तस्मै यमः समुत्थाय पूजां कृत्वा च धर्मवित् । प्रोवाच नीयतामेष सोऽन्य आनीयतामिति

tasmai yamaḥ samutthāya pūjāṁ kṛtvā ca dharmavit provāca nīyatāmeṣa so'nya ānīyatāmiti

Yama, knower of dharma, rose and honored him, and then said: "Take this one back; bring the other."

Verse 40 (padma.5.96.40)

सूत उवाच- एवमुक्ते तु वचने धर्मराजेन स द्विजः । उवाच धर्मराजं तं निर्विण्णो गमनाय वै

sūta uvāca- evamukte tu vacane dharmarājena sa dvijaḥ uvāca dharmarājaṁ taṁ nirviṇṇo gamanāya vai

Suta said: When Dharmaraja spoke thus, that Brahmin, dejected, spoke to Dharmaraja about his return.

Verse 41 (padma.5.96.41)

ब्राह्मण उवाच- कस्मादहमिहानीतः कस्मात्प्रेरयसे पुनः । गंतुं नैवोत्सहे तत्र मर्त्यलोकं पुनः प्रभो

brāhmaṇa uvāca- kasmādahamihānītaḥ kasmātprerayase punaḥ gaṁtuṁ naivotsahe tatra martyalokaṁ punaḥ prabho

The Brahmin said: For what reason was I brought here, and why am I now being sent back again? O lord, I no longer have the desire to return to the mortal world.

Verse 42 (padma.5.96.42)

यम उवाच- इह क्षीणायुषां पुंसां वासः पुण्यवतां भवेत् । अयं वै धर्मराजस्य लोको धर्मः प्रकीर्तितः

yama uvāca- iha kṣīṇāyuṣāṁ puṁsāṁ vāsaḥ puṇyavatāṁ bhavet ayaṁ vai dharmarājasya loko dharmaḥ prakīrtitaḥ

Yama said: This is the abode of meritorious men whose lifespan has come to its end; this is truly the realm of Dharmaraja, called 'Dharma.'

Verse 43 (padma.5.96.43)

सौख्यभूमिरियं सर्वा धर्मराजोऽहमीश्वरः । पुण्यापुण्यानुसारेण जंतूनां सुखदुःखदः

saukhyabhūmiriyaṁ sarvā dharmarājo'hamīśvaraḥ puṇyāpuṇyānusāreṇa jaṁtūnāṁ sukhaduḥkhadaḥ

This whole region is a land of happiness; I, Dharmaraja, am its lord; according to merit and demerit, I give beings happiness or sorrow.

Verse 44 (padma.5.96.44)

पापिनां यमरूपोऽस्मि नृणां निरयदायकः । तथा पुण्यवतां सौख्य स्वर्गदो धर्म मूर्तिमान्

pāpināṁ yamarūpo'smi nṛṇāṁ nirayadāyakaḥ tathā puṇyavatāṁ saukhya svargado dharma mūrtimān

To sinners I appear in the form of Yama, the giver of hell to men; but to the meritorious I am the giver of happiness and heaven, the very embodiment of dharma.

Verse 45 (padma.5.96.45)

गच्छ विप्र त्वमद्यैव निलयं स्वं यथागतः । अद्यापि दशवर्षाणामायुस्ते परिवर्तते

gaccha vipra tvamadyaiva nilayaṁ svaṁ yathāgataḥ adyāpi daśavarṣāṇāmāyuste parivartate

O Brahmin, go this very day back to your own abode, as you came; even now ten years of your life remain.

Verse 46 (padma.5.96.46)

क्षये तवायुषः प्राप्तिर्लोकस्यास्य भविष्यति । प्रष्टव्यं च त्वया ह्यन्यत्पृच्छस्व प्रब्रवीमि ते

kṣaye tavāyuṣaḥ prāptirlokasyāsya bhaviṣyati praṣṭavyaṁ ca tvayā hyanyatpṛcchasva prabravīmi te

When your lifespan ends, you shall attain this world. Ask whatever else you wish; I shall tell you.

Verse 47 (padma.5.96.47)

ब्राह्मण उवाच- यत्कृत्वा सुमहत्पुण्यं स्वर्गः स्याद्ब्रूहि तन्मम । सर्वस्य हि प्रमाणंत्वं धर्माधर्मविनिश्चये

brāhmaṇa uvāca- yatkṛtvā sumahatpuṇyaṁ svargaḥ syādbrūhi tanmama sarvasya hi pramāṇaṁtvaṁ dharmādharmaviniścaye

The Brahmin said: Tell me that by performing which great merit heaven is attained; for you alone are the authority for all in determining dharma and adharma.

Verse 48 (padma.5.96.48)

यदि देव मया सम्यग्गंतव्यं निजमंदिरे । तद्ब्रूहि कर्मणा केन पतंति नरके नराः

yadi deva mayā samyaggaṁtavyaṁ nijamaṁdire tadbrūhi karmaṇā kena pataṁti narake narāḥ

O god, if I am indeed to go properly to my own abode, then tell me — by what deeds do men fall into hell?

Verse 49 (padma.5.96.49)

व्रजंति केन वै स्वर्गं तत्सर्वं कृपया वद । यम उवाच- कर्मणा मनसा वाचा ये धर्मविमुखा नराः

vrajaṁti kena vai svargaṁ tatsarvaṁ kṛpayā vada yama uvāca- karmaṇā manasā vācā ye dharmavimukhā narāḥ

"And by what do men go to heaven — tell me all this, kindly." Yama said: Those men who, in mind, speech, and deed, turn away from dharma—

Verse 50 (padma.5.96.50)

विष्णुभक्तिविहीना ये ते वै निरयगामिनः । पश्यंति भेदबुद्ध्या ये ब्रह्माणं शंकरं हरिम्

viṣṇubhaktivihīnā ye te vai nirayagāminaḥ paśyaṁti bhedabuddhyā ye brahmāṇaṁ śaṁkaraṁ harim

—and those devoid of devotion to Vishnu, are indeed bound for hell. Those who look upon Brahma, Shankara, and Hari with a divisive mind—

Verse 51 (padma.5.96.51)

विरक्ता विष्णुविद्यासु नरा निरयगामिनः । कुलदेशोचितं कर्म यस्त्यक्त्वान्यत्समाचरेत्

viraktā viṣṇuvidyāsu narā nirayagāminaḥ kuladeśocitaṁ karma yastyaktvānyatsamācaret

—and men indifferent to the knowledge of Vishnu, are bound for hell. He who abandons the proper conduct of his own family and country to follow another—

Verse 52 (padma.5.96.52)

कामाद्वा यदि वा मोहात्स याति नरकं नरः । अयाज्ययाजकश्चैव याज्यानां च विवर्जकः

kāmādvā yadi vā mohātsa yāti narakaṁ naraḥ ayājyayājakaścaiva yājyānāṁ ca vivarjakaḥ

—driven by desire or delusion, that man goes to hell. He who officiates as priest for the unworthy, and rejects those worthy of his service—

Verse 53 (padma.5.96.53)

विरतो विष्णुविद्यासु स भुंक्ते नरकान्बहून् । अदत्वा पितृदेवेभ्यो विप्रेभ्यो मर्त्यबंधुषु

virato viṣṇuvidyāsu sa bhuṁkte narakānbahūn adatvā pitṛdevebhyo viprebhyo martyabaṁdhuṣu

—and is indifferent to the knowledge of Vishnu, suffers many hells. He who, without giving anything to ancestors, gods, Brahmins, or worldly kin—

Verse 54 (padma.5.96.54)

सधनो म्रियते पापः स याति नरकान्बहून् । सर्वाण्यन्नानि सिद्धानि पाकभेदं करोति यः

sadhano mriyate pāpaḥ sa yāti narakānbahūn sarvāṇyannāni siddhāni pākabhedaṁ karoti yaḥ

—dies wealthy yet sinful, goes to many hells. He who shows favoritism among all the prepared foods—

Verse 55 (padma.5.96.55)

अवैश्वदेवं भुंजीत स याति नरकं चिरम् । बहुद्रोहेण भूतानां येऽजयंति धनं द्विज

avaiśvadevaṁ bhuṁjīta sa yāti narakaṁ ciram bahudroheṇa bhūtānāṁ ye'jayaṁti dhanaṁ dvija

—he who eats without first performing the Vaishvadeva offering goes to hell for a long time. O Brahmin, those who earn wealth by greatly harming living beings—

Verse 56 (padma.5.96.56)

धनवंतो निरयगा दांभिका दुःखभागिनः । नास्तिक्यादथ वा लोभान्मोहात्काले यथोदिते

dhanavaṁto nirayagā dāṁbhikā duḥkhabhāginaḥ nāstikyādatha vā lobhānmohātkāle yathodite

—those wealthy, hypocritical men are destined for hell and share of sorrow. Those who, out of unbelief, greed, or delusion, at the proper time—

Verse 57 (padma.5.96.57)

भक्त्या न श्राद्धदा ये स्युः पच्यंते नरकेषु ते । दीयमानस्य वित्तस्य ब्राह्मणेभ्यस्तु पापकृत्

bhaktyā na śrāddhadā ye syuḥ pacyaṁte narakeṣu te dīyamānasya vittasya brāhmaṇebhyastu pāpakṛt

—do not perform shraddha with devotion, are cooked in hells. That sinner who creates an obstacle in wealth being given to Brahmins—

Verse 58 (padma.5.96.58)

विघ्नमाचरते योऽसौ नरो निरयगो भवेत् । सामान्य दक्षिणां लब्ध्वा गृह्णात्येको विमोहतः

vighnamācarate yo'sau naro nirayago bhavet sāmānya dakṣiṇāṁ labdhvā gṛhṇātyeko vimohataḥ

—that man is bound for hell. He who, out of delusion, alone takes for himself from a communal offering—

Verse 59 (padma.5.96.59)

नास्तिक्यभावनिरतो नरः स्यान्नरकालये । असहिष्णुतया तस्य गुणानां कारणं भवेत्

nāstikyabhāvanirato naraḥ syānnarakālaye asahiṣṇutayā tasya guṇānāṁ kāraṇaṁ bhavet

—that faithless man becomes a dweller in hell. Through intolerance, [disparaging] the virtues of others—

Verse 60 (padma.5.96.60)

महत्पापं समुत्पन्नं कारणं नरकस्य तत् । निर्दोषां सुहृदां भार्यां त्यजन्कालेन याति यः

mahatpāpaṁ samutpannaṁ kāraṇaṁ narakasya tat nirdoṣāṁ suhṛdāṁ bhāryāṁ tyajankālena yāti yaḥ

—becomes the cause of great sin and hell. He who, in due course, abandons a blameless, devoted wife—

Verse 61 (padma.5.96.61)

न वहेत यशस्तेषां स नरो नरके पतेत् । अधर्मं धर्ममिति यो वदन्मोहवशं गतः

na vaheta yaśasteṣāṁ sa naro narake patet adharmaṁ dharmamiti yo vadanmohavaśaṁ gataḥ

—his fame does not endure; that man falls into hell. He who, overcome by delusion, calls adharma dharma—

Verse 62 (padma.5.96.62)

हैतुको नास्तिको यस्तु स नरो निरयालयः । मनसा योऽन्यभावेन वचसा चान्यथा वदेत्

haituko nāstiko yastu sa naro nirayālayaḥ manasā yo'nyabhāvena vacasā cānyathā vadet

—the sophist and the unbeliever, that man is a dweller in hell. He who thinks one thing in his mind and speaks otherwise—

Verse 63 (padma.5.96.63)

हृदयं कलुषं कुर्यात्स नरो नरके वसेत् । अवमन्य च ये यांति भगवत्कीर्तनं नराः

hṛdayaṁ kaluṣaṁ kuryātsa naro narake vaset avamanya ca ye yāṁti bhagavatkīrtanaṁ narāḥ

—who keeps his heart impure, that man dwells in hell. Those who show disrespect toward the chanting of the Lord's names—

Verse 64 (padma.5.96.64)

ते यांति नरकं घोरं तेन पापेन कर्मणा । पश्यंतो भगवद्द्वारं नामशास्त्र परिच्छदम्

te yāṁti narakaṁ ghoraṁ tena pāpena karmaṇā paśyaṁto bhagavaddvāraṁ nāmaśāstra paricchadam

—they go to terrible hell through that very sinful act. Those who, even while beholding the Lord's temple gateway, his name, and the sacred texts—

Verse 65 (padma.5.96.65)

अकृत्वा तत्प्रणामादि ते यांति नरकौकसः । विनापराधेन नराः कृत्वा पत्न्यधिवेदनम्

akṛtvā tatpraṇāmādi te yāṁti narakaukasaḥ vināparādhena narāḥ kṛtvā patnyadhivedanam

—[pass by] without bowing or the like, become dwellers in hell. Those men who, without any fault on her part, take another wife—

Verse 66 (padma.5.96.66)

त्यजंति सुकलत्रं ये ते यांति नरके नराः । न शृणोति गुरोर्वाक्यं धर्मशास्त्रं च यो नरः

tyajaṁti sukalatraṁ ye te yāṁti narake narāḥ na śṛṇoti gurorvākyaṁ dharmaśāstraṁ ca yo naraḥ

—and abandon their good wife, those men go to hell. That man who does not heed his guru's word and the scriptures of dharma—

Verse 67 (padma.5.96.67)

परेषां चेतसः क्लेशकारी निरयगो भवेत् । पश्यतां बंधु बालानां प्रकर्षी मिष्टमश्नुते

pareṣāṁ cetasaḥ kleśakārī nirayago bhavet paśyatāṁ baṁdhu bālānāṁ prakarṣī miṣṭamaśnute

—who causes distress in others' minds, is bound for hell. He who, in front of watching kinsfolk and children, eats delicious food alone—

Verse 68 (padma.5.96.68)

स याति नरकं घोरं केवलोदरपूरकः । तुला मकर मेषेषु प्रातः स्नानं न यश्चरेत्

sa yāti narakaṁ ghoraṁ kevalodarapūrakaḥ tulā makara meṣeṣu prātaḥ snānaṁ na yaścaret

—that mere belly-filler goes to terrible hell. He who does not perform morning bathing when the sun is in Libra, Capricorn, or Aries—

Verse 69 (padma.5.96.69)

नद्यादिषु च नास्तिक्यस्तस्य स्यान्नरकालयः । वैष्णवं जनमालोक्य नाभ्युत्थानं करोति यः

nadyādiṣu ca nāstikyastasya syānnarakālayaḥ vaiṣṇavaṁ janamālokya nābhyutthānaṁ karoti yaḥ

—at a river or the like, that very unbelief becomes his home in hell. He who, seeing a Vaishnava, does not even rise—

Verse 70 (padma.5.96.70)

प्रणयादरतो विप्र स नरो नरकातिथिः । काष्ठैर्वा शंकुभिर्वापि शूलैरश्मभिरेव च

praṇayādarato vipra sa naro narakātithiḥ kāṣṭhairvā śaṁkubhirvāpi śūlairaśmabhireva ca

—that man, devoid of love and reverence, O Brahmin, becomes a guest of hell. Those who, with wood, spikes, spears, or stones—

Verse 71 (padma.5.96.71)

ये मार्गांश्चैव रुंधंति ते वै निरयगामिनः । आद्यं पुरुषमीशानं सर्वलोकमहेश्वरम्

ye mārgāṁścaiva ruṁdhaṁti te vai nirayagāminaḥ ādyaṁ puruṣamīśānaṁ sarvalokamaheśvaram

—block roadways, are certainly bound for hell. That primordial Person, the Lord, the great Lord of all worlds, Vishnu—

Verse 72 (padma.5.96.72)

न चिन्तयंति ये विष्णुं ते वै निरयगामिनः । क्षेत्रवृत्ति गृहच्छेदं प्रीतिच्छेदं च ये नराः

na cintayaṁti ye viṣṇuṁ te vai nirayagāminaḥ kṣetravṛtti gṛhacchedaṁ prīticchedaṁ ca ye narāḥ

—those who do not meditate on him, they too are certainly bound for hell. Those who cause the severance of a field's tenure, the breaking apart of a house, or the rupture of love—

Verse 73 (padma.5.96.73)

आशाच्छेदं च कुर्वंति ते नरा नरकौकसः । आगतान्भोजनार्थं च ब्राह्मणान्वृत्तिकर्शितान्

āśācchedaṁ ca kurvaṁti te narā narakaukasaḥ āgatānbhojanārthaṁ ca brāhmaṇānvṛttikarśitān

—and the severing of hope, those men are dwellers in hell. That foolish-hearted man who tests and examines—

Verse 74 (padma.5.96.74)

यः परीक्षेत मूढात्मा स ज्ञेयो नरकातिथिः । अनाथं वैष्णवं दीनं रोगार्तं वृद्धमेव च

yaḥ parīkṣeta mūḍhātmā sa jñeyo narakātithiḥ anāthaṁ vaiṣṇavaṁ dīnaṁ rogārtaṁ vṛddhameva ca

—Brahmins who have come for food, worn down by need, should be known as a guest of hell. Those foolish ones who show no compassion—

Verse 75 (padma.5.96.75)

नानुकंपंति ये मूढास्ते वै निरयगामिनः । नियमांस्तु समादाय ये पश्चादजितेंद्रियाः

nānukaṁpaṁti ye mūḍhāste vai nirayagāminaḥ niyamāṁstu samādāya ye paścādajiteṁdriyāḥ

—for a helpless, wretched, disease-afflicted, or aged Vaishnava, they are certainly bound for hell. Those who, having taken up vows, afterward, unrestrained in their senses—

Verse 76 (padma.5.96.76)

विलोपयंति तान्भूयस्ते वै निरयगामिनः । शृणु विप्र यथा यांति नराः स्वर्गं दयालवः

vilopayaṁti tānbhūyaste vai nirayagāminaḥ śṛṇu vipra yathā yāṁti narāḥ svargaṁ dayālavaḥ

—break them again, they are certainly bound for hell. Now hear, O Brahmin, how compassionate men go to heaven—

Verse 77 (padma.5.96.77)

समासेनैव वक्ष्यामि किंचित्ते गौरवादहम् । येऽर्चयंति हरिं देवंजिष्णुं विष्णुं सनातनम्

samāsenaiva vakṣyāmi kiṁcitte gauravādaham ye'rcayaṁti hariṁ devaṁjiṣṇuṁ viṣṇuṁ sanātanam

—I shall tell you something of it briefly, out of regard for you. Those who worship the god Hari, the victorious, eternal Vishnu—

Verse 78 (padma.5.96.78)

नारायणमजं कृष्णं विष्वक्सेनं चतुर्भुजम् । ध्यायंति पुरुषं दिव्यमच्युतं ये स्मरंति च

nārāyaṇamajaṁ kṛṣṇaṁ viṣvaksenaṁ caturbhujam dhyāyaṁti puruṣaṁ divyamacyutaṁ ye smaraṁti ca

—Narayana, the unborn, Krishna, the four-armed Vishvaksena — those who meditate on and remember that divine Person, Achyuta—

Verse 79 (padma.5.96.79)

लभंते तेऽच्युतस्थानं श्रुतिरेषा पुरातनी । इदमेवहि मांगल्यमिदमेव धनार्जनम्

labhaṁte te'cyutasthānaṁ śrutireṣā purātanī idamevahi māṁgalyamidameva dhanārjanam

—they attain the abode of Achyuta — this is an ancient scriptural teaching. This alone is auspiciousness, this alone is the true acquisition of wealth—

Verse 80 (padma.5.96.80)

जीवितस्य फलं चैतद्यद्दामोदरकीर्तनम् । कीर्तनाद्देवदेवस्य विष्णोरमिततेजसः

jīvitasya phalaṁ caitadyaddāmodarakīrtanam kīrtanāddevadevasya viṣṇoramitatejasaḥ

—this alone is the fruit of life: the chanting of Damodara's name. Through the chanting of Vishnu, God of gods, of immeasurable splendor—

Verse 81 (padma.5.96.81)

दुरितानि विलीयंते तमांसीव दिनोदये । गाथां गायंति ये नित्यं वैष्णवीं श्रद्धयान्विताः

duritāni vilīyaṁte tamāṁsīva dinodaye gāthāṁ gāyaṁti ye nityaṁ vaiṣṇavīṁ śraddhayānvitāḥ

—all sins dissolve, just as darkness at the coming of day. Those who ever sing the Vaishnava tale with faith—

Verse 82 (padma.5.96.82)

स्वाध्यायनिरता नित्यं ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः । सर्वान्क्लेशान्परित्यज्य विष्णुमेव स्तुवंति ये

svādhyāyaniratā nityaṁ te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ sarvānkleśānparityajya viṣṇumeva stuvaṁti ye

—and are ever devoted to sacred study, those men go to heaven. Those who, having renounced all afflictions, praise Vishnu alone—

Verse 83 (padma.5.96.83)

स्वधर्मनिरता धीरास्ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः । वासुदेवजपासक्तानपि पापकृतो जनान्

svadharmaniratā dhīrāste narāḥ svargagāminaḥ vāsudevajapāsaktānapi pāpakṛto janān

—firm and steadfast in their own dharma, those men go to heaven. Even to men engaged in the recitation of Vasudeva's name, though otherwise sinful—

Verse 84 (padma.5.96.84)

नोपसर्पन्ति तान्विप्र यमदूताश्च दारुणाः । नान्यत्पश्यन्ति जंतूनां विहाय हरिकीर्तनम्

nopasarpanti tānvipra yamadūtāśca dāruṇāḥ nānyatpaśyanti jaṁtūnāṁ vihāya harikīrtanam

—the terrible messengers of Yama do not approach, O Brahmin. Those who, apart from the chanting of Hari, see nothing else in living beings—

Verse 85 (padma.5.96.85)

सर्वपापप्रशमनं प्रायश्चित्तं द्विजोत्तम । ये याचिताः प्रहृष्यंति प्रियं दत्वा वदंति च

sarvapāpapraśamanaṁ prāyaścittaṁ dvijottama ye yācitāḥ prahṛṣyaṁti priyaṁ datvā vadaṁti ca

—O best of Brahmins, that chanting is the atonement that pacifies all sin. Those who rejoice on being asked, and give freely, speaking with affection—

Verse 86 (padma.5.96.86)

त्यक्तदानफला ये च ते नराःस्वर्गगामिनः । वर्जयंति दिवास्वापं नराः सर्वसहाश्च ये

tyaktadānaphalā ye ca te narāḥsvargagāminaḥ varjayaṁti divāsvāpaṁ narāḥ sarvasahāśca ye

—who have relinquished [attachment to] the fruit of giving, those men go to heaven. Men who avoid sleeping in the day, and who bear with everything—

Verse 87 (padma.5.96.87)

पर्वण्याश्रयभूता ये ते मर्त्याः स्वर्गगामिनः । द्विषतामपि ये दोषान्न वदंति कदाचन

parvaṇyāśrayabhūtā ye te martyāḥ svargagāminaḥ dviṣatāmapi ye doṣānna vadaṁti kadācana

—who become a refuge on sacred festival days, those mortals go to heaven. Those who never speak of the faults even of their enemies—

Verse 88 (padma.5.96.88)

कीर्तयंति गुणांश्चैव ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः । ये परेषां श्रियं दृष्ट्वा न वितप्यंति मत्सरात्

kīrtayaṁti guṇāṁścaiva te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ ye pareṣāṁ śriyaṁ dṛṣṭvā na vitapyaṁti matsarāt

—but speak only of their virtues, those men go to heaven. Those who, seeing others' prosperity, are not tormented by envy—

Verse 89 (padma.5.96.89)

प्रहृष्टाश्चाभिनंदंति ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः । प्रवृत्तौ च निवृत्तौ च श्रुतिशास्त्रोक्तमेव च

prahṛṣṭāścābhinaṁdaṁti te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ pravṛttau ca nivṛttau ca śrutiśāstroktameva ca

—but, delighted, congratulate them, those men go to heaven. Those who confidently honor both the path of engagement and of renunciation, as declared in Shruti and scripture—

Verse 90 (padma.5.96.90)

आदरंति प्रतीता ये ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः । यस्मिन्कस्मिन्कुले जाता दयावंतो यशस्विनः

ādaraṁti pratītā ye te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ yasminkasminkule jātā dayāvaṁto yaśasvinaḥ

—those men go to heaven. Whatever family they are born in, those who are compassionate and renowned—

Verse 91 (padma.5.96.91)

सानुक्रोशाः सदाचारास्ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः । ये पूताः परदारांश्च कर्मणा मनसा गिरा

sānukrośāḥ sadācārāste narāḥ svargagāminaḥ ye pūtāḥ paradārāṁśca karmaṇā manasā girā

—full of compassion and of good conduct, those men go to heaven. Those who, pure in deed, mind, and speech—

Verse 92 (padma.5.96.92)

रमयंति न सत्वस्थास्तेनराः स्वर्गगामिनः । सदा कर्मयथोक्तेन कुर्वंति विहितानि च

ramayaṁti na satvasthāstenarāḥ svargagāminaḥ sadā karmayathoktena kurvaṁti vihitāni ca

—do not, even in their minds, take pleasure in other men's wives, those men go to heaven. Those who ever perform the deeds as declared, the prescribed duties—

Verse 93 (padma.5.96.93)

आत्मशक्तिं च विज्ञाय ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः । मनो वाक्कायिके धर्मे श्रद्धां यः कुरुते सदा

ātmaśaktiṁ ca vijñāya te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ mano vākkāyike dharme śraddhāṁ yaḥ kurute sadā

—knowing their own capacity, those men go to heaven. He who ever holds faith in the dharma performed by mind, speech, and body—

Verse 94 (padma.5.96.94)

साधूनां संमतो यश्च स भवेद्देवतातिथिः । वचोवेगं मनोवेगं यो वेगमुदरोद्भवम्

sādhūnāṁ saṁmato yaśca sa bhaveddevatātithiḥ vacovegaṁ manovegaṁ yo vegamudarodbhavam

—and who is honored by the virtuous, becomes a guest of the gods. The urge of speech, the urge of the mind, the urge born of the belly—

Verse 95 (padma.5.96.95)

उपस्थवेगं सहते स स्वर्गी जायते नरः । येषां गुणेषु संतोषो वाणी येषां श्रुतं प्रति

upasthavegaṁ sahate sa svargī jāyate naraḥ yeṣāṁ guṇeṣu saṁtoṣo vāṇī yeṣāṁ śrutaṁ prati

—and the urge of lust, whoever endures these, that man attains heaven. Those whose contentment lies in virtues, whose speech is turned toward sacred learning—

Verse 96 (padma.5.96.96)

परमार्थे मतिर्येषां ते शिष्टाः स्वर्गगामिनः । व्रतं रक्षंति ये कोपाच्छ्रियं रक्षंति मत्सरात्

paramārthe matiryeṣāṁ te śiṣṭāḥ svargagāminaḥ vrataṁ rakṣaṁti ye kopācchriyaṁ rakṣaṁti matsarāt

—whose intellect is set on the supreme goal, those cultured men go to heaven. Those who guard their vow against anger, their prosperity against envy—

Verse 97 (padma.5.96.97)

विद्यां मानापमानाभ्यामात्मानं तु प्रमादतः । मतिं रक्षंति ये लोभान्मनो रक्षंति कामतः

vidyāṁ mānāpamānābhyāmātmānaṁ tu pramādataḥ matiṁ rakṣaṁti ye lobhānmano rakṣaṁti kāmataḥ

—their learning against honor and dishonor, and themselves against carelessness; those who guard their reason against greed and their mind against lust—

Verse 98 (padma.5.96.98)

धर्मं रक्षंति दुःसंगात्ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः । एकादश्यां च विधिवदुपवासपरायणाः

dharmaṁ rakṣaṁti duḥsaṁgātte narāḥ svargagāminaḥ ekādaśyāṁ ca vidhivadupavāsaparāyaṇāḥ

—and their dharma against bad company, those men go to heaven. O Brahmin, those who, on the eleventh lunar day, are devoted to fasting according to rule—

Verse 99 (padma.5.96.99)

शुक्लेऽसिते च ये विप्र ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः । मातेव सर्वबालानामौषधं रोगिणा मिव

śukle'site ca ye vipra te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ māteva sarvabālānāmauṣadhaṁ rogiṇā miva

—in both the bright and dark fortnights, those men go to heaven. As a mother is to all children, and medicine to the sick—

Verse 100 (padma.5.96.100)

रक्षार्थं सर्वलोकानां निर्मितैकादशी तिथिः । एकादशी समं किंचित्पादत्राणं न विद्यते

rakṣārthaṁ sarvalokānāṁ nirmitaikādaśī tithiḥ ekādaśī samaṁ kiṁcitpādatrāṇaṁ na vidyate

—so, for the protection of all the worlds, the tithi of Ekadashi was created. There exists no protection whatsoever equal to Ekadashi.

Verse 101 (padma.5.96.101)

तामुपोष्य विधानेन पुरुषाः स्वर्गगामिनः । एकादशेन्द्रियैः पापं यत्कृतं भवति द्विज

tāmupoṣya vidhānena puruṣāḥ svargagāminaḥ ekādaśendriyaiḥ pāpaṁ yatkṛtaṁ bhavati dvija

Men who observe that Ekadashi fast according to rule go to heaven. O Brahmin, whatever sin has been committed through the eleven senses—

Verse 102 (padma.5.96.102)

नरो निर्द्धूय तत्तूर्णं प्रीतः स्वर्गतिमान्भवेत् । अश्वमेधसहस्राणि राजसूयशतानि च

naro nirddhūya tattūrṇaṁ prītaḥ svargatimānbhavet aśvamedhasahasrāṇi rājasūyaśatāni ca

—a man, quickly shedding it, becomes glad and attains heaven. Thousands of Ashvamedha and hundreds of Rajasuya sacrifices—

Verse 103 (padma.5.96.103)

एकादश्युपवासस्य कलां नार्हंति षोडशीम् । एकतः क्रतवः सर्वे सर्वतीर्थतपांसि च

ekādaśyupavāsasya kalāṁ nārhaṁti ṣoḍaśīm ekataḥ kratavaḥ sarve sarvatīrthatapāṁsi ca

—are not worth even a sixteenth part of the merit of the Ekadashi fast. On one side all sacrifices, all sacred fords and austerities—

Verse 104 (padma.5.96.104)

महादानादिदानानि व्रतं वैष्णवमेकतः । वैष्णवव्रतजो धर्मो धर्मो यज्ञादिसंभवः

mahādānādidānāni vrataṁ vaiṣṇavamekataḥ vaiṣṇavavratajo dharmo dharmo yajñādisaṁbhavaḥ

—great gifts and other gifts; and on the other, the Vaishnava vow — the dharma born of sacrifice and the like, and the dharma born of the Vaishnava vow—

Verse 105 (padma.5.96.105)

एकत्र तुलितौ धात्रा तत्र पूर्वो भवेद्गुरुः । हरिवासर भक्तानामच्युतानंतभाषिणाम्

ekatra tulitau dhātrā tatra pūrvo bhavedguruḥ harivāsara bhaktānāmacyutānaṁtabhāṣiṇām

—when the Creator weighed the two on a scale, the latter proved the weightier. Of the devotees of Hari-vasara (Ekadashi), who ever speak "Achyuta," "Ananta"—

Verse 106 (padma.5.96.106)

नाहं शास्ता विशेषेण तेभ्यो विप्र बिभेम्यहम् । येषां पुत्रश्च पौत्रश्च एकादश्यामुपोषितः

nāhaṁ śāstā viśeṣeṇa tebhyo vipra bibhemyaham yeṣāṁ putraśca pautraśca ekādaśyāmupoṣitaḥ

—O Brahmin, I am not especially their ruler; rather, I myself fear them. He whose son and grandson also observe the Ekadashi fast—

Verse 107 (padma.5.96.107)

सहात्मना स पुरुषाञ्छतमुद्धरते बलात् । उपोषणं ततः कुर्यात्पक्षयोरुभयोरपि

sahātmanā sa puruṣāñchatamuddharate balāt upoṣaṇaṁ tataḥ kuryātpakṣayorubhayorapi

—delivers, along with himself, a hundred men by force. Therefore one should observe the fast in both fortnights.

Verse 108 (padma.5.96.108)

एकादश्यां स पुरुषो भुक्तिमुक्त्येकभाजनम् । जया च विजया चैव जयंती पापनाशिनी

ekādaśyāṁ sa puruṣo bhuktimuktyekabhājanam jayā ca vijayā caiva jayaṁtī pāpanāśinī

Through the vow of Ekadashi, that man becomes the sole vessel of both worldly enjoyment and liberation. Jaya, Vijaya, Jayanti, Papanashini—

Verse 109 (padma.5.96.109)

त्रिस्पृशा वंजुली चैव पक्षसंवर्धिनी वरा । तिलदुग्धा परा ज्ञेया अखंडद्वादशी तथा

trispṛśā vaṁjulī caiva pakṣasaṁvardhinī varā tiladugdhā parā jñeyā akhaṁḍadvādaśī tathā

—Trisprisha, Vanjuli, Pakshasamvardhini, Vara, Tiladvadashi, Para, and Akhanda-dvadashi—

Verse 110 (padma.5.96.110)

मनोरथाख्या च परा भीमद्वादशिका तथा । इत्येवमादयो भेदा द्वादश्याः संत्यनेकशः

manorathākhyā ca parā bhīmadvādaśikā tathā ityevamādayo bhedā dvādaśyāḥ saṁtyanekaśaḥ

—the one called Manoratha, and Bhima-dvadashi as well — thus there are many kinds of Dvadashi.

Verse 111 (padma.5.96.111)

व्रतेष्वेतेषु ये शक्ता ज्ञेयास्ते ब्रह्मणि स्थिताः । श्रोतारो धर्मशास्त्राणां धर्मप्रत्यय संगताः

vrateṣveteṣu ye śaktā jñeyāste brahmaṇi sthitāḥ śrotāro dharmaśāstrāṇāṁ dharmapratyaya saṁgatāḥ

Those capable of these vows should be known as established in Brahman. Those who listen to the scriptures of dharma, firmly convinced of dharma—

Verse 112 (padma.5.96.112)

प्रियंकराश्च बालानां स्वर्गलोकं व्रजंति ते । मासिमास्येकदिवसे दर्शे श्राद्धव्रता नराः

priyaṁkarāśca bālānāṁ svargalokaṁ vrajaṁti te māsimāsyekadivase darśe śrāddhavratā narāḥ

—and dear to children, they attain the world of heaven. Those whose ancestors, satisfied through the shraddha-vow on the new-moon day of each month—

Verse 113 (padma.5.96.113)

तृप्यंति पितरो येषां ते धन्याः स्वर्गगामिनः । भोजनेषूपपन्नेषु भोज्यं यच्छंति सादरात्

tṛpyaṁti pitaro yeṣāṁ te dhanyāḥ svargagāminaḥ bhojaneṣūpapanneṣu bhojyaṁ yacchaṁti sādarāt

—those men are blessed and go to heaven. Those who, with reverence, offer food at mealtime—

Verse 114 (padma.5.96.114)

अभिन्नमुखरागेण शिष्टास्ते स्वर्गगामिनः

abhinnamukharāgeṇa śiṣṭāste svargagāminaḥ

—without a change of expression on their face — those cultured men go to heaven.

Verse 115 (padma.5.96.115)

ये भक्तिमंतो मधुसूदनस्य नारायणस्याखिलनायकस्य । सत्येन हीना रजसापि युक्ता गच्छंति ते नाकमनंतपुण्याः

ye bhaktimaṁto madhusūdanasya nārāyaṇasyākhilanāyakasya satyena hīnā rajasāpi yuktā gacchaṁti te nākamanaṁtapuṇyāḥ

Those who are devotees of Madhusudana, of Narayana, lord of all — even if they lack [full] truthfulness, even if touched by the quality of passion — go to heaven, possessed of infinite merit.

Verse 116 (padma.5.96.116)

वितस्तां यमुनां सीतां पुण्यां गोदावरीं नदीम् । सेवंते ये शुभाचाराः स्नानदानपरायणाः

vitastāṁ yamunāṁ sītāṁ puṇyāṁ godāvarīṁ nadīm sevaṁte ye śubhācārāḥ snānadānaparāyaṇāḥ

Those of good conduct, devoted to bathing and giving, who resort to the Vitasta, the Yamuna, the Sita, and the sacred river Godavari—

Verse 117 (padma.5.96.117)

न ते पश्यंति पंथानं नरकस्य कदाचन । ये नर्मदायामिह शर्मदायां मज्जंति तुष्यंत्यपि दर्शनेन

na te paśyaṁti paṁthānaṁ narakasya kadācana ye narmadāyāmiha śarmadāyāṁ majjaṁti tuṣyaṁtyapi darśanena

—never behold the road to hell. Those who immerse themselves here in the Narmada, giver of well-being, become satisfied even by the mere sight of her—

Verse 118 (padma.5.96.118)

विधूय पापानि महेशलोकं गच्छंति ते तत्र चिरं रमंते

vidhūya pāpāni maheśalokaṁ gacchaṁti te tatra ciraṁ ramaṁte

—and, having washed away their sins, go to the world of Mahesha and dwell there in delight for a long time.

Verse 119 (padma.5.96.119)

स्नाताश्चर्मनदी तीरे त्रिरात्रं नियता नराः । व्यासाश्रमे विशेषेण ते नरा नाकिनः स्मृताः

snātāścarmanadī tīre trirātraṁ niyatā narāḥ vyāsāśrame viśeṣeṇa te narā nākinaḥ smṛtāḥ

Men who bathe, disciplined, for three nights on the bank of the river Charmanvati, especially at Vyasa's hermitage, are remembered as dwellers in heaven.

Verse 120 (padma.5.96.120)

गंगाजले प्रयागे च केदारे पुष्करे तथा । व्यासाश्रमे प्रभासे च मृतास्ते विष्णुगामिनः

gaṁgājale prayāge ca kedāre puṣkare tathā vyāsāśrame prabhāse ca mṛtāste viṣṇugāminaḥ

Those who die in the waters of the Ganga, at Prayaga, at Kedara, at Pushkara, at Vyasa's hermitage, or at Prabhasa go to the world of Vishnu.

Verse 121 (padma.5.96.121)

द्वारवत्यां कुरुक्षेत्रे योगाभ्यासेन वा मृताः । हरिरित्यक्षरं वक्त्रे येषां ते न पुनर्भवाः

dvāravatyāṁ kurukṣetre yogābhyāsena vā mṛtāḥ harirityakṣaraṁ vaktre yeṣāṁ te na punarbhavāḥ

Those who die at Dwaraka, at Kurukshetra, or through the practice of yoga — those in whose mouth is the syllable 'Hari' — are not born again.

Verse 122 (padma.5.96.122)

त्रिरात्रमपि ये विप्र द्वारवत्यां पुरि स्थिताः । मज्जंति गोमती तीरे धन्यास्ते केशवप्रियाः

trirātramapi ye vipra dvāravatyāṁ puri sthitāḥ majjaṁti gomatī tīre dhanyāste keśavapriyāḥ

O Brahmin, those who, dwelling three nights in the city of Dwaraka, bathe on the bank of the river Gomati, are blessed, dear to Keshava.

Verse 123 (padma.5.96.123)

नरनारायणावासे त्रिरात्रं ये समाश्रिताः । मर्त्यलोके च नंदायां धन्यास्ते केशवप्रियाः

naranārāyaṇāvāse trirātraṁ ye samāśritāḥ martyaloke ca naṁdāyāṁ dhanyāste keśavapriyāḥ

Those who take shelter for three nights at the hermitage of Nara-Narayana, and likewise at the river Nanda in the mortal world — they are blessed, dear to Keshava.

Verse 124 (padma.5.96.124)

षण्मासमुषिता विप्र पुरुषोत्तमसंनिधौ । ते नूनमच्युतात्मानो दृष्ट्वा स्युरघहारिणः

ṣaṇmāsamuṣitā vipra puruṣottamasaṁnidhau te nūnamacyutātmāno dṛṣṭvā syuraghahāriṇaḥ

O Brahmin, those who dwell six months in the presence of Purushottama-kshetra surely become of the nature of Achyuta, destroyers of sin by the mere sight of them.

Verse 125 (padma.5.96.125)

अनेक जन्मार्जितपुण्यतोये मज्जंति तोये मणिकर्णिकायाः । नमंति विश्वेशमवाप्यकाशीं ते वै मयापीह भवंति वंद्याः

aneka janmārjitapuṇyatoye majjaṁti toye maṇikarṇikāyāḥ namaṁti viśveśamavāpyakāśīṁ te vai mayāpīha bhavaṁti vaṁdyāḥ

Those endowed with merit accumulated across many births, who immerse themselves in the waters of Manikarnika, and, having attained Kashi, bow to Vishveshvara — they become worthy of homage even from me.

Verse 126 (padma.5.96.126)

पूजयित्वा हरिं ये तु भूमौ दर्भ तिलैः सह । तिलान्विकीर्य लोहं च दत्वा धेनुं पयस्विनीम्

pūjayitvā hariṁ ye tu bhūmau darbha tilaiḥ saha tilānvikīrya lohaṁ ca datvā dhenuṁ payasvinīm

Those who, having worshipped Hari on the ground with kusha grass and sesame, scattering sesame, giving iron and a milk-yielding cow—

Verse 127 (padma.5.96.127)

ये मृता विधिवद्विप्र ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः । उत्पाद्य पुत्रान्संस्थाप्य पितृपैतामहे पदे

ye mṛtā vidhivadvipra te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ utpādya putrānsaṁsthāpya pitṛpaitāmahe pade

—O Brahmin, those who die thus, in due order, those men go to heaven. Having begotten sons and established them in the place of father and grandfather—

Verse 128 (padma.5.96.128)

निर्ममा निरहंकारा ये मृतास्तेऽपि नाकिनः । स्तैन्यान्निवृत्ताः सततं संतुष्टाः स्वधनेन च

nirmamā nirahaṁkārā ye mṛtāste'pi nākinaḥ stainyānnivṛttāḥ satataṁ saṁtuṣṭāḥ svadhanena ca

—those who die free of attachment and ego, they too become dwellers in heaven. Those who, ever avoiding theft, content with their own wealth—

Verse 129 (padma.5.96.129)

स्वभाग्येनोपजीवंति ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः । श्लक्ष्णां वाणीं निराबाधां मधुरोपाय वर्जिताम्

svabhāgyenopajīvaṁti te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ ślakṣṇāṁ vāṇīṁ nirābādhāṁ madhuropāya varjitām

—and live according to their own fortune, those men go to heaven. Those who, with sweet, unoffending, gentle speech—

Verse 130 (padma.5.96.130)

स्वागतेनाभिभाषंते ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः । शुभानामशुभानां च कर्मणां फलसंचये

svāgatenābhibhāṣaṁte te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ śubhānāmaśubhānāṁ ca karmaṇāṁ phalasaṁcaye

—welcome guests, those men go to heaven. Those knowledgeable, O Brahmin, in the maturing—

Verse 131 (padma.5.96.131)

विपाकज्ञाश्च ये विप्र ते नराः स्वर्गगामिनः । धनधर्मप्रवृत्तानां धर्ममार्गानुयायिनाम्

vipākajñāśca ye vipra te narāḥ svargagāminaḥ dhanadharmapravṛttānāṁ dharmamārgānuyāyinām

—of the fruits accumulated from good and evil deeds, those men go to heaven. Those who encourage and strengthen the resolve of those devoted to wealth and dharma, followers of the path of dharma—

Verse 132 (padma.5.96.132)

प्रोत्साहं वर्धयंते ये मोदंते दिवि ते नराः । हेमंते वह्निदो यश्च तथा ग्रीष्मे जलप्रदः

protsāhaṁ vardhayaṁte ye modaṁte divi te narāḥ hemaṁte vahnido yaśca tathā grīṣme jalapradaḥ

—those men rejoice in heaven. He who gives fire in winter, water in summer—

Verse 133 (padma.5.96.133)

वर्षा स्वाश्रमदाता च स स्वर्गे मोदते चिरम् । पुण्यकालेषु सर्वेषु नित्य नैमित्तिकादिषु

varṣā svāśramadātā ca sa svarge modate ciram puṇyakāleṣu sarveṣu nitya naimittikādiṣu

—and shelter of his own home in the rains, dwells joyfully in heaven for a long time. He who, at all auspicious times — daily, occasional, and the rest—

Verse 134 (padma.5.96.134)

भक्त्या यः कुरुते श्राद्धं स नूनं सुरलोकभाक्

bhaktyā yaḥ kurute śrāddhaṁ sa nūnaṁ suralokabhāk

—performs shraddha with devotion, he certainly attains a share of the world of the gods.

Verse 135 (padma.5.96.135)

दानं दरिद्रस्य विभोः क्षमित्वं यूनां तपो ज्ञानवतां च मौनम् । इच्छानिवृत्तिश्च सुखोचितानां दया च भूतेषु दिवं नयंति

dānaṁ daridrasya vibhoḥ kṣamitvaṁ yūnāṁ tapo jñānavatāṁ ca maunam icchānivṛttiśca sukhocitānāṁ dayā ca bhūteṣu divaṁ nayaṁti

The gift of the rich to the poor, the forbearance of the young, the austerity and silence of the wise, the renunciation of desire by those fit for pleasure, and compassion toward living beings — these lead one to heaven.

Verse 136 (padma.5.96.136)

द्विविधः कर्मसंबंधः पापपुण्यसमुद्भवः । सत्यमेव समाश्रित्य क्रियते ह्यत्र निर्णयः

dvividhaḥ karmasaṁbaṁdhaḥ pāpapuṇyasamudbhavaḥ satyameva samāśritya kriyate hyatra nirṇayaḥ

The bond of action, arising from sin and merit, is of two kinds; here, the decision is made by resorting to truth alone.

Verse 137 (padma.5.96.137)

तपोध्यानसमायुक्तं तारणाय भवांबुधेः । पापं तु पतनायोक्तं सत्यमेव न संशयः

tapodhyānasamāyuktaṁ tāraṇāya bhavāṁbudheḥ pāpaṁ tu patanāyoktaṁ satyameva na saṁśayaḥ

Truth, joined with austerity and meditation, is declared to be the means of crossing this ocean of existence; sin, without doubt, is declared to lead only to a fall.

Verse 138 (padma.5.96.138)

बलेन परिचारेण शौर्येणाभियुतस्य च । पुण्यहीनस्य वै पुंसस्तद्बलादिव लीयते

balena paricāreṇa śauryeṇābhiyutasya ca puṇyahīnasya vai puṁsastadbalādiva līyate

Even a man endowed with strength, attendants, and valor, if devoid of merit, perishes along with that very strength and the rest.

Verse 139 (padma.5.96.139)

उन्नता गिरि दुर्गेषु वृक्षाः संति सुपुष्टकाः । पतंति वातवेगेन समूलास्तु घना अपि

unnatā giri durgeṣu vṛkṣāḥ saṁti supuṣṭakāḥ pataṁti vātavegena samūlāstu ghanā api

Even on the inaccessible heights of mountains, tall and well-nourished trees stand, and yet even great, dense trees fall, uprooted, before the force of the wind.

Verse 140 (padma.5.96.140)

सत्यधर्मविहीनास्ते तथा यांति यमालयम् । सामान्यं सर्वजंतूंनां बलं धर्मस्तु केवलः

satyadharmavihīnāste tathā yāṁti yamālayam sāmānyaṁ sarvajaṁtūṁnāṁ balaṁ dharmastu kevalaḥ

Those devoid of truth and dharma likewise go to the abode of Yama. The strength common to all beings is dharma alone, and nothing else—

Verse 141 (padma.5.96.141)

येन संतरते जंतुरिहलोके परत्र च । मया सर्वमिदं सम्यक्स्वर्गमार्ग प्रदायकम्

yena saṁtarate jaṁturihaloke paratra ca mayā sarvamidaṁ samyaksvargamārga pradāyakam

—by which a being crosses over, both in this world and the next. All this I have told properly, as the bestower of the path to heaven—

Verse 142 (padma.5.96.142)

समासेन समाख्यातं किं भूयः श्रोतुमिच्छसि

samāsena samākhyātaṁ kiṁ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi

—in brief. What more do you wish to hear?