Varuthini Ekadashi of Vaishakha Krishna

Verse 1 (padma.6.48.1)

युधिष्ठिर उवाच- वैशाखस्यासिते पक्षे किंनामैकादशी भवेत् । महिमानं कथय मे वासुदेव नमोऽस्तु ते

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca- vaiśākhasyāsite pakṣe kiṁnāmaikādaśī bhavet mahimānaṁ kathaya me vāsudeva namo'stu te

Yudhishthira said: Which Ekadashi falls in the dark fortnight of Vaishakha? Salutations to you, O Vasudeva; tell me its glory.

Verse 2 (padma.6.48.2)

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच- सौभाग्यदायिनी राजन्निहलोके परत्र च । वैशाखकृष्णपक्षे तु नाम्ना चैव वरूथिनी

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca- saubhāgyadāyinī rājannihaloke paratra ca vaiśākhakṛṣṇapakṣe tu nāmnā caiva varūthinī

Sri Krishna said: O king, the Ekadashi that falls in the dark fortnight of Vaishakha bestows good fortune both in this world and the next, and is known by the name Varuthini.

Verse 3 (padma.6.48.3)

वरूथिन्या व्रतेनैव सौख्यं भवति सर्वदा । पापहानिश्च भवति सौभाग्यप्राप्तिरेव च

varūthinyā vratenaiva saukhyaṁ bhavati sarvadā pāpahāniśca bhavati saubhāgyaprāptireva ca

By observing the vow of Varuthini alone, happiness is ever obtained; sin is destroyed and good fortune is attained.

Verse 4 (padma.6.48.4)

दुर्भगा या करोत्येनां सा स्त्री सौभाग्यमाप्नुयात् । लोकानां चैव सर्वेषां भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायिनी

durbhagā yā karotyenāṁ sā strī saubhāgyamāpnuyāt lokānāṁ caiva sarveṣāṁ bhuktimuktipradāyinī

Even an unfortunate woman who observes this vow attains good fortune. It bestows upon all worlds both worldly enjoyment and liberation.

Verse 5 (padma.6.48.5)

सर्वपापहरा नॄणां गर्भवासनिकृंतनी । वरूथिन्या व्रतेनैव मांधाता स्वर्गतिं गतः

sarvapāpaharā nṝṇāṁ garbhavāsanikṛṁtanī varūthinyā vratenaiva māṁdhātā svargatiṁ gataḥ

It removes all the sins of men and cuts short the dwelling in the womb [rebirth]. By the very power of the Varuthini vow, King Mandhata attained heaven.

Verse 6 (padma.6.48.6)

धुंधुमारादयश्चान्ये राजानो बहवस्तथा । ब्रह्मकपालनिर्मुक्तो बभूव भगवान्भवः

dhuṁdhumārādayaścānye rājāno bahavastathā brahmakapālanirmukto babhūva bhagavānbhavaḥ

Dhundhumara and many other kings likewise went to heaven by this vow. By its power the Lord Shiva too was freed from the skull [the sin of killing Brahma].

Verse 7 (padma.6.48.7)

दशवर्षसहस्राणि तपस्तप्यति यो नरः । कुरुक्षेत्रे रविग्रहे स्वर्णभारं ददाति यः । तत्तुल्यंफलमाप्नोतिवरूथिन्याव्रतंचरन्

daśavarṣasahasrāṇi tapastapyati yo naraḥ kurukṣetre ravigrahe svarṇabhāraṁ dadāti yaḥ tattulyaṁphalamāpnotivarūthinyāvrataṁcaran

A man who performs austerity for ten thousand years, or who gives a mountain of gold at Kurukshetra during a solar eclipse - one who observes the Varuthini vow obtains the very same fruit.

Verse 8 (padma.6.48.8)

श्रद्धावान्यस्तु कुरुते वरूथिन्या व्रतं नरः । वांछितं लभते सोऽपि इहलोके परत्र च

śraddhāvānyastu kurute varūthinyā vrataṁ naraḥ vāṁchitaṁ labhate so'pi ihaloke paratra ca

A man who observes the vow of Varuthini with faith obtains his heart's desire both in this world and the next.

Verse 9 (padma.6.48.9)

पवित्रा पावनी ह्येषा महापातकनाशिनी । भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदा चैव कर्तॄणां नृपसत्तम

pavitrā pāvanī hyeṣā mahāpātakanāśinī bhuktimuktipradā caiva kartṝṇāṁ nṛpasattama

O best of kings, this pure and holy Ekadashi destroys the gravest sins, and bestows upon those who observe it both worldly enjoyment and liberation.

Verse 10 (padma.6.48.10)

अश्वदानान्नृपश्रेष्ठ गजदानं विशिष्यते । गजदानाद्भूमिदानं तिलदानं ततोऽधिकम्

aśvadānānnṛpaśreṣṭha gajadānaṁ viśiṣyate gajadānādbhūmidānaṁ tiladānaṁ tato'dhikam

O best of kings, greater than the gift of a horse is the gift of an elephant; greater than the gift of an elephant is the gift of land, and greater still is the gift of sesame.

Verse 11 (padma.6.48.11)

तस्माच्च स्वर्णदानं वै अन्नदानं ततोऽधिकम् । अन्नदानात्परं दानं न भूतं न भविष्यति

tasmācca svarṇadānaṁ vai annadānaṁ tato'dhikam annadānātparaṁ dānaṁ na bhūtaṁ na bhaviṣyati

Greater than that is the gift of gold, and greater than the gift of gold is the gift of food. There has never been, nor shall there ever be, a gift greater than the gift of food.

Verse 12 (padma.6.48.12)

पितृदेवमनुष्याणां तृप्तिरन्नेन जायते । तत्समं कविभिः प्रोक्तं कन्यादानं नृपोत्तम

pitṛdevamanuṣyāṇāṁ tṛptirannena jāyate tatsamaṁ kavibhiḥ proktaṁ kanyādānaṁ nṛpottama

By food alone are the ancestors, the gods, and men satisfied. O best of kings, the sages have declared the gift of a daughter in marriage to be its equal.

Verse 13 (padma.6.48.13)

धेनुदानं च तत्तुल्यमित्याह भगवान्स्वयम् । प्रोक्तेभ्यः सर्वदानेभ्यो विद्यादानं विशिष्यते

dhenudānaṁ ca tattulyamityāha bhagavānsvayam proktebhyaḥ sarvadānebhyo vidyādānaṁ viśiṣyate

The gift of a cow is likewise its equal, so the Lord himself has said. Among all these gifts described, the gift of knowledge is the most excellent.

Verse 14 (padma.6.48.14)

तत्फलं समवाप्नोति नरः कृत्वा वरूथिनीम् । कन्यावित्तेन जीवंति ये नराः पापमोहिताः

tatphalaṁ samavāpnoti naraḥ kṛtvā varūthinīm kanyāvittena jīvaṁti ye narāḥ pāpamohitāḥ

A man who performs the vow of Varuthini obtains that very fruit. Those men who, deluded by sin, live off the wealth taken for their daughter,

Verse 15 (padma.6.48.15)

पुण्यक्षयं ते गच्छंति निरयं यातनामयम् । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन न ग्राह्यं कन्यकाधनम्

puṇyakṣayaṁ te gacchaṁti nirayaṁ yātanāmayam tasmātsarvaprayatnena na grāhyaṁ kanyakādhanam

see their own merit destroyed and go to a hell of torment. Therefore, by every effort, one should never take wealth for a daughter [in marriage].

Verse 16 (padma.6.48.16)

यश्च गृह्णाति लोभेन कन्यां क्रीत्वा च तद्धनम् । सोऽन्यजन्मनि राजेंद्र ओतुर्भवति निश्चितम्

yaśca gṛhṇāti lobhena kanyāṁ krītvā ca taddhanam so'nyajanmani rājeṁdra oturbhavati niścitam

Whoever, out of greed, sells a daughter and takes her price, O lord of kings, is reborn without doubt in the next life as a wolf.

Verse 17 (padma.6.48.17)

कन्यां पुण्येन यो दद्याद्यथाशक्ति स्वलंकृताम् । तत्पुण्यसंख्यां नृपते चित्रगुप्तो न शक्नुयात्

kanyāṁ puṇyena yo dadyādyathāśakti svalaṁkṛtām tatpuṇyasaṁkhyāṁ nṛpate citragupto na śaknuyāt

One who, with a meritorious heart, gives a daughter in marriage adorned according to his means - O king, even Chitragupta cannot number the merit of that.

Verse 18 (padma.6.48.18)

तत्तुल्यं फलमाप्नोति नरः कृत्वा वरूथिनीम् । कांस्यं मांसं मसूरांश्च चणकान्कोद्रवांस्तथा

tattulyaṁ phalamāpnoti naraḥ kṛtvā varūthinīm kāṁsyaṁ māṁsaṁ masūrāṁśca caṇakānkodravāṁstathā

A man who performs the vow of Varuthini obtains that very same fruit. Eating from a bronze vessel, meat, lentils, chickpeas, and kodo millet,

Verse 19 (padma.6.48.19)

शाकं मधु परान्नं च पुनर्भोजन मैथुने । वैष्णवो व्रतकर्ता च दशम्यां दश वर्जयेत्

śākaṁ madhu parānnaṁ ca punarbhojana maithune vaiṣṇavo vratakartā ca daśamyāṁ daśa varjayet

greens, honey, food given by another, and eating a second time and sexual union - the Vaishnava observer of the vow should renounce these ten things on the day of Dashami.

Verse 20 (padma.6.48.20)

द्यूतं क्रीडां च निद्रां च तांबूलं दंतधावनम् । परापवादं पैशुन्यं स्तेयं हिंसां तथा रतिम्

dyūtaṁ krīḍāṁ ca nidrāṁ ca tāṁbūlaṁ daṁtadhāvanam parāpavādaṁ paiśunyaṁ steyaṁ hiṁsāṁ tathā ratim

Gambling, sport, sleep, betel-chewing, tooth-cleaning, slandering others, backbiting, theft, violence, and sexual pleasure -

Verse 21 (padma.6.48.21)

क्रोधं चैवानृतं वाक्यमेकादश्यां विवर्जयेत् । कांस्यं मांसं सुरां क्षौद्रं तैलं पतितभाषणम्

krodhaṁ caivānṛtaṁ vākyamekādaśyāṁ vivarjayet kāṁsyaṁ māṁsaṁ surāṁ kṣaudraṁ tailaṁ patitabhāṣaṇam

and anger and false speech - all of these should be renounced on the day of Ekadashi. A bronze vessel, meat, liquor, honey, oil, and conversing with fallen persons,

Verse 22 (padma.6.48.22)

व्यायामं च प्रवासं च पुनर्भोजनमैथुनम् । वृषपृष्ठं मसूरान्नं द्वादश्यां परिवर्जयेत्

vyāyāmaṁ ca pravāsaṁ ca punarbhojanamaithunam vṛṣapṛṣṭhaṁ masūrānnaṁ dvādaśyāṁ parivarjayet

exercise, travel, eating a second time, sexual union, riding upon a bull's back, and eating lentils - all of these should be renounced on the day of Dvadashi.

Verse 23 (padma.6.48.23)

अनेन विधिना राजन्विहिता यैर्वरूथिनी । सर्वपापक्षयं कृत्वा दद्यात्प्रांतेऽक्षयां गतिम् । रात्रौ जागरणं कृत्वा पूजितो मधुसूदनः

anena vidhinā rājanvihitā yairvarūthinī sarvapāpakṣayaṁ kṛtvā dadyātprāṁte'kṣayāṁ gatim rātrau jāgaraṇaṁ kṛtvā pūjito madhusūdanaḥ

O king, those who have observed the Varuthini vow according to this rite have destroyed all their sins and attained, in the end, an imperishable state; the night-vigil is kept, and Madhusudana is worshipped.

Verse 24 (padma.6.48.24)

सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तास्ते यांति परमां गतिम् । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन कर्तव्या पापभीरुभिः

sarvapāpavinirmuktāste yāṁti paramāṁ gatim tasmātsarvaprayatnena kartavyā pāpabhīrubhiḥ

Freed from all sin, they attain the supreme state. Therefore those who fear sin should observe this vow with every effort.

Verse 25 (padma.6.48.25)

क्षपारितनयाद्भीतो नरः कुर्याद्वरूथिनीम् । पठनाच्छ्रवणाद्राजन्गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोके महीयते

kṣapāritanayādbhīto naraḥ kuryādvarūthinīm paṭhanācchravaṇādrājangosahasraphalaṁ labhet sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇuloke mahīyate

A man, fearful of the terrors of future births, should perform the vow of Varuthini. O king, by merely reading or hearing it, one obtains the fruit of donating a thousand cows; freed from all sin, he is honored in the realm of Vishnu.