Prabodhini Ekadashi of Kartika Shukla

Verse 1 (padma.6.61.1)

युधिष्ठिर उवाच- श्रुतं रमाया माहात्म्यं त्वत्तः कृष्ण यथातथम् । कार्तिके शुक्लपक्षे या तां मे कथय मानद

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca- śrutaṁ ramāyā māhātmyaṁ tvattaḥ kṛṣṇa yathātatham kārtike śuklapakṣe yā tāṁ me kathaya mānada

Yudhishthira said: O Krishna, I have heard from you the glory of Rama just as it is. O bestower of honor, now tell me the Ekadashi that falls in the bright fortnight of Kartika.

Verse 2 (padma.6.61.2)

श्रीकृष्ण उवाच-। शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि शुक्ले चोर्जदले तु या । सा यथा नारदे प्रोक्ता ब्रह्मणा लोककारिणा

śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca- śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi śukle corjadale tu yā sā yathā nārade proktā brahmaṇā lokakāriṇā

Sri Krishna said: O king, listen, I shall tell of that which falls in the bright fortnight of the month of Urja [Kartika], just as Brahma, the maker of worlds, told it to Narada.

Verse 3 (padma.6.61.3)

नारद उवाच - प्रबोधिन्याश्च माहात्म्यं वद विस्तरतो मम । यस्यां जागर्ति गोविंदो धर्मकर्मप्रवर्त्तकः

nārada uvāca - prabodhinyāśca māhātmyaṁ vada vistarato mama yasyāṁ jāgarti goviṁdo dharmakarmapravarttakaḥ

Narada said: Tell me at length the glory of Prabodhini, on which Govinda, the establisher of righteous deeds, awakens.

Verse 4 (padma.6.61.4)

ब्रह्मोवाच- प्रबोधिन्याश्च माहात्म्यं पापघ्नं पुण्यवर्द्धनम् । मुक्तिप्रदं सुबुद्धीनां शृणुष्व मुनिसत्तम

brahmovāca- prabodhinyāśca māhātmyaṁ pāpaghnaṁ puṇyavarddhanam muktipradaṁ subuddhīnāṁ śṛṇuṣva munisattama

Brahma said: O foremost of sages, listen to that glory of Prabodhini, which destroys sin, increases merit, and grants liberation to the wise.

Verse 5 (padma.6.61.5)

तावद्गर्जंति तीर्थानि आसमुद्रसरांसि च । यावत्प्रबोधिनी विष्णोस्तिथिर्नायाति कार्तिके

tāvadgarjaṁti tīrthāni āsamudrasarāṁsi ca yāvatprabodhinī viṣṇostithirnāyāti kārtike

Until Vishnu's Prabodhini tithi arrives in Kartika, all the sacred crossings and lakes as far as the ocean roar, [as though in anticipation].

Verse 6 (padma.6.61.6)

तावद्गर्जंति विप्रेंद्र गंगाभागीरथी क्षितौ । यावन्नायाति पापघ्नी कार्तिके हरिबोधिनी

tāvadgarjaṁti vipreṁdra gaṁgābhāgīrathī kṣitau yāvannāyāti pāpaghnī kārtike haribodhinī

O foremost of brahmins, until the sin-destroying Haribodhini [awakener of Hari] arrives in Kartika, even the Bhagirathi Ganga roars upon the earth.

Verse 7 (padma.6.61.7)

अश्वमेधसहस्राणि राजसूयशतानि च । एकेनैवोपवासेन प्रबोधिन्या लभेन्नरः

aśvamedhasahasrāṇi rājasūyaśatāni ca ekenaivopavāsena prabodhinyā labhennaraḥ

The fruit of a thousand Ashvamedhas and a hundred Rajasuya sacrifices - a man obtains that from a single fast of Prabodhini alone.

Verse 8 (padma.6.61.8)

यद्दुर्ल्लभं यदप्राप्यं त्रैलोक्यस्य न गोचरम् । तदप्यप्रार्थितं पुत्रं ददाति हरिबोधिनी

yaddurllabhaṁ yadaprāpyaṁ trailokyasya na gocaram tadapyaprārthitaṁ putraṁ dadāti haribodhinī

Whatever is difficult to obtain, whatever is unattainable, whatever is nowhere to be seen in the three worlds - even that, Haribodhini bestows, unasked, in the form of a son.

Verse 9 (padma.6.61.9)

ऐश्वर्यं संपदं प्रज्ञां राज्यं च सुखसंपदः । ददात्युपोषिता भक्त्या जनेभ्यो हरिबोधिनी

aiśvaryaṁ saṁpadaṁ prajñāṁ rājyaṁ ca sukhasaṁpadaḥ dadātyupoṣitā bhaktyā janebhyo haribodhinī

Haribodhini, fasted with devotion, bestows upon people majesty, wealth, wisdom, kingdom, and prosperity of happiness.

Verse 10 (padma.6.61.10)

मेरुमन्दरमात्राणि पापान्युक्तानि यानि च । एकेनैवोपवासेन दहते पापनाशिनी

merumandaramātrāṇi pāpānyuktāni yāni ca ekenaivopavāsena dahate pāpanāśinī

Even sins declared to be as vast as Mount Meru and Mount Mandara - this sin-destroying vow burns them away with but a single fast.

Verse 11 (padma.6.61.11)

पूर्वजन्मसहस्रेषु यत्पापं समुपार्जितम् । निशि जागरणं चास्या दहते तूलराशिवत्

pūrvajanmasahasreṣu yatpāpaṁ samupārjitam niśi jāgaraṇaṁ cāsyā dahate tūlarāśivat

Whatever sin has been accumulated over a thousand former births - its night-vigil burns that away, like a heap of cotton set aflame.

Verse 12 (padma.6.61.12)

उपवासं प्रबोधिन्यां यः करोति स्वभावतः । विधिवन्मुनिशार्दूल यथोक्तं लभते फलम्

upavāsaṁ prabodhinyāṁ yaḥ karoti svabhāvataḥ vidhivanmuniśārdūla yathoktaṁ labhate phalam

O tiger among sages, whatever man observes the fast of Prabodhini naturally and according to the rite, he obtains the fruit exactly as declared.

Verse 13 (padma.6.61.13)

यथोक्तं कुरुते यस्तु विधिवत्सुकृतं नरः । स्वल्पं मुनिवरश्रेष्ठ मेरुतुल्यं भवेत्फलम्

yathoktaṁ kurute yastu vidhivatsukṛtaṁ naraḥ svalpaṁ munivaraśreṣṭha merutulyaṁ bhavetphalam

O foremost of sages, whatever man performs this meritorious deed exactly as prescribed - his fruit, however small the deed, becomes as vast as Mount Meru.

Verse 14 (padma.6.61.14)

विधिहीनं तु यः कुर्यात्सुकृतं मेरुमात्रकम् । अणुमात्रं तदाप्नोति फलं धर्मस्य नारद

vidhihīnaṁ tu yaḥ kuryātsukṛtaṁ merumātrakam aṇumātraṁ tadāpnoti phalaṁ dharmasya nārada

But, O Narada, whoever performs a meritorious deed, even one as great as Mount Meru, without the proper rite, obtains the fruit of that dharma only as small as an atom.

Verse 15 (padma.6.61.15)

ये ध्यायंति मनोवृत्या ये करिष्यंति बोधिनीम् । वसंति पितरो हृष्टा विष्णुलोके च तस्य वै

ye dhyāyaṁti manovṛtyā ye kariṣyaṁti bodhinīm vasaṁti pitaro hṛṣṭā viṣṇuloke ca tasya vai

Those who contemplate it with their mind, and those who will observe Bodhini [Ekadashi], their ancestors dwell joyfully in that very realm of Vishnu.

Verse 16 (padma.6.61.16)

विमुक्ता नारकैर्दुःखैर्याति विष्णोः परं पदम् । कृत्वा तु पातकं घोरं ब्रह्महत्यादिकं नरः

vimuktā nārakairduḥkhairyāti viṣṇoḥ paraṁ padam kṛtvā tu pātakaṁ ghoraṁ brahmahatyādikaṁ naraḥ

They become freed from the sufferings of hell and attain the supreme state of Vishnu. Even a man who has committed terrible sins such as killing a brahmin,

Verse 17 (padma.6.61.17)

कृत्वा तु जागरं विष्णोर्द्धौतपापो भवेन्नरः । दुष्प्राप्यं यत्फलं विप्र अश्वमेधादिकैर्मखैः

kṛtvā tu jāgaraṁ viṣṇorddhautapāpo bhavennaraḥ duṣprāpyaṁ yatphalaṁ vipra aśvamedhādikairmakhaiḥ

by keeping Vishnu's night-vigil becomes one whose sin has been washed away. O brahmin, the fruit so difficult to attain even through sacrifices such as the Ashvamedha,

Verse 18 (padma.6.61.18)

प्राप्यते तत्सुखेनैव प्रबोधिन्यास्तु जागरे । आप्लुत्य सर्वतीर्थेषु प्रदत्त्वा कांचनं महीम्

prāpyate tatsukhenaiva prabodhinyāstu jāgare āplutya sarvatīrtheṣu pradattvā kāṁcanaṁ mahīm

that is obtained with ease merely by the vigil of Prabodhini. Even the fruit obtained by bathing in all sacred waters and giving away a golden earth,

Verse 19 (padma.6.61.19)

तत्फलं समवाप्नोति यत्कृत्वा जागरं हरेः । जातः स एव सुकृती कुलं तेनैव पावितम्

tatphalaṁ samavāpnoti yatkṛtvā jāgaraṁ hareḥ jātaḥ sa eva sukṛtī kulaṁ tenaiva pāvitam

that same fruit is obtained by keeping the vigil of Hari. That man is deemed meritorious, and by him alone is his lineage purified,

Verse 20 (padma.6.61.20)

कार्तिके मुनिशार्दूल कृता येन प्रबोधिनी । यथा ध्रुवं नृणां मृत्युर्धनं गात्रं तथाध्रुवम्

kārtike muniśārdūla kṛtā yena prabodhinī yathā dhruvaṁ nṛṇāṁ mṛtyurdhanaṁ gātraṁ tathādhruvam

who has observed Prabodhini in Kartika, O tiger among sages. As death is certain for men, so too are wealth and the body uncertain.

Verse 21 (padma.6.61.21)

इति ज्ञात्वा मुनिश्रेष्ठ कर्तव्यं वैष्णवं दिनम् । यानि कानि च तीर्थानि त्रैलोक्ये संभवंति च

iti jñātvā muniśreṣṭha kartavyaṁ vaiṣṇavaṁ dinam yāni kāni ca tīrthāni trailokye saṁbhavaṁti ca

Knowing this, O foremost of sages, the Vaishnava day should be observed. Whatever sacred places exist in all the three worlds,

Verse 22 (padma.6.61.22)

तानि तस्य गृहे सम्यग्यः करोति प्रबोधिनीम् । किं तस्य बहुभिः पुण्यैः कृता येन प्रबोधिनी

tāni tasya gṛhe samyagyaḥ karoti prabodhinīm kiṁ tasya bahubhiḥ puṇyaiḥ kṛtā yena prabodhinī

all of them come to reside in the very home of one who properly observes Prabodhini - what further need has he of many other merits, who has already observed Prabodhini?

Verse 23 (padma.6.61.23)

पुत्रपौत्रप्रदा ह्येषा कार्तिके हरिबोधिनी । स ज्ञानी च स योगी च स तपस्वी जितेंद्रियः

putrapautrapradā hyeṣā kārtike haribodhinī sa jñānī ca sa yogī ca sa tapasvī jiteṁdriyaḥ

In Kartika, this Haribodhini bestows sons and grandsons. That man is a man of knowledge, he is a yogi, he is an ascetic with senses conquered,

Verse 24 (padma.6.61.24)

भोगो मोक्षश्च तस्यास्ति उपास्ते हरिबोधिनीम् । विष्णोः प्रियतरा ह्येषा धर्मसारसहायिनी

bhogo mokṣaśca tasyāsti upāste haribodhinīm viṣṇoḥ priyatarā hyeṣā dharmasārasahāyinī

who worships Haribodhini - both worldly enjoyment and liberation belong to him. This vow is exceedingly dear to Vishnu and aids in the very essence of dharma.

Verse 25 (padma.6.61.25)

यः करोति नरो भक्त्या भुक्तिभाक्स भवेन्नरः । प्रबोधिनीमुपोषित्वा गर्भे न विशते नरः

yaḥ karoti naro bhaktyā bhuktibhāksa bhavennaraḥ prabodhinīmupoṣitvā garbhe na viśate naraḥ

Whatever man performs it with devotion becomes a sharer in worldly enjoyment. Having fasted on Prabodhini, a man does not enter the womb again.

Verse 26 (padma.6.61.26)

सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य तस्मात्कुर्वीत नारद । कर्मणा मनसा वाचा पापं यत्समुपार्जितम्

sarvadharmānparityajya tasmātkurvīta nārada karmaṇā manasā vācā pāpaṁ yatsamupārjitam

Therefore, O Narada, this should be observed even in preference to all other observances. Whatever sin has been acquired by deed, by mind, or by speech,

Verse 27 (padma.6.61.27)

तत्क्षालयति गोविंदः प्रबोधिन्यां तु जागरे । स्नानं दानं जपः पूजां समुद्दिश्य जनार्दनम्

tatkṣālayati goviṁdaḥ prabodhinyāṁ tu jāgare snānaṁ dānaṁ japaḥ pūjāṁ samuddiśya janārdanam

Govinda washes that away in the vigil of Prabodhini. Whatever bathing, giving, chanting, and worship a man performs, directed toward Janardana,

Verse 28 (padma.6.61.28)

नरो यत्कुरुते वत्स प्रबोधिन्यां तदक्षयम् । येर्चयंति नरास्तस्यां भक्त्या देवं च माधवम्

naro yatkurute vatsa prabodhinyāṁ tadakṣayam yercayaṁti narāstasyāṁ bhaktyā devaṁ ca mādhavam

O child, whatever a man does on Prabodhini becomes imperishable. Those who worship the god Madhava with devotion on that day,

Verse 29 (padma.6.61.29)

समुपोष्य प्रमुच्यंते पापैस्तैः शतजन्मजैः । महाव्रतमिदं पुत्र महापापौघनाशनम्

samupoṣya pramucyaṁte pāpaistaiḥ śatajanmajaiḥ mahāvratamidaṁ putra mahāpāpaughanāśanam

by fasting, become freed from sins born of a hundred births. O son, this great vow destroys the whole mass of the gravest sins.

Verse 30 (padma.6.61.30)

प्रबोधवासरं विष्णोर्विधिवत्समुपोषयेत् । व्रतेनानेन देवेशं परितोष्य जनार्दनम्

prabodhavāsaraṁ viṣṇorvidhivatsamupoṣayet vratenānena deveśaṁ paritoṣya janārdanam

One should fast, according to the rite, on Vishnu's day of awakening; having satisfied the Lord of gods, Janardana, through this vow,

Verse 31 (padma.6.61.31)

विराजयन्दिशः सर्वाः प्रयाति हरिमंदिरम् । कर्तव्यैषा प्रयत्नेन नरैः कांतिधनार्थिभिः

virājayandiśaḥ sarvāḥ prayāti harimaṁdiram kartavyaiṣā prayatnena naraiḥ kāṁtidhanārthibhiḥ

he proceeds toward the abode of Hari, illuminating every direction. Men desiring beauty and wealth should observe it with careful effort.

Verse 32 (padma.6.61.32)

बाल्ये यत्संचितं पापं यौवने वार्द्धके तथा । शतजन्मकृतं पापं स्वल्पं वा यदि वा बहु

bālye yatsaṁcitaṁ pāpaṁ yauvane vārddhake tathā śatajanmakṛtaṁ pāpaṁ svalpaṁ vā yadi vā bahu

Whatever sin has been accumulated in childhood, in youth, and in old age too - sin committed over a hundred births, whether small or great,

Verse 33 (padma.6.61.33)

तत्क्षालयति गोविंदश्चास्यामभ्यर्चितो नृणाम् । धनधान्यवहा पुण्या सर्वपापहरा परा

tatkṣālayati goviṁdaścāsyāmabhyarcito nṛṇām dhanadhānyavahā puṇyā sarvapāpaharā parā

Govinda, worshipped on this day, washes away that sin of men. This is the supreme Ekadashi that brings wealth and grain, is meritorious, and removes every sin.

Verse 34 (padma.6.61.34)

तामुपोष्य हरेर्भक्त्या दुर्ल्लभं न भवेत्क्वचित् । चंद्रसूर्योपरागे च यत्फलं परिकीर्तितम्

tāmupoṣya harerbhaktyā durllabhaṁ na bhavetkvacit caṁdrasūryoparāge ca yatphalaṁ parikīrtitam

By fasting on it with devotion to Hari, nothing at all remains difficult to obtain. Whatever fruit is declared for a lunar or solar eclipse,

Verse 35 (padma.6.61.35)

तत्सहस्रगुणं प्रोक्तं प्रबोधिन्यां प्रजागरे । स्नानं दानं जपो होमः स्वाध्यायोऽभ्यर्चनं हरेः

tatsahasraguṇaṁ proktaṁ prabodhinyāṁ prajāgare snānaṁ dānaṁ japo homaḥ svādhyāyo'bhyarcanaṁ hareḥ

that same fruit is declared to be a thousandfold in the vigil of Prabodhini. Bathing, giving, chanting, the fire-offering, sacred study, and the worship of Hari -

Verse 36 (padma.6.61.36)

तत्सर्वं कोटिगुणितं प्रबोधिन्यां कृतं तु यत् । जन्मप्रभृतियत्पुण्यं नरेणोपार्जितं भवेत्

tatsarvaṁ koṭiguṇitaṁ prabodhinyāṁ kṛtaṁ tu yat janmaprabhṛtiyatpuṇyaṁ nareṇopārjitaṁ bhavet

all of that, when performed on Prabodhini, becomes a crore-fold. Whatever merit a man has acquired from birth onward,

Verse 37 (padma.6.61.37)

वृथा भवति तत्सर्वमकृत्वा कार्तिके व्रतम् । अकृत्वा नियमं विष्णोः कार्तिकं यः क्षिपेन्नरः

vṛthā bhavati tatsarvamakṛtvā kārtike vratam akṛtvā niyamaṁ viṣṇoḥ kārtikaṁ yaḥ kṣipennaraḥ

all of it becomes fruitless if the vow of Kartika is not observed. A man who lets the month of Kartika pass in vain, without observing Vishnu's rule,

Verse 38 (padma.6.61.38)

न जन्मार्जितपुण्यस्य फलं प्राप्नोति नारद । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन देवदेवं जनार्दनम्

na janmārjitapuṇyasya phalaṁ prāpnoti nārada tasmātsarvaprayatnena devadevaṁ janārdanam

O Narada, does not obtain the fruit of the merit acquired throughout his whole life. Therefore, with every effort, the God of gods, Janardana, should be served,

Verse 39 (padma.6.61.39)

उपसेवेत विप्रेंद्र सर्वकामफलप्रदम् । परान्नं वर्जयेद्यस्तु कार्तिके विष्णुतत्परः

upaseveta vipreṁdra sarvakāmaphalapradam parānnaṁ varjayedyastu kārtike viṣṇutatparaḥ

O foremost of brahmins, who bestows the fruit of every desire. Whoever, devoted to Vishnu, renounces food given by another during Kartika,

Verse 40 (padma.6.61.40)

परान्नवर्जनाद्वत्स चांद्रायणफलं लभेत् । नित्यं शास्त्रविनोदेन कार्तिके मधुसूदनः

parānnavarjanādvatsa cāṁdrāyaṇaphalaṁ labhet nityaṁ śāstravinodena kārtike madhusūdanaḥ

O child, by renouncing another's food he obtains the fruit of the Chandrayana vow. Ever, in Kartika, through the delight of scriptural discourse, Madhusudana

Verse 41 (padma.6.61.41)

स दहेत्सर्वपापानि यज्ञायुतफलं लभेत् । न तथा तुष्यते यज्ञैर्न दानैर्वाजपादिभिः

sa dahetsarvapāpāni yajñāyutaphalaṁ labhet na tathā tuṣyate yajñairna dānairvājapādibhiḥ

burns away all his sins, and he obtains the fruit of ten thousand sacrifices. He [Vishnu] is not so satisfied by sacrifices, by gifts, by rites such as Vajapeya,

Verse 42 (padma.6.61.42)

यथा शास्त्रकथालापैः कार्तिके मधुसूदनः । ये कुर्वंति कथां विष्णोर्ये शृण्वंति शुभान्विताः

yathā śāstrakathālāpaiḥ kārtike madhusūdanaḥ ye kurvaṁti kathāṁ viṣṇorye śṛṇvaṁti śubhānvitāḥ

as he is pleased by scriptural discourse in Kartika. Those who tell the tale of Vishnu, and those who, filled with auspicious feeling, listen to it,

Verse 43 (padma.6.61.43)

श्लोकार्द्धं श्लोकपादं वा कार्तिके गोशतं फलम् । सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य कार्तिके केशवाग्रतः

ślokārddhaṁ ślokapādaṁ vā kārtike gośataṁ phalam sarvadharmānparityajya kārtike keśavāgrataḥ

in Kartika, even by half a verse or a quarter of a verse, obtain the fruit of donating a hundred cows. In Kartika, before Keshava, abandoning all other observances,

Verse 44 (padma.6.61.44)

शास्त्रावधारणं कार्यं श्रोतव्यं च महामुने । श्रेयसा लोभबुद्ध्या च यः करोति हरेः कथाम्

śāstrāvadhāraṇaṁ kāryaṁ śrotavyaṁ ca mahāmune śreyasā lobhabuddhyā ca yaḥ karoti hareḥ kathām

O great sage, one should hear and study the scriptures. Whoever, moved by the aspiration for welfare, without a greedy mind, narrates the tale of Hari,

Verse 45 (padma.6.61.45)

कार्तिके मुनिशार्दूल कुलानां तारयेच्छतम् । नियमेन नरो यस्तु शृणुते वैष्णवीं कथाम्

kārtike muniśārdūla kulānāṁ tārayecchatam niyamena naro yastu śṛṇute vaiṣṇavīṁ kathām

O tiger among sages, he delivers a hundred generations of his lineage in Kartika. Whatever man, observing due discipline, listens to the Vaishnava tale,

Verse 46 (padma.6.61.46)

कार्तिके तु विशेषेण गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । प्रबोधवासरे विष्णोः शृणुते यो हरेः कथाम्

kārtike tu viśeṣeṇa gosahasraphalaṁ labhet prabodhavāsare viṣṇoḥ śṛṇute yo hareḥ kathām

he obtains, especially in Kartika, the fruit of donating a thousand cows. Whoever, on Vishnu's day of awakening, listens to the tale of Hari,

Verse 47 (padma.6.61.47)

सप्तद्वीपवती दाने तत्फलं लभते मुने । श्रुत्वा विष्णुकथां दिव्यां येऽर्चयंति कथाविदम्

saptadvīpavatī dāne tatphalaṁ labhate mune śrutvā viṣṇukathāṁ divyāṁ ye'rcayaṁti kathāvidam

O sage, obtains the fruit of donating the earth together with its seven continents. Those who, having heard the divine tale of Vishnu, worship the reciter of that tale,

Verse 48 (padma.6.61.48)

स्वशक्त्या मुनिशार्दूल तेषां लोकोऽक्षयः स्मृतः । गीतशास्त्रविनोदेन कार्तिकं यो नयेन्नरः

svaśaktyā muniśārdūla teṣāṁ loko'kṣayaḥ smṛtaḥ gītaśāstravinodena kārtikaṁ yo nayennaraḥ

O tiger among sages, their world is declared imperishable, according to their means. Whatever man passes the month of Kartika in the joy of song and scripture,

Verse 49 (padma.6.61.49)

न तस्य पुनरावृत्तिर्मया दृष्टा कलिप्रिय । गीतं नृत्यं च वाद्यं च भव्यां विष्णुकथां मुने

na tasya punarāvṛttirmayā dṛṣṭā kalipriya gītaṁ nṛtyaṁ ca vādyaṁ ca bhavyāṁ viṣṇukathāṁ mune

O one dear even in the Kali age, I have never seen him return [to rebirth]. O sage, song, dance, music, and the auspicious tale of Vishnu -

Verse 50 (padma.6.61.50)

यः करोति स पुण्यात्मा त्रैलोक्योपरि संस्थितः । बहुपुष्पैर्बहुफलैः कर्पूरागुरुकुंकुमैः

yaḥ karoti sa puṇyātmā trailokyopari saṁsthitaḥ bahupuṣpairbahuphalaiḥ karpūrāgurukuṁkumaiḥ

whoever performs these, that meritorious soul is established above the three worlds. With many flowers, many fruits, camphor, aguru and vermilion,

Verse 51 (padma.6.61.51)

हरेः पूजा विधातव्या कार्तिके बोधवासरे । यस्मात्पुण्यमसंख्यातं प्राप्यते मुनिसत्तम

hareḥ pūjā vidhātavyā kārtike bodhavāsare yasmātpuṇyamasaṁkhyātaṁ prāpyate munisattama

the worship of Hari should be performed on the day of awakening in Kartika. O foremost of sages, the countless merit that comes from this -

Verse 52 (padma.6.61.52)

फलैर्नानाविधैर्द्रव्यैः प्रबोधिन्यां तु जागरे । शंखे तोयं समादाय अर्घो देयो जनार्दने

phalairnānāvidhairdravyaiḥ prabodhinyāṁ tu jāgare śaṁkhe toyaṁ samādāya argho deyo janārdane

that merit, with various fruits and articles offered in the vigil of Prabodhini, [is even greater]. Taking water in a conch, arghya should be offered to Janardana.

Verse 53 (padma.6.61.53)

यत्फलं सर्वतीर्थेषु सर्वदानेषु यत्फलम् । तत्फलं कोटिगुणितं दत्त्वार्घं बोधवासरे

yatphalaṁ sarvatīrtheṣu sarvadāneṣu yatphalam tatphalaṁ koṭiguṇitaṁ dattvārghaṁ bodhavāsare

Whatever fruit lies in all sacred crossings, whatever fruit lies in all gifts - that fruit becomes a crore-fold by offering arghya on the day of awakening.

Verse 54 (padma.6.61.54)

गुरुपूजा ततः कार्या भोजनाच्छादनादिभिः । दक्षिणाभिश्च देवर्षे तुष्ट्यर्थं चक्रपाणिनः

gurupūjā tataḥ kāryā bhojanācchādanādibhiḥ dakṣiṇābhiśca devarṣe tuṣṭyarthaṁ cakrapāṇinaḥ

After that, O divine sage, for the satisfaction of the discus-bearer, the teacher should be worshipped with food, clothing and the like, and with gifts.

Verse 55 (padma.6.61.55)

भागवतं शृणुते यस्तु पुराणं च पठेन्नरः । प्रत्यक्षरं भवेत्तस्य कपिलादानजं फलम्

bhāgavataṁ śṛṇute yastu purāṇaṁ ca paṭhennaraḥ pratyakṣaraṁ bhavettasya kapilādānajaṁ phalam

Whatever man listens to the Bhagavata and reads the Purana obtains, for every single syllable, the fruit of the gift of a Kapila cow.

Verse 56 (padma.6.61.56)

कार्त्तिके मुनिशार्दूल स्वशक्त्या वैष्णवं व्रतम् । यः करोति यथोक्तं तु मुक्तिस्तस्य सुनिश्चला

kārttike muniśārdūla svaśaktyā vaiṣṇavaṁ vratam yaḥ karoti yathoktaṁ tu muktistasya suniścalā

O tiger among sages, whatever man in Kartika observes the Vaishnava vow, exactly as prescribed and according to his means, his liberation is assured.

Verse 57 (padma.6.61.57)

केतक्या एकपत्रेण पूजितो गरुडध्वजः । समाः सहस्रं सुप्रीतो भवति मधुसूदनः

ketakyā ekapatreṇa pūjito garuḍadhvajaḥ samāḥ sahasraṁ suprīto bhavati madhusūdanaḥ

By worshipping Garuda-bannered Vishnu with even a single leaf of the ketaki flower, Madhusudana remains exceedingly pleased for a thousand years.

Verse 58 (padma.6.61.58)

अगस्तिकुसुमैर्देवं पूजयेद्यो जनार्दनम् । दर्शनात्तस्य देवर्षे नरकाग्निः प्रणश्यति

agastikusumairdevaṁ pūjayedyo janārdanam darśanāttasya devarṣe narakāgniḥ praṇaśyati

Whoever worships the god Janardana with agasti flowers, O divine sage, at the mere sight of him the fire of hell is destroyed.

Verse 59 (padma.6.61.59)

मुनिपुष्पार्चितो विष्णुः कार्तिके पुरुषोत्तमः । ददात्यभिमतान्कामान्शशिसूर्यग्रहे यथा

munipuṣpārcito viṣṇuḥ kārtike puruṣottamaḥ dadātyabhimatānkāmānśaśisūryagrahe yathā

Worshipped in Kartika with the muni-flower [tulasi], Purushottama Vishnu grants desired wishes just as at a lunar or solar eclipse.

Verse 60 (padma.6.61.60)

विहाय सर्वपुष्पाणि मुनिपुष्पेण केशवम् । कार्तिके योऽर्चयेद्भक्त्या वाजिमेधफलं लभेत्

vihāya sarvapuṣpāṇi munipuṣpeṇa keśavam kārtike yo'rcayedbhaktyā vājimedhaphalaṁ labhet

Whoever, setting aside all other flowers, worships Keshava with devotion using the muni-flower [tulasi] obtains the fruit of the Ashvamedha sacrifice.

Verse 61 (padma.6.61.61)

तुलसीदलानि पुष्पाणि ये यच्छंति जनार्दने । कार्तिके सकलं वत्स पापं जन्मायुतं दहेत्

tulasīdalāni puṣpāṇi ye yacchaṁti janārdane kārtike sakalaṁ vatsa pāpaṁ janmāyutaṁ dahet

Those who, in Kartika, offer tulasi leaves and flowers to Janardana, O child, burn away the entire sin of ten thousand births.

Verse 62 (padma.6.61.62)

दृष्टा स्पृष्टाथ वा ध्याता कीर्तिता नामतस्तु ता । रोपिता सिंचिता नित्यं पूजिता तुलसी शुभा

dṛṣṭā spṛṣṭātha vā dhyātā kīrtitā nāmatastu tā ropitā siṁcitā nityaṁ pūjitā tulasī śubhā

Whether the auspicious tulasi is seen, or touched, or contemplated, or extolled by name, or planted, or watered, or ever worshipped -

Verse 63 (padma.6.61.63)

नवधा तुलसीभक्तिं ये कुर्वंति दिनेदिने । युगकोटिसहस्राणि तन्वंति सुकृतं मुने

navadhā tulasībhaktiṁ ye kurvaṁti dinedine yugakoṭisahasrāṇi tanvaṁti sukṛtaṁ mune

those who perform these nine kinds of devotion to tulasi every day, O sage, extend their merit across thousands of crores of ages.

Verse 64 (padma.6.61.64)

यावच्छाखाप्रशाखाभिर्बीजपुष्पदलैर्मुने । रोपिता तुलसी पुंभिर्वर्द्धते वसुधातले

yāvacchākhāpraśākhābhirbījapuṣpadalairmune ropitā tulasī puṁbhirvarddhate vasudhātale

O sage, as long as the tulasi, planted by men with its branches and sub-branches, its seeds, flowers and leaves, continues to grow upon the earth,

Verse 65 (padma.6.61.65)

तेषां वंशे तु ये जाता ये भविष्यंति ये गताः । आकल्पवर्षसाहस्रं तेषां वासो हरेर्गृहे

teṣāṁ vaṁśe tu ye jātā ye bhaviṣyaṁti ye gatāḥ ākalpavarṣasāhasraṁ teṣāṁ vāso harergṛhe

those born in their lineage, those yet to be born, and those already gone - all of them dwell for a thousand kalpas in the abode of Hari.

Verse 66 (padma.6.61.66)

यत्फलं सर्वपुष्पेषु सर्वपत्रेषु नारद । तुलसीदलेन चैकेन कार्तिके प्राप्यते तु तत्

yatphalaṁ sarvapuṣpeṣu sarvapatreṣu nārada tulasīdalena caikena kārtike prāpyate tu tat

O Narada, whatever fruit lies in all flowers and all leaves, that same fruit is obtained in Kartika from a single tulasi leaf alone.

Verse 67 (padma.6.61.67)

संप्राप्तं कार्त्तिकं दृष्ट्वा नियमेन जनार्दनः । पूजनीयो महाविष्णुः कोमलैस्तुलसीदलैः

saṁprāptaṁ kārttikaṁ dṛṣṭvā niyamena janārdanaḥ pūjanīyo mahāviṣṇuḥ komalaistulasīdalaiḥ

Beholding the arrival of Kartika, the great Vishnu Janardana should be worshipped, with due discipline, using tender tulasi leaves.

Verse 68 (padma.6.61.68)

इष्ट्वा क्रतुशतैर्देवान्दत्त्वा दानान्यनेकशः । तुलसीदलैस्तु तत्पुण्यं कार्तिके केशवार्चने

iṣṭvā kratuśatairdevāndattvā dānānyanekaśaḥ tulasīdalaistu tatpuṇyaṁ kārtike keśavārcane

Whatever merit is obtained by worshipping the gods with hundreds of sacrifices and by giving gifts many times over - that same merit is obtained by worshipping Keshava with tulasi leaves in Kartika.