Padma Purana [sanskrit]
462,305 words | ISBN-13: 9789385005305
The Padma-purana Book 2 Chapter 124 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Padmapurana is a one of the largest of the eighteen Major Puranas containing roughly 50,000 metrical verses. Although popular for its inclusion of the Ramayana and large sections on pilgrimage guides this is also known for its dedication to both Shiva and Vishnu.
Chapter 124
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sūta uvāca |
aṃtarddhānaṃ gate viṣṇau veno rājā mahāmatiḥ |
kva gato devadeveśa iti ciṃtāparo'bhavat || 1 ||
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harṣeṇa mahatāviṣṭaściṃtayitvā nṛpottamaḥ |
samāhūya nṛpaśreṣṭhaṃ taṃ pṛthuṃ madhurākṣaraiḥ || 2 ||
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tamuvāca mahātmānaṃ harṣeṇa mahatā tadā |
tvayā putreṇa bhūrloke tāritosmi supātakāt || 3 ||
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nīta ujjvalatāṃ vatsa vaṃśo me sāṃprataṃ pṛtho |
mayā vināśito doṣaistvayā guṇaiḥ prakāśitaḥ || 4 ||
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yajehamaśvamedhena dāsye dānānyanekaśaḥ |
viṣṇulokaṃ vrajāmyadya sakāyaste prasādataḥ || 5 ||
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saṃbharasva mahābhāga saṃbhārāṃstvaṃ nṛpottama |
āmaṃtraya mahābhāga brāhmaṇānvedapāragān || 6 ||
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evaṃ pṛthuḥ samādiṣṭo venenāpi mahātmanā |
pratyuvāca mahātmā sa venaṃ pitaramādarāt || 7 ||
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kuru rājyaṃ mahārāja bhuṃkṣva bhogānmanonugān |
divyānvā mānuṣānpuṇyānyajñairyaja janārdanam || 8 ||
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evamuktvā praṇamyaiva pitaraṃ jñānatatparam |
dhanurādāya pṛthvīśaḥ sabāṇaṃ yatnapūrvakam || 9 ||
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ādideśa bhaṭānsarvānghoṣadhvaṃ bhūtale mama |
pāpameva na kartavyaṃ karmaṇā trividhena vai || 10 ||
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kariṣyaṃti ca yatpāpaṃ ājñāṃ venasya bhūpateḥ |
ullaṃghya vadhyatāṃ so hi yāsyate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 11 ||
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dānameva pradātavyaṃ yajñaiścaiva janārdanam |
yajadhvaṃ mānavāḥ sarve tanmanaskā vimatsarāḥ || 12 ||
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evaṃ śikṣāṃ pradatvāsau rājyaṃ bhṛtyeṣu venajaḥ |
niḥkṣipya ca gato viprāstapasorthe tapovanam || 13 ||
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sarvāndoṣānparityajya saṃyamya viṣayendriyān |
śatavarṣapramāṇaṃ vai nirāhāro babhūva ha || 14 ||
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tapasā tasya vai tuṣṭo brahmā pṛthumuvāca ha |
tapastapasi kasmāttvaṃ tanme tvaṃ kāraṇaṃ vada || 15 ||
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pṛthuruvāca |
vena eṣa mahāprājñaḥ pitā me kīrtivarddhanaḥ |
samācarati yaḥ pāpamasya rājye narādhamaḥ || 16 ||
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śiraśchettā bhavatveṣa tasya devo janārdanaḥ |
adṛṣṭaiśca mahācakrairhariḥ śāstā bhavetsvayam || 17 ||
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manasā karmaṇā vācā kartuṃ vāṃchati pātakam |
teṣāṃ śirāṃsi truṭyaṃtu phalaṃ pakvaṃ yathā drumāt || 18 ||
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etadeva varaṃ manye tvattaḥ śṛṇu sureśvara |
prajānāṃ doṣabhāvena na lipyati pitā mama || 19 ||
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tathā kuruṣva deveśa varaṃ dātuṃ yadīcchasi |
dadasva uttamaṃ kāmaṃ caturmukhanamo'stu te || 20 ||
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brahmovāca |
evamastu mahābhāga pitā te pūtatāṃ gataḥ |
viṣṇunā śāsito vatsa putreṇāpi tvayā pṛtho || 21 ||
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evaṃ pṛthuṃ samuddiśya varaṃ datvā gato vibhuḥ |
pṛthureva samāyāto rājyakarmaṇi saṃsthitaḥ || 22 ||
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vainyasya rājye viprendrāḥ pāpaṃ kaścinna cācaret |
yastu ciṃtayate pāpaṃ trividhenāpi karmaṇā || 23 ||
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śiraśchedo bhavettasya yathācakrairnikṛṃtitaḥ |
tadāprabhṛti vai pāpaṃ naiva kopi samācaret || 24 ||
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ityājñā vartate tasya vainyasyāpi mahātmanaḥ |
sarvalokāḥ samācāraiḥ parivartaṃti nityaśaḥ || 25 ||
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dānabhogaiḥ pravartaṃte sarvadharmaparāyaṇāḥ |
sarvasaukhyaiḥ pravarddhaṃte prasādāttasya bhūpateḥ || 26 ||
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iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe venopākhyāne caturviṃśatyadhika śatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 124 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Chapter 124
Sri Padma Purana (Sanskrit Text and Hindi Translation)
by Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashan (2016)
Sanskrit Text and Hindi Translation with Sloka Index (Set of 7 Volumes)
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Padma Purana (In Six Volumes)
by Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office (2007)
Sanskrit Text Only
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Sri Padma Purana (Tamil)
by Azhwargal Aaivu Maiyam, Chennai (2015)
Translated by S. Jagatrakshgan
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