Padma Purana [sanskrit]
462,305 words | ISBN-13: 9789385005305
The Padma-purana Book 3 Chapter 12 (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 12
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vasiṣṭha uvāca |
pradakṣiṇamupāvṛtto jaṃbūmārge samāviśet |
jaṃbūmārgaṃ samāviśya pitṛdevarṣipūjitam || 1 ||
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aśvamedhamavāpnoti viṣṇulokaṃ ca gacchati |
tatroṣya rajanīḥ paṃca ṣaṣṭhakāleśnuvannaraḥ || 2 ||
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na durgatimavāpnoti siddhiṃ cāpnotyanuttamām |
jaṃbumārgādupāvṛtto gacchettu dulikāśramam || 3 ||
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na durgatimavāpnoti svargaloke ca pūjyate |
agastyāśramamāsādya pitṛdevārcane rataḥ || 4 ||
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trirātropoṣito rājannagniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet |
śākavṛttiḥ phalairvāpi kaumāraṃ viṃdate param || 5 ||
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kanyāśramaṃ samāsādya śrīpuṣṭaṃ lokapūjitam |
dharmāraṇyaṃ hi tatpuṇyamādyaṃ ca pārthivarṣabha || 6 ||
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yatra praviṣṭamātro vai pāpebhyo vipramucyate |
arcayitvā pitṝndevānprayato niyatāśanaḥ || 7 ||
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sarvakāmasamṛddhasya yajñasya phalamaśnute |
prādakṣiṇyaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā yayātipatanaṃ vrajet || 8 ||
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hayamedhasya yajñasya phalamāpnoti tatra vai |
mahākālamato gacchenniyato niyatāśanaḥ || 9 ||
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koṭitīrthamupaspṛśya hayamedhaphalaṃ labhet |
tato gaccheta dharmajña sthānaṃ tīrthamumāpateḥ || 10 ||
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nāmnā bhadravaṭaṃ nāma triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam |
tatrābhigamya ceśānaṃ gosahasraphalaṃ labhet || 11 ||
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mahādevaprasādācca gāṇapatyamavāpnuyāt |
samṛddhamasapatnaṃ tu śriyāyuktaṃ narottama || 12 ||
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narmadāṃ tu samāsādya nadīṃ trailokyaviśrutām |
tarpayitvā pitṝndevānagniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet || 13 ||
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iti śrīpādme mahāpurāṇe svargakhaṃḍe dvādaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 12 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Chapter 12
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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