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Padma Purana [sanskrit]
462,305 words | ISBN-13: 9789385005305
The Padma-purana Book 3 Chapter 41 (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 41
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
bhagavañchrotumicchāmi purākalpe yathāsthitam |
kathaṃ prayāgagamanaṃ narāṇāṃ tatra kīdṛśam || 1 ||
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mṛtānāṃ kā gatistatra snātānāṃ caiva kiṃ phalam |
ye vasaṃti prayāge tu brūhi teṣāṃ ca kiṃ phalam |
etanme sarvamākhyāhi paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me || 2 ||
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mārkaṃḍeya uvāca |
kathayiṣyāmi te vatsa nātheṣṭaṃ yacca yatphalam |
purā ṛṣīṇāṃ viprāṇāṃ kathyamānaṃ mayā śrutam || 3 ||
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āprayāgātpratiṣṭhānāddharmakī vāsukī hradāt |
kaṃbalāśvatarau nāgau nāgāśca bahumūlikāḥ || 4 ||
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etatprajāpatikṣetraṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam |
atra snātvā divaṃ yāṃti ye mṛtāste'punarbhavāḥ || 5 ||
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tatra brahmādayo devā rakṣāṃ kurvaṃti saṃgatāḥ |
anye ca bahavastīrthāḥ sarvapāpapraṇāśanāḥ || 6 ||
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na śakyāḥ kathituṃ rājanbahuvarṣaśatairapi |
saṃkṣepeṇa pravakṣyāmi prayāgasya ca kīrttanam || 7 ||
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ṣaṣṭirdhanuḥ sahasrāṇi parirakṣaṃti jāhnavīm |
yamunāṃ rakṣati sadā savitā saptavāhanaḥ || 8 ||
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prayāgaṃ tu viśeṣeṇa svayaṃ rakṣati vāsavaḥ |
maṃḍalaṃ rakṣati harirdevaiḥ saha susaṃmatam || 9 ||
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taṃ vaṭaṃ rakṣate nityaṃ śūlapāṇirmaheśvaraḥ |
sthānaṃ rakṣati vai devaḥ sarvapāpaharaṃ śubham || 10 ||
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adharmeṇa vṛto loke naiva gacchati tatpadam |
svalpamalpataraṃ pāpaṃ yadā tasya narādhipa || 11 ||
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prayāgasmaramāṇasya sarvamāyāti saṃkṣayam |
darśanāttasya tīrthasya nāmasaṃkīrtanādapi || 12 ||
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mṛttikā labhanādvāpi naraḥ pāpādvimucyate |
paṃcakuṃḍāni rājeṃdra yeṣāṃ madhye tu jāhnavī || 13 ||
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prayāge tu praviṣṭasya pāpaṃ kṣarati tatkṣaṇāt |
yojanānāṃ sahasreṣu gaṃgāṃ smarati yo naraḥ || 14 ||
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api duṣkṛtakarmāsau labhate paramāṃ gatim |
kīrtanānmucyate pāpairdṛṣṭvā bhadrāṇi paśyati || 15 ||
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avagāhya ca pītvā ca punātyāsaptamaṃ kulam |
satyavādī jitakrodho ahiṃsāṃ paramāsthitaḥ || 16 ||
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dharmānusārī tattvajño gobrāhmaṇahite rataḥ |
gaṃgāyamunayormadhye snāto mucyeta kilbiṣāt || 17 ||
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manasā ciṃtitānkāmānsamyakprāpnoti puṣkalān |
tato gattvā prayāgaṃ tu sarvadevābhirakṣitam || 18 ||
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brahmacārī vasenmāsaṃ pitṛdevāṃśca tarpayet |
īpsitāṃllabhate kāmānyatra tatrābhijāyate || 19 ||
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tapanasya sutā devī triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā |
samāgatā mahābhāgā yamunā yatra nimnagāḥ || 20 ||
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tatra sannihito nityaṃ sākṣāddevo maheśvaraḥ |
duṣprāpaṃ mānuṣaiḥ puṇyaṃ prayāgaṃ tu yudhiṣṭhira || 21 ||
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devadānavagaṃdharvā ṛṣayaḥ siddhacāraṇāḥ |
tatropaspṛśya rājeṃdra svargaloke mahīyate || 22 ||
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iti śrīpādme mahāpurāṇe svargakhaṃḍe ekacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 41 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Chapter 41
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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