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Padma Purana [sanskrit]
462,305 words | ISBN-13: 9789385005305
The Padma-purana Book 3 Chapter 48 (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 48
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
kathā sarvātviyaṃ proktāprayāgasya mahāmune |
evaṃ me sarvamākhyāhi yathā ca mama tārayet || 1 ||
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mārkaṃḍeya uvāca |
śṛṇu rājanpravakṣyāmi proktaṃ sarvamidaṃ jagat |
brahmāviṣṇustatheśāno devatā prabhuravyayaḥ || 2 ||
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brahmā sṛjati bhūtāni sthāvaraṃ jaṃgamaṃ ca yat |
tānyetāni paro loke viṣṇuḥ pālayati prajāḥ || 3 ||
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kalpāṃte tatsamagraṃ hi rudraḥ saṃharate jagat |
na dadāti ca nādhyeti na kadācidvinaśyati || 4 ||
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īśvaraḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ yaḥ paśyati sa paśyati |
uttareṇa pratiṣṭhānādidānīṃ brahma tiṣṭhati || 5 ||
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maheśvaro vaṭe bhūtvā tiṣṭhate parameśvaraḥ |
tato devāḥ sagaṃdharvāḥ siddhāśca paramarṣayaḥ || 6 ||
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rakṣaṃti paramaṃ nityaṃ pāpakarmaparāyaṇān |
ye tu cānye ca tiṣṭhaṃti na yāṃti paramāṃ gatim || 7 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
apyāha me yathātattvaṃ yathaiṣāṃ tiṣṭhate śrutam |
kena vā kāraṇenaiva tiṣṭhaṃti lokasaṃmatāḥ || 8 ||
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mārkaṃḍeya uvāca |
prayāge nivasaṃtyete brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ |
kāraṇaṃ tu pravakṣyāmi śṛṇu tattvaṃ yudhiṣṭhira || 9 ||
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paṃcayojanavistīrṇaṃ prayāgasya tu maṃḍalam |
tiṣṭhaṃti rakṣaṇārthāya pāpakarmanivāraṇāḥ || 10 ||
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tasmiṃstu svalpakaṃ pāpaṃ narake pātayiṣyati |
evaṃ brahmā ca viṣṇuśca prayāge samaheśvaraḥ || 11 ||
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saptadvīpāḥ samudrāśca parvatāśca mahītale |
tiṣṭhaṃti dhriyamāṇāśca yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam || 12 ||
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ye cānye bahavaḥ sarve tiṣṭhaṃti ca yudhiṣṭhira |
pṛthivīsthānamārabhya nirmitaṃ daivataistribhiḥ || 13 ||
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prajāpateridaṃ kṣetraṃ prayāgamiti viśrutam |
etatpuṇyaṃ pavitraṃ ca prayāgaṃ tu yudhiṣṭhira || 14 ||
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svarājyaṃ kuru rājeṃdra bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito bhava || 15 ||
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iti śrīpādme mahāpurāṇe svargakhaṃḍe prayāgamāhātmye |
aṣṭacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 48 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Chapter 48
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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