Padma Purana [sanskrit]

462,305 words | ISBN-13: 9789385005305

The Padma-purana Book 4 Chapter 18 (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 18

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śaunaka uvāca |
agamyāgamanaṃ sūta kuryādyo vai vimohitaḥ |
tasya śuddhirbhavetkena kathayasva samūlataḥ || 1 ||
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sūta uvāca |
abhigacchati cāṃḍālīṃ śvapākīṃ yo dvijottamaḥ |
upavāsatrayaṃ kuryātprājāpatyaṃ carettataḥ || 2 ||
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saśikhaṃ vapanaṃ caiva dadyādgodvayameva ca |
yathārthadakṣiṇāṃ datvā śuddhimāpnoti sa dvijaḥ || 3 ||
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kṣattriyo vāpi cāṃḍālīṃ vaiśyo vā yadi gacchati |
prājāpatyaṃ sakṛcchraṃ ca dadyādgomithunadvayam || 4 ||
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anugacchati śūdro hi śvapākīṃ ca tapodhana |
caturgomithunaṃ dadyātprājāpatyaṃ vrataṃ caret || 5 ||
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mātaraṃ yadi vā gacchedbhaginīṃ svasutāmapi |
vadhūṃ ca mohito gacchaṃstrīṇi kṛcchrāṇyathācaret || 6 ||
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cāṃdrāyaṇatrayaṃ kṛtvā dadyādgomithunatrayam |
saśikhaṃ vapanaṃ kṛtvā paṃcagavyaṃ pibettataḥ || 7 ||
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hute hyagnau tathāpyatra śuddhyatyevaṃ tapodhana |
pitṛdārāndvijaśreṣṭha mātuśca bhaginīṃ tathā || 8 ||
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gurupatnīṃ mātulānīṃ bhrāturbhāryāṃ svagotrajām |
yadi gacchati mohena prājāpatyadvayaṃ caret || 9 ||
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cāṃdrāyaṇatrayaṃ brahmanpaṃcagomithunāni ca |
viprebhyo dakṣiṇāṃ dadyācchudhyate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 10 ||
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gāṃ ca gacchati yo mūḍha upavāsatrayaṃ caret |
dhenuṃ dattvā tathā cānnaṃ śuddhyatyatra na saṃśayaḥ || 11 ||
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veśyāṃ kharīṃ śūkarīṃ ca kapiṃ tuṃ mahiṣīṃ dvija |
ākaṃṭhataḥ samākṣipya gomayodakakarddame || 12 ||
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tatra tiṣṭhennirāhāro trirātreṇaiva śuddhyati |
saśikhaṃ vapanaṃ kṛtvā trirātramupavāsayet || 13 ||
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ekarātraṃ jale sthitvā śuddhyatyeva na saṃśayaḥ |
brāhmaṇīṃ tu yadā gacchetyo naraḥ kāmamohitaḥ || 14 ||
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prājāpatyatrayaṃ kuryyāccāṃdrāyaṇatrayaṃ tathā |
gotrayaṃ tu tathā dadyācchuddhyatyeva tapodhana || 15 ||
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brāhmaṇī paṃcagavyaṃ tu paṃcarātraṃ pibeddvija |
godvayaṃ dakṣiṇāṃ dadyācchudhyatyatra na saṃśayaḥ || 16 ||
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parāṃganāṃ yadāgacchetkṛcchraṃ sāṃtapanaṃ caret |
yathārgalā tathā yoṣittasmāttāṃ parivarjayet || 17 ||
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varṇabāhyāṃ tathā nīcāmanugacchetsakṛnnaraḥ |
prājāpatyaṃ caretkṛcchraṃ śuddhyatyeva na saṃśayaḥ || 18 ||
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aṃgārasadṛśī yoṣitsarpiḥ kuṃbhasamaḥ pumān |
tasyāḥ parisare brahmanna sthātavyaṃ kadācana || 19 ||
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jāreṇa janayedgarbhaṃ yā ca nārī kulāṃtakā |
tyājyā sā sarvathā braṃhmastatra doṣo na vidyate || 20 ||
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yā ca nārī gṛhādgacchettyaktvā baṃdhūnsvakānapi |
naṣṭā sā ca kulabhraṣṭā na tasyāḥ saṃgamaḥ punaḥ || 21 ||
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yā ca nārī yadā gacchenmohitā parapūruṣam |
prājāpatyaṃ caretkṛcchraṃ paṃcagavyaṃ pibettataḥ || 22 ||
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godvayaṃ tu tato dadyācchudhyatyeva na saṃśayaḥ |
brāhmaṇī bāliśā brahmanmohitā parapūruṣam || 23 ||
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yadā gacchettadā tyājyā janairdoṣo na vidyate |
yo gacchedbrāhmaṇīṃ vipra bhūsuraḥ kāmamohitaḥ |
go tilāṃśca tadā dadyācchuddhyatyatra na saṃśayaḥ || 24 ||
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iti śrīpādme mahāpurāṇe brahmakhaṃḍe sūtaśaunakasaṃvāde aṣṭādaśo'dhyāyaḥ || 18 ||
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