Padma Purana [sanskrit]

462,305 words | ISBN-13: 9789385005305

The Padma-purana Book 6 Chapter 47 (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.

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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
vāsudeva namastubhyaṃ kathayasva mamāgrataḥ |
caitrasya śuklapakṣe tu kiṃ nāmaikādaśī bhavet || 1 ||
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śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca |
śṛṇuṣvaikamanā rājankathāṃ puṇyāṃ purātanīm |
vasiṣṭho yāmakathayatprāgdilīpāya pṛcchate || 2 ||
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dilīpa uvāca |
bhagavañchrotumicchāmi kathayasva prasādataḥ |
caitramāsi site pakṣe kiṃnāmaikādaśī bhavet || 3 ||
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vasiṣṭha uvāca |
sādhu pṛṣṭaṃ tvayā rājankathayāmi tavāgrataḥ |
caitrasya śuklapakṣe tu kāmadā nāma nāmataḥ || 4 ||
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ekādaśī puṇyatamā pāpeṃdhanadavānalaḥ |
śṛṇu rājankathāmetāṃ pāpaghnīṃ puṇyadāyinīm || 5 ||
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purā nāgapure ramye hemaratnavibhūṣite |
puṃḍarīkamukhā nāgā nivasaṃti mahotkaṭāḥ || 6 ||
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tasminpure puṃḍarīko rājā rājyaṃ cakāra saḥ |
gandharvaiḥ kinnaraiścaiva apsarobhiśca sevyate || 7 ||
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varāpsarāstu lalitā gaṃdharvo lalitastathā |
ubhau rāgeṇa saṃraktau daṃpatī kāmapīḍitau || 8 ||
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remāte svagṛhe ramye dhanadhānyayute tadā |
lalitāyāśca hṛdaye patirvasati sarvadā || 9 ||
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hṛdaye tasya lalitā nityaṃ vasati bhāminī |
ekadā puṃḍarīko'tha krīḍate sadasi sthitaḥ || 10 ||
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gītaṃ gānaṃ prakurute lalito dayitāṃ vinā |
padabaṃdhaskhalajjihvo babhūva lalitāṃ smaran || 11 ||
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manobhāvaṃ viditvāsya karkaṭo nāgasattamaḥ |
padabaṃdhacyutiṃ tasya puṃḍarīke nyavedayat || 12 ||
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śrutvā karkoṭakavacaḥ puṃḍarīko bhujaṃgarāṭ |
krodhasaṃraktanayano babhūvātibhayaṃkaraḥ || 13 ||
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śaśāpa lalitaṃ tatra gāyaṃtaṃ madanāturam |
rākṣaso bhava durbuddhe kravyādaḥ puruṣādakaḥ || 14 ||
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yataḥ patnīvaśopeto gāyamāno mamāgrataḥ |
vacanāttasya rājeṃdra rakṣorūpo babhūva saḥ || 15 ||
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raudrānano virūpākṣo dṛṣṭamātro bhayaṃkaraḥ |
bāhūyojanavistīrṇau mukhaṃ kaṃdarasannibham || 16 ||
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caṃdrasūryanibhe netre grīvāparvatasaṃnibhā |
nāsāraṃdhre tu vivare adharau yojanāyatau || 17 ||
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śarīraṃ tasya rājeṃdra utthitaṃ yojanāṣṭakam |
īdṛśo rākṣaso bhūtvā bhuṃjānaḥ karmaṇaḥ phalam || 18 ||
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lalitā tu tathālokya svapatiṃ vikṛtākṛtim |
ciṃtayāmāsa manasā duḥkhena mahatārditā || 19 ||
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kiṃ karomi kva gacchāmi patiḥ śāpena pīḍitaḥ |
iti saṃsmṛtya saṃsmṛtya manasā śarma nālabhat || 20 ||
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cacāra patinā sārddhaṃ lalitā gahane vane |
babhrāma vipine durge kāmarūpī sa rākṣasaḥ || 21 ||
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nirghṛṇaḥ pāpanirato virūpaḥ puruṣādakaḥ |
na sukhaṃ labhate rātrau na divā pāpapīḍitaḥ || 22 ||
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lalitā duḥkhitātīva patiṃ dṛṣṭvā tathāvidham |
babhrāma tena sārddhaṃ sā rudatī gahane vane || 23 ||
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dṛṣṭvāśramapadaṃ ramyaṃ muniṃ saṃśāṃtavigraham |
śīghraṃ jagāma lalitā namaskṛtyāgrataḥ sthitā || 24 ||
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tāṃ dṛṣṭvā sa muniḥ prāha duḥkhitāṃ hi dayāparaḥ |
kā tvaṃ kasmādihāyātā satyaṃ vada mamāgrataḥ || 25 ||
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lalitovāca |
vīradhanveti gaṃdharvaḥ sutā tasya mahātmanaḥ |
lalitāṃ nāma māṃ viddhi patyarthamiha cāgatām || 26 ||
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bhartā me pāpadoṣeṇa rākṣaso'bhūnmahāmune |
raudrarūpo durācārastaṃ dṛṣṭvā nāsti me sukham || 27 ||
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sāṃprataṃ śādhi māṃ brahmanyatkṛtyaṃ tadvada prabho |
kuruṣva tad vrataṃ bhadre vidhipūrvaṃ mayoditam || 28 ||
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ṛṣiruvāca |
caitramāsasya raṃbhoru śuklapakṣo'sti sāṃpratam |
kāmadaikādaśīnāma pāpaghnī lalite parā || 29 ||
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kuruṣva tadvrataṃ bhadre vidhipūrvaṃ mayoditam |
asya vratasya yatpuṇyaṃ tatsvabhartre pradīyatām || 30 ||
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datte puṇyekṣaṇāttasya śāpadoṣaḥ prayāsyati |
iti śrutvā munervākyaṃ lalitā harṣitābhavat || 31 ||
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upoṣyaikādaśīṃ rājandvādaśīdivase tathā |
viprasyaiva samīpe tadvāsudevasya cāgrataḥ || 32 ||
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vākyamuvāca lalitā svapatyustāraṇāya vai |
mayā tu tadvrataṃ cīrṇaṃ kāmadāyā upoṣaṇam || 33 ||
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tasya puṇyaprabhāvena gacchatvasya piśācatā |
lalitāvacanādeva varttamāno'pi tatkṣaṇe || 34 ||
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gatapāpaḥ sa lalito divyadeho babhūva ha |
rākṣasatvaṃ gataṃ tasya prāptā gaṃdharvatā punaḥ || 35 ||
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hemaratnasamākīrṇo reme lalitayā saha |
vimānavaramārūḍhau pūrvarūpādhikau ca tau || 36 ||
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daṃpatī atyaśobhetāṃ kāmadāyāḥ prabhāvataḥ |
iti jñātvā nṛpaśreṣṭha kartavyaiṣā prayatnataḥ || 37 ||
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lokānāṃ tu hitārthāya tavāgre kathitā mayā |
brahmahatyādi pāpaghnī piśācatvavināśanī || 38 ||
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nātaḥ paratarā kācittrailokye sacarācare |
paṭhanācchravaṇādrājanvājapeyaphalaṃ labhet || 39 ||
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iti śrīpādme mahāpurāṇe paṃcapaṃcāśatsāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṃḍe umāpatināradasaṃvāde caitraśuklā kāmadānāma saptacatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 47 ||
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Other editions:

Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Chapter 47

Cover of edition (2016)

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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Cover of edition (2007)

Padma Purana (In Six Volumes)
by Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office (2007)

Sanskrit Text Only

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Cover of Bengali edition

Padma Purana in Bengali
by Navabharat Publishers, Kolkata (0)

Set of 7 Volumes

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Cover of edition (2015)

Sri Padma Purana (Tamil)
by Azhwargal Aaivu Maiyam, Chennai (2015)

Translated by S. Jagatrakshgan

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Cover of Gujarati edition

Padma Purana in Gujarati
by Shree Harihar Pustakalay, Surat (0)

[પદમ પુરણ:]

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Cover of edition (2013)

Padma Mahapurana (Kannada)
by Vijeth Prakashan Gadag, Bangalore (2013)

[ಪದ್ಮ ಮಹಾಪುರಾಣಂ]

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