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Padma Purana [sanskrit]
462,305 words | ISBN-13: 9789385005305
The Padma-purana Book 6 Chapter 72 (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 72
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śrīmahādeva uvāca |
brāhmaṇā vā kṣatriyā vā vaiśyā vā girikanyake |
śūdrā vātha viśeṣeṇa paṭhaṃtyanudinaṃ yadi || 1 ||
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dhanadhānyasamāyuktā yāṃti viṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam |
ślokaṃ vā ślokamarddhaṃ vā pādaṃ pādārddhameva vā || 2 ||
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paṭhanānmokṣamāpnoti yāvadābhūtasaṃplavam |
vinyāsena yutaṃ devi viṣṇornāmasahasrakam || 3 ||
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ye paṭhaṃti naraśreṣṭhāste yāṃti padamavyayam |
ekakālaṃ dvikālaṃ vā trikālaṃ vātha yaḥ paṭhet || 4 ||
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dhanāyurvardhate tasya yāvadiṃdrāścaturdaśa |
putrānpautrāṃstathālakṣmī saṃpadaṃ vipulāṃ labhet || 5 ||
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kimanyadbahunoktena bhūyo bhūyo varānane |
viṣṇornāmasahasraṃ tu paraṃ nirvāṇadāyakam || 6 ||
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pūjanaṃ prathamaṃ tasya kṛtaṃ yena nareṇa tu |
saṃpūrṇaṃ pūjite viṣṇau tasya pūjā ca vārṣikī || 7 ||
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vyagratvaṃ ca na karttavyaṃ paṭhane tu viśeṣataḥ |
yadi cetkriyate pāṭhe hyāyurvittaṃ ca naśyati || 8 ||
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yāvaṃti bhuvi tīrthāni jaṃbudvīpeṣu sarvadā |
tāni tīrthāni tatraiva viṣṇornāmasahasrakam || 9 ||
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tatraiva gaṃgā yamunā ca veṇī godāvarī tatra sarasvatī ca |
sarvāṇi tīrthāni vasaṃti tatra yatra sthitaṃ nāmasahasrakaṃ tat || 10 ||
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idaṃ pavitraṃ paramaṃ bhaktānāṃ vallabhaṃ sadā |
dhyeyaṃ hi dāsabhāvena bhaktibhāvena cetasā || 11 ||
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paraṃ sahasranāmākhyaṃ ye paṭhaṃti manīṣiṇaḥ |
sarvapāpavinirmuktāste yāṃti harisaṃnidhau || 12 ||
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aruṇodayakāle tu ye paṭhaṃti japaṃti ca |
āyurbalaṃ ca teṣāṃ śrīrvarddhate ca dinedine || 13 ||
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rātrau jāgaraṇe prāpte kalau bhāgavato naraḥ |
paṭhanānmuktimāpnoti yāvadiṃdrāścaturdaśa || 14 ||
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ekaikena tu nāmnā vai harau tulasikāraṇāt |
pūjā sā caiva vijñeyā koṭiyajñaphalādhikā || 15 ||
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mārge ca gacchamānāstu ye paṭhaṃti dvijātayaḥ |
na doṣā mārgajāsteṣāṃ bhavaṃti kila pārvati || 16 ||
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śṛṇu devi pravakṣyāmi māhātmyaṃ keśavasya tu |
ye śṛṇvaṃti naraśreṣṭhāste puṇyāḥ puṇyarūpiṇaḥ || 17 ||
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iti śrīpādme mahāpurāṇe paṃcapaṃcāśatsāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṃḍe umāpatināradasaṃvāde sahasranāmamahimānāma dvisaptatitamo'dhyāyaḥ || 72 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Chapter 72
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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