Padma Purana [sanskrit]
462,305 words | ISBN-13: 9789385005305
The Padma-purana Book 6 Chapter 148 (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 148
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mahādeva uvāca |
sābhramatyāstaṭe tīrthaṃ gayātīrthamanuttamam |
citrāṃgavadanaṃ nāma mālārkādhiṣṭhitaṃ śubham || 1 ||
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kalpapādapasaṃtānairmaṃdāraiścopaśobhitam |
cūtaniṃbakadaṃbaiśca kāśmaryaśvatthatiṃdukaiḥ || 2 ||
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tasmādapaharetkuṣṭhaṃ yojanasmṛtivibhramāt |
yasya saṃjāyate kuṣṭhaṃ tasya mālārkako haret || 3 ||
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yā tu vedoktavidhinā nārī tatrābhiṣiṃcati |
mṛtavatsā'thavā vaṃdhyā putraṃ prāpnoti sācirāt || 4 ||
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saṃdhyāsnānaṃ japo homaḥ svādhyāyo devatārcanam |
kṛtaṃ bhāskarabhaktena mālārke hyakṣayaṃ bhavet || 5 ||
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atra gatvā tu deveśi śrīravervratamācaret |
ihaloke sukhaṃ bhuktvā raverlokaṃ hi yāti vai || 6 ||
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mṛtavatso hi rājarṣistatra gatvā'karottapaḥ |
sa rājā prāptavānputraṃ śrīmālārkaprasādataḥ || 7 ||
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atra gatvā viśeṣaṇa upavāsī jiteṃdriyaḥ |
mālārkaṃ pūjayedyo vai muktibhāgī bhaveddhruvam || 8 ||
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vasiṣṭhapramukhāviprā devā iṃdrādayaḥ sadā |
nivasaṃti suraśreṣṭhe mālārke ravisannidhau || 9 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Chapter 148
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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