Purana Bulletin
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The “Purana Bulletin” is an academic journal published by the Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts (IGNCA) in India. The journal focuses on the study of Puranas, which are a genre of ancient Indian literature encompassing mythological stories, traditions, and philosophical teachings. The Puranas are an important part of Hindu scriptures in Sa...
Wise Sayings from the Padma-purana
padmapurana-subhasita [Wise Sayings from the Padma-Purana] (Compiled by Shri Ramashankar Bhattacharya Shivala Bhavana, Varanasi) / 154-157
padmapuranasubhasitani ( padmapurana, anandasramasamskarana ) savai pumsam paro dharmo yato bhaktiradhoksaje | acintyah khalu ye bhavastanna tarkena sadhayet | yasya hastau ca padau ca manascaiva susamyatam | vidya tapasca kirtisca sa tirthaphalamasnute || sadambhasca hato dharmah krodhenaiva hatam tapah | adrdham ca hatam jnanam pramadena hatam srutam || anabhyasahata vidya hato bodho virodhakrt | jivanartham hatam tirtham jivanartham hatam vratam || maitri saptapadi sadho satam bhavati satphala | 1|1|13 1|3|12 1|11|9 1|29|28 1|29|31 1|31|20 ahimsa paramo dharmo hyahimsaiva param tapah | ahimsa paramam danamityahurmunayah danamityahurmunayah sada || sada || 1|31|27 sarve dharma ahimsayam pravisanti tatha drdham || 1|31|37 rsinam paramam guhyamidam tirthabhigamanam punyam yajnairapi bharatasattama | visisyate || 1|49 /15 krsikaro yatha devi ksetre bijam susamsthitah | yadrsam tu vapatyeva tadrsam phalamasnute || parajnanaprada ya ca sa prajna parikathyate | prajna mata samakhyata praninam palanaya sa || yatha dipo nivatasthah kajjalam vamate sthiram | tatha dosanprajvalitva darsanam hi prayasyasi || tasya parsvam pragatyaiva jayakalam pratiksayet | dipacchayam samasritya tamo varteta vai tatha || 2 /7/9 2 /8/59 2 |8|99
Jan. 1962] padmapuranasubhasitani sneham dasagatam preksya dipasyapi mahabalam | prakasam yati vegena tamasca vardhate punah || tatha prasadhayecchatru sneham nirdisya tattvatah | 155 sneham krtva suraih sardham dharmabhavaih suradvisah || 2|10|39-41 lobhah papasya bijam hi moho mulam ca tasya hi | asatyam tasya skandho vai mayasakha - suvistarah || dambhakautilyapatrani kubuddhya puspitah sada | nrsamsam tasya saugandham phalamajnanameva ca || chadmapakhandacauryenyah krurah kutasca papinah | paksino mohavrksasya mayasakhasamasritah || ajnanam yatphalam tasya raso'dharmah prakirtitah | bhavodakena samvrddhistasyasraddha rtuh priya || adharmah surasastasya cotkatairmadhurayate | yadrsaisca phalaiscaiva suphalo lobhapadapah || tasyacchayam samasritya yo narah paritusyate | phalani tasya casnati supakvani dine dine || phalanam tu rasenapi hyadharmena tu palitah | sa samtusto bhavenmartyah patanayabhigacchati || 2|11|16-22 satam sango mahapunyo bahuksemapradayakah | 2|32|14 yatha vahniprasangacca malam tyajati kancanam | tatha satam hi samsargat papam tyajati manavah | satyavahnipradiptasca prajvaletpunyatejasa || 2|32|19 suksetre karnako yadrgbijam vapati tatparah | sa tatha bhunjate devi yatha binam tatha phalam | anyatha naiva jayeta tatsarvam sadrsam bhavet || 2|34|12 atma kayasca dvavetau mitrarupavubhavapi | karyam mitram parityajya atma yati suniscitam || 2|64|58
156 puranam - PURANA [Vol. IV. No. 1 skandhatskandhe nayanbharam visramam manyate yatha | tadvatsarvamidam loke duhkham duhkhena samyati || 2|66|203 yathamrtpindatah karta kurute yadyadicchati | tatha purvakrtam karma tatha iha yat kriyate karma phalam kartaramanugacchati || 281|42 tatraiva bhujyate | sa smrta || 2 /95 /12 phalamasnute | karmabhumiriyam rajanphalabhumisca yadrsam vapate bijam tadrsam na vapayati yah ksetram na sa bhunjati tatphalam || nasti jnanasamo dipah sarvandhakaranasane | angarasadrsi yosit sarpih kumbhasamah puman | tasyah parisare brahmansthatavyam na kadacana || na samanyam sarvajantunam balam dharmastu | 2 /97 /57 2|123|8 kadacana || 3|18|18 kevalah | paratra ca || paratra ca || 4|92 /63 nayena va | yena samtarate janturiha loke kim vidyaya kim tapasa kim tyagena kim viviktena manasa stribhiryasya mano hrtam || parityajedarthakamau syatam ceddharmavarjitau | dharmena prapyate sarvamarthakamadikam sukham || svasa eva capalah ksanamadhye yo gatagatasatani vidhatte | jivite'pi tadadhinacetasa kah samacarati dharmavilambam || pramadat sarvabhutani vinasyanti na samsayah || lobhat pramadat visrambhat trividhaih ksiyate jagat | tasmallobham na kurvita na pramadam na visvaset || 4 /95 /14 4 /95 /26 4 /95 /49 5|18|357 5 /18 /360 pranatyage samutpanne sapathairnasti patakam || sapathairnasti patakam || 5|18|391 uktva'nrtam bhavedyatra praninam pranaraksanam | anrtam tatra satyam syat satyamapyanrtam bhavet || kaminisu vivahesu gavam muktau tathaiva ca | brahmananam visattau ca sapathairnasti patakam || 5|18|392-393
Jan. 1962| padmapuranasubhasitani na sa sabha yatra na santi vrddha vrddha na te ye na vadanti dharmam | 157 nasau hi dharmo yatra na satyamasti na tatsatyam yacchalenopapannam || 5|34|97 dvividham ca sukham tavat putri loke vibhavyate | 5 /46 /7 sarirasyasya samyogasvetasascapi nirvrtih || 5|40|322 asvatthama balirvyaso hanumamsca vibhisanah | krpah parasuramasca parasuramasca saptaite cirajivinah || nakhinam ca nadinam ca srnginam sastradharinam | visvaso naiva kartavyah strinam presyajanasya ca || na visvasedavisvaste visvaste nativisvaset | visvasadbhayamutpannam muladapi nikrntati || gandhah sarvatra satatamaghratavyah prayatnatah | 5|18|363-364 gavah pasyanti gandhena rajanascaracaksusa || 5|18|366 yatha hi pathikah kascicchayamasritya tisthati | visramya ca punargacchettadvadbhutasamagamah || 5|18|368 loko vadati vakyani candanam kila sitalam | putragatraparisvangascandanadapi sitalah || 5 /18 /375 sujano na yati vikrtim parahitanirato vinasakale'pi | chinno'pi candanataruh surabhayati mukham kutharasya || 6|7|23 te sadhavo bhuvanamandalamaulibhuta ye sadhutamanupakarisu darsayanti | atmaprayojanavasatkrta chinnadehah purvopakarisu khalo'pi hitanuraktah || anyasmallabdhosma nicah prayena duhsaho bhavati | 6 /7/25 ravirapi na tapati tadrg yadrsam tapati baluka-nikarah || 6|8|14 ( ramasamkara bhattacarya )