Bhūmi-khaṇḍa · Chapter 95
Sourceसुबाहुरुवाच- स्वर्गस्य मे गुणान्ब्रूहि सांप्रतं द्विजसत्तम । एतत्सर्वं द्विजश्रेष्ठ करिष्यामि स्वभाविकम् १। जैमिनिरुवाच- नंदनादीनि रम्याणि दिव्यानि विविधानि च । तत्रोद्यानानि पुण्यानि सर्वकामयुतानि च २। सर्वकामफलैर्वृक्षैः शोभनानि समंततः । विमानानि सुदिव्यानि सेवितान्यप्सरोगणैः ३। सर्वत्रैव विचित्राणि कामगानि वशानि च । तरुणादित्यवर्णानि मुक्ताजालांतराणि च ४। चंद्रमंडलशुभ्राणि हेमशय्यासनानि च । सर्वकामसमृद्धाश्च सर्वदुःखविवर्जिताः ५। नराः सुकृतिनस्तेषु विचरंति यथा भुवि । न तत्र नास्तिका यांति न स्तेना नाजितेंद्रियाः ६। न नृशंसा न पिशुना न कृतघ्ना न मानिनः । सत्यास्तपःस्थिताः शूरा दयावंतः क्षमापराः ७। यज्वानो दानशीलाश्च तत्र गच्छंति ते नराः । न रोगो न जरामृत्युर्न शोको न हिमातपौ ८। न तत्र क्षुत्पिपासा च कस्य ग्लानिर्न विद्यते । एते चान्ये च बहवो गुणाः स्वर्गस्य भूपते ९। दोषास्तत्रैव ये संति ताञ्छृणुष्व च सांप्रतम् । शुभस्य कर्मणः कृत्स्नं फलं तत्रैव भुज्यते १०। न चात्र क्रियते भूयः सोऽत्र दोषो महान्स्मृतः । असंतोषश्च भवति दृष्ट्वा दीप्तां परां श्रियम् ११। सुखव्याप्तमनस्कानां सहसा पतनं तथा । इह यत्क्रियते कर्म फलं तत्रैव भुज्यते १२। कर्मभूमिरियं राजन्फलभूमिरसौ स्मृता । सुबाहुरुवाच- महांतस्तु इमे दोषास्त्वया स्वर्गस्य कीर्तिताः १३। निर्दोषाः शाश्वता येन्ये तांस्त्वं लोकान्वद द्विज । जैमिनिरुवाच- आब्रह्मसदनादेव दोषाः संति च वै नृप १४। अतएव हि नेच्छंति स्वर्गप्राप्तिं मनीषिणः । आब्रह्मसदनादूर्ध्वं तद्विष्णोः परमं पदम् १५। शुभं सनातनं ज्योतिः परंब्रह्मेति तद्विदुः । न तत्र मूढा गच्छंति पुरुषा विषयात्मकाः १६। दंभमोहभयद्रोह क्रोधलोभैरभिद्रुताः । निर्ममा निरहंकारा निर्द्वंद्वास्संयतेंद्रियाः १७। ध्यानयोगरताश्चैव तत्र गच्छंति साधवः । एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि १८। एवं स्वर्गगुणं श्रुत्वा सुबाहुः पृथिवीपतिः । तमुवाच महात्मानं जैमिनिं वदतांवरम् १९। सुबाहुरुवाच- नाहं स्वर्गं गमिष्यामि न चैवेच्छाम्यहं मुने । यस्माच्च पतनं प्रोक्तं तत्कर्म न करोम्यहम् २०। दानमेकं महाभाग नाहं दास्येकदाध्रुवम् । दानाच्च फललोभाच्च तस्मात्पतति वै नरः २१। इत्येवमुक्त्वा धर्मात्मा सुबाहुः पृथिवीपतिः । ध्यानयोगेन देवेशं यजिष्ये कमलाप्रियम् २२। दाहप्रलयसंवर्जं विष्णुलोकं व्रजाम्यहम् । जैमिनिरुवाच- सत्यमुक्तं त्वया भूप सर्वश्रेयः समाकुलम् २३। राजानो धर्मशीलाश्च महायज्ञैर्यजंति ते । सर्वदानानि दीयंते यज्ञेषु नृपनंदन २४। आदावन्नं तु यज्ञेषु वस्त्रं तांबूलमेव च । कांचनं भूमिदानं च गोदानं प्रददंति च २५। सुयज्ञैर्वैष्णवं लोकं ते प्रयांति नरोत्तमाः । दानेन तृप्तिमायांति संतुष्टाः संति भूमिपाः २६। तपस्विनो महात्मानो नित्यमेवं यजंति ते । सुभिक्षां याचयित्वा तु स्वस्थानं तु समागताः २७। भिक्षार्थं तस्य भागानि प्रकुर्वंति च भूपते । ब्राह्मणाय विभागैकं गोग्रासं तु महामते २८। सुपार्श्ववर्तिनां चैकं प्रयच्छंति तपोधनाः । तस्यान्नस्य प्रदानेन फलं भुंजंति मानवाः २९। क्षुधातृषाविहीनास्ते विष्णुलोकं व्रजंति वै । तस्मात्त्वमपि राजेंद्र देहि न्यायार्जितं धनम् ३०। दानाज्ज्ञानं ततः प्राप्य ज्ञानात्सिद्धिं प्रयास्यति । य इदं शृणुयान्मर्त्यः पुण्याख्यानमनुत्तमम् ३१। तस्य सर्वार्थसिद्धिः स्यात्पापं सर्वं विलीयते । विमुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यो विष्णुलोकं सगच्छति ३२। इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने गुरुतीर्थे च्यवनचरित्रे पंचनवतितमोऽध्यायः ९५।
subāhuruvāca- svargasya me guṇānbrūhi sāṃprataṃ dvijasattama | etatsarvaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha kariṣyāmi svabhāvikam 1| jaiminiruvāca- naṃdanādīni ramyāṇi divyāni vividhāni ca | tatrodyānāni puṇyāni sarvakāmayutāni ca 2| sarvakāmaphalairvṛkṣaiḥ śobhanāni samaṃtataḥ | vimānāni sudivyāni sevitānyapsarogaṇaiḥ 3| sarvatraiva vicitrāṇi kāmagāni vaśāni ca | taruṇādityavarṇāni muktājālāṃtarāṇi ca 4| caṃdramaṃḍalaśubhrāṇi hemaśayyāsanāni ca | sarvakāmasamṛddhāśca sarvaduḥkhavivarjitāḥ 5| narāḥ sukṛtinasteṣu vicaraṃti yathā bhuvi | na tatra nāstikā yāṃti na stenā nājiteṃdriyāḥ 6| na nṛśaṃsā na piśunā na kṛtaghnā na māninaḥ | satyāstapaḥsthitāḥ śūrā dayāvaṃtaḥ kṣamāparāḥ 7| yajvāno dānaśīlāśca tatra gacchaṃti te narāḥ | na rogo na jarāmṛtyurna śoko na himātapau 8| na tatra kṣutpipāsā ca kasya glānirna vidyate | ete cānye ca bahavo guṇāḥ svargasya bhūpate 9| doṣāstatraiva ye saṃti tāñchṛṇuṣva ca sāṃpratam | śubhasya karmaṇaḥ kṛtsnaṃ phalaṃ tatraiva bhujyate 10| na cātra kriyate bhūyaḥ so'tra doṣo mahānsmṛtaḥ | asaṃtoṣaśca bhavati dṛṣṭvā dīptāṃ parāṃ śriyam 11| sukhavyāptamanaskānāṃ sahasā patanaṃ tathā | iha yatkriyate karma phalaṃ tatraiva bhujyate 12| karmabhūmiriyaṃ rājanphalabhūmirasau smṛtā | subāhuruvāca- mahāṃtastu ime doṣāstvayā svargasya kīrtitāḥ 13| nirdoṣāḥ śāśvatā yenye tāṃstvaṃ lokānvada dvija | jaiminiruvāca- ābrahmasadanādeva doṣāḥ saṃti ca vai nṛpa 14| ataeva hi necchaṃti svargaprāptiṃ manīṣiṇaḥ | ābrahmasadanādūrdhvaṃ tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam 15| śubhaṃ sanātanaṃ jyotiḥ paraṃbrahmeti tadviduḥ | na tatra mūḍhā gacchaṃti puruṣā viṣayātmakāḥ 16| daṃbhamohabhayadroha krodhalobhairabhidrutāḥ | nirmamā nirahaṃkārā nirdvaṃdvāssaṃyateṃdriyāḥ 17| dhyānayogaratāścaiva tatra gacchaṃti sādhavaḥ | etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ yanmāṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi 18| evaṃ svargaguṇaṃ śrutvā subāhuḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ | tamuvāca mahātmānaṃ jaiminiṃ vadatāṃvaram 19| subāhuruvāca- nāhaṃ svargaṃ gamiṣyāmi na caivecchāmyahaṃ mune | yasmācca patanaṃ proktaṃ tatkarma na karomyaham 20| dānamekaṃ mahābhāga nāhaṃ dāsyekadādhruvam | dānācca phalalobhācca tasmātpatati vai naraḥ 21| ityevamuktvā dharmātmā subāhuḥ pṛthivīpatiḥ | dhyānayogena deveśaṃ yajiṣye kamalāpriyam 22| dāhapralayasaṃvarjaṃ viṣṇulokaṃ vrajāmyaham | jaiminiruvāca- satyamuktaṃ tvayā bhūpa sarvaśreyaḥ samākulam 23| rājāno dharmaśīlāśca mahāyajñairyajaṃti te | sarvadānāni dīyaṃte yajñeṣu nṛpanaṃdana 24| ādāvannaṃ tu yajñeṣu vastraṃ tāṃbūlameva ca | kāṃcanaṃ bhūmidānaṃ ca godānaṃ pradadaṃti ca 25| suyajñairvaiṣṇavaṃ lokaṃ te prayāṃti narottamāḥ | dānena tṛptimāyāṃti saṃtuṣṭāḥ saṃti bhūmipāḥ 26| tapasvino mahātmāno nityamevaṃ yajaṃti te | subhikṣāṃ yācayitvā tu svasthānaṃ tu samāgatāḥ 27| bhikṣārthaṃ tasya bhāgāni prakurvaṃti ca bhūpate | brāhmaṇāya vibhāgaikaṃ gogrāsaṃ tu mahāmate 28| supārśvavartināṃ caikaṃ prayacchaṃti tapodhanāḥ | tasyānnasya pradānena phalaṃ bhuṃjaṃti mānavāḥ 29| kṣudhātṛṣāvihīnāste viṣṇulokaṃ vrajaṃti vai | tasmāttvamapi rājeṃdra dehi nyāyārjitaṃ dhanam 30| dānājjñānaṃ tataḥ prāpya jñānātsiddhiṃ prayāsyati | ya idaṃ śṛṇuyānmartyaḥ puṇyākhyānamanuttamam 31| tasya sarvārthasiddhiḥ syātpāpaṃ sarvaṃ vilīyate | vimuktaḥ sarvapāpebhyo viṣṇulokaṃ sagacchati 32| iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe venopākhyāne gurutīrthe cyavanacaritre paṃcanavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ 95|
English translation
Subāhu said :
1. O best brāhmaṇa , now explain to me the merits of heaven. O greatest brāhmaṇa, I shall do all this naturally.
Jaimini said :
2-13a. There (i.e. in heaven) are various divine, meritorious, charming pleasure-gardens, full of all objects of desire and beautiful with trees satisfying all desires. (There are) everywhere aeroplanes attended by bevies of celestial nymphs. They are variegated; they move according to the desire (of the occupant); they are controlled (by the occupant). Their colour is like that of the young sun, and they have windows (decked) with pearls. They are white like the moon’s orb, and have golden beds and seats. In them meritorious men, richly endowed with all objects of desires, and free from all griefs move as on earth. Non-believers do not go there. Those who have not conquered their senses do not (go there). Wicked, cruel, ungrateful and proud (people) do not (go) there. Men that are truthful, that remain in penance, that are brave, kind, forgiving, that perform sacrifices, and are given to giving gifts go there. There nobody suffers from a disease, old age; nobody meets with death; nobody suffers from cold or heat. Nobody has hunger, thirst or exhaustion. O king, there are many merits like these and others of heaven. Now listen to the defects that are there. The entire fruit of an auspicious deed is enjoyed there only. The great defect that is said to be (present) there is that much (activity) is not done (i.e. undertaken by the residents). Also there is dissatisfaction on seeing the bright glory of others. There is a sudden fall of them whose mind is full of happiness. The fruit of that deed which is done here is enjoyed there. O king, this is known to be the land of deeds and that the land of fruits.
Subāhu said :
13b-14a. O brāhmaṇa, you have narrated these great defects of heaven. Tell (me) about the worlds that are faultless and eternal.
Jaimini said :
14b-19. O king, there are defects right from the residence of Brahmā . Therefore the wise do not desire to obtain (i.e. to go to) heaven. Above the residence of Brahmā is the highest place of Viṣṇu . They know it to be an auspicious eternal light and as the highest Brahman . Foolish men, who are full of sensual desires, who are attacked (i.e. overcome) by religious hypocrisy, delusion, fear, treachery, anger and greed, do not go there. Good people who do not have the sense of mineness and egotism. who are free from the pairs of the opposite qualities (like pleasure and pain), whose senses are controlled, and who are engaged in profound meditation, go there. I have told you all this that you have asked me about.
Having thus heard the merits of heaven, Subāhu , the lord of the earth, asked the noble Jaimini , the best among speakers:
Subāhu said :
20-23a. O sage, I shall not go to heaven; I do not also desire (to go there). I shall not do that act by which there is a fall. O noble one, charity alone is (everything). Certainly when shall I not give? A man falls from it (i.e. heaven) because of (giving) gifts and desire for (their) fruits.
Having said so, that religious-minded Subāhu, the lord of the earth, (again spoke): “By means of profound meditation I shall worship that lord of gods (i.e. Viṣṇu), dear to Lakṣmī . I shall go to Viṣṇu’s heaven which is free from tormentation and destruction.”
Jaimini said :
23b-30a. O king, you have spoken the truth, which is full of all bliss. Kings are virtuous and they worship with great sacrifices. O prince, in sacrifices all (kinds of) gifts are given. In the sacrifices, they first give food, garments, tāmbūla , gold, and also give the gift of land and cows. Those best men go to Viṣṇu’s world by means of good sacrifices. Kings are satisfied by (giving) gifts and are pleased. The noble devout ones always perform sacrifices, after having asked for good (i.e. sumptuous) alms and (after) having come to their own places. O king, (then) it (i.e. the food) is divided into parts for (distributing it) as alms. These (men) with penance as their wealth, O you very intelligent one, give one part to a brāhmaṇa, and one to those who are very near. Due to the gift of that food men enjoy (its) fruit. Free from hunger and thirst, they go to Viṣṇu’s world.
30b-32. Therefore, O best king, you (should) also give the wealth earned justly. Having acquired knowledge from (having given) gifts, one will obtain perfection from (that) knowledge. That man who would listen to this meritorious and excellent account, will obtain all objects and all his sin melts away. Free from all sins, he goes to Viṣṇu’s heaven.
Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 43135, revision 335593 (2022-04-11T11:22:34Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc365188.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.