Kriyāyogasāra-khaṇḍa · Chapter 11
Sourceव्यास उवाच- जैमिने विधिना येन पूजितव्यो हरिः सदा । तमहं वच्मि विप्रर्षे शृणु वत्स समाहितः १। कल्य उत्थाय पर्यंकाद्गृहीत्वा पात्रमंभसाम् । बहिर्देशं व्रजेत्प्राज्ञः शीर्षमाच्छाद्य वाससा २। तत्रोदीच्यां दिशि मौनी यज्ञसूत्राणि कर्णयोः । कृत्वोपविष्टः प्राज्ञस्तु मलमूत्रं विसर्जयेत् ३। देवतायतने मार्गे गोष्ठेषु चत्वरेषु च । रथ्यायां कृष्टभूमौ च दर्भमूले तथांगणे ४। तटिनी पुलिने चैत्त्यवृक्षमूले तथा वने । तडागवापीगर्भेषु मलमूत्रं च न त्यजेत् ५। रविं चंद्रमसं चैव द्विजान्गाश्च दिशो दश । मलमूत्रं त्यजेद्यावत्तावत्प्राज्ञो न पश्यति ६। खनितां मूषिकाद्यैश्च बिलाभ्यंतरवर्तिनीम् । फालकृष्टां मृदं चैव न गृह्णीयाच्छौचहेतवे ७। जलाज्जलं समानीय शौचं कुर्याद्विचक्षणः । पादं जलेषु वै दत्वा न शौचं कुरुते बुधः ८। दक्षिणाभिमुखो रात्रौ कुर्यात्प्राज्ञो बहिःक्रियाम् । शिरः प्रावृत्य वस्त्रेण ततः शौचं समाचरेत् ९। मृत्तिकैका प्रदातव्या लिंगे तिस्रस्तु वै गुदे । सप्त सव्ये करे प्राज्ञैर्हस्तयोरुभयोर्दश १०। पादयोः षट्प्रदातव्या मृत्तिका च विचक्षणैः । कृतशौचक्रियः प्राज्ञः कुर्याद्दंतस्य धावनम् ११। जिह्वपामार्जनं चैव दशनाच्छादनादिभिः । दक्षिणाभिमुखो भूत्वा पश्चिमाभिमुखस्तथा १२। न दंतधावनं कुर्यात्कुर्याच्चेन्नारकी भवेत् । मध्यमानामिकाभ्यां च वृद्धांगुष्ठेन च द्विज १३। दंतस्य धावनं कुर्यान्न तर्जन्या कदाचन । अश्वत्थवटवृक्षाणां धात्र्या कैथिकया बुधः १४। न दंतधावनं कुर्यात्तथेंद्रस्यसुरस्य च । नित्यं क्रियाफलं तस्य सर्वमेव विनश्यति १५। यः स्नानसमये कुर्याज्जैमिने दंतधावनम् । निराशाः पितरो यांति तस्य देवाः सुरर्षयः १६। दंतस्य धावनं कुर्याद्यो मध्याह्नापराह्णयोः । तस्य पूजां न गृह्णंति देवताः पितरो जलम् १७। स्नानकाले पुष्करिण्यां यः कुर्याद्दंतधावनम् । ततो ज्ञेयः स चांडालो यावद्गंगां न पश्यति १८। भगवत्युदिते सूर्ये यः कुर्याद्दंतधावनम् । तद्दंतकाष्ठं पितरो भुक्त्वा गच्छंति दुःखिनः १९। उपवासदिने विप्र पितृश्राद्धदिने तथा । न तत्फलमवाप्नोति दंतधावनकृन्नरः २०। प्रभाते मार्जयेद्दंतान्वाससा रसनां तथा । कुर्याद्द्वादश विप्रेंद्र कल्लोलानि जलैर्बुधः २१। उपवासे पितृश्राद्धे विधिनाऽनेन जैमिने । दंतधावनकृन्मर्त्यः संपूर्णं लभते फलम् २२। अनेन विधिना कृत्वा दीर्घदर्शी बहिः क्रियाम् । ततो निजगृहं गत्वा रात्रिवस्त्रं परित्यजेत् २३। ततो देवगृहद्वारे चोपविष्टो बुधः शुचिः । स्मरेन्नारायणं देवमनंतं परमेश्वरम् २४। रामश्यामतनो विष्णो नारायण दयामय । जनार्दन जगद्धाम पापं मे हर केशव २५। पीतांबरधरानंत पद्मनाभ जगन्मय । वामन प्रणतस्येश विभो त्वं शरणं भव २६। दामोदर यदुश्रेष्ठ श्रीकृष्ण करुणार्णव । कमलेक्षण देवेंद्र वासुदेव कृपां कुरु २७। गरुडध्वज गोविंद विश्वंभर गदाधर । शंखपाणे चक्रपाणे पद्महस्त हरापदः २८। लक्ष्मीविलास वैकुंठ हृषीकेश सुरोत्तम । पुरुषोत्तम कंसारे कैटभारे भयं हर २९। श्रीपते श्रीधर विभो श्रीद श्रीकर माधव । परंब्रह्म परंधाम शरणं मे भवाव्यय ३०। इत्थं कृत्वा द्विजश्रेष्ठ श्रीविष्णुस्मरणं बुधः । बद्धांजलिरिति ब्रूते प्रविश्य निलयं गतः ३१। ईश्वर श्रीपते कृष्ण देवकीनंदन प्रभो । निद्रां मुंच जगन्नाथ प्रभातसमयोऽभवत् ३२। अथोस्थितमिव प्राज्ञः पर्यंके देवकीसुतम् । निद्रां त्यक्त्वा सलक्ष्मीकं चिंतयेन्निज चेतसा ३३। ततः कृतच्छदं दिव्यं पात्रं च जलपूरितम् । मुखप्रक्षालनार्थाय दद्यात्कृष्णाय वैष्णवः ३४। ईश्वरं वर्तनार्थाय सेवंते सेवका यथा । तथैव मतिमंतोपि सेवंते परमेश्वरम् ३५। यस्तु सेवकरूपेण सेवते जगदीश्वरम् । अचिरेणैव विप्रर्षे तस्य सिध्यति वांछितम् ३६। यथेश्वरस्य सभयाः सेवां कुर्वंति चेटकाः । प्राज्ञास्तथैव सेवंते सर्वदैव हरिं प्रभुम् ३७। निजेच्छयानया विष्णुं निर्भयः पूजयेन्नरः । कुसेवकः स एवास्ति तदा नहि भवेद्द्विज ३८। अतएव द्विजश्रेष्ठ त्वरया कमलापतेः । कर्त्तव्या सर्वदा सेवा पुंसा कैवल्यमिच्छुना ३९। निर्माल्यं रात्रिवस्त्रं च गंधं पर्युषितं तथा । हरेरुत्तारयेदंगात्प्रभाते वैष्णवो जनः ४०। ततो देवालये तस्मिन्स्वयमेव हि मार्जयेत् । कुर्याच्छनैःशनैः प्राज्ञः संमार्जन्या परिष्क्रियाम् ४१। यावंतो निलयात्तस्माद्गच्छंति रेणवो बहिः । तावन्मन्वंतरशतं तिष्ठेद्विष्णुगृहे नरः ४२। यस्तु संमार्जनं कुर्याद्ब्रह्महापि हरेर्गृहे । सोपि याति परं धाम किमन्यैर्बहुभाषितैः ४३। तथोपलेपनं कुर्यादूर्णकैर्गोमयैर्द्विज । तस्मिन्विष्णुगृहे प्राज्ञः स्मरेन्नारायणं प्रभुम् ४४। यस्तूपलेपनं कुर्यात्केशवस्य च मंदिरे । तस्य पुण्यमहं वच्मि संक्षेपाच्छृणु जैमिने ४५। रजांसि तत्र यावंति विनश्यंति द्विजोत्तम । तावत्कल्पसहस्राणि तिष्ठेद्विष्णुगृहे सुखी ४६। संमार्जनं विष्णुगृहे जनः कृत्वोपलेपनम् । लभते परमं धाम किं पूजाफलवित्प्रभोः ४७। देव राज विरोधेन न शक्नोति यदा स्वयम् । तदा विष्णुगृहे चापि धर्मपत्नीं नियोजयेत् ४८। अथवा तनयं भक्तं सुचरित्रं तथात्मनः । भ्रातरं भगिनीं वापि देवागारे नियोजयेत् ४९ । हरेः सपर्यावस्तूनि सप्तधा शुद्धवारिभिः । प्रक्षालयेत्त्रिधा वापि स्वयमेवातियत्नतः ५० 7.11.50। अम्लेन ताम्रपात्राणि कांस्यपात्राणि भस्मना । वह्निना लोहपात्राणि शुध्यंति नात्र संशयः ५१। धनाढ्यो लोहपात्रस्थैर्यः स्नापयति वारिभिः । नारायणं जगन्नाथं तस्य तुष्टो न केशवः ५२। अज्ञानाद्वापि चेत्तर्हि गंगास्नानेन शुद्ध्यति । संपदि ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठ कर्त्तव्यो नियमः सदा ५३। विपत्त्यां नियमो नास्ति शास्त्रेष्विति विनिश्चयः । यत्नात्प्रक्षालितः शङ्खो यदा भूमिं स्पृशेत्पुनः ५४। तदा स शङ्खो विप्रेंद्र शतधौतेन शुध्यति । इत्थं प्रक्षाल्य यत्नेन पूजाद्रव्याणि चक्रिणः ५५। गृहीत्वा स्नानवस्तूनि स्नानार्थं सरसीं व्रजेत् । अकृत्वा स्नानकर्माणि गृहमायाति यः पुनः ५६। तस्मिन्दिने पितृगणस्तस्य नाप्नोति तर्पणम् । स्नानार्थं भोजनार्थं वा गच्छतो विघ्नकृद्भवेत् ५७। यस्तु मोहाद्द्विजश्रेष्ठ स नूनं नारकी भवेत् । स्नानार्थं सरसीं गत्वा मलमूत्रं करोति यः ५८। पितरस्तस्य विण्वमूत्रभोजिनः स्युर्न संशयः । ततः कृत्वा विधानेन स्नानं च तर्पणादिकम् ५९। स्वकीयं गृहमागच्छेत्स्मरेन्नारायणं बुधः । ततश्च प्रांगणे विप्र प्रक्षाल्य चरणद्वयम् ६०। प्रविशेद्देवतागारं शुचिर्ब्राह्मणसत्तमः । अप्रक्षालितपादो यः प्रविशेन्निलयं जनः ६१। संवत्सरकृतं पुण्यं तस्य नश्यति तत्क्षणात् । स्नानं कृत्वा समागत्य प्रांगणेषु विचक्षणः ६२। तस्मात्प्रक्षाल्य चरणौ प्रविशेद्देवतागृहम् । उपविश्य पादयुग्मं बुधः सव्येन पाणिना ६३। यत्नात्प्रक्षालयेद्विप्र तथा पाणिद्वयं पुनः । पादेन पादं विप्रेंद्र तथा दक्षिणपाणिना ६४। यश्च प्रक्षालयेन्मूढस्तं लक्ष्मीस्त्यजति ध्रुवम् । अथोपविष्टो मतिमान्केशवार्चनमारभेत् ६५। अनन्यमानसो भूत्वा सर्वकामफलप्रदम् । मृगचर्मासने शुद्ध व्याघ्रचर्मासनेऽपि वा ६६। वस्त्रासने केवले च तथा कुशमयासने । पुष्पासने चोपविष्टः पूजयेत्कमलापतिम् ६७। काष्ठासने द्विजो विद्वान्न कुर्य्याद्विष्णुपूजनम् । विष्णुना त्वं धृता पृथ्वि सर्वेलोकास्त्वया धृताः ६८। अतः सर्वसहे देहि वस्तुं मे स्थानमुत्तमम् । इत्युक्त्वासनमास्तीर्य वसेन्नारायणार्चकः ६९। दक्षिणाभिमुखो भूत्वा न कुर्याद्विष्णुपूजनम् । शङ्खे कृत्वा तु पानीयं मंत्रपूतं सुवासितम् ७०। स्नापयेत्कमलाकांतं कमलासहितं प्रभुम् । शङ्खेन स्नापयेद्यस्तु भगवंतं जनार्दनम् ७१। तत्फलं तस्य वक्ष्यामि शृणु विप्रेंद्र जैमिने । विप्र गो स्त्री भ्रूणहत्या सुरापानादिपातकैः ७२। विमुक्तो याति वैकुंठं भुंक्ते हि सकलं सुखम् । यदि दृष्ट्वा हृषीकेशं पूजयेन्मानवो द्विज ७३। लभते तत्तदेवाशु प्रसादात्कमलापतेः । शंखाभावे तु विप्रेंद्र सुगंधितोयकं बुधः ७४। कृत्वा च तुलसीं पात्रे स्नापयेत्केशवं बुधः । ततो देवं स्नापयित्वा संस्थाप्य च वरासने ७५। सुगन्धैश्चंदनैस्तस्य कुर्यात्सर्वांगलेपनम् । तुलसीकाष्ठपंके च चक्रिणो देहपालनम् ७६। यः करोति जनस्तस्य प्रसन्नः सततं हरिः । तुलसीपत्रमालेयं निजगन्धसुखप्रदा ७७। दीयते ते जगन्नाथ सुप्रीतो भव सर्वदा । मंत्रेणानेन विप्रेंद्र तुलसीपत्रमालया ७८। अलंकृतो महाविष्णुः प्रसन्नो न ददाति किम् । ततस्तु वैदिकैर्मंत्रैः कर्तव्यं स्वस्तिवाचनम् ७९। दिग्बंधनं च कर्तव्यं मंत्रैः पौराणिकैर्बुधैः । कृष्णो रक्षतु पूर्वस्यामाग्नेय्यां देवकीसुतः ८०। याम्यां रक्षतु दैत्यारिर्नैरृत्यां मधुसूदनः । विदिक्षु रक्षतु श्रीमानूर्ध्वं च श्रीधरः प्रभुः ८१। अधो रक्षतु विश्वात्मा कूर्ममूर्तिः कृपामयः । ये विघ्नकारकाः सर्वे पूजाकाले भवंति ह ८२। दूरं गच्छंतु ते सर्वे हरिनामास्त्रताडिताः । इत्थं दिग्बंधनं कृत्वा ततः प्रह्वः कृतांजलि ८३। वक्ष्यमाणेन मंत्रेण संकल्पं कुरुते दृढम् । मयारब्धामिमां पूजां देवदेव जनार्दन ८४। सिंद्धिं प्रापय निर्विघ्नां प्रसीद परमेश्वर । ततस्तु कृतसंकल्पो वैष्णवः सर्वतत्ववित् ८५। अंगन्यासादिकं कृत्वा ध्यायेन्नारयणं हृदा । नवीनमेघसंकाशं पुंडरीकनिभेक्षणम् ८६। पीतांबरधरं देवं स्मितचारुतराननम् । कदंबपुष्पमालाभिर्भूषितं सुमहाभुजम् ८७। बर्हिबर्ह(?)श्रेणिबद्धशिखंडधृतकुंडलम् । वंशी मधुरनादेन मोहयंतं दिशो दश ८८। आवृतं गोपनारीभिश्चारुवृंदावने स्थितम् । एवं संचिंत्य देवेशं गोविंदं सर्वकामदम् ८९। ततश्चावाहनं कुर्याद्भक्तिभावेन वैष्णवः । आवाहिताय कृष्णाय चतुर्वर्गप्रदायिने ९०। पाद्यार्घ्याचमनीयानि तत्र दद्याद्विचक्षणः । कोमलैस्तुलसीपत्रै रम्यैर्वा कुसुमैर्बुधः ९१। पूजयेत्सर्वदेवेशं श्रीकृष्णं देवकीसुतम् । नमो मत्स्याय कूर्माय वराहाय नमोनमः ९२। नमोऽस्तु हरये तुभ्यं वामनाय नमोनमः । नमो रामाय रामाय रामाय बलिने नमः ९३। नमो बुद्धाय शुद्धाय सकृपाय नमोनमः । नमोस्तु कल्किने तुभ्यं नमस्ते बहुमूर्त्तये ९४। नारायणाय कृष्णाय गोविंदाय च शार्ङ्गिणे । दामोदराय देवाय देवदेवाय ते नमः ९५। हृषीकेशाय शांताय व्योमपादाय वै नमः । नमोस्तु पद्मापतये नमस्ते पद्मचक्षुषे ९६। अनंताय नमस्तुभ्यं गदाहस्ताय वै नमः । तार्क्ष्यध्वजाय वै तुभ्यं नमस्ते चक्रपाणये ९७। पद्महस्ताय वै तुभ्यमच्युताय नमो नमः । नमो दैत्यारये तुभ्यं सर्वकामप्रदायिने ९८। माधवाय सुरेशाय विष्णवे परमात्मने। किरीटिने कुण्डलिने नमोऽस्तु हरये सदा ९९। नमो भगवते तुभ्यं वाहनं गरुडाह्वयम् । ॐनमो गरुडायेति मंत्रेणैव विचक्षणः १०० 7.11.100। नमः शंखाय चक्राय गदायै च नमोनमः । नमः पद्माय खड्गाय नंदकाय नमोनमः १०१। इति संपूज्य देवेशं सदारं च सवाहनम् । सायुधं च ततो मंत्रं जपेदष्टाक्षरं बुधः १०२। निजभक्त्या ततो जप्त्वा मंत्रमष्टाक्षरं बुधः । गोविंदाय ततो दद्यान्नानानैवेद्यमुत्तमम् १०३। धूपं दीपं च तांबूलं देवदेवाय विष्णवे । अन्यान्यप्युपहाराणि प्रदद्याद्वैष्णवो जनः १०४। यस्तु धूपं द्विजश्रेष्ठ चंदनागरुवासितम् । दद्यान्मुरारये तस्य द्रुतं सिध्यति वांछितम् १०५। धूपं यच्छति यो विप्र हरये घृतवासितम् । स गच्छेद्विष्णुभवनं विमुक्तः पापकोटिभिः १०६। नारायणाय यो धूपं दद्याद्गुग्गुलुवासितम् । स याति परमं धाम दुर्ल्लभं यत्सुरैरपि १०७। घृतेन दीपं यो दद्यात्तिलतैलेन वा पुनः । निमेषात्सकलं तस्य पापं हरति केशवः १०८। कर्पूरवासितं यस्तु तांबूलं चक्रपाणये । दद्यात्तस्य द्विजश्रेष्ठ मुक्तिर्भवति जैमिने १०९। यस्तु यच्छति तांबूलं खदिरेण समन्वितम् । इह भुक्त्वाखिलान्भोगानंते याति हरेः पदम् ११०। षष्ठी मधुरिकायुक्तं तथा जातिफलादिभिः । तांबूलं हरये दत्वा स्वर्गमाप्नोति मानवः १११। शङ्खे कृत्वा तु पानीयं कुर्याद्विष्णुप्रदक्षिणाम् । वक्ष्यमाणेन मंत्रेण जैमिने वैष्णवो जनः ११२। जनार्दन जगद्बंधो शरणागतपालक । त्वद्दासदासदासत्वं दासस्य देहि मे प्रभो ११३। मंत्रेणानेन यः कुर्यान्नारायणप्रक्षिणाम् । तस्य पुण्यफलं वच्मि संक्षेपाच्छृणु जैमिने ११४। ब्रह्महत्यादिपापानि यानि यानि महांति च । तानि तानि प्रणश्यंति प्रदक्षिणपदे पदे ११५। यावत्पादं नरो भक्त्या गच्छेद्विष्णुप्रदक्षिणे । तावत्कल्पसहस्राणि विष्णुना सह मोदते ११६। हरिप्रदक्षिणे यावत्पदं गच्छेच्छनैः शनैः । पदेपदेऽश्वमेधस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः ११७। प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य सर्वं संसारे यत्फलं भवेत् । हरिं प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य तस्मात्कोटिगुणं फलम् ११८। अंगं प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य यस्तु नारायणाग्रतः । सोऽपि तत्फलमाप्नोति किमन्यैर्बहुभाषितैः ११९। न लंघयेत्सोमसूत्रं धीमाञ्शंभुप्रदक्षिणे । लंघयित्वा यदा विप्र सा पूजा निष्फला भवेत् १२०। प्रदक्षिणा कारतया वारैकं यो हरिं व्रजेत् । जन्मजन्मनि विप्रेंद्र सार्वभौमो भवेद्ध्रुवम् १२१। यस्तु वारद्वयं विप्र कुर्याद्विष्णुप्रदक्षिणाम् । ऐंद्रं पदमवाप्नोति त्रिदिनेनात्र संशयः १२२। विष्णुप्रदक्षिणं यस्तु कुर्याद्वारद्वयं जनः । विमुक्तः सकलैः पापैः प्रविशेन्माधवीं तनुम् १२३। भ्रामयेत्सोदकं शङ्खं केशवोपरि जैमिने । अंते देवालयं गत्वा सभवेत्सुरवंदितः १२४। प्रणमेद्दंडवद्भूमौ सप्तधा यस्तु केशवम् । पातकं तच्छरीरस्थं भस्मीभवति तत्क्षणात् १२५। शिरस्यंजलिमाधाय प्रणमेद्यो जनार्दनम् । तस्मै लक्ष्मीपतिर्विष्णुर्ददाति परमं पदम् १२६। भूमौ निपात्य सर्वांगं हरिं प्रणमतां नृणाम् । पुण्यप्रभावं विप्रर्षे वदतो मे निशामय १२७। यावद्भूरेणुभिर्नृणां भूषितं स्यात्कलेवरम् । तावत्कल्पसहस्राणि तिष्ठंति हरिसंनिधौ १२८। ततः केशवनिर्माल्यं वैष्णवेभ्यः प्रदीयते । वैष्णवांस्तान्प्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु सत्तम जैमिने १२९। शुकः सूतस्तथा व्यासो नारदः कपिलो मुनिः । प्रह्लादश्चांबरीषश्च तथाक्रूरोद्धवावपि १३०। बिभीषणो हनूमांश्च तथैवान्येऽपि वैष्णवाः । निर्माल्यं वासुदेवस्य गृह्णंतु सर्वकामदम् १३१। इत्युक्त्वा विष्णुनिर्माल्यं निक्षिपेद्भुवि वैष्णवः । ततस्तु हरिनिर्माल्यं स्वयं गृह्णाति भक्तितः १३२। मस्तके दृश्यते यस्य हरिनिर्माल्यमुत्तमम् । स विज्ञेयो द्विजश्रेष्ठ साक्षादेव हरिः स्वयम् १३३। दुर्लभं विष्णुनैवेद्यं निर्माल्यं पापनाशनम् । गृह्णंति त्रिदशाः सर्वे मनुष्याणां च का कथा १३४। जैमिने तुलसीपत्रं यस्तु जिघ्रति वैष्णवः । तस्य देहांतरस्थं हि सर्वं पापं विनश्यति १३५। तुलसीपत्रगंधस्तु प्रविशेद्यस्य नासिकाम् । आपदस्तच्छरीरस्थाः सद्यो गच्छंति संक्षयम् १३६। तुलसीछदनघ्राणमाघ्राय योऽभिनंदति । तस्यालये भवेन्नित्यमानंदो द्विजसत्तम १३७। स्तवैः स्तुत्वा जगन्नाथं कमलाप्रियमच्युतम् । कृतांजलिस्ततः प्राज्ञ इमं मंत्रमुदीरयेत् १३८। नारायण जगद्रूप गच्छ धाम जगत्पते । गच्छ देव निजस्थानं प्रसन्नो भव सर्वदा १३९। येयं स्वशक्त्या देवेंद्र तव पूजा कृता मया । अच्छिद्रास्तु जगन्नाथ त्वत्प्रसादाज्जगन्मय १४०। ततः पादोदकं प्राज्ञो महाविष्णोः परात्मनः । समस्तपातकध्वंसि गृह्णीयाद्भक्तिभावतः १४१। कणमात्रं वहेद्यस्तु विष्णोः पादोदकं शुभम् । स स्नातः सर्वतीर्थेषु जैमिने सत्यमुच्यते १४२। स्पृशेत्पादोदकं विष्णोर्गंगास्नानफलं भवेत् । गांगेयं सलिलं विप्र विष्णुपादोदकं यतः १४३। अकालमरणं नास्ति नास्ति व्याधिभयं तथा । यः स्पृशेत्पादसलिलं केशवस्य महात्मनः १४४। पापव्याधिविनाशार्थं विष्णुपादोदकौषधम् । पापिनोऽपि नरास्ते च पिबंतु प्रतिवासरम् १४५। विष्णुपादोदकं विप्र यः पिबेद्वैष्णवो जनः । पातकं तच्छरीरस्थं क्षणादेव तु नश्यति १४६। यथौषधेन देहस्थं हन्यते देहिनो भृशम् । तथैव पातकं सर्वं विष्णुपादोदकेन च १४७। विष्णुपादोदकं शुद्धं तुलसीपत्रसंयुतम् । यो वहेच्छिरसा विप्र तस्य पुण्यं वदाम्यहम् १४८। ब्रह्महत्यादिभिः पापैर्विमुक्तो विष्णुरूपधृक् । अंते विष्णुपुरं गत्वा विष्णुना सह मोदते १४९। मेरुप्रमाण हेमानि दत्वा भवति यत्फलम् । विष्णुपादोदकं स्पृष्ट्वा तद्भवेदधिकं फलम् १५० 7.11.150। अश्वकोटिप्रदानेन तत्फलं प्राप्यते जनैः । सप्तद्वीपां महीं दत्वा द्विजेभ्यो यत्फलं लभेत् १५१। तत्फलं लभते मर्त्यो विष्णुपादोदकं स्पृशन् । अश्वमेधसहस्राणि कृत्वा भवति यत्फलम् १५२। विष्णुपादोदकं स्पृष्ट्वा तद्भवेदधिकं फलम् । दीर्घिकाशतदानेन यत्पुण्यं परिकीर्तितम् १५३। तस्मादप्यधिकं पुण्यं लभेत्पादोदकं स्पृशन् । बहुनात्र किमुक्तेन संक्षेपादुच्यते मया १५४। विष्णुपादोदकस्पर्शान्मुक्तो भवति मानवः । भूयोभूयोपि विप्रेंद्र सुदृढं कथ्यते मया १५५। पुनर्न लभते जन्म स्पृशन्पादोदकं हरेः । विष्णुनैवेद्यशेषं यः सर्वपापविनाशनम् १५६। योऽश्नाति भक्तिभावेन स गच्छेत्परमं पदम् । दुर्लभं विष्णुनैवेद्य भुंजते द्विजसत्तम १५७। देहं त्यजति पापानि ब्रह्महत्यामुखान्यपि । भुंजतो हरिनैवेद्यं दासीव वशगा भवेत् १५८। मुक्तिभूमिः सुरश्रेष्ठ दैवतैरपि दुर्लभा । संपूज्य कमलाकांतं किंचिन्नैवेद्यमत्यजन् १५९। अचिरेणैव तं विष्णुर्नयति स्वां तनुं प्रति । नैवेद्यस्य महाविष्णोर्गुणं किं कथयाम्यहम् १६०। यद्भुंजतः केशवोऽपि स्यादधीनो द्विज प्रभो । अनेन विधिना विप्र प्रतिमासे जनार्दनम् १६१। विधिहीनामपि श्रेष्ठां पूजां श्रीकमलापतेः । यः कुर्याद्भक्तिभावेन सोऽपि स्यात्केशवप्रियः १६२। विधिज्ञो विधिना विष्णुमभ्यर्च्य यत्फलं लभेत् । यथोक्तविधिना विप्र नैवेद्यैर्बहुभिः प्रभो १६३। पूजितोऽपि न तुष्टः स्याद्यदि भक्तिर्न तिष्ठति । यस्य वै यावती भक्तिर्देवदेवे जनार्दने १६४। तावदेव फलावाप्तिस्तस्य नास्त्यत्र संशयः । अभक्त्याया हरेः पूजा क्रियते भुवि मानवैः १६५। सा पूजा ब्राह्मणश्रेष्ठ पूजाकाले भवेत्किल । ज्ञानमूलं हरेर्भक्तिर्भक्तिमूलं जगत्पतेः १६६। पूजा मोक्षद्रुमोत्पत्तौ मूलमाराधनं हरेः । अल्पमात्रमपि प्राज्ञ श्रद्धया कुरुते हि यत् १६७। तदक्षयं भवेत्सर्वं श्रद्धायुक्ताखिला क्रिया । भक्त्या यः पूजयेद्विष्णुं वारिमात्रमपि द्विज १६८। संस्थानं लभते विष्णोर्यतो भक्तवशो हरिः १६९। असारमेतद्भुवनं समस्तं सारं हरेः पूजनमेव विप्र । तस्मान्मनुष्यो निजमंगलैषी भक्त्या यजेत्कृष्णमनंतमूर्तिम् १७०। इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे क्रियायोगसारे हरिपूजाविधिर्नाम एकादशोऽध्यायः ११।
vyāsa uvāca- jaimine vidhinā yena pūjitavyo hariḥ sadā | tamahaṃ vacmi viprarṣe śṛṇu vatsa samāhitaḥ 1| kalya utthāya paryaṃkādgṛhītvā pātramaṃbhasām | bahirdeśaṃ vrajetprājñaḥ śīrṣamācchādya vāsasā 2| tatrodīcyāṃ diśi maunī yajñasūtrāṇi karṇayoḥ | kṛtvopaviṣṭaḥ prājñastu malamūtraṃ visarjayet 3| devatāyatane mārge goṣṭheṣu catvareṣu ca | rathyāyāṃ kṛṣṭabhūmau ca darbhamūle tathāṃgaṇe 4| taṭinī puline caittyavṛkṣamūle tathā vane | taḍāgavāpīgarbheṣu malamūtraṃ ca na tyajet 5| raviṃ caṃdramasaṃ caiva dvijāngāśca diśo daśa | malamūtraṃ tyajedyāvattāvatprājño na paśyati 6| khanitāṃ mūṣikādyaiśca bilābhyaṃtaravartinīm | phālakṛṣṭāṃ mṛdaṃ caiva na gṛhṇīyācchaucahetave 7| jalājjalaṃ samānīya śaucaṃ kuryādvicakṣaṇaḥ | pādaṃ jaleṣu vai datvā na śaucaṃ kurute budhaḥ 8| dakṣiṇābhimukho rātrau kuryātprājño bahiḥkriyām | śiraḥ prāvṛtya vastreṇa tataḥ śaucaṃ samācaret 9| mṛttikaikā pradātavyā liṃge tisrastu vai gude | sapta savye kare prājñairhastayorubhayordaśa 10| pādayoḥ ṣaṭpradātavyā mṛttikā ca vicakṣaṇaiḥ | kṛtaśaucakriyaḥ prājñaḥ kuryāddaṃtasya dhāvanam 11| jihvapāmārjanaṃ caiva daśanācchādanādibhiḥ | dakṣiṇābhimukho bhūtvā paścimābhimukhastathā 12| na daṃtadhāvanaṃ kuryātkuryāccennārakī bhavet | madhyamānāmikābhyāṃ ca vṛddhāṃguṣṭhena ca dvija 13| daṃtasya dhāvanaṃ kuryānna tarjanyā kadācana | aśvatthavaṭavṛkṣāṇāṃ dhātryā kaithikayā budhaḥ 14| na daṃtadhāvanaṃ kuryāttatheṃdrasyasurasya ca | nityaṃ kriyāphalaṃ tasya sarvameva vinaśyati 15| yaḥ snānasamaye kuryājjaimine daṃtadhāvanam | nirāśāḥ pitaro yāṃti tasya devāḥ surarṣayaḥ 16| daṃtasya dhāvanaṃ kuryādyo madhyāhnāparāhṇayoḥ | tasya pūjāṃ na gṛhṇaṃti devatāḥ pitaro jalam 17| snānakāle puṣkariṇyāṃ yaḥ kuryāddaṃtadhāvanam | tato jñeyaḥ sa cāṃḍālo yāvadgaṃgāṃ na paśyati 18| bhagavatyudite sūrye yaḥ kuryāddaṃtadhāvanam | taddaṃtakāṣṭhaṃ pitaro bhuktvā gacchaṃti duḥkhinaḥ 19| upavāsadine vipra pitṛśrāddhadine tathā | na tatphalamavāpnoti daṃtadhāvanakṛnnaraḥ 20| prabhāte mārjayeddaṃtānvāsasā rasanāṃ tathā | kuryāddvādaśa vipreṃdra kallolāni jalairbudhaḥ 21| upavāse pitṛśrāddhe vidhinā'nena jaimine | daṃtadhāvanakṛnmartyaḥ saṃpūrṇaṃ labhate phalam 22| anena vidhinā kṛtvā dīrghadarśī bahiḥ kriyām | tato nijagṛhaṃ gatvā rātrivastraṃ parityajet 23| tato devagṛhadvāre copaviṣṭo budhaḥ śuciḥ | smarennārāyaṇaṃ devamanaṃtaṃ parameśvaram 24| rāmaśyāmatano viṣṇo nārāyaṇa dayāmaya | janārdana jagaddhāma pāpaṃ me hara keśava 25| pītāṃbaradharānaṃta padmanābha jaganmaya | vāmana praṇatasyeśa vibho tvaṃ śaraṇaṃ bhava 26| dāmodara yaduśreṣṭha śrīkṛṣṇa karuṇārṇava | kamalekṣaṇa deveṃdra vāsudeva kṛpāṃ kuru 27| garuḍadhvaja goviṃda viśvaṃbhara gadādhara | śaṃkhapāṇe cakrapāṇe padmahasta harāpadaḥ 28| lakṣmīvilāsa vaikuṃṭha hṛṣīkeśa surottama | puruṣottama kaṃsāre kaiṭabhāre bhayaṃ hara 29| śrīpate śrīdhara vibho śrīda śrīkara mādhava | paraṃbrahma paraṃdhāma śaraṇaṃ me bhavāvyaya 30| itthaṃ kṛtvā dvijaśreṣṭha śrīviṣṇusmaraṇaṃ budhaḥ | baddhāṃjaliriti brūte praviśya nilayaṃ gataḥ 31| īśvara śrīpate kṛṣṇa devakīnaṃdana prabho | nidrāṃ muṃca jagannātha prabhātasamayo'bhavat 32| athosthitamiva prājñaḥ paryaṃke devakīsutam | nidrāṃ tyaktvā salakṣmīkaṃ ciṃtayennija cetasā 33| tataḥ kṛtacchadaṃ divyaṃ pātraṃ ca jalapūritam | mukhaprakṣālanārthāya dadyātkṛṣṇāya vaiṣṇavaḥ 34| īśvaraṃ vartanārthāya sevaṃte sevakā yathā | tathaiva matimaṃtopi sevaṃte parameśvaram 35| yastu sevakarūpeṇa sevate jagadīśvaram | acireṇaiva viprarṣe tasya sidhyati vāṃchitam 36| yatheśvarasya sabhayāḥ sevāṃ kurvaṃti ceṭakāḥ | prājñāstathaiva sevaṃte sarvadaiva hariṃ prabhum 37| nijecchayānayā viṣṇuṃ nirbhayaḥ pūjayennaraḥ | kusevakaḥ sa evāsti tadā nahi bhaveddvija 38| ataeva dvijaśreṣṭha tvarayā kamalāpateḥ | karttavyā sarvadā sevā puṃsā kaivalyamicchunā 39| nirmālyaṃ rātrivastraṃ ca gaṃdhaṃ paryuṣitaṃ tathā | hareruttārayedaṃgātprabhāte vaiṣṇavo janaḥ 40| tato devālaye tasminsvayameva hi mārjayet | kuryācchanaiḥśanaiḥ prājñaḥ saṃmārjanyā pariṣkriyām 41| yāvaṃto nilayāttasmādgacchaṃti reṇavo bahiḥ | tāvanmanvaṃtaraśataṃ tiṣṭhedviṣṇugṛhe naraḥ 42| yastu saṃmārjanaṃ kuryādbrahmahāpi harergṛhe | sopi yāti paraṃ dhāma kimanyairbahubhāṣitaiḥ 43| tathopalepanaṃ kuryādūrṇakairgomayairdvija | tasminviṣṇugṛhe prājñaḥ smarennārāyaṇaṃ prabhum 44| yastūpalepanaṃ kuryātkeśavasya ca maṃdire | tasya puṇyamahaṃ vacmi saṃkṣepācchṛṇu jaimine 45| rajāṃsi tatra yāvaṃti vinaśyaṃti dvijottama | tāvatkalpasahasrāṇi tiṣṭhedviṣṇugṛhe sukhī 46| saṃmārjanaṃ viṣṇugṛhe janaḥ kṛtvopalepanam | labhate paramaṃ dhāma kiṃ pūjāphalavitprabhoḥ 47| deva rāja virodhena na śaknoti yadā svayam | tadā viṣṇugṛhe cāpi dharmapatnīṃ niyojayet 48| athavā tanayaṃ bhaktaṃ sucaritraṃ tathātmanaḥ | bhrātaraṃ bhaginīṃ vāpi devāgāre niyojayet 49 | hareḥ saparyāvastūni saptadhā śuddhavāribhiḥ | prakṣālayettridhā vāpi svayamevātiyatnataḥ 50 7.11.50| amlena tāmrapātrāṇi kāṃsyapātrāṇi bhasmanā | vahninā lohapātrāṇi śudhyaṃti nātra saṃśayaḥ 51| dhanāḍhyo lohapātrasthairyaḥ snāpayati vāribhiḥ | nārāyaṇaṃ jagannāthaṃ tasya tuṣṭo na keśavaḥ 52| ajñānādvāpi cettarhi gaṃgāsnānena śuddhyati | saṃpadi brāhmaṇaśreṣṭha karttavyo niyamaḥ sadā 53| vipattyāṃ niyamo nāsti śāstreṣviti viniścayaḥ | yatnātprakṣālitaḥ śaṅkho yadā bhūmiṃ spṛśetpunaḥ 54| tadā sa śaṅkho vipreṃdra śatadhautena śudhyati | itthaṃ prakṣālya yatnena pūjādravyāṇi cakriṇaḥ 55| gṛhītvā snānavastūni snānārthaṃ sarasīṃ vrajet | akṛtvā snānakarmāṇi gṛhamāyāti yaḥ punaḥ 56| tasmindine pitṛgaṇastasya nāpnoti tarpaṇam | snānārthaṃ bhojanārthaṃ vā gacchato vighnakṛdbhavet 57| yastu mohāddvijaśreṣṭha sa nūnaṃ nārakī bhavet | snānārthaṃ sarasīṃ gatvā malamūtraṃ karoti yaḥ 58| pitarastasya viṇvamūtrabhojinaḥ syurna saṃśayaḥ | tataḥ kṛtvā vidhānena snānaṃ ca tarpaṇādikam 59| svakīyaṃ gṛhamāgacchetsmarennārāyaṇaṃ budhaḥ | tataśca prāṃgaṇe vipra prakṣālya caraṇadvayam 60| praviśeddevatāgāraṃ śucirbrāhmaṇasattamaḥ | aprakṣālitapādo yaḥ praviśennilayaṃ janaḥ 61| saṃvatsarakṛtaṃ puṇyaṃ tasya naśyati tatkṣaṇāt | snānaṃ kṛtvā samāgatya prāṃgaṇeṣu vicakṣaṇaḥ 62| tasmātprakṣālya caraṇau praviśeddevatāgṛham | upaviśya pādayugmaṃ budhaḥ savyena pāṇinā 63| yatnātprakṣālayedvipra tathā pāṇidvayaṃ punaḥ | pādena pādaṃ vipreṃdra tathā dakṣiṇapāṇinā 64| yaśca prakṣālayenmūḍhastaṃ lakṣmīstyajati dhruvam | athopaviṣṭo matimānkeśavārcanamārabhet 65| ananyamānaso bhūtvā sarvakāmaphalapradam | mṛgacarmāsane śuddha vyāghracarmāsane'pi vā 66| vastrāsane kevale ca tathā kuśamayāsane | puṣpāsane copaviṣṭaḥ pūjayetkamalāpatim 67| kāṣṭhāsane dvijo vidvānna kuryyādviṣṇupūjanam | viṣṇunā tvaṃ dhṛtā pṛthvi sarvelokāstvayā dhṛtāḥ 68| ataḥ sarvasahe dehi vastuṃ me sthānamuttamam | ityuktvāsanamāstīrya vasennārāyaṇārcakaḥ 69| dakṣiṇābhimukho bhūtvā na kuryādviṣṇupūjanam | śaṅkhe kṛtvā tu pānīyaṃ maṃtrapūtaṃ suvāsitam 70| snāpayetkamalākāṃtaṃ kamalāsahitaṃ prabhum | śaṅkhena snāpayedyastu bhagavaṃtaṃ janārdanam 71| tatphalaṃ tasya vakṣyāmi śṛṇu vipreṃdra jaimine | vipra go strī bhrūṇahatyā surāpānādipātakaiḥ 72| vimukto yāti vaikuṃṭhaṃ bhuṃkte hi sakalaṃ sukham | yadi dṛṣṭvā hṛṣīkeśaṃ pūjayenmānavo dvija 73| labhate tattadevāśu prasādātkamalāpateḥ | śaṃkhābhāve tu vipreṃdra sugaṃdhitoyakaṃ budhaḥ 74| kṛtvā ca tulasīṃ pātre snāpayetkeśavaṃ budhaḥ | tato devaṃ snāpayitvā saṃsthāpya ca varāsane 75| sugandhaiścaṃdanaistasya kuryātsarvāṃgalepanam | tulasīkāṣṭhapaṃke ca cakriṇo dehapālanam 76| yaḥ karoti janastasya prasannaḥ satataṃ hariḥ | tulasīpatramāleyaṃ nijagandhasukhapradā 77| dīyate te jagannātha suprīto bhava sarvadā | maṃtreṇānena vipreṃdra tulasīpatramālayā 78| alaṃkṛto mahāviṣṇuḥ prasanno na dadāti kim | tatastu vaidikairmaṃtraiḥ kartavyaṃ svastivācanam 79| digbaṃdhanaṃ ca kartavyaṃ maṃtraiḥ paurāṇikairbudhaiḥ | kṛṣṇo rakṣatu pūrvasyāmāgneyyāṃ devakīsutaḥ 80| yāmyāṃ rakṣatu daityārirnairṛtyāṃ madhusūdanaḥ | vidikṣu rakṣatu śrīmānūrdhvaṃ ca śrīdharaḥ prabhuḥ 81| adho rakṣatu viśvātmā kūrmamūrtiḥ kṛpāmayaḥ | ye vighnakārakāḥ sarve pūjākāle bhavaṃti ha 82| dūraṃ gacchaṃtu te sarve harināmāstratāḍitāḥ | itthaṃ digbaṃdhanaṃ kṛtvā tataḥ prahvaḥ kṛtāṃjali 83| vakṣyamāṇena maṃtreṇa saṃkalpaṃ kurute dṛḍham | mayārabdhāmimāṃ pūjāṃ devadeva janārdana 84| siṃddhiṃ prāpaya nirvighnāṃ prasīda parameśvara | tatastu kṛtasaṃkalpo vaiṣṇavaḥ sarvatatvavit 85| aṃganyāsādikaṃ kṛtvā dhyāyennārayaṇaṃ hṛdā | navīnameghasaṃkāśaṃ puṃḍarīkanibhekṣaṇam 86| pītāṃbaradharaṃ devaṃ smitacārutarānanam | kadaṃbapuṣpamālābhirbhūṣitaṃ sumahābhujam 87| barhibarha(?)śreṇibaddhaśikhaṃḍadhṛtakuṃḍalam | vaṃśī madhuranādena mohayaṃtaṃ diśo daśa 88| āvṛtaṃ gopanārībhiścāruvṛṃdāvane sthitam | evaṃ saṃciṃtya deveśaṃ goviṃdaṃ sarvakāmadam 89| tataścāvāhanaṃ kuryādbhaktibhāvena vaiṣṇavaḥ | āvāhitāya kṛṣṇāya caturvargapradāyine 90| pādyārghyācamanīyāni tatra dadyādvicakṣaṇaḥ | komalaistulasīpatrai ramyairvā kusumairbudhaḥ 91| pūjayetsarvadeveśaṃ śrīkṛṣṇaṃ devakīsutam | namo matsyāya kūrmāya varāhāya namonamaḥ 92| namo'stu haraye tubhyaṃ vāmanāya namonamaḥ | namo rāmāya rāmāya rāmāya baline namaḥ 93| namo buddhāya śuddhāya sakṛpāya namonamaḥ | namostu kalkine tubhyaṃ namaste bahumūrttaye 94| nārāyaṇāya kṛṣṇāya goviṃdāya ca śārṅgiṇe | dāmodarāya devāya devadevāya te namaḥ 95| hṛṣīkeśāya śāṃtāya vyomapādāya vai namaḥ | namostu padmāpataye namaste padmacakṣuṣe 96| anaṃtāya namastubhyaṃ gadāhastāya vai namaḥ | tārkṣyadhvajāya vai tubhyaṃ namaste cakrapāṇaye 97| padmahastāya vai tubhyamacyutāya namo namaḥ | namo daityāraye tubhyaṃ sarvakāmapradāyine 98| mādhavāya sureśāya viṣṇave paramātmane| kirīṭine kuṇḍaline namo'stu haraye sadā 99| namo bhagavate tubhyaṃ vāhanaṃ garuḍāhvayam | oṃnamo garuḍāyeti maṃtreṇaiva vicakṣaṇaḥ 100 7.11.100| namaḥ śaṃkhāya cakrāya gadāyai ca namonamaḥ | namaḥ padmāya khaḍgāya naṃdakāya namonamaḥ 101| iti saṃpūjya deveśaṃ sadāraṃ ca savāhanam | sāyudhaṃ ca tato maṃtraṃ japedaṣṭākṣaraṃ budhaḥ 102| nijabhaktyā tato japtvā maṃtramaṣṭākṣaraṃ budhaḥ | goviṃdāya tato dadyānnānānaivedyamuttamam 103| dhūpaṃ dīpaṃ ca tāṃbūlaṃ devadevāya viṣṇave | anyānyapyupahārāṇi pradadyādvaiṣṇavo janaḥ 104| yastu dhūpaṃ dvijaśreṣṭha caṃdanāgaruvāsitam | dadyānmurāraye tasya drutaṃ sidhyati vāṃchitam 105| dhūpaṃ yacchati yo vipra haraye ghṛtavāsitam | sa gacchedviṣṇubhavanaṃ vimuktaḥ pāpakoṭibhiḥ 106| nārāyaṇāya yo dhūpaṃ dadyādgugguluvāsitam | sa yāti paramaṃ dhāma durllabhaṃ yatsurairapi 107| ghṛtena dīpaṃ yo dadyāttilatailena vā punaḥ | nimeṣātsakalaṃ tasya pāpaṃ harati keśavaḥ 108| karpūravāsitaṃ yastu tāṃbūlaṃ cakrapāṇaye | dadyāttasya dvijaśreṣṭha muktirbhavati jaimine 109| yastu yacchati tāṃbūlaṃ khadireṇa samanvitam | iha bhuktvākhilānbhogānaṃte yāti hareḥ padam 110| ṣaṣṭhī madhurikāyuktaṃ tathā jātiphalādibhiḥ | tāṃbūlaṃ haraye datvā svargamāpnoti mānavaḥ 111| śaṅkhe kṛtvā tu pānīyaṃ kuryādviṣṇupradakṣiṇām | vakṣyamāṇena maṃtreṇa jaimine vaiṣṇavo janaḥ 112| janārdana jagadbaṃdho śaraṇāgatapālaka | tvaddāsadāsadāsatvaṃ dāsasya dehi me prabho 113| maṃtreṇānena yaḥ kuryānnārāyaṇaprakṣiṇām | tasya puṇyaphalaṃ vacmi saṃkṣepācchṛṇu jaimine 114| brahmahatyādipāpāni yāni yāni mahāṃti ca | tāni tāni praṇaśyaṃti pradakṣiṇapade pade 115| yāvatpādaṃ naro bhaktyā gacchedviṣṇupradakṣiṇe | tāvatkalpasahasrāṇi viṣṇunā saha modate 116| haripradakṣiṇe yāvatpadaṃ gacchecchanaiḥ śanaiḥ | padepade'śvamedhasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ 117| pradakṣiṇīkṛtya sarvaṃ saṃsāre yatphalaṃ bhavet | hariṃ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya tasmātkoṭiguṇaṃ phalam 118| aṃgaṃ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya yastu nārāyaṇāgrataḥ | so'pi tatphalamāpnoti kimanyairbahubhāṣitaiḥ 119| na laṃghayetsomasūtraṃ dhīmāñśaṃbhupradakṣiṇe | laṃghayitvā yadā vipra sā pūjā niṣphalā bhavet 120| pradakṣiṇā kāratayā vāraikaṃ yo hariṃ vrajet | janmajanmani vipreṃdra sārvabhaumo bhaveddhruvam 121| yastu vāradvayaṃ vipra kuryādviṣṇupradakṣiṇām | aiṃdraṃ padamavāpnoti tridinenātra saṃśayaḥ 122| viṣṇupradakṣiṇaṃ yastu kuryādvāradvayaṃ janaḥ | vimuktaḥ sakalaiḥ pāpaiḥ praviśenmādhavīṃ tanum 123| bhrāmayetsodakaṃ śaṅkhaṃ keśavopari jaimine | aṃte devālayaṃ gatvā sabhavetsuravaṃditaḥ 124| praṇameddaṃḍavadbhūmau saptadhā yastu keśavam | pātakaṃ taccharīrasthaṃ bhasmībhavati tatkṣaṇāt 125| śirasyaṃjalimādhāya praṇamedyo janārdanam | tasmai lakṣmīpatirviṣṇurdadāti paramaṃ padam 126| bhūmau nipātya sarvāṃgaṃ hariṃ praṇamatāṃ nṛṇām | puṇyaprabhāvaṃ viprarṣe vadato me niśāmaya 127| yāvadbhūreṇubhirnṛṇāṃ bhūṣitaṃ syātkalevaram | tāvatkalpasahasrāṇi tiṣṭhaṃti harisaṃnidhau 128| tataḥ keśavanirmālyaṃ vaiṣṇavebhyaḥ pradīyate | vaiṣṇavāṃstānpravakṣyāmi śṛṇu sattama jaimine 129| śukaḥ sūtastathā vyāso nāradaḥ kapilo muniḥ | prahlādaścāṃbarīṣaśca tathākrūroddhavāvapi 130| bibhīṣaṇo hanūmāṃśca tathaivānye'pi vaiṣṇavāḥ | nirmālyaṃ vāsudevasya gṛhṇaṃtu sarvakāmadam 131| ityuktvā viṣṇunirmālyaṃ nikṣipedbhuvi vaiṣṇavaḥ | tatastu harinirmālyaṃ svayaṃ gṛhṇāti bhaktitaḥ 132| mastake dṛśyate yasya harinirmālyamuttamam | sa vijñeyo dvijaśreṣṭha sākṣādeva hariḥ svayam 133| durlabhaṃ viṣṇunaivedyaṃ nirmālyaṃ pāpanāśanam | gṛhṇaṃti tridaśāḥ sarve manuṣyāṇāṃ ca kā kathā 134| jaimine tulasīpatraṃ yastu jighrati vaiṣṇavaḥ | tasya dehāṃtarasthaṃ hi sarvaṃ pāpaṃ vinaśyati 135| tulasīpatragaṃdhastu praviśedyasya nāsikām | āpadastaccharīrasthāḥ sadyo gacchaṃti saṃkṣayam 136| tulasīchadanaghrāṇamāghrāya yo'bhinaṃdati | tasyālaye bhavennityamānaṃdo dvijasattama 137| stavaiḥ stutvā jagannāthaṃ kamalāpriyamacyutam | kṛtāṃjalistataḥ prājña imaṃ maṃtramudīrayet 138| nārāyaṇa jagadrūpa gaccha dhāma jagatpate | gaccha deva nijasthānaṃ prasanno bhava sarvadā 139| yeyaṃ svaśaktyā deveṃdra tava pūjā kṛtā mayā | acchidrāstu jagannātha tvatprasādājjaganmaya 140| tataḥ pādodakaṃ prājño mahāviṣṇoḥ parātmanaḥ | samastapātakadhvaṃsi gṛhṇīyādbhaktibhāvataḥ 141| kaṇamātraṃ vahedyastu viṣṇoḥ pādodakaṃ śubham | sa snātaḥ sarvatīrtheṣu jaimine satyamucyate 142| spṛśetpādodakaṃ viṣṇorgaṃgāsnānaphalaṃ bhavet | gāṃgeyaṃ salilaṃ vipra viṣṇupādodakaṃ yataḥ 143| akālamaraṇaṃ nāsti nāsti vyādhibhayaṃ tathā | yaḥ spṛśetpādasalilaṃ keśavasya mahātmanaḥ 144| pāpavyādhivināśārthaṃ viṣṇupādodakauṣadham | pāpino'pi narāste ca pibaṃtu prativāsaram 145| viṣṇupādodakaṃ vipra yaḥ pibedvaiṣṇavo janaḥ | pātakaṃ taccharīrasthaṃ kṣaṇādeva tu naśyati 146| yathauṣadhena dehasthaṃ hanyate dehino bhṛśam | tathaiva pātakaṃ sarvaṃ viṣṇupādodakena ca 147| viṣṇupādodakaṃ śuddhaṃ tulasīpatrasaṃyutam | yo vahecchirasā vipra tasya puṇyaṃ vadāmyaham 148| brahmahatyādibhiḥ pāpairvimukto viṣṇurūpadhṛk | aṃte viṣṇupuraṃ gatvā viṣṇunā saha modate 149| merupramāṇa hemāni datvā bhavati yatphalam | viṣṇupādodakaṃ spṛṣṭvā tadbhavedadhikaṃ phalam 150 7.11.150| aśvakoṭipradānena tatphalaṃ prāpyate janaiḥ | saptadvīpāṃ mahīṃ datvā dvijebhyo yatphalaṃ labhet 151| tatphalaṃ labhate martyo viṣṇupādodakaṃ spṛśan | aśvamedhasahasrāṇi kṛtvā bhavati yatphalam 152| viṣṇupādodakaṃ spṛṣṭvā tadbhavedadhikaṃ phalam | dīrghikāśatadānena yatpuṇyaṃ parikīrtitam 153| tasmādapyadhikaṃ puṇyaṃ labhetpādodakaṃ spṛśan | bahunātra kimuktena saṃkṣepāducyate mayā 154| viṣṇupādodakasparśānmukto bhavati mānavaḥ | bhūyobhūyopi vipreṃdra sudṛḍhaṃ kathyate mayā 155| punarna labhate janma spṛśanpādodakaṃ hareḥ | viṣṇunaivedyaśeṣaṃ yaḥ sarvapāpavināśanam 156| yo'śnāti bhaktibhāvena sa gacchetparamaṃ padam | durlabhaṃ viṣṇunaivedya bhuṃjate dvijasattama 157| dehaṃ tyajati pāpāni brahmahatyāmukhānyapi | bhuṃjato harinaivedyaṃ dāsīva vaśagā bhavet 158| muktibhūmiḥ suraśreṣṭha daivatairapi durlabhā | saṃpūjya kamalākāṃtaṃ kiṃcinnaivedyamatyajan 159| acireṇaiva taṃ viṣṇurnayati svāṃ tanuṃ prati | naivedyasya mahāviṣṇorguṇaṃ kiṃ kathayāmyaham 160| yadbhuṃjataḥ keśavo'pi syādadhīno dvija prabho | anena vidhinā vipra pratimāse janārdanam 161| vidhihīnāmapi śreṣṭhāṃ pūjāṃ śrīkamalāpateḥ | yaḥ kuryādbhaktibhāvena so'pi syātkeśavapriyaḥ 162| vidhijño vidhinā viṣṇumabhyarcya yatphalaṃ labhet | yathoktavidhinā vipra naivedyairbahubhiḥ prabho 163| pūjito'pi na tuṣṭaḥ syādyadi bhaktirna tiṣṭhati | yasya vai yāvatī bhaktirdevadeve janārdane 164| tāvadeva phalāvāptistasya nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ | abhaktyāyā hareḥ pūjā kriyate bhuvi mānavaiḥ 165| sā pūjā brāhmaṇaśreṣṭha pūjākāle bhavetkila | jñānamūlaṃ harerbhaktirbhaktimūlaṃ jagatpateḥ 166| pūjā mokṣadrumotpattau mūlamārādhanaṃ hareḥ | alpamātramapi prājña śraddhayā kurute hi yat 167| tadakṣayaṃ bhavetsarvaṃ śraddhāyuktākhilā kriyā | bhaktyā yaḥ pūjayedviṣṇuṃ vārimātramapi dvija 168| saṃsthānaṃ labhate viṣṇoryato bhaktavaśo hariḥ 169| asārametadbhuvanaṃ samastaṃ sāraṃ hareḥ pūjanameva vipra | tasmānmanuṣyo nijamaṃgalaiṣī bhaktyā yajetkṛṣṇamanaṃtamūrtim 170| iti śrīpadmapurāṇe kriyāyogasāre haripūjāvidhirnāma ekādaśo'dhyāyaḥ 11|
English translation
Vyāsa said :
1-8. O Jaimini , O brāhmaṇa sage, I (shall) tell you the mode in which Viṣṇu should always be worshipped. Listen to it attentively. A wise man, having got up from his bed in the morning and taking a pot (full) of water, and covering his head with (a piece of) cloth, should go to a place outside (the town). There, the wise man, keeping mum, putting the sacred thread on his ear, should sit in the northern direction and urinate and excrete. He should not urinate or excrete in a temple of a deity, on the way, in cowpens, places where four roads meet, on the main road, in a ploughed soil, at the root of darbhas , in a courtyard, on the sandy bank of a river, at the root of a fig tree standing on a sacred spot, so also in a forest, in lakes and wells. A wise man should urinate and excrete till he does not see the sun, the moon, brāhmaṇas and the ten quarters. To cleanse himself he should not take the clay from inside the holes dug by mice etc. or (from) ploughed soil. A wise man should purify himself with water after bringing it from (a place of) water. A wise man does not purify himself by keeping his foot in water.
9-10. A wise man should answer the nature’s call at night by facing the south. Covering his head with (a piece of) cloth he should answer the nature’s call. A wise man should apply one (layer of) clay to his organ of generation, three (layers) to his anus, seven to his left hand, and ten to both the hands.
11-21. The wise should apply six (layers of) clay to both the feet. A wise man should brush his teeth after having (thus) purified himself. The cleansing of the teeth along with that of the lips etc. should be done. He should not brush his teeth by facing the south or the west. If he would do so, he would be a resident of hell. O brāhmaṇa, he should brush his teeth with the middle finger or the ring-finger or the thumb but never with the forefinger. A wise man should not brush his teeth with a twig of aśvattha or figtree or of dhātrī tree; so also with that of devadāru or asura tree (for by doing so) the entire fruit of his daily rites perishes. O Jaimini, the manes of him, so also gods and divine sages, being disappointed with him who brushes his teeth at the time of his bath go (away). The deities do not accept the worship of (i.e. offered by) him, and the manes do not accept the (libations of) water of (i.e. offered by) him who brushes his teeth in the noon or the afternoon. He who brushes his teeth at the time of his bath in a lake, should be known to be a cāṇḍāla till he sees Gaṅgā . The manes of him who brushes his teeth after the revered sun has risen, eat that stick with which he brushes his teeth and being grieved, go (away). A man brushing his teeth on a fast day or a śrāddha day does not get the fruit of it (i.e. of the fast or the śrāddha), O brāhmaṇa. O best brāhmaṇa, he should clean his teeth in the morning and his tongue with (a piece of) cloth. He should have twelve rinsings with water.
22-24. O Jaimini, the man who brushes his teeth in this manner on a fast day or the day of (offering of) śrāddha to the manes, gets the entire fruit. Doing the purification in this manner, the wise one should go into his house and abandon the night-garment. Then the wise, pure one, seated at the door of the chamber of the deity should remember the infinite god, the highest lord, Viṣṇu.
25-30. ‘O Rāma , O you of a dark body, O Viṣṇu, O Nārāyaṇa , O you full of pity, O Janārdana , O you abode of the world, O Keśava , remove my sin. O you wearing a yellow garment, O infinite one, O Padmanābha , O you full of the world, O Vāmana , O god, O lord, be the refuge of him who has sought your shelter. O Dāmodara , O greatest of the Yadus , O Śrī Kṛṣṇa , O ocean of pity, O lotus-eyed one, O lord of gods, O Vāsudeva , favour me. O Garuḍa -bannered one, O Govinda , O supporter of all, O holder of the mace, O you having the conch in your hand, O you having:the disc in your hand, O you having a lotus in your hand, remove (my) calamities. O you pleasure of Lakṣmī , O Viṣṇu, O Hṛṣīkeśa , O best of gods, O Puruṣottama , O enemy of Kaṃsa , O enemy of Kaiṭabha , remove (my) fear. O Śrīpati (i.e. lord of Lakṣmī), O Śrīdhara , O lord, O Śrīda, O Śrīkara , O Mādhava , O highest Brahman , O highest abode, O immutable one, be my refuge.’
31. O best brāhmaṇa, having thus remembered Viṣṇu, the wise man with the palms of his hands joined, having gone into the house, speaks like this:
32-35. ‘O god, O Śrīpati, O Kṛṣṇa, O son of Devakī , O lord, O master of th e world, abandon your sleep. It is the morning time.’ Then the wise man should think in his mind that Devakī’s son along with Lakṣmī is seated on the bed after having given up sleep. Then the devotee of Viṣṇu should give to Kṛṣṇa, a divine, covered pot full of water for washing his face. The intelligent ones serve the highest lord as servants serve their master for their livelihood.
36. O brāhmaṇa sage, the desired object of him who serves the lord of the world as his servant, is soon accomplished.
37-39. As the servants serve their master through fear, so the wise ones always serve Viṣṇu, the lord. O brāhmaṇa, he who, being fearless, serves him with this desire of him, is just a bad servant. He would not be (a devotee). Therefore, O best brāhmaṇa, a man desiring final beatitude, should always render service to the lord of Lakṣmī.
40-44. In the morning a devotee of Viṣṇu should take off from the body of Viṣṇu (i.e. his image) the used flowers, the garment worn during the night, and stale sandal also. Then the wise man should himself sweep the temple. He should slowly clean it with a groom. That man would live in Viṣṇu’s house for as many hundred periods of Manu as the number of particles of dust that go out of the temple. Even a murderer of a brāhmaṇa, who sweeps the temple of Viṣṇu, goes to the highest position. What is the use of saying much? He should smear the temple with wool and cowdung. In that temple a wise man should recollect Viṣṇu.
45-51. O Jaimini, I shall tell you in brief about the religious merit of him who smears Viṣṇu’s temple. Listen to it. He would happily live in Viṣṇu’s house for as many thousands of kalpas as the dust particles that perish (i.e. are removed). One who sweeps and smears Viṣṇu’s temple obtains the highest abode. Then what to say about him who knows how to worship the lord? When due to a calamity due to Indra he is not able to do it himself, then he should appoint his wife in Viṣṇu’s temple. Or he should appoint his devoted son of good character, or his brother or sister in the god’s temple. He should himself very carefully wash the things (needed) for Viṣṇu’s worship with pure water seven times or three times. There is no doubt that copper vessels are purified with acid, the vessels of bell-metal are purified with ash, and iron-vessels with fire.
52. Viṣṇu is not pleased with a rich man who bathes Viṣṇu, the lord of the world, with water in an iron pot.
53. If (he does so) through ignorance, he is purified by means of a bath in Gaṅgā. O best brāhmaṇa, in prosperity (i.e. when one is wealthy) one should always follow a rule.
54-62a. It is laid down in the holy texts that there is no rule in adversity. O best brāhmaṇa, when a conch which is carefully washed, touches the ground, it becomes pure after washing it a hundred times. Having in this way carefully washed the materials for worship, he should take materials for his bath and should go to a lake. If he comes home without taking a bath, the hosts of his manes do not accept the libations offered by him on that day. That man who foolishly puts in an obstacle for him who goes for bathing or for taking a meal, would be a resident of hell. There is no doubt that the manes of him who, having gone to a lake for a bath, would urinate or excrete (there) would eat urine and feces. Then having bathed and offered libations according to the rules, a wise man, remembering Viṣṇu, should come home. Then, O brāhmaṇa, the best brāhmaṇa after having washed both his feet in the courtyard should enter the temple of the deity. The religious merit earned during a year, of him who would enter the temple without washing his feet, perishes that moment only.
62b-67. Therefore, a wise man, having come after having bathed, should wash his feet in the courtyard and then enter the temple of the deity. Having sat down, the wise man should wash the pair of his feet with his left hand. Then he should carefully wash both his hands, O brāhmaṇa. O best brānmaṇa, Lakṣmī certainly abandons the fool who washes one of his feet with another or with his right hand. Then the intelligent one, having sat down, and with full concentration should commence the worship of Viṣṇu, giving all desired objects. After sitting upon a pure seat of deer-hide or tiger-hide, or merely on a cloth-seat, or also on the seat of darbhas or of flowers, he should worship Lakṣmī’s lord.
68-79. A learned brāhmaṇa should never worship Viṣṇu (after sitting) on a wooden seat. ‘O Earth, you are held by Viṣṇu, you sustain all people. Therefore, O you who bear everything, give me an excellent seat to stay.’ Speaking like this the worshipper of Viṣṇu should sit on the seat after spreading it out. He should never worship Viṣṇu by facing the South. Having poured water very fragrant and purified with a hymn into a conch, he should bathe the master, Lakṣmī’s lord, along with Lakṣmī. O best brāhmaṇa, Jaimini, I shall tell you the fruit of (i.e. obtained by) him who bathes (the image of) the revered Janārdana with (water from) a conch. Listen. Being free from the sins of the murder of a brāhmaṇa, a cow, a woman, or of causing abortion or drinking liquor, he goes to Vaikuṇṭha , and (there) enjoys all pleasures. O brāhmaṇa, if a man on seeing (the image of) Viṣṇu, would worship (it) him, he quickly obtains whatever (he desires) through the grace of Lakṣmī’s lord. O best brāhmaṇa, a wise man should, in the absence of a conch, put the fragrant water and tulasī (leaves) in a pot, and should bathe (the image of) Viṣṇu. Then having bathed (the image of the) god and having put (it) him on an excellent seat, he should smear his entire body with fragrant sandal. The man who treats the body of the Disc-holder with the mire of tulasī wood (tulasī-plant), has Viṣṇu always pleased with him. ‘O lord of the world, this garland of tulasī leaves, giving pleasure by means of its fragrance is offered to you. Always be very well pleased.’ O best brāhmaṇa, what does the great Viṣṇu, adorned with the garland of tulasī leaves to the accompaniment of this hymn, and pleased, not give? Then he should make the solemn observance with the hymns from the Veda .
80-89. The wise ones should then fix the directions with hymns from the Purāṇas : ‘May Kṛṣṇa protect in the east. May Devakī’s son protect in the south-east. May the enemy of demons protect in the south. May Madhusūdana protect in the southwest. May the Śrīmat (i.e. having Lakṣmī) protect in the intermediate directions. May Śrīdhara protect upwards. May the universal soul, of the form of the tortoise and full of pity protect from below. May all those who cause obstacles at the time of (Viṣṇu’s) worship, go away, being struck by the missile of Viṣṇu’s name.’ Having thus fixed the directions he, bowing and with his palms joined, makes a solemn vow by means of the hymn to be told (hereafter): ‘O god of gods, O Janārdana, make this worship commenced by me free from obstacles and successful. Be pleased, O highest god.’ Having made a solemn vow (like this) a devotee of Viṣṇu, knowing everything, should assign the various parts of his body to different deities, and should meditate, with his heart on god Viṣṇu, resembling a fresh cloud, having eyes like lotuses, wearing a yellow garment, having a very charming, smiling face, adorned with the garlands of kadamba flowers, having very large arms, having ear-rings with the row of peacock’s feathers on his head, deluding the ten directions with the sweet sound of his flute , surrounded by cowherdesses, and living in the charming Vṛndāvana . Having thus meditated upon the lord of gods, Viṣṇu, giving all desired objects, the devotee of Viṣṇu should then devoutly invoke him.
90-92a. The wise one should then offer water for washing his feet, materials of worship and water for sipping to Kṛṣṇa who is invoked and who grants the four goals of human life. The wise one should worship Śrī Kṛṣṇa, Devakī’s son and the lord of all gods, with tender tulasī leaves or charming flowers.
92b-101. ‘Salutations to Matsya (incarnation), to Kūrma incarnation. Repeated salutations to Varāha (incarnation). Salutation to you, Hari ; repeated salutations to Vāmana. Salutation to the powerful Rāma, Rāma, Rāma. Repeated salutations to pure Buddha (the enlightened one), having pity. Salutation to you, Kalki ; salutation to you of many forms. Salutation to you, Nārāyaṇa, Kṛṣṇa, Govinda, the holder of the Śārṅga bow, to Dāmodara, to the lord, to the god of gods. Salutation to Hṛṣīkeśa, to Śānta (the tranquil one), to Vyomapāda (whose feet are extended in the heaven). Salutation to the lord of Lakṣmī. Salutation to (you) having lotus-like eyes. Salutation to you Ananta , to you having mace in your hand, to you, Garuḍa-bannered (one), to you having the disc in your hand. Repeated salutations to you having the lotus in your hand, to Acyuta . Salutation to you, the enemy of demons and giving all desired objects. I always salute Mādhava, Sureśa (lord of gods), Viṣṇu, the highest soul, the one having a crown and ear-rings. Salutation to you, the revered one.’ The wise one (should invoke Viṣṇu’s) vehicle called Garuḍa with the hymn: ‘Salutation to Garuḍa. Salutation to (his). conch, to (his) disc. Repeated salutations to (his) mace. Repeated salutations to (his) lotus, to his sword Nandaka .’
102-104. Having thus worshipped the lord of gods along with his consort and vehicle and weapons, the wise one should repeat the eight-syllabled formula. The wise one having then devoutly repeated the eight-syllabled formula, should offer Viṣṇu many excellent eatables. The devotee of Viṣṇu should also offer god Viṣṇu incense, lamp, tāmbūla and other presents.
105. The desired object of him who would offer Viṣṇu excellent incense made fragrant with sandal and agaru , is accomplished quickly, O best brāhmaṇa.
106. O brāhmaṇa, he who offers Viṣṇu incense made fragrant with ghee , would, after being free from crores of sins, go to Viṣṇu’s abode.
107. He who would offer Viṣṇu incense made fragrant with resin, goes to the highest abode, inaccessible even to gods.
108. Viṣṇu in a moment removes all the sins of him who offers him a lamp with ghee or sesamum oil.
109. O best brāhmaṇa, O Jaimini, he who would give a tāmbūla made fragrant with camphor to Viṣṇu, gets liberation.
110. He who gives a tāmbūla with khadira , ultimately goes to Viṣṇu’s place after having enjoyed all pleasure here (i.e. in this world).
111. A man, after offering a tāmbūla with ṣaṣṭimadhurikā (?) and nutmeg to Viṣṇu, would obtain heaven.
112-113. O Jaimini, the devotee of Viṣṇu, should go round him (i.e. his image) after keeping water in a conch, to the accompaniment of the hymn which will be told (now). ‘O Janārdana, friend of the world, O you protector of those who seek your refuge, O lord, give me the status of the servant of the servant of your servant.’
114-119. O Jaimini, I shall tell you in brief the fruit of the religious merit of him who would go round (the image of) Viṣṇu with (i.e. repeating) this hymn. At every step of the going round (the image of) Viṣṇu sins like the murder of a brāhmaṇa, and (other) major sins perish. For as many thousands of kalpas a man rejoices with Viṣṇu as the steps he would devoutly walk while going round Viṣṇu. When a man slowly walks step by step while going round Viṣṇu, he obtains the fruit of a horse-sacrifice at every step. A crore-fold greater fruit would be obtained by going round (the image of) Viṣṇu than the fruit (obtained by) going round all (other images) in the worldly existence. Even he who goes round himself in front of (the image of) Viṣṇu, gets the same fruit. What is the use of many other words?
120-123. An intelligent man, while going round (the Liṅga of) Śiva , should not cross the receptacle for receiving the water-with which the Liṅga has been bathed. By crossing it (i.e. if a man crosses it) his worship (of Śiva) would be fruitless. O best brāhmaṇa, he who would even once go round Viṣṇu, would certainly become a sovereign emperor in every birth. O brāhmaṇa, he who would go round Viṣṇu twice, obtains Indra’s position within three days. There is no doubt about this. The man who would go round (the image of) Viṣṇu twice, would enter, after being freed from all sins, Viṣṇu’s body.
124-125. O Jaimini, he who after entering a temple, would wave a conch over (the image of) Viṣṇu, would be honoured by gods. The sin in the body of him who would salute (the image of) Viṣṇu (by prostrating himself) like a staff on the ground, is reduced to ash that moment only.
126. Lakṣmī’s lord Viṣṇu gives him who would salute Janārdana with his palms joined and placed on his head, the highest position.
127-129a. O brāhmaṇa sage, listen to the efficacy which I am telling, of the religious merit of those men who drop their entire body (i.e. prostrate themselves) on the ground and salute Viṣṇu. For as many thousands of kalpas as the dust particles with which their bodies are decorated, these men stay with Viṣṇu. Then the flowers taken off from (the image of) Viṣṇu are offered to the devotees of Viṣṇu.
129b-131. I shall tell you about these devotees of Viṣṇu. O best one, O Jaimini, listen. ‘May Śuka , Sūta , so also Vyāsa , Nārada , sage Kapila , Prahlāda , Ambarīṣa , so also Akrūra and Uddhava , Bibhīṣaṇa , Hanūmān , and other devotees of Viṣṇu also accept the flowers taken off from (the image of) Viṣṇu, giving all desired objects.’
132-133. Saying so the devotee should drop on the ground the flowers taken off from (the image of) Viṣṇu. Then he himself devoutly accepts the flowers taken off from (the image of) Viṣṇu. O best brāhmaṇa, he on whose head are seen the excellent flowers taken off from (the image of) Viṣṇu, should be known to be actually Viṣṇu himself.
134-138. All deities take the offerings of eatables to Viṣṇu, and flowers taken off from (the image of) him, which are difficult to be had, and which destroy sins. Then what need one say about human beings? O Jaimini, all the sins remaining in the body of the devotee of Viṣṇu, who smells a tulasi leaf, perish. The diseases in the body of him, into whose nose the fragrance of a tulasī leaf enters, instantly perish. O best brāhmaṇa, joy always exists in the house of him who rejoices after smelling the fragrance of a tulasī leaf. A wise man, with his palms joined, having praised the lord of the world with eulogies, should recite this hymn:
139-140. ‘O Nārāyaṇa, O you of the form of the world, O you lord of the world, go home. O god, go to your place. Always be pleased. O lord of the world, O you full of the world, may the worship which I offered according to my capacity be faultless through your grace.’
141. Then the wise one should devoutly take the water (flowing) from the feet of Viṣṇu, the highest soul, and destroying all sins.
142. He who carries (on his body) even a drop of water (flowing) from Viṣṇu’s feet, has bathed at all holy places. I have told you the truth.
143. He should touch the water (flowing) from the feet of Viṣṇu. It would give him the fruit of a bath in Gaṅgā, since the water of Gaṅgā is the water (flowing) from the feet of Viṣṇu.
144. For him who would touch the water (flowing) from Viṣṇu’s feet there is no untimely death nor any fear from a disease.
145-147. May even sinful men drink everyday the medicine of the water (flowing) from the feet of Viṣṇu for the destruction of their sins and diseases. O brāhmaṇa, the sin in the body of that man who would drink the water (flowing) from Viṣṇu’s feet perishes just in a moment. As by a medicine (the disease) in a human body is very much destroyed, in exactly the same way all the sin is destroyed by the water (flowing) from Viṣṇu’s feet.
148-149. O brāhmaṇa, I shall tell you about the religious merit of (i.e. obtained by) him who would carry on his head the pure water (flowing) from Viṣṇu’s feet along with a tulasī leaf. He, freed from all sins like the murder of a brāhmaṇa, and assuming Viṣṇu’s form, ultimately goes to Viṣṇu’s city and rejoices with him.
150. A greater fruit would be obtained by touching the water (flowing) from Viṣṇu’s feet than by giving gold equal to the measure of Meru (mountain).
151-154. A man who touches the water (flowing) from Viṣṇu’s feet obtains that fruit which men get by giving a crore of horses, or which one would get by giving the earth with the seven islands to brāhmaṇas. A greater fruit would be obtained by touching the water (flowing) from the feet of Viṣṇu than the one that would be (obtained) by performing thousands of horse-sacrifices. A man would get a bigger fruit by touching the water (flowing) from the feet of Viṣṇu than the religious merit declared (to be got) by giving a hundred wells. What is the use of speaking much in this matter? I shall tell it in brief.
155-160a. A man becomes free due to the touch of the water (flowing) from Viṣṇu’s feet. O best brāhmaṇa, I am repeatedly telling (this) firmly. He who touches the water (flowing) from Viṣṇu’s feet, does not get rebirth. He who would devoutly eat the remnants of the eatables offered to Viṣṇu, which destroy all the sins, would go to the highest position. The body of him who, O best brāhmaṇa, eats the eatables offered to Viṣṇu, which are difficult to be had, abandons the sins even like the murder of a brāhmaṇa. The land of liberation, difficult to be obtained even by deities like the greatest god, would be obedient to him like a maid, who eats the articles of food offered to Viṣṇu. Viṣṇu soon takes him to his own body, who worships Viṣṇu without abandoning any of the eatables offered to Viṣṇu.
160b-169. How can I tell you the efficacy of the eatables offered to great Viṣṇu, on the enjoyer of which even Viṣṇu is dependent, O lord of brāhmaṇas? O brāhmaṇa, he who would devoutly offer excellent worship to Śrī Viṣṇu in this manner, even without the proper religious ceremony, every month, also would be dear to Viṣṇu, and would obtain the same fruit which he who knows the religious ceremony would get after performing the worship of Viṣṇu with the proper religious ceremony. O brāhmaṇa, O lord, if there is no devotion, then the lord would not be pleased even if he is worshipped with many offerings of eatables. There is no doubt that one gets as much fruit as is his devotion to the god. That worship of Viṣṇu which men perform without devotion would be a worship at a wrong time, O best brāhmaṇa. Knowledge is the root of devotion. Devotion is the root of Viṣṇu. For the coming up of the liberation due to worship, the root is the propitiation of Viṣṇu. All that, even very little which a man does with faith, would be inexhaustible, O wise one; (for) every act is accompanied by faith. O brāhmaṇa, he who devoutly worships Viṣṇu even (with) little water, obtains the position of Viṣṇu, since Viṣṇu is dependent on his devotees.
170. O brāhmaṇa, this entire world is worthless. Worship of Viṣṇu is the only truth. Therefore, a man desiring his good should worship Kṛṣṇa of infinite forms.
Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 45182, revision 336759 (2022-04-27T03:39:23Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc365852.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.