Svarga-khaṇḍa · Chapter 10
Sourceऋषय ऊचुः-। पृथिव्या हि परीमाणं संस्थानं सरितस्तथा । त्वत्तः श्रुत्वा महाभाग अमृतं पीतमेव च १। तत्र भूमौ च तीर्थानि पावनानीति नः श्रुतम् । आचक्ष्व तानि सर्वाणि यथाफलकराणि च । सविशेषं महाप्राज्ञ श्रोतुमिच्छामहे तव २। सूत उवाच-। धन्यं पुण्यं महाख्यानं पृष्टमेव तपोधनाः । यथामति प्रवक्ष्यामि यथायोगं यथाश्रुतम् ३। पुरातनं प्रवक्ष्यामि देवर्षेर्नारदस्य हि । युधिष्ठिरेण संवादं शृणु तद्द्विजसत्तमाः ४। हृतराज्याः पांडुपुत्रा वने तस्मिन्महारथाः । न्यवसंति महाभागा द्रौपद्या सह पांडवाः ५। अथापश्यन्महात्मानं देवर्षिं तत्र नारदम् । दीप्यमानं श्रिया ब्राह्म्या दीप्ताग्निसमतेजसम् ६। स तैः परिवृतः श्रीमान्भ्रातृभिः कुरुनंदनः । दिवि भाति हि दीप्तौजा देवैरिव शतक्रतुः ७। यथा च देवान्सावित्री याज्ञसेनी तथा पतीन् । न जहौ धर्मतः पार्थान्मेरुमर्कप्रभा यथा ८। प्रतिगृह्य ततः पूजां नारदो भगवानृषिः । आश्वासयद्धर्म्मपुत्रं युक्तरूपप्रियेण च ९। उवाच च महात्मानं धर्म्मराजं युधिष्ठिरम् । ब्रूहि धर्म्मभृतां श्रेष्ठ किं प्रार्थ्यं हि ददामि ते १०। अथ धर्मसुतो राजा प्रणम्य भ्रातृभिः सह । उवाच प्रांजलिर्वाक्यं नारदं देवसंमितम् ११। त्वयि तुष्टे महाभाग सर्वलोकाभिपूजिते । कृतमित्येव मन्ये हि प्रसादात्तव सुव्रत १२। यदि त्वहमनुग्राह्यो भ्रातृभिः सहितोऽनघ । संदेहं मे मुनिश्रेष्ठ हृत्स्थं त्वं छेत्तुमर्हसि १३। प्रदक्षिणां यः कुरुते पृथिवीं तीर्थतत्परः । किं फलं तस्य कार्त्स्न्येन तद्ब्रह्मन्वक्तुमर्हसि १४। नारद उवाच-। शृणु राजन्नवहितो दिलीपेन यथा पुरा । वसिष्ठस्य सकाशाद्वै सर्वमेतदुपश्रुतम् १५। पुरा भागीरथीतीरे दिलीपो राजसत्तमः । धर्म्यं व्रतं समास्थाय न्यवसन्मुनिवत्तदा १६। शुभेदेशे महाराजपुण्ये देवर्षिपूजिते । गंगाद्वारे महातेजा देवगंधर्वसेविते १७। स पितॄंस्तर्पयामास देवांश्च परमद्युतिः । ऋषींश्च तर्पयामास विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा १८। कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य जपन्नेव महामनाः । ददर्श भूतसंकाशं वसिष्ठमृषिमुत्तमम् १९। पुरोहितं स तं दृष्ट्वा दीप्यमानमिव श्रिया । प्रहर्षमतुलं लेभे विस्मयं परमं ययौ २०। उपस्थितं महाराज पूजयामास भारत । स हि धर्म्मभृतां श्रेष्ठो विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा २१। शिरसा चार्घ्यमादाय शुचिः प्रयतमानसः । नामसंकीर्त्तयामास तस्मिन्ब्रह्मर्षिसत्तमे २२। दिलीपोऽहं तु भद्रं ते दासोस्मि तव सुव्रत । तव संदर्शनादेव मुक्तोहं सर्वकिल्बिषैः २३। एवमुक्त्वा महाराज दिलीपो द्विपदां वरः । वाग्यतः प्रांजलिर्भूत्वा तूष्णीमासीद्युधिष्ठिर २४। तं दृष्ट्वा नियमेनाथ स्वाध्यायेन च कर्षितम् । दिलीपं नृपतिश्रेष्ठं मुनिः प्रीतमनाभवत् २५। इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे स्वर्गखंडे दशमोऽध्यायः १०।
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ-| pṛthivyā hi parīmāṇaṃ saṃsthānaṃ saritastathā | tvattaḥ śrutvā mahābhāga amṛtaṃ pītameva ca 1| tatra bhūmau ca tīrthāni pāvanānīti naḥ śrutam | ācakṣva tāni sarvāṇi yathāphalakarāṇi ca | saviśeṣaṃ mahāprājña śrotumicchāmahe tava 2| sūta uvāca-| dhanyaṃ puṇyaṃ mahākhyānaṃ pṛṣṭameva tapodhanāḥ | yathāmati pravakṣyāmi yathāyogaṃ yathāśrutam 3| purātanaṃ pravakṣyāmi devarṣernāradasya hi | yudhiṣṭhireṇa saṃvādaṃ śṛṇu taddvijasattamāḥ 4| hṛtarājyāḥ pāṃḍuputrā vane tasminmahārathāḥ | nyavasaṃti mahābhāgā draupadyā saha pāṃḍavāḥ 5| athāpaśyanmahātmānaṃ devarṣiṃ tatra nāradam | dīpyamānaṃ śriyā brāhmyā dīptāgnisamatejasam 6| sa taiḥ parivṛtaḥ śrīmānbhrātṛbhiḥ kurunaṃdanaḥ | divi bhāti hi dīptaujā devairiva śatakratuḥ 7| yathā ca devānsāvitrī yājñasenī tathā patīn | na jahau dharmataḥ pārthānmerumarkaprabhā yathā 8| pratigṛhya tataḥ pūjāṃ nārado bhagavānṛṣiḥ | āśvāsayaddharmmaputraṃ yuktarūpapriyeṇa ca 9| uvāca ca mahātmānaṃ dharmmarājaṃ yudhiṣṭhiram | brūhi dharmmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭha kiṃ prārthyaṃ hi dadāmi te 10| atha dharmasuto rājā praṇamya bhrātṛbhiḥ saha | uvāca prāṃjalirvākyaṃ nāradaṃ devasaṃmitam 11| tvayi tuṣṭe mahābhāga sarvalokābhipūjite | kṛtamityeva manye hi prasādāttava suvrata 12| yadi tvahamanugrāhyo bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito'nagha | saṃdehaṃ me muniśreṣṭha hṛtsthaṃ tvaṃ chettumarhasi 13| pradakṣiṇāṃ yaḥ kurute pṛthivīṃ tīrthatatparaḥ | kiṃ phalaṃ tasya kārtsnyena tadbrahmanvaktumarhasi 14| nārada uvāca-| śṛṇu rājannavahito dilīpena yathā purā | vasiṣṭhasya sakāśādvai sarvametadupaśrutam 15| purā bhāgīrathītīre dilīpo rājasattamaḥ | dharmyaṃ vrataṃ samāsthāya nyavasanmunivattadā 16| śubhedeśe mahārājapuṇye devarṣipūjite | gaṃgādvāre mahātejā devagaṃdharvasevite 17| sa pitṝṃstarpayāmāsa devāṃśca paramadyutiḥ | ṛṣīṃśca tarpayāmāsa vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā 18| kasyacittvatha kālasya japanneva mahāmanāḥ | dadarśa bhūtasaṃkāśaṃ vasiṣṭhamṛṣimuttamam 19| purohitaṃ sa taṃ dṛṣṭvā dīpyamānamiva śriyā | praharṣamatulaṃ lebhe vismayaṃ paramaṃ yayau 20| upasthitaṃ mahārāja pūjayāmāsa bhārata | sa hi dharmmabhṛtāṃ śreṣṭho vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā 21| śirasā cārghyamādāya śuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ | nāmasaṃkīrttayāmāsa tasminbrahmarṣisattame 22| dilīpo'haṃ tu bhadraṃ te dāsosmi tava suvrata | tava saṃdarśanādeva muktohaṃ sarvakilbiṣaiḥ 23| evamuktvā mahārāja dilīpo dvipadāṃ varaḥ | vāgyataḥ prāṃjalirbhūtvā tūṣṇīmāsīdyudhiṣṭhira 24| taṃ dṛṣṭvā niyamenātha svādhyāyena ca karṣitam | dilīpaṃ nṛpatiśreṣṭhaṃ muniḥ prītamanābhavat 25| iti śrīpādme mahāpurāṇe svargakhaṃḍe daśamo'dhyāyaḥ 10|
English translation
The sages said :
1-2. Having heard the measure and the position of the earth, so also (having heard) about the rivers from you, we have just drunk nectar. We have heard that there are holy places on the earth. Describe them to us and also how they are fruitful. O very wise one, we desire to hear about them in detail from you.
Sūta said :
3-4. O you ascetics, you have asked about an excellent, meritorious, great account. I shall narrate it to the best of my knowledge, suitably and as I have heard it. I shall tell you the ancient conversation of the celestial sage Nārada with Yudhiṣṭhira . O best brāhmaṇas , listen.
5. The Pāṇḍavas , the sons of Pāṇḍu , the illustrious great heroes, deprived of their kingdom, lived in the forest with Draupadī .
6. They saw the high-souled celestial sage Nārada, shining with brāhmaṇic lustre, and bright like blazing fire (who had come) there.
7. That celebrated descendant of Kuru , surrounded by those brothers (of him), shone with glowing splendour as Indra surrounded by gods in heaven.
8. As Sāvitrī did not abandon the gods, or as the sun’s light does not leave Meru , Yājñasenī (i.e. Draupadī) did not, due to her piety, forsake the sons of Pṛthā (i.e. of Kuntī , i.e. the Pāṇḍavas).
9-10. That revered sage Nārada, having accepted the homage, consoled that son of Dharma (i.e. Yudhiṣṭhira) with proper, well-formed and agreeable (words), and spoke to the noble Dharmarāja Yudhiṣṭhira: “O best among those who practise piety, what do you desire? What should I give you?”
11-14. Then king (Yudhiṣṭhira), the son of Dharma, having along with his brothers saluted Nārada, and with the palms of his hands joined, spoke to Nārada, resembling a god: “O you illustrious one, when you, revered by all the worlds, are pleased, then I think, (everything) is affected through your grace, O you of a good vow. O best sage, O sinless one, if you (are going to) favour me with my brothers, then (please) remove the doubt in my mind. O brāhmaṇa , (please) remove the doubt in my mind. O brāhmaṇa, (please) tell (us) fully about the fruit that he who, devoted to the holy places, goes round (over) the earth, gets.”
Nārada said :
15-18. O king, listen attentively as to how formerly Dilīpa heard all this from Vasiṣṭha . In ancient times the best and very lustrous king Dilīpa took up a religious vow and lived like a sage, O great king, at the auspicious, holy place Gaṅgādvāra on the bank of the Ganges resorted to by gods and gandharvas . He, of a great lustre, pleased (by offering oblations) his dead ancestors and gods. He also satisfied (by offering oblations) the sages with religious rites.
19-25. When the large-minded one was muttering (the names of a god) for some time, he saw the best sage Vasiṣṭha, resembling Śiva . When he saw that priest (of him) shining with glory, he was very much delighted and amazed. That best one among the righteous ones, took, according to the religious rites, the materials of worship on his head, and being pure and with his mind controlled, told his name to that best brāhmaṇic sage: “Well-being to you, I am Dilīpa, I am your servant, O you of a good vow. Just by seeing you I have become free from all sins.” O great king Yudhiṣṭhira, that Dilīpa, controlled in speech, and best among men, speaking thus, folded the palms of his hands, and remained silent. Seeing that Dilīpa, the best king, emaciated due to his vow and muttering to himself, the sage was pleased.
Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 41556, revision 351727 (2022-09-20T23:40:10Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc365229.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.