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Chapter 49

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सूत उवाच- भ्रातृभिः सहिताः सर्वे पांडवा धर्मनिश्चयाः । ब्राह्मणेभ्यो नमस्कृत्वागुरुदेवांस्त्वतर्पयन् १। वासुदेवोऽपि तत्रैव क्षणेनाभ्यागतस्तदा । पांडवैः सहितैः सर्वैः पूज्यमानः स माधवः २। कृष्णेन सहितैः सर्वैः पुनरेव महात्मभिः । अभिषिक्तः स्वराज्ये तु धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ३। एतस्मिन्नंतरे चैव मार्कंडेयो महात्मवान् । ततः स्वस्तीति चोक्त्वा वै क्षणादाश्रममागतः ४। युधिष्ठिरोऽपि धर्मात्मा भ्रातृभिः सहितस्तु सः । महादानं ददौ चाथ धर्मपुत्रो युधिष्ठिरः ५। यस्त्विदं कल्यमुत्थाय पठते वा शृणोति वा । मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति ६। वासुदेव उवाच- मम वाक्यं तु कर्तव्यं तव स्नेहाद्ब्रवीम्यहम् । नित्यं यज्ञरतो भूत्वा प्रयागे विगतज्वरः ७। प्रयागं संस्मरन्नित्यं सहास्माभिर्युधिष्ठिर । स्वयं प्राप्स्यसि राजेंद्र स्वर्गलोकं तु शाश्वतम् ८। प्रयागमनुगच्छेद्वा वसते वापि यो नरः । सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति ९। प्रतिग्रहादुपावृत्तः सन्तुष्टो नियतः शुचिः १०। अहंकारनिवृत्तश्च स तीर्थफलमश्नुते । अकोपनश्च राजेंद्र सत्यवादी दृढव्रतः । आत्मोपमश्च भूतेषु स तीर्थफलमश्नुते ११। ऋषिभिः क्रतवः प्रोक्ता देवैश्चापि यथाक्रमम् । न हि शक्या दरिद्रेण यज्ञाः प्राप्तुं महीपते १२। बहूपकरणो यज्ञो नानासंभारसंभ्रमः । प्राप्यते विविधैरर्थ्यैः समृद्धैर्वा नरैः क्वचित् १३। यो दरिद्रैरपि बुधैः शक्यः प्राप्तुं नरेश्वर । ततो यज्ञफलैः पुण्यैस्तन्निबोध जनेश्वर १४। ऋषीणां परमं गुह्यमिदं भरतसत्तम । तीर्थाभिगमनं पुण्यं यज्ञैरपि विशिष्यते १५। दशकोटिसहस्राणि त्रिंशत्कोट्यस्तथापरे । माघमासे तु गंगायां गमिष्यंति नरर्षभ १६। स्वस्थो भव महाराज भुक्त्वा राज्यमकंटकम् । पुनर्द्रक्ष्यसि राजेंद्र यजमानो विशेषतः १७। इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे स्वर्गखंडे प्रयागमाहात्म्यं। नाम ऊनपंचाशत्तमोऽध्यायः ४९।

sūta uvāca- bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitāḥ sarve pāṃḍavā dharmaniścayāḥ | brāhmaṇebhyo namaskṛtvāgurudevāṃstvatarpayan 1| vāsudevo'pi tatraiva kṣaṇenābhyāgatastadā | pāṃḍavaiḥ sahitaiḥ sarvaiḥ pūjyamānaḥ sa mādhavaḥ 2| kṛṣṇena sahitaiḥ sarvaiḥ punareva mahātmabhiḥ | abhiṣiktaḥ svarājye tu dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ 3| etasminnaṃtare caiva mārkaṃḍeyo mahātmavān | tataḥ svastīti coktvā vai kṣaṇādāśramamāgataḥ 4| yudhiṣṭhiro'pi dharmātmā bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitastu saḥ | mahādānaṃ dadau cātha dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ 5| yastvidaṃ kalyamutthāya paṭhate vā śṛṇoti vā | mucyate sarvapāpebhyo viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati 6| vāsudeva uvāca- mama vākyaṃ tu kartavyaṃ tava snehādbravīmyaham | nityaṃ yajñarato bhūtvā prayāge vigatajvaraḥ 7| prayāgaṃ saṃsmarannityaṃ sahāsmābhiryudhiṣṭhira | svayaṃ prāpsyasi rājeṃdra svargalokaṃ tu śāśvatam 8| prayāgamanugacchedvā vasate vāpi yo naraḥ | sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā svargalokaṃ ca gacchati 9| pratigrahādupāvṛttaḥ santuṣṭo niyataḥ śuciḥ 10| ahaṃkāranivṛttaśca sa tīrthaphalamaśnute | akopanaśca rājeṃdra satyavādī dṛḍhavrataḥ | ātmopamaśca bhūteṣu sa tīrthaphalamaśnute 11| ṛṣibhiḥ kratavaḥ proktā devaiścāpi yathākramam | na hi śakyā daridreṇa yajñāḥ prāptuṃ mahīpate 12| bahūpakaraṇo yajño nānāsaṃbhārasaṃbhramaḥ | prāpyate vividhairarthyaiḥ samṛddhairvā naraiḥ kvacit 13| yo daridrairapi budhaiḥ śakyaḥ prāptuṃ nareśvara | tato yajñaphalaiḥ puṇyaistannibodha janeśvara 14| ṛṣīṇāṃ paramaṃ guhyamidaṃ bharatasattama | tīrthābhigamanaṃ puṇyaṃ yajñairapi viśiṣyate 15| daśakoṭisahasrāṇi triṃśatkoṭyastathāpare | māghamāse tu gaṃgāyāṃ gamiṣyaṃti nararṣabha 16| svastho bhava mahārāja bhuktvā rājyamakaṃṭakam | punardrakṣyasi rājeṃdra yajamāno viśeṣataḥ 17| iti śrīpādme mahāpurāṇe svargakhaṃḍe prayāgamāhātmyaṃ| nāma ūnapaṃcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ 49|

English translation

Sūta said :

1-3. All the Pāṇḍavas bent upon meritorious acts, along with their brothers, saluted the brāhmaṇas and offered oblations to their (dead) elders and deities. Kṛṣṇa also at that time came there in a moment. All the Pāṇḍavas together honoured that Mādhava (i.e. Kṛṣṇa). All the noble ones, along with Kṛṣṇa, consecrated Yudhiṣṭhira , Dharma ’s son, on the kingdom (i.e. the throne).

4. In the meanwhile (i.e. at this time) only, the great-souled Mārkaṇḍeya , then saying: ‘May it be well with you’, came in a moment to the hermitage.

5. The pious Yudhiṣṭhira, Dharma’s son, too, along with his brothers, gave him a great gift.

6. He who, getting up at daybreak, recites or listens to this, is freed from all sins and he goes to Viṣṇu ’s heaven.

Vāsudeva said :

7-17. Do my words (i.e. as I tell you). I am speaking out of affection for you. Being free from affliction at Prayāga , be always engaged in (performing) sacrifices. O lord of kings, O Yudhiṣṭhira, ever remembering Prayāga along with us, you yourself will obtain the eternal heaven. The man who goes to Prayāga, (and) who lives (there), with his soul being purified of all sins, goes to heaven. He who has turned away from accepting gifts, who is pleased, controlled and pure, who is free from self-conceit, obtains the fruit of (a visit to) a holy place. O lord of kings, so also he who does not get angry, who speaks the truth, and who has a firm resolve, who looks upon (other) beings as himself, obtains the fruit of (a visit to) a holy place. The sages, so also the gods have recommended sacrifices according to (proper) order. O king, a poor man cannot (afford) to have (i.e. to perform) a sacrifice. A sacrifice requires many implements, and many activities for its preparation are necessary. It is sometimes obtained (i.e. performed) by various rich or wealthy men. O king, it can be performed by rich, wise men. Then they are united with (i.e. attain) meritorious fruits of the sacrifice. O king, O best of the Bharatas , understand this great secret of the sages. Visiting holy places is meritorious. It is even superior to (the performance of) sacrifices. O best of men, ten crores of holy places, so also thirty crores of other (holy places) will go to (i.e. exist) in Gaṅgā in the month of Māgha . Enjoying the kingdom free from vexation, be comfortable, O great king. O lord of kings, you will, especially as a sacrificer, again see (me).

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 43427, revision 335715 (2022-04-13T10:19:09Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc365268.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.