Uttara-khaṇḍa · Chapter 25
Sourceनारदउवाच- एवं तुलस्या माहात्म्यं त्वत्प्रसादाच्छ्रुतं मया । सांप्रतं तु समाचक्ष्व त्रिरात्रं तुलसीव्रतम् १। सदाशिव उवाच- शृणु विप्र महाबुद्धे व्रतमेतत्पुरातनम् । यच्छ्रुत्वा सर्वपापेभ्यो मुच्यते नात्र संशयः २। पुरा रैभ्यंतरे कल्पे राजा ह्यासीत्प्रजापतिः । तस्य भार्या च विख्याता चंद्ररूपा महासती ३। सा वै व्रतमिदं चक्रे सर्वकामफलप्रदम् । त्रिरात्रं तु व्रतं तस्या धर्मकामार्थ मोक्षदम् ४। सफलं जीवितं तेषां यैः श्रुतं तुलसीव्रतम् । कार्तिके शुक्लपक्षे तु नवम्यां चैव नारद ५। नियमस्थो व्रती तिष्ठेद्भूमिशायी जितेंद्रियः । व्रतं त्रिरात्रमुद्दिश्य शुचिः संयतमानसः ६। स्वपेन्नियमपूर्वं तु तुलसीवनसंनिधौ । ततो मध्याह्नसमये नद्यादौ विमले जले ७। स्नानं कृत्वा पितॄन्देवांस्तर्पयेद्विधिपूर्वकम् । सुवर्णं कारयेद्देवं लक्ष्म्या सह जनार्दनम् ८। वित्तशाठ्यं न कर्तव्यमात्मनः श्रेयमिच्छता । वस्त्रयुग्मं ततः कार्यं पीते शुक्लेऽपि वाससी । नवग्रहाणामारंभं शांतिकं विधिपूर्वकम् ९। श्रपयित्वा चरुं तत्र वैष्णवं होममाचरेत् । द्वादश्यां देवदेवेशं पूजयित्वा प्रयत्नतः १०। अव्रणं शुद्धकलशं स्थापयेद्विधिपूर्वकम् । पंचरत्नसमोपेतं पल्लवैश्चोषधीयुतम् ११। तस्योपरिन्यसेत्पात्रे लक्ष्म्या सह जनार्दनम् । स्थापयेत्तुलसीमूले मंत्रैर्वेदपुराणकैः १२। पयसा केवलेनैव सिंचयेत्तुलसीवनम् । पंचामृतेन संस्नाप्य देवदेवं जगद्गुरुम् १३। योऽनंतरूपोऽखिलविश्वरूपो गर्भोदके लोकविधिं बिभर्त्ति । प्रसीदतामेष सदेव देवो यो मायया विश्वकृदेष देवी १४। प्रार्थनामंत्रः । आगच्छाच्युत देवेश तेजोराशे जगत्पते । सदैव तिमिरध्वंसी पाहि मां भवसागरात् १५। आवाहनमंत्रः । पंचामृतेन सुस्नानं तथा गंधोदकेन च । गंगादीनां च तोयेन स्नातोऽनंतःप्रसीदतु १६। स्नानमंत्रः । श्रीखंडागुरुकर्पूरं कुंकुमादिविलेपनम् । भक्त्या दत्तं मया देव लक्ष्म्या सह गृहाण वै १७। विलेपनमंत्रः । नारायण नमस्तेऽस्तु नरकार्णवतारण । त्रैलोक्याधिपते तुभ्यं ददामि वसने शुभे १८। वस्त्रमंत्रः । दामोदर नमस्तेस्तु त्राहि मां भवसागरात् । ब्रह्मसूत्रं मया दत्तं गृहाण पुरुषोत्तम १९। उपवीतमंत्रः । पुष्पाणि च सुगंधीनि मालत्यादीनि वै प्रभो । मया दत्तानि देवेश प्रीतितः प्रतिगृह्यताम् २०। पुष्पमंत्रः । नैवेद्यं गृह्यतां नाथ भक्ष्यभोज्यैः समन्वितम् । सर्वै रसैः सुसंपन्नं गृहाण परमेश्वर २१। नैवेद्यमंत्रः । पूगानि नागपत्राणि कर्पूरसहितानि च । मया दत्तानि देवेश तांबूलं प्रतिगृह्यताम् २२। तांबूलमंत्रः । धूपं दत्वा गुरुं भक्त्या गुग्गुलं घृतमिश्रितम् । एवं पूजा प्रकर्त्तव्या घृतेन दीपमाचरेत् २३। विविधं मुनिशार्दूल दीपं कृत्वा समाहितः । लक्ष्मीनारायणस्याग्रे तुलसीवनसन्निधौ २४। अर्घं तत्र प्रदातव्यं देवदेवाय चक्रिणे । नवम्यां नालिकेरेण पुत्रार्थमर्घमुत्तमम् २५। दशम्यां बीजपूरं तु धर्मकामार्थसिद्धये । एकादश्यां दाडिमेन दारिद्र्यं नाशयेत्सदा २६। सप्तधान्येन संयुक्तं वंशपात्रेण नारद । फलसप्तकसंयुक्तं पत्रं पूगसमन्वितम् २७। वस्त्रेणाच्छादितं कृत्वा देवस्याग्रे निवेदयेत् । मंत्रेणानेन विपेंद्र शृणुष्वैकाग्रमानसः २८। तुलसीसहितो देव सदा शंखेन संयुतम् । गृहाणार्घं मया दत्तं देवदेव नमोस्तुते २९। अर्घमंत्रः । एवं संपूज्य देवेशं लक्ष्म्या सह जनार्दनम् । प्रार्थयेद्देवदेवेशं व्रतसंपूर्तिसिद्धये ३०। उपोषितोऽहं देवेश कामक्रोधविवर्जितः । व्रतेनानेन देवेश त्वमेवशरणं मम ३१। गृहीतेऽस्मिन्व्रते देव यदपूर्णं कृतं मया । सर्वं तदस्तु संपूर्णं त्वत्प्रसादाज्जनार्दन ३२। नमः कमलपत्राक्ष नमस्ते जलशायिने । इदं व्रतं मयाचीर्णं प्रसादात्तव केशव ३३। अज्ञानतिमिरध्वंसिन्व्रतेनानेन केशव । प्रसादसुमुखो भूत्वा ज्ञानदृष्टिप्रदो भव ३४। ततो जागरणं रात्रौ गीतपुस्तकवाचनम् । नाद नृत्यकलाभिज्ञैः पुण्याख्यानैः सुभोभनैः ३५। विभातायां तु शर्वर्यामुदिते विमले रवौ । निमंत्र्य ब्राह्मणान्भक्त्या श्राद्धं कुर्याच्च वैष्णवम् ३६। भोजयित्वा यथाकामं पायसेन घृतेन च । तांबूलपुष्पगंधादि दक्षिणाभिः समन्वितम् ३७। उपवीतानि वासांसि दत्वा मालां च चंदनम् । दांपत्यत्रितयं भोज्यं वस्त्रभूषण कुंकुमैः ३८। वंशपात्राणि शक्त्या च विरूढैः परिपूरयेत् । नालिकेरैश्च पक्वान्नैर्वस्त्रैश्च विविधैः फलैः ३९। सपत्नीकं गुरुं तत्र वस्त्राणि परिधापयेत् । विभूषणानि दिव्यानि गंधमाल्यैः प्रपूजयेत् ४०। सर्वोपस्करसंयुक्तां गां दद्याच्च पयस्विनीम् । सदक्षिणां सवस्त्रां च तन्मे निगदतः शृणु ४१। सर्वतीर्थेषु यत्पुण्यं स्नातानां जायते नृणाम् । तत्फलं स लभेत्सर्वं देवदेवप्रसादतः ४२। भुक्त्वा च विपुलान्भोगान्सर्वकामान्मनोरमान् । वैष्णवं पदमाप्नोति अंते विष्णोः प्रसादतः ४३। इति श्रीपाद्मेमहापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्सहस्रसंहितायां उत्तरखण्डे उमापतिनारदसंवादे तुलसीत्रिरात्रव्रतवर्णनंनाम पंचविंशोऽध्यायः २५।
nāradauvāca- evaṃ tulasyā māhātmyaṃ tvatprasādācchrutaṃ mayā | sāṃprataṃ tu samācakṣva trirātraṃ tulasīvratam 1| sadāśiva uvāca- śṛṇu vipra mahābuddhe vratametatpurātanam | yacchrutvā sarvapāpebhyo mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ 2| purā raibhyaṃtare kalpe rājā hyāsītprajāpatiḥ | tasya bhāryā ca vikhyātā caṃdrarūpā mahāsatī 3| sā vai vratamidaṃ cakre sarvakāmaphalapradam | trirātraṃ tu vrataṃ tasyā dharmakāmārtha mokṣadam 4| saphalaṃ jīvitaṃ teṣāṃ yaiḥ śrutaṃ tulasīvratam | kārtike śuklapakṣe tu navamyāṃ caiva nārada 5| niyamastho vratī tiṣṭhedbhūmiśāyī jiteṃdriyaḥ | vrataṃ trirātramuddiśya śuciḥ saṃyatamānasaḥ 6| svapenniyamapūrvaṃ tu tulasīvanasaṃnidhau | tato madhyāhnasamaye nadyādau vimale jale 7| snānaṃ kṛtvā pitṝndevāṃstarpayedvidhipūrvakam | suvarṇaṃ kārayeddevaṃ lakṣmyā saha janārdanam 8| vittaśāṭhyaṃ na kartavyamātmanaḥ śreyamicchatā | vastrayugmaṃ tataḥ kāryaṃ pīte śukle'pi vāsasī | navagrahāṇāmāraṃbhaṃ śāṃtikaṃ vidhipūrvakam 9| śrapayitvā caruṃ tatra vaiṣṇavaṃ homamācaret | dvādaśyāṃ devadeveśaṃ pūjayitvā prayatnataḥ 10| avraṇaṃ śuddhakalaśaṃ sthāpayedvidhipūrvakam | paṃcaratnasamopetaṃ pallavaiścoṣadhīyutam 11| tasyoparinyasetpātre lakṣmyā saha janārdanam | sthāpayettulasīmūle maṃtrairvedapurāṇakaiḥ 12| payasā kevalenaiva siṃcayettulasīvanam | paṃcāmṛtena saṃsnāpya devadevaṃ jagadgurum 13| yo'naṃtarūpo'khilaviśvarūpo garbhodake lokavidhiṃ bibhartti | prasīdatāmeṣa sadeva devo yo māyayā viśvakṛdeṣa devī 14| prārthanāmaṃtraḥ | āgacchācyuta deveśa tejorāśe jagatpate | sadaiva timiradhvaṃsī pāhi māṃ bhavasāgarāt 15| āvāhanamaṃtraḥ | paṃcāmṛtena susnānaṃ tathā gaṃdhodakena ca | gaṃgādīnāṃ ca toyena snāto'naṃtaḥprasīdatu 16| snānamaṃtraḥ | śrīkhaṃḍāgurukarpūraṃ kuṃkumādivilepanam | bhaktyā dattaṃ mayā deva lakṣmyā saha gṛhāṇa vai 17| vilepanamaṃtraḥ | nārāyaṇa namaste'stu narakārṇavatāraṇa | trailokyādhipate tubhyaṃ dadāmi vasane śubhe 18| vastramaṃtraḥ | dāmodara namastestu trāhi māṃ bhavasāgarāt | brahmasūtraṃ mayā dattaṃ gṛhāṇa puruṣottama 19| upavītamaṃtraḥ | puṣpāṇi ca sugaṃdhīni mālatyādīni vai prabho | mayā dattāni deveśa prītitaḥ pratigṛhyatām 20| puṣpamaṃtraḥ | naivedyaṃ gṛhyatāṃ nātha bhakṣyabhojyaiḥ samanvitam | sarvai rasaiḥ susaṃpannaṃ gṛhāṇa parameśvara 21| naivedyamaṃtraḥ | pūgāni nāgapatrāṇi karpūrasahitāni ca | mayā dattāni deveśa tāṃbūlaṃ pratigṛhyatām 22| tāṃbūlamaṃtraḥ | dhūpaṃ datvā guruṃ bhaktyā guggulaṃ ghṛtamiśritam | evaṃ pūjā prakarttavyā ghṛtena dīpamācaret 23| vividhaṃ muniśārdūla dīpaṃ kṛtvā samāhitaḥ | lakṣmīnārāyaṇasyāgre tulasīvanasannidhau 24| arghaṃ tatra pradātavyaṃ devadevāya cakriṇe | navamyāṃ nālikereṇa putrārthamarghamuttamam 25| daśamyāṃ bījapūraṃ tu dharmakāmārthasiddhaye | ekādaśyāṃ dāḍimena dāridryaṃ nāśayetsadā 26| saptadhānyena saṃyuktaṃ vaṃśapātreṇa nārada | phalasaptakasaṃyuktaṃ patraṃ pūgasamanvitam 27| vastreṇācchāditaṃ kṛtvā devasyāgre nivedayet | maṃtreṇānena vipeṃdra śṛṇuṣvaikāgramānasaḥ 28| tulasīsahito deva sadā śaṃkhena saṃyutam | gṛhāṇārghaṃ mayā dattaṃ devadeva namostute 29| arghamaṃtraḥ | evaṃ saṃpūjya deveśaṃ lakṣmyā saha janārdanam | prārthayeddevadeveśaṃ vratasaṃpūrtisiddhaye 30| upoṣito'haṃ deveśa kāmakrodhavivarjitaḥ | vratenānena deveśa tvamevaśaraṇaṃ mama 31| gṛhīte'sminvrate deva yadapūrṇaṃ kṛtaṃ mayā | sarvaṃ tadastu saṃpūrṇaṃ tvatprasādājjanārdana 32| namaḥ kamalapatrākṣa namaste jalaśāyine | idaṃ vrataṃ mayācīrṇaṃ prasādāttava keśava 33| ajñānatimiradhvaṃsinvratenānena keśava | prasādasumukho bhūtvā jñānadṛṣṭiprado bhava 34| tato jāgaraṇaṃ rātrau gītapustakavācanam | nāda nṛtyakalābhijñaiḥ puṇyākhyānaiḥ subhobhanaiḥ 35| vibhātāyāṃ tu śarvaryāmudite vimale ravau | nimaṃtrya brāhmaṇānbhaktyā śrāddhaṃ kuryācca vaiṣṇavam 36| bhojayitvā yathākāmaṃ pāyasena ghṛtena ca | tāṃbūlapuṣpagaṃdhādi dakṣiṇābhiḥ samanvitam 37| upavītāni vāsāṃsi datvā mālāṃ ca caṃdanam | dāṃpatyatritayaṃ bhojyaṃ vastrabhūṣaṇa kuṃkumaiḥ 38| vaṃśapātrāṇi śaktyā ca virūḍhaiḥ paripūrayet | nālikeraiśca pakvānnairvastraiśca vividhaiḥ phalaiḥ 39| sapatnīkaṃ guruṃ tatra vastrāṇi paridhāpayet | vibhūṣaṇāni divyāni gaṃdhamālyaiḥ prapūjayet 40| sarvopaskarasaṃyuktāṃ gāṃ dadyācca payasvinīm | sadakṣiṇāṃ savastrāṃ ca tanme nigadataḥ śṛṇu 41| sarvatīrtheṣu yatpuṇyaṃ snātānāṃ jāyate nṛṇām | tatphalaṃ sa labhetsarvaṃ devadevaprasādataḥ 42| bhuktvā ca vipulānbhogānsarvakāmānmanoramān | vaiṣṇavaṃ padamāpnoti aṃte viṣṇoḥ prasādataḥ 43| iti śrīpādmemahāpurāṇe paṃcapaṃcāśatsahasrasaṃhitāyāṃ uttarakhaṇḍe umāpatināradasaṃvāde tulasītrirātravratavarṇanaṃnāma paṃcaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ 25|
English translation
Nārada said :
1. Like this, I have, through your favour, heard the greatness of Tulasī . Now tell me the vow of Tulasī (lasting for) three days.
Sadāśiva said :
2-9. O very intelligent brāhmaṇa , listen to this ancient vow, having heard which (a man) gets freed from all sins. There is no doubt about it. Formerly in the Raibhyantara kalpa there was a king (named) Prajāpati . His well-known and very chaste wife was Candrarūpā. She practised this vow giving the fruits of all desires. Her vow, giving (the fruit of) righteousness, worldly prosperity, sensual enjoyment lasted for three, nights. The life of those who have listened to the Tulasī-vow is fruitful. O Nārada , on the ninth of the bright fortnight of Kārtika , a man should observe restraint, be pious, control his senses and sleep on the (bare) ground. Intending to practise the Tulasī-vow, he, being pure and with his mind controlled, should, as a rule, sleep in the vicinity of a Tulasī-grove. Then at mid-day, he, having bathed in the pure water in a river etc., should duly gratify (with oblations) the manes and deities. He should get fashioned (a) golden (image of) Viṣṇu with Lakṣmī . He, desiring his welfare, should not be dishonest as regards wealth. Then he should get fashioned a pair of garments. The garments should be yellow or white. He should duly commence the propitiatory rite for the nine planets.
10-14. Having put an oblation of rice, barley and pulse boiled for presentation to the gods and the manes, he (then) should offer a sacrifice to Viṣṇu. Having on the twelfth day carefully worshipped the lord of gods, he should duly place a pure pitcher without any bruise with five jewels and with leaves and herbs. On it, in a vessel, he should place (the image of) Viṣṇu with Lakṣmī. He should put it at the root of Tulasī to the accompaniment of Vedic and Purāṇic hymns. He should sprinkle the grove of Tulasī with water only. He should bathe the god of gods, the best one in the world, with the five [1] sweet things (viz. milk, sugar, ghee , curd and honey) (and to the accompaniment of this hymn of solicitation): ‘May that lord of gods, the divine one, who is of endless forms, who is of the form of the entire universe, who in the water sustains the creation of the world, who through his Māyā creates the world, be pleased with me’.
15. This is the hymn of solicitation. ‘Come on, O Acyuta , O lord of gods, O mass of lustre, O lord of the world. You always remove the darkness. Protect me from the ocean of the mundane existence.’
16. This is the invocatory hymn. Good bath is (given to him) with the five sweet things and with sandal mixed with water, so also with the water of Gaṅgā and other (rivers). ‘May Ananta (i.e. Viṣṇu thus) bathed, be pleased.’
17. This is the hymn (to be recited) at the time of bathing the image of the deity. ‘O god, I have devoutly offered you the smearing with sandal, agaru , camphor and saffron etc. With Lakṣmī, accept it.’
18. This is the hymn (to be recited) at the time of smearing (the image). ‘O Nārāyaṇa , salutation to you, the protector (of me) from the ocean of hell. O you lord of the three worlds, I offer you two auspicious garments.’
19. This is the hymn (to be recited) at the time of (offering) the garments. ‘O Dāmodara , my salutation to you. Protect me from the ocean of the worldly existence. I have offered you the sacred thread. O Puruṣottama , (please) accept it.’
20. This is the hymn (to be recited) at the time of (offering) the sacred thread. This is the hymn (to be recited) at the time of offering flowers.
21. ‘O lord, I have offered you fragrant flowers like those of mālatī etc. O lord of gods, accept them with love.’
22. This is the hymn (to be recited) at the time of offering of eatables. ‘O lord of gods, accept the betal nuts, the nāga -leaves along with camphor. (Please) accept the tāmbūla .’
23. This is the hymn (to be recited) at the time of offering a tāmbūla. Having devoutly offered incense, agaru mixed with guggula (a particular fragrant gum resin) he should offer the worship thus. He should use a lamp with (i.e. burning due to) ghee.
24-27. O best among sages, he, being controlled, should prepare various kinds of lamps in front of Lakṣmī and Nārāyaṇa in the vicinity of the Tulasī-grove, and should offer materials of worship to the god holding the disc. On the ninth he should offer the best materials of worship with a coconut for (obtaining) a son; on the tenth he should offer a citron fruit for the accomplishment of religious merit and sensual enjoyment. On the eleventh he should worship the twin deity with a pomegranate. (This would) always destroy his poverty.
28-29. Covering with a piece of cloth, a full plate of metal and a basket full of seven (kinds of) grains and betel nuts, he should offer it to the god to the accompaniment of this (i.e. the following) hymn. O Nārada, listen with a concentrated mind. ‘O god, you, with Tulasī, (please) accept this material of worship always accompanied by a conch, offered by me. O lord of gods, my salutation to you.’
30-35. This is the hymn (to be offered) at the time of offering materials of worship. Having thus worshipped Viṣṇu, the lord of gods, along with Lakṣmī, he should solicit the lord of gods for the fulfilment (of the vow). (He should say): ‘O god, I, being free from sensual desires and anger, have fasted by means of this vow. O lord of gods, you alone are my refuge. O god Janārdana , let all that which in (i.e. while practising) this vow I have done (i.e. left) incomplete, be complete through your favour. Salutation to you, O lotus-eyed one; salutation to you who lie in water. O Keśava , through your favour I have practised the vow. O Keśava, O you who destroy the darkness of ignorance, being favourably disposed to me due to this vow, be one who would give me the sight of knowledge.’ Then at night (he should) keep awake, should sing songs, read (religious) books along with those who know sounds and art of dancing and with very auspicious and meritorious accounts.
36-43. When it is daybreak, and when the bright sun has arisen, he should devoutly invite brāhmaṇas and offer a śrāddha in the manner of Viṣṇu’s devotee. Having fed them, as they like, with sweetened milk and ghee, and having given them tāmbūlas , flowers, sandal etc. along with presents, so also sacred threads, garments, garlands and sandal, he should feed three (brāhmaṇa-)couples (and give them) garments, ornaments and saffron. He should also fill baskets according to his capacity with coconuts, cooked foods, garments and various kinds of fruits. He should make his preceptor and his wife put on the garments and divine ornaments (offered to them). He should worship (them) with sandal and flowers. He should also give a milch-cow along with articles of household use and with presents and garments. Listen to me who am telling you. All that religious merit which men obtain after bathing in all holy places is obtained by them through the favour of the lord of gods. Having enjoyed many pleasures and charming desired objects, he, through Viṣṇu’s favour, obtains Viṣṇu’s position in the end.
[1]: [1] : Pañcāmṛta: A collection of five sweet things used in worshipping deities. They are: milk, sugar, ghee, curd, and honey.
Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 14060, revision 336291 (2022-04-21T04:51:05Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc365456.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.