Uttara-khaṇḍa · Chapter 46
Sourceयुधिष्ठिर उवाच- फाल्गुनस्य सिते पक्षे श्रुता चामलकी तथा । चैत्रस्य कृष्णपक्षे तु किं नामैकादशी भवेत् १। श्रीकृष्ण उवाच- शृणु राजेंद्र वक्ष्यामि आख्यानं पापनाशनम् । यल्लोमशोऽब्रवीत्पृष्टो मांधात्रा चक्रवर्तिना २। मांधातोवाच - भगवन्श्रोतुमिच्छामि लोकानां हितकाम्यया । चैत्रस्य प्रथमे पक्षे का नामैकादशी भवेत् । को विधिः किं फलं तस्याः कथयस्व प्रसादतः ३। लोमश उवाच- चैत्रमास्यसिते पक्षे नाम्ना वै पापमोचनी । एकादशी समाख्याता पिशाचत्वविनाशिनी ४। शृणु तस्याः प्रवक्ष्यामि कामदां सिद्धिदां नृप । कथां विचित्रां शुभदां पापघ्नीं धर्मदायिनीम् ५। पुरा चैत्ररथोद्देशे अप्सरोगणसेविते । वसंतसमये प्राप्ते षट्पदाकुलिते वने ६। गंधर्वकन्यावादित्रै रमंति सह किंनरैः । पाकशासनमुख्याश्च क्रीडांते त्रिदिवौकसः ७। नापरं सुखदं किंचिद्विना चैत्ररथाद्वनम् । तस्मिन्वने तु मुनयस्तपंति बहुलं तपः ८। मेधावि नामानमृषिं तत्रस्थं ब्रह्मचारिणम् । अप्सरास्तं मुनिवरं मोहनायोपचक्रमे ९। मंजुघोषेति विख्याता भावं तस्य वितन्वती । क्रोशमात्रं स्थिता तस्य भयादाश्रमसन्निधौ १०। गायंती मधुरं साधु पीडयंती विपंचिकाम् । गायंतीं तामथालोक्य पुष्पचंदनसेविताम् ११। कामोऽपि विजयाकांक्षी शिवभक्तान्मुनीश्वरान् । तस्याः शरीरे संवासमकरोन्मनसः सुतः १२। कृत्वा भ्रुवौ धनुष्कोटिं गुणं कृत्वा कटाक्षकम् । मार्गणौ नयने कृत्वा पक्ष्मयुक्ते यथाक्रमम् १३। कुचौ कृत्वा पटकुटीं विजयायोपचक्रमे । मंजुघोषाभवत्तस्य कामस्यैव वरूथिनी १४। मेधाविनं मुनिं दृष्ट्वा सापि कामेन पीडिता । यौवनोद्भिन्नदेहोऽसौ मेधाव्यपि विराजते १५। सितोपवीतसहितो दृष्टः स्मर इवापरः । मेधावी वसते चासौ च्यवनस्याश्रमे शुभे १६। मंजुघोषा स्थितं तत्र दृष्ट्वा सा मुनिपुंगवम् । मदनस्य वशं प्राप्ता मंदं मंदमगायत १७। रणद्वलयसंयुक्तां शिंजन्नूपुरमेखलाम् । गायंतीं तां तथाभूतां विलोक्य मुनिपुंगवः १८। मदनेन ससैन्येन नीतो मोहवशं बलात् । मंजुघोषा समागम्य मुनिं दृष्ट्वा तथाविधम् १९। हावभावकटाक्षैस्तं मोहयामास चांगना । अधः संस्थाप्य वीणां सा सस्वजे तं मुनीश्वरम् २०। वलितेव लता वृक्षं वातवेगेन कंपितम् । सोऽपि रेमे तया सार्द्धं मेधावी मुनिपुंगवः २१। तस्मिन्नेव ततो दृष्ट्वा तस्यास्तं देहमुत्तमम् । शिवतत्वं गतं तस्य कामतत्त्ववशं गतः २२। न निशां न दिनं सोऽपि रमन्जानाति कामुकः । बहुवर्षं गतः कालो मुनेराचारलोपतः २३। मंजुघोषा देवलोकगमनायोपचक्रमे । गच्छंती तं प्रत्युवाच रमंतं मुनिसत्तमम् । आदेशो दीयतां ब्रह्मन्स्वदेशगमनाय मे २४। मेधाव्युवाच- अद्यैव त्वं समायाता प्रदोषादौ वरानने । यावत्प्रभातसंध्या स्यात्तावत्तिष्ठ ममांतिके । इति श्रुत्वा मुनेर्वाक्यं भयभीता बभूव सा २५। पुनर्वै रमयामास तमृषिं नृपसत्तम । मुनेः शापभयाद्भीता बहुलान्परिवत्सरान् २६। वर्षाणां पंचपंचाशन्नवमासदिनत्रयम् । सा रेमे मुनिना तस्य निशार्द्धमिव चाभवत् २७। सा तं पुनरुवाचाथ तस्मिन्काले गते मुनिम् । आदेशो दीयतां ब्रह्मन्गंतव्यं स्वगृहे मया २८। मेधाव्युवाच- प्रभातमधुना चास्ते श्रूयतां वचनं मम । संध्या यावच्च कुर्वेऽहं तावत्त्वं वै स्थिरा भव २९। इति वाक्यं मुनेः श्रुत्वा जातानंदसमाकुला । स्मितं कृत्वा तु सा किंचित्प्रत्युवाच शुचिस्मिता ३०। अप्सरा उवाच-। कियत्प्रमाणा विप्रेंद्र तव संध्या गतानघ । मयि प्रसादं कृत्वा तु गतकालो विचार्यताम् ३१। इति तस्या वचः श्रुत्वा विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनः । गतकालस्य विप्रेंद्र प्रमाणमकरोत्तदा ३२। समाश्च सप्तपंचाशद्गतास्तस्य तया सह । चुक्रोध सततस्तस्यै ज्वालामाली बभूव ह ३३। नेत्राभ्यां विस्फुलिंगान्स मुंचमानोऽतिकोपनः । कालरूपां तु तां दृष्ट्वा तपसः क्षयकारिणीम् ३४। दुःखार्जितं क्षयं नीतं तपोदृष्ट्वातयासह । सकंपोष्ठो मुनिस्तत्रप्रत्युवाचाकुलेंद्रियः ३५। तां शशापाथमेधावी त्वं पिशाची भवेति च । धिक्त्वां पापे दुराचारे कुलटे पातकप्रिये ३६। तस्य शापेन सा दग्धा विनयावनता स्थिता । उवाच वचनं सुभ्रूः प्रसादं वांछती मुनिम् । प्रसादं कुरु विप्रेंद्र शापस्यानुग्रहं कुरु ३७। सतां संगो हि भवति वचोभिः सप्तभिः पदैः । त्वया सह मम ब्रह्मन्नीता वै बहुवत्सराः । एतस्मात्कारणात्स्वामिन्प्रसादं कुरु सुव्रत ३८। मुनिरुवाच- शृणु मे वचनं भद्रे शापानुग्रहकारकम् । किं करोमि त्वया पापे क्षयं नीतं महत्तपः ३९। चैत्रस्य कृष्णपक्षे तु भवेदेकादशी शुभा । पापमोचनिका नाम सर्वपापक्षयंकरी ४०। तस्या व्रते कृते शुभ्रे पिशाचत्वं प्रयास्यति । इत्युक्त्वा सोऽपि मेधावी जगाम पितुराश्रमम् ४१। तमागतं समालोक्य च्यवनः प्रत्युवाचतम् । किमेतद्विहितं पुत्र त्वया पुण्यं क्षयं कृतम् ४२। मेधाव्युवाच- पातकं वै कृतं तात रमिता चाप्सरा मया । प्रायश्चित्तं ब्रूहि तात येन पापक्षयो भवेत् ४३। च्यवन उवाच- चैत्रस्य चासिते पक्षे नाम्ना वै पापमोचनी । अस्या व्रते कृते पुत्र पापराशिः क्षयं व्रजेत् ४४। इति श्रुत्वा पितुर्वाक्यं कृतं तेन व्रतोत्तमम् । गतं पापं क्षयं तस्य तपोयुक्तो बभूव सः ४५। साप्येवं मंजुघोषा च कृत्वैतद्व्रतमुत्तमम् । पिशाचत्वाद्विनिर्मुक्ता पापमोचनिकाव्रतात् । दिव्यरूपधरा सा वै गता नाके वराप्सराः ४६। लोमश उवाच- पापमोचनिकां राजन्ये कुर्वंति नरोत्तमाः । तेषां पापं च यत्किंचित्तत्सर्वं च क्षयं व्रजेत् ४७। पठनाच्छ्रवणाद्राजन्गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । ब्रह्महा हेमहारी च सुरापो गुरुतल्पगः ४८। व्रतस्य चास्य करणात्पापमुक्ता भवंति ते । बहुपुण्यप्रदं ह्येतत्करणाद्व्रतमुत्तमम् ४९। इति श्री पाद्मे महापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्साहस्र्यां संहितायामुत्तरखंडे उमापतिनारदसंवादे चैत्रकृष्णैकादशी पापमोचनीनाम षट्चत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः ४६।
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca- phālgunasya site pakṣe śrutā cāmalakī tathā | caitrasya kṛṣṇapakṣe tu kiṃ nāmaikādaśī bhavet 1| śrīkṛṣṇa uvāca- śṛṇu rājeṃdra vakṣyāmi ākhyānaṃ pāpanāśanam | yallomaśo'bravītpṛṣṭo māṃdhātrā cakravartinā 2| māṃdhātovāca - bhagavanśrotumicchāmi lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā | caitrasya prathame pakṣe kā nāmaikādaśī bhavet | ko vidhiḥ kiṃ phalaṃ tasyāḥ kathayasva prasādataḥ 3| lomaśa uvāca- caitramāsyasite pakṣe nāmnā vai pāpamocanī | ekādaśī samākhyātā piśācatvavināśinī 4| śṛṇu tasyāḥ pravakṣyāmi kāmadāṃ siddhidāṃ nṛpa | kathāṃ vicitrāṃ śubhadāṃ pāpaghnīṃ dharmadāyinīm 5| purā caitrarathoddeśe apsarogaṇasevite | vasaṃtasamaye prāpte ṣaṭpadākulite vane 6| gaṃdharvakanyāvāditrai ramaṃti saha kiṃnaraiḥ | pākaśāsanamukhyāśca krīḍāṃte tridivaukasaḥ 7| nāparaṃ sukhadaṃ kiṃcidvinā caitrarathādvanam | tasminvane tu munayastapaṃti bahulaṃ tapaḥ 8| medhāvi nāmānamṛṣiṃ tatrasthaṃ brahmacāriṇam | apsarāstaṃ munivaraṃ mohanāyopacakrame 9| maṃjughoṣeti vikhyātā bhāvaṃ tasya vitanvatī | krośamātraṃ sthitā tasya bhayādāśramasannidhau 10| gāyaṃtī madhuraṃ sādhu pīḍayaṃtī vipaṃcikām | gāyaṃtīṃ tāmathālokya puṣpacaṃdanasevitām 11| kāmo'pi vijayākāṃkṣī śivabhaktānmunīśvarān | tasyāḥ śarīre saṃvāsamakaronmanasaḥ sutaḥ 12| kṛtvā bhruvau dhanuṣkoṭiṃ guṇaṃ kṛtvā kaṭākṣakam | mārgaṇau nayane kṛtvā pakṣmayukte yathākramam 13| kucau kṛtvā paṭakuṭīṃ vijayāyopacakrame | maṃjughoṣābhavattasya kāmasyaiva varūthinī 14| medhāvinaṃ muniṃ dṛṣṭvā sāpi kāmena pīḍitā | yauvanodbhinnadeho'sau medhāvyapi virājate 15| sitopavītasahito dṛṣṭaḥ smara ivāparaḥ | medhāvī vasate cāsau cyavanasyāśrame śubhe 16| maṃjughoṣā sthitaṃ tatra dṛṣṭvā sā munipuṃgavam | madanasya vaśaṃ prāptā maṃdaṃ maṃdamagāyata 17| raṇadvalayasaṃyuktāṃ śiṃjannūpuramekhalām | gāyaṃtīṃ tāṃ tathābhūtāṃ vilokya munipuṃgavaḥ 18| madanena sasainyena nīto mohavaśaṃ balāt | maṃjughoṣā samāgamya muniṃ dṛṣṭvā tathāvidham 19| hāvabhāvakaṭākṣaistaṃ mohayāmāsa cāṃganā | adhaḥ saṃsthāpya vīṇāṃ sā sasvaje taṃ munīśvaram 20| valiteva latā vṛkṣaṃ vātavegena kaṃpitam | so'pi reme tayā sārddhaṃ medhāvī munipuṃgavaḥ 21| tasminneva tato dṛṣṭvā tasyāstaṃ dehamuttamam | śivatatvaṃ gataṃ tasya kāmatattvavaśaṃ gataḥ 22| na niśāṃ na dinaṃ so'pi ramanjānāti kāmukaḥ | bahuvarṣaṃ gataḥ kālo munerācāralopataḥ 23| maṃjughoṣā devalokagamanāyopacakrame | gacchaṃtī taṃ pratyuvāca ramaṃtaṃ munisattamam | ādeśo dīyatāṃ brahmansvadeśagamanāya me 24| medhāvyuvāca- adyaiva tvaṃ samāyātā pradoṣādau varānane | yāvatprabhātasaṃdhyā syāttāvattiṣṭha mamāṃtike | iti śrutvā munervākyaṃ bhayabhītā babhūva sā 25| punarvai ramayāmāsa tamṛṣiṃ nṛpasattama | muneḥ śāpabhayādbhītā bahulānparivatsarān 26| varṣāṇāṃ paṃcapaṃcāśannavamāsadinatrayam | sā reme muninā tasya niśārddhamiva cābhavat 27| sā taṃ punaruvācātha tasminkāle gate munim | ādeśo dīyatāṃ brahmangaṃtavyaṃ svagṛhe mayā 28| medhāvyuvāca- prabhātamadhunā cāste śrūyatāṃ vacanaṃ mama | saṃdhyā yāvacca kurve'haṃ tāvattvaṃ vai sthirā bhava 29| iti vākyaṃ muneḥ śrutvā jātānaṃdasamākulā | smitaṃ kṛtvā tu sā kiṃcitpratyuvāca śucismitā 30| apsarā uvāca-| kiyatpramāṇā vipreṃdra tava saṃdhyā gatānagha | mayi prasādaṃ kṛtvā tu gatakālo vicāryatām 31| iti tasyā vacaḥ śrutvā vismayotphullalocanaḥ | gatakālasya vipreṃdra pramāṇamakarottadā 32| samāśca saptapaṃcāśadgatāstasya tayā saha | cukrodha satatastasyai jvālāmālī babhūva ha 33| netrābhyāṃ visphuliṃgānsa muṃcamāno'tikopanaḥ | kālarūpāṃ tu tāṃ dṛṣṭvā tapasaḥ kṣayakāriṇīm 34| duḥkhārjitaṃ kṣayaṃ nītaṃ tapodṛṣṭvātayāsaha | sakaṃpoṣṭho munistatrapratyuvācākuleṃdriyaḥ 35| tāṃ śaśāpāthamedhāvī tvaṃ piśācī bhaveti ca | dhiktvāṃ pāpe durācāre kulaṭe pātakapriye 36| tasya śāpena sā dagdhā vinayāvanatā sthitā | uvāca vacanaṃ subhrūḥ prasādaṃ vāṃchatī munim | prasādaṃ kuru vipreṃdra śāpasyānugrahaṃ kuru 37| satāṃ saṃgo hi bhavati vacobhiḥ saptabhiḥ padaiḥ | tvayā saha mama brahmannītā vai bahuvatsarāḥ | etasmātkāraṇātsvāminprasādaṃ kuru suvrata 38| muniruvāca- śṛṇu me vacanaṃ bhadre śāpānugrahakārakam | kiṃ karomi tvayā pāpe kṣayaṃ nītaṃ mahattapaḥ 39| caitrasya kṛṣṇapakṣe tu bhavedekādaśī śubhā | pāpamocanikā nāma sarvapāpakṣayaṃkarī 40| tasyā vrate kṛte śubhre piśācatvaṃ prayāsyati | ityuktvā so'pi medhāvī jagāma piturāśramam 41| tamāgataṃ samālokya cyavanaḥ pratyuvācatam | kimetadvihitaṃ putra tvayā puṇyaṃ kṣayaṃ kṛtam 42| medhāvyuvāca- pātakaṃ vai kṛtaṃ tāta ramitā cāpsarā mayā | prāyaścittaṃ brūhi tāta yena pāpakṣayo bhavet 43| cyavana uvāca- caitrasya cāsite pakṣe nāmnā vai pāpamocanī | asyā vrate kṛte putra pāparāśiḥ kṣayaṃ vrajet 44| iti śrutvā piturvākyaṃ kṛtaṃ tena vratottamam | gataṃ pāpaṃ kṣayaṃ tasya tapoyukto babhūva saḥ 45| sāpyevaṃ maṃjughoṣā ca kṛtvaitadvratamuttamam | piśācatvādvinirmuktā pāpamocanikāvratāt | divyarūpadharā sā vai gatā nāke varāpsarāḥ 46| lomaśa uvāca- pāpamocanikāṃ rājanye kurvaṃti narottamāḥ | teṣāṃ pāpaṃ ca yatkiṃcittatsarvaṃ ca kṣayaṃ vrajet 47| paṭhanācchravaṇādrājangosahasraphalaṃ labhet | brahmahā hemahārī ca surāpo gurutalpagaḥ 48| vratasya cāsya karaṇātpāpamuktā bhavaṃti te | bahupuṇyapradaṃ hyetatkaraṇādvratamuttamam 49| iti śrī pādme mahāpurāṇe paṃcapaṃcāśatsāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṃḍe umāpatināradasaṃvāde caitrakṛṣṇaikādaśī pāpamocanīnāma ṣaṭcatvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ 46|
English translation
Yudhiṣṭhira said :
1. I have heard about the Āmalakī (vow) in the bright half of Phālguna . What would be (i.e. what is) the name of the Ekādaśī in the dark half of Caitra ?
Śrīkṛṣṇa said :
2. O lord of kings, listen to the sin-destroying account, which Lomaśa , when he was asked by emperor Māndhātṛ , told (to him).
Māndhātṛ said :
3. O venerable one, with a desire for the well-being of the people, I desire to hear what the name of the Ekādaśī in the first half of Caitra would be. What is the manner of it (i.e. in which way is it observed)? What is its fruit? (Please) favour (me) and tell it (to me).
Lomaśa said :
4-8. The Ekādaśī in the dark half of Caitra is called Pāpamocanī . It is said to destroy the state of a goblin. Listen, O king, I shall tell its account which gives the desired objects, divine power, auspicious and righteous things, and destroys sins. Formerly in the forest called Caitraratha , full of bees, and resorted to by celestial nymphs, when the spring season had arrived, gandharva maidens rejoiced along with kinnaras by (playing upon) musical instruments. The residents of heaven (i.e. gods) led by Indra also sported there. There was nothing else as delightful as the Caitraratha forest. In that forest many sages practised profuse penance.
9-18a. A celestial nymph known as Mañjughoṣā started to infatuate an excelient sage named Medhāvin , best among sages, who was a celibate and lived there. Showing her devotion to him, she through fear of him remained just a krośa away in the vicinity of the hermitage, singing sweetly and pressing (i.e. playing upon) the lute agreeably. The mind-born Cupid, seeing her with flowers (worn by her) and sandal (applied to her body) and desiring to vanquish the best sages, the devotees of Śiva , lived in her body. (Mañjughoṣā) having, in due order, made her eyebrows the curved end of the bow, her glances the string of the bow, her eyes along with her eyelashes the arrows, her breasts the tent, started for victory. Mañjughoṣā became the army of that Cupid only. Seeing that sage Medhāvin she too was oppressed by the passion of love. That Medhāvin also, with his body shooting up with youth, shone (there). Wearing a white sacred thread and appearing like another Cupid, that Medhāvin lived in the auspicious hermitage of Cyavana .
18b-24. Having seen the best sage staying there, that Mañjughoṣā was overpowered by Cupid (i.e. passion of love) and she sang gently. That best sage, having seen her singing like that, with her bracelets jingling and her anklets and girdle tinkling, was forcibly deluded by Cupid with his army. That beautiful woman Mañjughoṣā, seeing that sage like that, approached him and deluded him with feminine coquettish gestures; and keeping her lute down (on the ground) she embraced that lord of sages, as a creeper would encircle a tree shaking due to the velocity of the wind. That best sage, Medhāvin, too rejoiced with her. Seeing in that (forest) only her excellent body, his auspicious nature left him, and he was influenced by the nature of Cupid. The lover did not know (i.e. care for) night or day, while rejoicing with her. Due to (i.e. in) the violation of (good) conduct, the sage passed a period of many years. Mañjughoṣā set out to go to the divine world. While going she said to the best sage, rejoicing (with her): “O brāhmaṇa , give me the order to go to my own region.”
Medhāvin said :—
25-30. O you beautiful one, today only just at the beginning of the nightfall you have come. Stay with me till (it is the time for my) morning prayer.
Hearing these words of the sage, she was frightened. She, afraid of the sage’s curse, again delighted that sage for many years, O best king. She rejoiced with the sage for fifty-five years nine months and three days. (But that period) was just half a night for him. When that much time passed, she again said to the sage: “O Brāhmaṇa, give me the order to go (back). I have to go home.”
Medhāvin said :—
It is (just) the morning. Listen to my words. Be steady till I offer my evening prayer.
Hearing these words of the sage, she was fall of joy. Smiling slightly, she of a bright smile again spoke:
The celestial nymph said :—
31-38. O sinless best brāhmaṇa, how long your prayer has extended! (Please) favour me, and take into consideration the time that has passed.
Hearing these words of her, the best brāhmaṇa, with his eyes dilated due to wonder, calculated the time that had passed. Fifty-seven years were passed (by him) with her. Then he got angry with her, and was (like fire) with rows of flames. He, seeing her of the nature of destruction, putting an end to his penance, became very angry, and discharging sparks of fire from his eyes, and noticing that his penance earned with great effort had been wasted with her (i.e. in her company), the sage Medhāvin with his lips throbbing and his senses agitated cursed her: “Be a female goblin. Fie upon you, a sinful woman of bad conduct, an unchaste woman, who loves sins (i.e. sinful conduct).” Parched by his curse, she remained bent with modesty. The beautiful woman, desiring the sage’s favour said these words to him: “O best brāhmaṇa, (please) favour me. Appease your curse; for the friendship of the good takes place (even) by (walking together for) seven steps (or by exchanging seven words). O brāhmaṇa with you I have passed many years. For this reason, O lord, O you of a good vow, favour (me).”
The sage said :
39-42. O good woman, hear my words appeasing the curse. O sinful one, what have I to do with you? You destroyed (my) great penance. In the dark half of Caitra would fall (i.e. falls) the auspicious Ekādaśī called Pāpamocanikā, which destroys all sins. Having observed the pure vow of it (i.e. on that day, your) state of a female goblin will go away.
Having spoken like this Medhāvin went to his father’s hermitage. Seeing him to have come (back), Cyavana said to him: “What is this that you have done? You have destroyed your religious merit, O son.”
Medhāvin said :
43. O father, I committed a sin. I rejoiced with a celestial nymph. O father, tell me an expiation by means of which my sin would perish.
Cyavana said :
44-46. In the dark half of Caitra falls the (Ekādaśī) called Pāpamocanī. O son, when the vow of it is observed, the heap of sins would perish.
Hearing these words of his father, he observed that excellent vow. His sin perished and he became endowed with (the merit of) his penance. That Mañjughoṣā too, having observed that excellent vow, was freed from the state of a female goblin due to (having observed) that vow of Pāpamocanikā. That excellent celestial nymph taking a divine form went to heaven.
Lomaśa said :
47-49. O king, all the sin (however) little of those best men who observe the vow of the Pāpamocanikā, would perish. A man, by reciting (about) it, by listening (to its account) would obtain the fruit (of the gift) of a thousand cows. All those who have killed a brāhmaṇa or have snatched gold or are drunkards or have gone to the teacher’s bed (i.e. have violated the wife of the preceptor) become free from sins by means of the observance of this vow. By its observance the excellent vow gives great religious merit.
Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 25044, revision 336427 (2022-04-21T18:09:59Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc365623.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.