Uttara-khaṇḍa · Chapter 92
Sourceपृथुरुवाच- महाफलं त्वया प्रोक्तं मुने कार्त्तिकमाघयोः । तयोः स्नानविधिं सम्यङ्नियमानपि नारद । उद्यापनविधिं चैवं यथावद्वक्तुमर्हसि १। नारद उवाच- त्वं विष्णोरंशसंजातो नाज्ञातं विद्यते तव । तथापि वदतः सम्यङ्माहात्म्यं शृणु वेनज २। आश्विनस्य तु मासस्य या शुक्लैकादशी भवेत् । कार्तिकव्रतनियमं तस्यां कुर्यादतंद्रितः ३। रात्र्यां तुर्यांशशेषायां मुदो तिष्ठत्सदा व्रती । नैरृत्यां संव्रजेद्वासाद्बहिः सोदकभाजनः ४। दिवासंध्या सुकर्णस्थ ब्रह्मसूत्र उदङ्मुखः । अंतर्धाय तृणं भूमौ शिरः प्रावृत्य वाससा ५। वक्त्रं नियम्य यत्नेन ष्ठीवनश्वासवर्जितः । कुर्यान्मूत्रपुरीषे च रात्रौ चेद्दक्षिणामुखः ६। गृहीतशिश्नश्चोत्थाय गृहीत्वा शुचिमृत्तिकाम् । गंधलेपक्षयकरं शौचं कुर्यादतंद्रितः ७। एका लिंगे गुदे पंच तथा वामकरे दश । उभयोः सप्त दातव्यास्तथा तिस्रस्तु पादयोः ८। एतद्द्वि त्रिगुणं प्रोक्तं ब्रह्मचारि वनस्थयोः । यतेश्चतुर्गुणं रात्रौ तदर्द्धं शौचमाचरेत् ९। तदर्द्धमपि मार्गस्थः स्त्रीशूद्राणां तदर्द्धकम् । शौचकर्मविहीनस्य सकला निष्फलाः क्रियाः १०। मुखशुद्धिविहीनस्य नो मंत्राः फलदाः स्मृताः । दंत जिह्वा विशुद्धिं च ततः कुर्यात्प्रयत्नतः ११। आयुर्बलं यशो वर्चः प्रजाः पशुवसूनि च । ब्रह्म प्रज्ञां च मेधां च त्वन्नो देहि वनस्पते १२। इति मंत्रं समुच्चार्य द्वादशांगुलकं सदा । समिधा क्षीरवृक्षास्य क्षयाहोपोषणं विना १३। प्रतिपद्दर्श नवमी षष्ठीश्चार्कदिनं विना । चंद्रसूर्योपरागे च न कुर्याद्दंतधावनम् १४। कंटकीवृक्षकार्पास निर्गुंडी ब्रह्मवृक्षजम् । बिल्वैरंडविगंधाढ्यं वर्जयेद्दंतधावनम् १५। ततो विष्णोः शिवस्यापि गृहं गच्छेत्प्रसन्नधीः । गंधपुष्पसुतांबूलान्गृहीत्वा भक्तितत्परः १६। तत्र देवस्य पाद्यार्घाद्युपचारान्पृथक्पृथक् । कृत्वा स्तुत्वा पुनर्नत्वा कुर्याद्गीतादिमंगलम् १७। तालवेणुमृदंगादि ध्वनियुक्तान्सनृत्तकान् । पुष्पैर्गंधैः सतांबूलैर्गायनानपि चार्चयेत् १८। देवालये गानपरा यतस्ते विष्णुमूर्त्तयः । तपांसि यज्ञदानानि कृतानि च जगद्गुरोः १९। तुष्टिदानि कलौ नित्यं भक्त्या देवस्य सत्पतेः । क्व त्वं वससि देवेश मया पृष्टस्तु पार्थिव २०। विष्णुरेवं तदा प्राह मद्भक्तिपरितोषितः । नाहं वसामि वैकुंठे योगिनां हृदये न च २१। मद्भक्ता यत्र गायंति तत्र तिष्ठामि नारद । सत्पुराणकथां श्रुत्वा मद्भक्तानां च गायनम् २२। नेच्छंति ये नरा मूढा मद्द्वेष्यास्ते भवंति हि । तेषां पूजादिकं गंधपुष्पादि क्रयते नरैः२३। तेन प्रीतिं तथा यामि न तथा मत्प्रपूजनात् । शिरीषोन्मत्तगिरिजा मल्लिका शाल्मलीभवैः २४। अर्कजैः कर्णिकारैश्च विष्णुर्नार्च्यस्तथाक्षतैः । जपा कुंद शिरीषैश्च यूथिका मालती भवैः २५। केतकीभव पुष्पैश्च नैवार्च्यः शंकरस्तथा । गणेशं तुलसीपत्रैर्दुर्गां नैव च दूर्वया २६। मुनिपुष्पैस्तथा सूर्यं लक्ष्मीकामो न चार्चयेत् । सुगंधीनि प्रशस्तानि पूजायां सर्वदैव तु २७। एवं पूजाविधिं कृत्वा देवदेवं क्षमापयेत् । मंत्रहीनं क्रियाहीनं भक्तिहीनं सुरेश्वर २८। यत्पूजितं मया देव परिपूर्णं तदस्तु मे । ततःप्रदक्षिणंकृत्वादंडवत्प्रणिपत्यच २९। पुनःक्षमापयेद्देवंगायनाद्यंक्षमापयेत् । विष्णोः शिवस्यापि च पूजनादिकं कुर्वंति सम्यङ्निशि कार्तिके ये । निर्धूतपापाः सह पूर्वजैस्ते प्रयांति विष्णोर्भवनं मनुष्याः ३०। इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्सहस्रसंहितायामुत्तरखंडे कार्तिकमाहात्म्ये श्रीकृष्णसत्यभामासंवादे नियमवर्णनं नाम द्विनवतितमोऽध्यायः ९२।
pṛthuruvāca- mahāphalaṃ tvayā proktaṃ mune kārttikamāghayoḥ | tayoḥ snānavidhiṃ samyaṅniyamānapi nārada | udyāpanavidhiṃ caivaṃ yathāvadvaktumarhasi 1| nārada uvāca- tvaṃ viṣṇoraṃśasaṃjāto nājñātaṃ vidyate tava | tathāpi vadataḥ samyaṅmāhātmyaṃ śṛṇu venaja 2| āśvinasya tu māsasya yā śuklaikādaśī bhavet | kārtikavrataniyamaṃ tasyāṃ kuryādataṃdritaḥ 3| rātryāṃ turyāṃśaśeṣāyāṃ mudo tiṣṭhatsadā vratī | nairṛtyāṃ saṃvrajedvāsādbahiḥ sodakabhājanaḥ 4| divāsaṃdhyā sukarṇastha brahmasūtra udaṅmukhaḥ | aṃtardhāya tṛṇaṃ bhūmau śiraḥ prāvṛtya vāsasā 5| vaktraṃ niyamya yatnena ṣṭhīvanaśvāsavarjitaḥ | kuryānmūtrapurīṣe ca rātrau ceddakṣiṇāmukhaḥ 6| gṛhītaśiśnaścotthāya gṛhītvā śucimṛttikām | gaṃdhalepakṣayakaraṃ śaucaṃ kuryādataṃdritaḥ 7| ekā liṃge gude paṃca tathā vāmakare daśa | ubhayoḥ sapta dātavyāstathā tisrastu pādayoḥ 8| etaddvi triguṇaṃ proktaṃ brahmacāri vanasthayoḥ | yateścaturguṇaṃ rātrau tadarddhaṃ śaucamācaret 9| tadarddhamapi mārgasthaḥ strīśūdrāṇāṃ tadarddhakam | śaucakarmavihīnasya sakalā niṣphalāḥ kriyāḥ 10| mukhaśuddhivihīnasya no maṃtrāḥ phaladāḥ smṛtāḥ | daṃta jihvā viśuddhiṃ ca tataḥ kuryātprayatnataḥ 11| āyurbalaṃ yaśo varcaḥ prajāḥ paśuvasūni ca | brahma prajñāṃ ca medhāṃ ca tvanno dehi vanaspate 12| iti maṃtraṃ samuccārya dvādaśāṃgulakaṃ sadā | samidhā kṣīravṛkṣāsya kṣayāhopoṣaṇaṃ vinā 13| pratipaddarśa navamī ṣaṣṭhīścārkadinaṃ vinā | caṃdrasūryoparāge ca na kuryāddaṃtadhāvanam 14| kaṃṭakīvṛkṣakārpāsa nirguṃḍī brahmavṛkṣajam | bilvairaṃḍavigaṃdhāḍhyaṃ varjayeddaṃtadhāvanam 15| tato viṣṇoḥ śivasyāpi gṛhaṃ gacchetprasannadhīḥ | gaṃdhapuṣpasutāṃbūlāngṛhītvā bhaktitatparaḥ 16| tatra devasya pādyārghādyupacārānpṛthakpṛthak | kṛtvā stutvā punarnatvā kuryādgītādimaṃgalam 17| tālaveṇumṛdaṃgādi dhvaniyuktānsanṛttakān | puṣpairgaṃdhaiḥ satāṃbūlairgāyanānapi cārcayet 18| devālaye gānaparā yataste viṣṇumūrttayaḥ | tapāṃsi yajñadānāni kṛtāni ca jagadguroḥ 19| tuṣṭidāni kalau nityaṃ bhaktyā devasya satpateḥ | kva tvaṃ vasasi deveśa mayā pṛṣṭastu pārthiva 20| viṣṇurevaṃ tadā prāha madbhaktiparitoṣitaḥ | nāhaṃ vasāmi vaikuṃṭhe yogināṃ hṛdaye na ca 21| madbhaktā yatra gāyaṃti tatra tiṣṭhāmi nārada | satpurāṇakathāṃ śrutvā madbhaktānāṃ ca gāyanam 22| necchaṃti ye narā mūḍhā maddveṣyāste bhavaṃti hi | teṣāṃ pūjādikaṃ gaṃdhapuṣpādi krayate naraiḥ23| tena prītiṃ tathā yāmi na tathā matprapūjanāt | śirīṣonmattagirijā mallikā śālmalībhavaiḥ 24| arkajaiḥ karṇikāraiśca viṣṇurnārcyastathākṣataiḥ | japā kuṃda śirīṣaiśca yūthikā mālatī bhavaiḥ 25| ketakībhava puṣpaiśca naivārcyaḥ śaṃkarastathā | gaṇeśaṃ tulasīpatrairdurgāṃ naiva ca dūrvayā 26| munipuṣpaistathā sūryaṃ lakṣmīkāmo na cārcayet | sugaṃdhīni praśastāni pūjāyāṃ sarvadaiva tu 27| evaṃ pūjāvidhiṃ kṛtvā devadevaṃ kṣamāpayet | maṃtrahīnaṃ kriyāhīnaṃ bhaktihīnaṃ sureśvara 28| yatpūjitaṃ mayā deva paripūrṇaṃ tadastu me | tataḥpradakṣiṇaṃkṛtvādaṃḍavatpraṇipatyaca 29| punaḥkṣamāpayeddevaṃgāyanādyaṃkṣamāpayet | viṣṇoḥ śivasyāpi ca pūjanādikaṃ kurvaṃti samyaṅniśi kārtike ye | nirdhūtapāpāḥ saha pūrvajaiste prayāṃti viṣṇorbhavanaṃ manuṣyāḥ 30| iti śrīpādme mahāpurāṇe paṃcapaṃcāśatsahasrasaṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṃḍe kārtikamāhātmye śrīkṛṣṇasatyabhāmāsaṃvāde niyamavarṇanaṃ nāma dvinavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ 92|
English translation
Pṛthu said :
1. O sage, you told me the great fruit of the vows of Kārtika and Māgha . O Nārada , you also (told me) properly about the rite of bathing and about the restraints. (Now) please tell me in due order the bringing to completion (of that rite).
Nārada said :
2-15. You are born from a portion of Viṣṇu . (Therefore) nothing is unknown to you. Yet, O son of Vena , listen properly to the importance from me who am telling it. A man, being careful, should observe the rule about the vow of Kārtika, when it would be the Ekādaśī of the bright half of the month of Āśvina . When a quarter of the night is left, he, the observer of the vow, with a vessel containing water should go out of his house in the south-west direction. By the day and in the evening after having placed his sacred thread on his ear, after having covered the ground with grass, after having covered his head with a garment, having carefully controlled his mouth, without spitting or panting, he should pass urine or feces after facing the north. If it is night he should face the south. Having held his organ of generation he should get up. Taking pure clay, he should carefully make purification (i.e. wash) by which the smearing and odour will vanish. He should apply (clay) to his organ of generation once, to the anus five times, to the left hand ten times, to both the hands seven times, and to the feet thrice (and then wash them with water). Twice this (number) is told for a celibate, and thrice for a hermit, four times for an ascetic. Half (the number should be used for) purification at night. Half ofit (should be employed when he is) travelling. Half of it is (recommended) for women and śūdras . All the acts of him who does not go through the act of purification, are useless. The hymns of one not having his mouth pure, are said not to give the (desired) fruit. After that he should carefully cleanse his teeth and tongue, ‘O tree, give us (long) life, power, success, vigour, progeny, animals and wealth.’ Uttering this hymn, (he should take a piece of) wood of the length of twelve fingers of the kṣīra tree [1] without fasting on the diminutive day ( obscure ) (and he should cleansehisteeth). He should not cleanse his teeth onthe first day, the new-moon day, the ninth day, the sixth day, a Sunday and at the time of the lunar or solar eclipse. He should avoid cleansing his teeth with (a stick of) the kaṇṭakī tree, cotton tree, nirguṇḍa tree, palāśa tree, bilva tree, castor oil plant, and iṅgudī tree.
16-30. Then he, with a pleased mind and devoted, should go, taking with him sandal, flowers, good tāmbūlas to the temple of Viṣṇu and Śiva . Then having separately offered articles (and modes) of worship like water for washing the feet, respectful oblation etc., and bowed again, he should do auspicious things like singing. He should also honour the good dancers having musical instruments made of bell-metal, lutes, tabors etc., so also he should honour the singers with fragrant flowers and tāmbūlas, since they are the forms of Viṣṇu. In the Kali age penance, sacrifice, gifts made with devotion to the good lord of the world, always give delight. O king, I asked, “O lord of gods, where do you live?” Viṣṇu, pleased with my devotion then spoke to me thus: “I do not live in Vaikuṇṭha , nor in the heart of the yogins . O Nārada, I stay there where my devotees sing (my praise). Those foolish men who, after hearing a good narrative from a Purāṇa or the singing of my devotees, do not long for me, are hated by me. Men (should) worship them (devotees) with sandal, flowers etc. By that I am so much pleased as I am not pleased with my worship,” Viṣṇu should not be worshipped with the flowers of śirīṣa , dhattura , hill-plantain, jasmine, śālmali , sun-plant, karṇikāra and with sacred rice grains. So also Śiva should not be worshipped with the flowers of japā , kunda , śirīṣa, jasmine, white jasmine, ketakī . One should not worship Gaṇeśa with Tulasī -leaves and Pārvatī with dūrvās . A man desiring wealth should not, in the same way, worship the Sun with damanaka flowers. Always he should use fragrant and best flowers for worship. Having thus offered the worship, he should apologise to the god of gods: ‘O lord of gods, may whatever I have offered as worship without hymns, rites and without devotion, be complete. Then having gone round (the deity by keeping the deity) to his right, he should salute (i.e. prostrate himself) like a staff. He should again apologise to the deity and the singers etc. Those men who, on a night in Kārtika, properly worship Viṣṇu or Śiva, have their sins completely destroyed, and their ancestors go to Viṣṇu’s abode.
[1]: [1] : Kṣīravṛkṣa—Name of the four trees, viz. Nyagrodha, Udumbara, Aśvattha and Madhūka.
Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 44664, revision 336523 (2022-04-23T23:28:53Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc365671.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.