लंबेदधःशिरा यस्तु वर्षाणामयुतं नरः । मासमेकं तु गंगांभः सेवते यो नरोत्तमः
If a man hangs with his head downward for ten thousand years, or if the best of men serves the water of the Ganga for just one month—
ब्रह्महत्याविनिर्मुक्तो याति विष्णोरनामयम् । इयं वेणीसमा पुण्या पवित्रा पापनाशिनी
He is freed from the sin of killing a Brahmin and attains the sinless state of Vishnu; this Veṇī is indeed holy, pure, and destroyer of sins.
यस्याः स्मरणमात्रेण बालहा मुच्यते क्षणात् । स प्रयागस्तीर्थराजो वैष्णवानां हि दुर्ल्लभः
By merely remembering her, even a child-killer is instantly released; this king of holy places, Prayaga, is truly rare among Vaishnavas.
स्नात्वा यत्र नरश्रेष्ठ वैकुंठे सत्वरं व्रजेत् । प्रियाप्रिये न जानाति धर्माधर्मौ न विंदति
Having bathed there, O best of men, one quickly goes to Vaikuntha; he knows neither friend nor foe, nor does he perceive righteousness or unrighteousness.
स्नात्वा चैव तु गंगायां महापापात्प्रमुच्यते
And by bathing in the Ganga, one is freed from great sins.
गंगागंगेति यो ब्रूयाद्योजनानां शतैरपि । मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
Whoever says 'Ganga, Ganga,' even from hundreds of yojanas away, is freed from all sins and goes to the world of Vishnu.
ब्रह्महा चैव गोघ्नो वा सुरापी बालघातकः । मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो दिवं याति च सत्वरम्
Even a Brahmin-killer, a cow-slayer, a drinker of liquor, or a child-murderer is freed from all sins and swiftly ascends to heaven.
दर्शनं माधवस्याथ वरस्य दर्शनं तथा । वेण्यां स्नानं प्रकुर्वाणो वैकुंठं प्रति गच्छति
Beholding Madhava, or seeing the Lord, and bathing in the Veṇī, one proceeds toward Vaikuntha.
उदिते च यथा सूर्ये विलयं याति वै तमः । तथैव तस्यां पापानि नश्यंति स्नानमात्रतः
Just as darkness vanishes at sunrise, so too do sins perish merely by bathing there.
गंगाद्वारे कुशावर्ते गल्लिके(बिल्वके?) नीलपर्वते । स्नात्वा कनखले तीर्थे पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते
By bathing at Gangadvara, Kushavarta, Gallika (or Bilvaka?), Nilaparvata, or at the holy place Kanakhala, there is no further rebirth.
एवं ज्ञात्वा नरश्रेष्ठो गंगास्नायी पुनःपुनः । स्नानमात्रेण भो राजन्मुच्यते किल्बिषादतः
Thus knowing, O best of men, the bather in the Ganga, again and again, is freed from sin merely by bathing, O king.
देवानां प्रवरो विष्णुर्यज्ञानां चाश्वमेधकः । अश्वत्थः सर्ववृक्षाणां नदी भागीरथी सदा
Among the gods, Vishnu is supreme; among sacrifices, the Ashvamedha; among all trees, the Ashvattha; and among rivers, always Bhagirathi.
इति श्रीपाद्मेमहापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्साहस्र्यां संहितायामुत्तरखंडे उमापतिनारदसंवादे गंगामाहात्म्यंनामैकाशीतितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the eighty-first chapter, named 'The Glory of Ganga,' in the dialogue between Umāpati and Nārada, in the Uttarakhaṇḍa of the revered Padma Mahāpurāṇa, comprising fifty-five thousand verses.
महादेव उवाच- अस्मिन्वै चैत्रमासे तु कार्यो दमनकोत्सवः । द्वादश्यां तु तथा सम्यग्विधिः कार्यो विशेषतः
Mahadeva said: In this very month of Chaitra, the festival of Damanaka should be performed; and especially, the proper rite should be observed on the twelfth day.
वैष्णवैः श्रद्धया पुण्यो जनतानंदवर्द्धनः । देवानंदसमुद्भूता दिव्या दमनमंजरी
By Vaishnavas, with faith, this holy festival increases the joy of the people; the divine Damanaka blossom arose from the joy of the gods.
निवेद्या वैष्णवैर्भक्तैः सर्वपूजाफलेप्सुभिः । चैत्रे तु शुक्लपक्षे तु द्वादश्यां नगनंदिनि
It should be offered by devoted Vaishnavas who desire the fruit of all worship, on the twelfth day of the bright half of Chaitra, O Nagānandinī.
कारयेत्परया भक्त्या महोत्सवमनास्तथा । तत्रादौ च स्वयं गत्वा आरामं प्रति चानघे
With supreme devotion, one should arrange the great festival, with a mind intent; and first, O sinless one, going oneself to the garden.
गुर्वाज्ञया प्रकर्त्तव्यं पूजनं रतिना सह । कामदेव नमस्तेऽस्तु विश्वमोहनकारक
With the guru's command, worship should be performed together with Rati: 'O Kāma, obeisance to you, enchanter of the universe.'
विष्णोरर्थे विचेष्यामि कृपां कुरु ममोपरि । गीतवादित्रनिर्घोषैरानेतव्यो गृहं प्रति
For the sake of Viṣṇu I shall seek; show mercy upon me. With the sounds of singing and instruments, he should be brought home.
एकादश्यां सुरश्रेष्ठि ह्यधिवासनपूर्वकम् । कर्त्तव्यं पूजनं तत्र रात्रौ भक्त्या तु वैष्णवैः
On Ekādaśī, O best of the gods, after the preliminary consecration, worship should be performed there at night by the Vaiṣṇavas with devotion.
कर्त्तव्यमग्रतस्तस्य सर्वतोभद्र मंडलम् । स्थापयित्वा तु देवेशं रतिना सह तत्र वै
First, in front of him, a Sarvatobhadra maṇḍala should be made; having placed the Lord of gods there together with Rati.
आच्छाद्य श्वेतवस्त्रेण दमनं स्थापयेद्बुधः । तत्र वै पूजनं कार्यं वैष्णवैर्द्विजसत्तमैः
Covering with a white cloth, the wise should place the damana plant; there, worship should be performed by the best of twice-born Vaiṣṇavas.
क्लीं कामदेवाय नमो ह्रीं रत्यै च तथा नमः । एंद्र्यादि दिशि संस्थाप्य कंदर्प्पं पूजयेद्बुधः
‘Klīṃ, obeisance to Kāma-deva; Hrīṃ, obeisance also to Rati.’ Having placed Kandarpa in the directions beginning with the east, the wise should worship him.
गंधं पुष्पं तथा धूपं दीपमारार्तिकं तथा । रात्रौ भक्त्या प्रकर्त्तव्यं विधिनात्र सुरेश्वरि
Fragrance, flowers, incense, lamp, and ārati should be performed at night with devotion, according to the rule, O Lady of the gods.
मदनाय नम इति प्राच्याम् । मन्मथाय नम इति आग्न्येय्याम् । कंदर्पाय नम इति याम्ये । अनंगाय नम इति रक्षोदिशि । भस्मशरीराय नमः इति वारुण्याम् । स्मराय नम इति वायव्याम् । ईश्वराय नमः इति कौबेर्याम् । पुष्पबाणाय नमः इति ईशान्याम् । चतुर्दिक्षु च सर्वासु पूजनं तत्र कारयेत् । पूजिते केशवे चात्र सर्वे देवाः सुपूजिताः
‘Obeisance to Madana’ in the east; ‘Obeisance to Manmatha’ in the southeast; ‘Obeisance to Kandarpa’ in the south; ‘Obeisance to Anaṅga’ in the southwest; ‘Obeisance to Bhasmaśarīra’ in the west; ‘Obeisance to Smara’ in the northwest; ‘Obeisance to Īśvara’ in the north; ‘Obeisance to Puṣpabāṇa’ in the northeast. In all four directions, worship should be performed there. When Keśava is worshipped here, all the gods are well worshipped.
अक्षतगंध धूपदीपैर्नैवेद्यैस्तांबूलैश्च दमनकं पूजयित्वा तु । तत्पुरुषाय विद्महे कामदेवाय धीमहि । तन्नोऽनंगः प्रचोदयात् । इति वै कामगायत्र्या अष्टोत्तरशतवारं तं दमनकं अभिमंत्र्य नमस्कुर्यात् । नमोस्तु पुष्पबाणाय जगदाह्लादकारिणे । मन्मथाय जगन्नेत्रे रतिप्रीतिकराय च
Having worshipped the damana plant with unbroken rice, fragrance, incense, lamps, offerings, and betel leaves, one should recite: ‘We contemplate that Supreme Person, Kāma-deva; may Anaṅga inspire us.’ Thus, with the Kāma-Gāyatrī, one should recite over the damana plant one hundred and eight times and bow: ‘Obeisance to Puṣpabāṇa, who brings joy to the world; to Manmatha, the eye of the world, and to him who brings delight to Rati.’
देवदेव नमस्तेऽस्तु श्रीविश्वेश नमोस्तु ते । रतिपते नमस्तेस्तु नमस्ते विश्वमंडन
Obeisance to you, O God of gods; obeisance to you, Śrī Viśveśa; obeisance to the Lord of Rati; obeisance to you, O ornament of the universe.
नमस्तेस्तु जगन्नाथ सर्वबीज नमोस्तु ते । एतैर्नानाविधैर्मंत्रैरागमोक्तैर्विशेषतः
Obeisance to you, Lord of the universe, seed of all; with these various mantras, especially those prescribed in the Āgamas.
पूजनीयः प्रयत्नेन लक्ष्म्या सह जनार्दनः । ततो निवेद्य तत्कर्म जागरं कारयेद्बुधः
Janārdana, together with Lakṣmī, should be worshipped with effort; then, having offered the prescribed acts, the wise should keep vigil.
देवदेव जगन्नाथ वांच्छितार्थप्रदायक । हृत्स्थान्पूरय मे विष्णो कामान्कामेश्वरीप्रिय
O God of gods, Lord of the universe, bestower of desired objects, fill my heart, O Viṣṇu, with desires, beloved of Kāmeśvarī.