यः प्रदद्याच्च विप्राणामुपानत्काष्ठपादुके । स विमानेन महता सुखं याति यमालयम्
He who gives wooden sandals to Brahmins goes comfortably to Yama's abode in a great celestial vehicle.
छत्रदानेन गच्छंति पथा साभ्रेण देहिनः । दिव्यवस्त्रपरीधाना यांति वस्त्रप्रदायिनः
By giving an umbrella, embodied beings travel by a path shaded with clouds; those who give garments go wearing divine clothes.
शिबिकायाः प्रदानेन विमानेन सुखं व्रजेत् । सुखासनप्रदानेन सुखं यांति यमालयम्
By giving a palanquin, one travels comfortably in a celestial vehicle; by giving a comfortable seat, one goes happily to Yama's abode.
आरामकर्ता छायासु शीतलासु सुखं व्रजेत् । यांति पुष्पकयानेन पुष्पारामप्रदायिनः
The maker of a garden, in cool and shaded places, goes happily; those who give flower gardens go by the celestial Pushpaka chariot.
देवायतनकर्ता च यतीनामाश्रमस्य च । अनाथमंडपानां च क्रीडन्याति गृहोत्तमैः
The builder of a temple for the gods, or a hermitage for ascetics, or shelters for the destitute, travels joyfully in excellent houses.
देवाग्निगुरुविप्राणां मातापित्रोश्च पूजकः
One who worships the gods, fire, teachers, Brahmins, and one's mother and father—
विप्रेषु दीनेषु गुणान्वितेषु यच्छ्रद्धया स्वल्पमपि प्रदत्तम् । तत्सर्वकामान्समुपैति लोके श्राद्धे च दानं प्रवदंति संतः
Whatever is given with faith, even a little, to Brahmins who are poor and endowed with virtue, one attains all desired things in this world; the wise declare that giving in the Śrāddha rite is giving.
श्रद्धादानेन विज्ञेयमपि वालाग्रमात्रकम् । यत्पात्रादि चतुष्टयं श्रद्धा तेषु सदा मम
Even a gift as small as the tip of a hair, given with faith, should be understood; whatever fourfold vessel is given with faith, that is always mine.
श्रद्धीयते सदा तस्माच्छ्रद्धायास्तत्फलं भवेत् । गुणान्वितेषु दीनेषु यच्छत्यावसथान्यपि
Therefore, faith is always valued; the fruit of faith is obtained. Even giving shelters to the virtuous and the poor yields that fruit.
स प्रयाति सर्वकामं स्थानं पैतामहं नृप । श्रद्धयायेन विप्राय दत्तं काकिणिमात्रकम्
He attains the place of all desires, the ancestral realm, O king; even a coin given with faith to a Brahmin leads there.
सस्याद्दिव्यतिथिर्भूप देवानां कीर्तिवर्धनः । तस्माच्छ्रद्धान्वितैर्देयं तत्फलं भवति ध्रुवम्
O King, the day of the divine festival is renowned for increasing the glory of the gods; therefore, offerings should be made with faith, for their result is certain.
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडे वेनोपाख्याने पितृतीर्थवर्णने ययातिचरित्रेऽष्टषष्टितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the sixty-eighth chapter, called 'The Story of Yayāti,' in the narrative of Vena, describing the holy places of the ancestors, within the Bhūmikhaṇḍa of the glorious Padma Purāṇa.
मातलिरुवाच- अथ धर्माः शिवेनोक्ताः शिवधर्मागमोत्तमाः । ज्ञेया बहुविधास्ते च कर्मयोगप्रभेदतः
Mātali said: Now, the righteous duties spoken by Śiva, the supreme Śiva-dharma scriptures, are to be understood as manifold, distinguished by the paths of action and yoga.
हिंसादिदोषनिर्मुक्ताः क्लेशायासविवर्जिताः । सर्वभूतहिताः शुद्धाः सूक्ष्मायासा महत्फलाः
Free from the faults of violence and the like, devoid of suffering and fatigue, pure, subtle, bringing great results, and beneficial to all beings—such are they.
अनंतशाखाकलिताः शिवमूलैकसंश्रिताः । ज्ञानध्यानसुपुष्पाढ्याः शिवधर्माः सनातनाः
Endowed with countless branches, all rooted solely in Śiva, adorned with the flowers of knowledge and meditation—these are the eternal Śiva-dharmas.
धारयंति शिवं यस्माद्धार्यते शिवभाषितैः । शिवधर्माः स्मृतास्तस्मात्संसारार्णवतारकाः
Because they uphold Śiva, and are upheld by Śiva’s words, these are called Śiva-dharmas, remembered as the means to cross the ocean of worldly existence.
तथाऽहि सा क्षमा सत्यं ह्रीः श्रद्धेन्द्रियसंयमः । दानमिज्यातपोदानं दशकं धर्मसाधनम्
Thus, forbearance, truthfulness, modesty, faith, control of the senses, charity, worship, austerity, and giving—these ten are the means to righteousness.
अथ व्यस्तैः समस्तैर्वा शिवधर्मैरनुष्ठितैः । शिवैकरस्य संप्राप्तैर्गतिरेकैव कल्पिता
Whether practiced separately or together, when these Śiva-dharmas are performed and one attains unity with Śiva, a single destination is established.
यथा भूः सर्वभूतानां स्थानं साधारणं स्मृतम् । तत्तथा शिवभक्तानां तुल्यं शिवपुरंस्मृतम्
Just as the earth is regarded as the common abode of all beings, so too is the city of Śiva remembered as equally accessible to all devotees of Śiva.
यथेह सर्वभूतानां भोगाः सातिशयाः स्मृताः । नानापुण्यविशेषेण भोगाः शिवपुरे तथा
As here, all beings are said to enjoy pleasures of various kinds, so in the city of Śiva, pleasures arise according to the particular merits acquired.
शुभाशुभफलं चापि भुज्यते सर्वदेहिभिः । शिवधर्मस्य चैकस्य फलं तत्रोपभुज्यते
Both good and bad results are experienced by all embodied beings; and there, the fruit of even a single Śiva-dharma is enjoyed.
यस्य यादृग्भवेत्पुण्यं श्रद्धापात्रविशेषतः । भोगाः शिवपुरे तस्य ज्ञेयाः सातिशयाः शुभाः
According to the particular merit one possesses, and the worthiness of one’s faith, the pleasures in Śiva’s city are to be known as exceedingly auspicious.
स्थानप्राप्तिः परं तुल्या भोगाः शांतिमयाः स्थिताः । कुर्यात्पुण्यं महत्तस्मान्महाभोगजिगीषया
The attainment of that place is equally supreme, and the pleasures there are established in peace; therefore, one should perform great merit, desiring the highest enjoyment.
सर्वातिशयमेवैकं भावितं च सुरोत्तमैः । आत्मभोगाधिपत्यं स्याच्छिवः सर्वजगत्पतिः
When one thing alone, cultivated by the best of gods, surpasses all else, then sovereignty over one’s own enjoyment is attained—Śiva is the Lord of all the worlds.
केचित्तत्रैव मुच्यंते ज्ञानयोगरता नराः । आवर्तंते पुनश्चान्ये संसारे भोगतत्पराः
Some men, devoted to the yoga of knowledge, are liberated there itself; others, intent on enjoyment, return again to the cycle of worldly existence.
तस्माद्विमुक्तिमिच्छंस्तु भोगासक्तिं च वर्जयेत् । विरक्तः शांतचित्तात्मा शिवज्ञानमवाप्नुयात्
Therefore, one who desires liberation should abandon attachment to enjoyment; the dispassionate one, with a peaceful mind and self, attains knowledge of Śiva.
ये चापीशान्यहृदया यजंतीशं प्रसंगतः । तेषामपि ददातीशः स्थानं भावानुरूपतः
Even those whose hearts are not devoted to the Lord, but who worship him incidentally, Śiva grants them a place according to their disposition.
तत्रार्चयंति ये रुद्रं सकृदुच्छिन्नकल्मषाः । तेषां पिशाचलोकेषु भोगानीशः प्रयच्छति
Those who worship Rudra there, even once, their sins destroyed, Śiva grants them enjoyments in the realms of spirits.
संतप्ता दुःखभारेण म्रियंते सर्वदेहिनः । अन्नदः पुण्यदः प्रोक्तः प्राणदश्चापि सर्वदः
All embodied beings, oppressed by the burden of suffering, perish; the giver of food is declared to be the giver of merit, and always the giver of life.
तस्मादन्नप्रदानेन सर्वदानफलं लभेत् । त्रैलोक्ये यानि रत्नानि भोगस्त्रीवाहनानि च
Therefore, by giving food, one obtains the fruit of all gifts; all the jewels, enjoyments, women, and vehicles in the three worlds.