राजोवाच यदि त्वं देवदेवेश तुष्टोसि मधुसूदन । दासत्वं देहि सततमात्मनश्च जगत्पते
The king said: 'If you, O Lord of gods, O slayer of Madhu, are pleased, then grant me eternal servitude to you, O Lord of the universe.'
विष्णुरुवाच- एवमस्तु महाभाग मम भक्तो न संशयः । लोके मम महाराज स्थातव्यमनया सह
Viṣṇu said: 'So be it, O greatly fortunate one. You are my devotee, without doubt. In this world, O great king, you shall remain with her.'
एवमुक्तो महाराजो ययातिः पृथिवीपतिः । प्रसादात्तस्य देवस्य विष्णुलोकं प्रसाधितम्
Thus addressed, King Yayāti, lord of the earth, by the grace of that god, attained the world of Viṣṇu.
निवसत्येष भूपालो वैष्णवं लोकमुत्तमम्
This king dwells in the supreme Vaiṣṇava realm.
सुकर्मोवाच- एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं चरित्रं पापनाशनम् । पुत्राणां तारकं दिव्यं बहुपुण्यप्रदायकम्
Sukarma said: 'All this, the story that destroys sin, has been told to you—divine and liberating for sons, bestowing much merit.'
प्रत्यक्षं दृश्यते लोके ययातिचरितं श्रुतम् । पूरुणाप्तं महद्राज्यं दुर्गतिं गतवांस्तुरुः
The deeds of Yayāti, as heard, are seen directly in the world: Pūru gained a great kingdom, while Turu fell into misfortune.
पितृप्रसादात्कोपाच्च यथा जातं तथा पुनः । पुत्राणां तारकं पुण्यं यशस्यं धनधान्यदम्
By the grace and anger of their father, as it happened then, so again: this is a meritorious, renowned, and wealth-bestowing tale for sons.
शापयुक्ताविमौ चोभौ तुरुश्च यदुरेव च । पितृमातृसमं नास्ति अभीष्टफलदायकम्
Both Turu and Yadu were subject to a curse; there is nothing equal to father and mother, who grant the fruits of one's desires.
साभिलाषेण भावेन पिता पुत्रं समाह्वयेत् । माता च पुत्रपुत्रेति तस्य पुण्यफलं शृणु
With longing in his heart, let a father call his son; and a mother, saying 'son, son'—hear the meritorious result of this.
समाहूतो यथा पुत्रः प्रयाति मातरं प्रति । यो याति हर्षसंयुक्तो गंगास्नानफलं लभेत्
When a son, thus called, goes to his mother with joy, he obtains the merit of bathing in the Ganges.
पादप्रक्षालनं यस्तु कुरुते च महायशाः । सर्वतीर्थफलं भुंक्ते प्रसादात्तु तयोः सुतः
He who washes the feet of his parents, O greatly renowned one, enjoys the fruit of all pilgrimages by their grace.
अंगसंवाहनाच्चान्यदश्वमेधफलं लभेत् । भोजनाच्छादनस्नानैर्गुरुं यः पोषयेत्सुतः
By massaging their limbs, one attains the fruit of an Aśvamedha sacrifice; a son who nourishes his elders with food, clothing, and baths—
पृथ्वीदानसमं पुण्यं तत्पुत्रे हि प्रजायते । सर्वतीर्थमयी गंगा तथा माता न संशयः
Such a son acquires merit equal to giving the earth itself; the Ganges embodies all sacred waters, and so does the mother—there is no doubt.
बहुपुण्यमयः सिंधुर्यथा लोके प्रतिष्ठितः । अस्मिल्लोँके पिता तद्वत्पुराणकवयो विदुः
Just as the Sindhu is established in the world as filled with much merit, so too is the father, according to the ancient poets.
सुकर्मोवाच- भ्रंशते क्रोशते यस्तु पितरं मातरं पुनः । स पुत्रो नरकं याति रौरवाख्यं न संशयः
Sukarma said: 'He who abuses or shouts at his father or mother—such a son surely goes to the hell called Raurava, without doubt.'
मातरं पितरं वृद्धौ गृहस्थो यो न पोषयेत् । स पुत्रो नरकं याति वेदनां प्राप्नुयाद्ध्रुवम्
A householder who does not support his aged mother and father—such a son certainly goes to hell and experiences suffering.
कुत्सते पापकर्ता यो गुरुं पुत्रः सुदुर्मतिः । निष्कृतिर्नैव दृष्टा वै पुराणैः कविभिः कदा
The wicked-minded son who insults his teacher is a perpetrator of evil; no atonement for this is found in the ancient texts composed by poets.
एवंज्ञात्वाह्यहंविप्रपूजयामिदिनेदिने । मातरं पितरं नित्यं भक्त्या नमितकंधरः
Knowing this, I honor the Brahmin every day; I bow my head in devotion to my mother and father always.
कृत्याकृत्यं वदेच्चैव समाहूय गुरुर्मम । तत्करोम्यविचारेण शक्त्या स्वस्य च पिप्पल
Whenever my teacher calls me and tells me what is right or wrong, I do it without hesitation, to the best of my ability, O Pippala.
तेन मे परमं ज्ञानं संजातं गतिदायकम् । एतयोश्च प्रसादेन संसारे परिवर्तते
Through this, supreme knowledge has arisen in me, granting liberation; by the grace of these two, one turns in the cycle of worldly existence.
यच्चकिंचित्प्रकुर्वंति मानवा भुवि संस्थिताः । गृहस्थस्तदहं जाने यच्च स्वर्गे प्रवर्तते
Whatever actions people perform while living on earth, I, as a householder, understand them, as well as what occurs in heaven.
नागानां च इहस्थोपि चारं जानामि पिप्पल । एतयोश्च प्रसादाच्च त्रैलोक्यं मम वश्यताम्
I also know the movements of the nāgas here, O Pippala; by the grace of these two, the three worlds are under my control.
गतं विद्याधरश्रेष्ठ भवानर्चतु माधवम् । विष्णुरुवाच- एवं संचोदितस्तेन पिप्पलो हि स्वकर्मणा
Now, O best of the Vidyādharas, worship Mādhava; Vishnu said: Thus, prompted by him, Pippala acted according to his own duty.
आनम्य तं द्विजश्रेष्ठं लज्जितोऽपि दिवं ययौ । सुकर्मासोऽपि धर्मात्मा गुरुं शुश्रूषते नृप
Bowing to that foremost Brahmin, though ashamed, he went to heaven; even those who are virtuous and righteous serve their teacher, O king.
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं पितृतीर्थानुगं मया । अन्यत्किं ते प्रवक्ष्यामि वद वेन महामते
All this concerning the pilgrimage to the ancestors has been told to you by me; what else shall I say to you, O wise Vena? Speak.
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे भूमिखंडेवेनोपाख्याने मातापितृतीर्थमाहात्म्यवर्णनंनाम चतुरशीतितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the eighty-fourth chapter named 'The Description of the Glory of the Mother and Father Pilgrimage' in the Bhūmikhaṇḍa section of the revered Padma Purāṇa.
वेन उवाच- भगवन्देवदेवेश प्रसादाच्च मम त्वया । भार्यातीर्थं समाख्यातं पितृतीर्थमनुत्तमम्
Vena said: O Lord of gods, by your grace, you have described to me the pilgrimage for wives and the supreme pilgrimage for ancestors.
मातृतीर्थं हृषीकेश बहुपुण्यप्रदायकम् । प्रसादसुमुखो भूत्वा गुरुतीर्थं वदस्व मे
O Hṛṣīkeśa, the pilgrimage for mothers bestows much merit; being gracious, please tell me about the pilgrimage for teachers.
श्रीभगवानुवाच- कथयिष्याम्यहं राजन्गुरुतीर्थमनुत्तमम् । सर्वपापहरं प्रोक्तं शिष्याणां गतिदायकम्
The Blessed Lord said: I shall tell you, O king, about the supreme pilgrimage for teachers, which is said to remove all sins and grant liberation to disciples.
शिष्याणां परमं पुण्यं धर्मरूपं सनातनम् । परं तीर्थं परं ज्ञानं प्रत्यक्षफलदायकम्
For disciples, it is the highest merit, the eternal form of righteousness; it is the supreme pilgrimage, supreme knowledge, and grants visible results.