निमंत्र्य ब्राह्मणान्सर्वान्नानादेशोद्भवानपि । अथ वेन इयाजासावश्वमेधेन भूपतिः
He invited all the Brāhmaṇas, even those from various regions; then, King Vena performed a horse sacrifice.
दानान्यदाद्ब्राह्मणेभ्यो नानारूपाण्यनेकशः । जगाम वैष्णवं लोकं सकायो जगतीपतिः
He gave various gifts to the Brāhmaṇas, in many forms and quantities; the lord of the earth, with his family, went to the Vaishnava world.
विष्णुना सह धर्मात्मा नित्यमेव प्रवर्तते । एतद्वः सर्वमाख्यातं चरित्रं तस्य भूपतेः
Together with Viṣṇu, the righteous one always acts; all this has been told to you, the story of that king.
सर्वपापप्रशमनं सर्वदुःखविनाशनम् । पृथुरेव स धर्मात्मा राजा पृथ्वीं प्रशासति
It removes all sins and destroys all suffering; Pṛthu himself, the righteous king, rules the earth.
त्रैलोक्येन समं पृथ्वीं दुदोह नृपसत्तमः । प्रजास्तु रंजितास्तेन पुण्यधर्मानुकर्मभिः
The foremost king milked the earth equally with the three worlds; the people were delighted by him, through virtuous and righteous deeds.
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं भूमिखण्डमनुत्तमम् । प्रथमं सृष्टिखंडं तु द्वितीयं भूमिखंडकम्
All this has been told to you, the excellent Bhūmikhaṇḍa; the first is the Sṛṣṭikhaṇḍa, and the second is the Bhūmikhaṇḍa.
भूमिखंडस्यमाहात्म्यं कथयिष्याम्यहं पुनः । अस्य खंडस्य वै श्लोकं यः शृणोति नरोत्तमः
I will again narrate the greatness of the Bhūmikhaṇḍa; whoever, the best of men, hears a verse of this section,
दिनस्यैकस्य वै पापं तस्य चैव प्रणश्यति । यो नरो भावसंयुक्तोऽध्यायं संशृणुते सुधीः
The sin of a single day is destroyed for him; the wise man who listens to this chapter with devotion,
तस्य पुण्यं प्रवक्ष्यामि श्रूयतां द्विजसत्तमाः । दत्तस्य गोसहस्रस्य ब्राह्मणेभ्यः सुपर्वणि
I will declare his merit—listen, O best of twice-born! The fruit of giving a thousand cows to Brāhmaṇas on an auspicious day,
यत्फलं तत्प्रजायेत विष्णुस्तस्य प्रसीदति । अस्य पद्मपुराणस्य पठमानस्य नित्यशः
That fruit is obtained, and Viṣṇu is pleased with him; whoever reads this Padma Purāṇa regularly,
कलौयुगे तु विघ्नाश्च न जायंते नरस्य वै । व्यास उवाच- कस्मात्कलौ न जायंते शृण्वानस्य च पद्मज
In the Kali age, obstacles do not arise for a man; Vyāsa said: Why, in Kali, do they not arise for one who listens, O Padmaja?
नरस्य पुण्ययुक्तस्य नाना विघ्नाः सुदारुणाः । ब्रह्मोवाच- मखस्याप्यश्वमेधस्य यत्फलं परिकथ्यते
For the man endowed with merit, various severe obstacles do not occur; Brahmā said: The fruit of the horse sacrifice is described,
तत्फलं दृश्यते तात पुराणे पद्मसंज्ञके । अश्वमेधमखः पुण्यः कलौ नैव प्रवर्तते
That fruit, dear one, is seen in the Purāṇa called Padma; the horse sacrifice, though meritorious, is not performed in Kali.
पुराणं चापि यत्तद्वदश्वमेधसमं किल । अश्वमेधस्य यत्पुण्यं स्वर्गमोक्षफलप्रदम्
And the Purāṇa itself is said to be equal to the horse sacrifice; the merit of the horse sacrifice, which grants heaven and liberation,
न भुंजंति नराः पापाः पापमार्गेषु संस्थिताः । पुराणस्यास्य पुण्यस्य पद्मसंज्ञस्य सत्तम
Sinful men, established on the path of sin, do not enjoy it; O best one, the merit of this Purāṇa named Padma,
अश्वमेधसमं पुण्यं न भुंजंति कलौ नराः । कलौ युगे नरैः पापैर्गंतव्यं नरकार्णवम्
The merit equal to the horse sacrifice is not enjoyed by men in Kali; in the Kali age, sinful men must go to the ocean of hell.
कस्माच्छ्रोष्यंति तत्पुण्यं चतुर्वर्गप्रसाधनम् । येन श्रुतमिदं पुण्यं पुराणं पद्मसंज्ञकम्
Why would they listen to that merit-bestowing text, which brings about the four aims of life, by which this sacred Purāṇa called Padma is heard?
सर्वं हि साधितं तेन चतुर्वर्गस्य साधनम् । अश्वमेधादयो यज्ञास्तस्मान्नष्टा महामते
Indeed, through it, all means for attaining the four aims of life are accomplished; therefore, O wise one, great sacrifices like the Aśvamedha and others are no longer performed.
कलौ युगे गताः स्वर्गे सवेदाः सांगसस्वराः । यः कोपि सत्वसंपन्नः श्रद्धावान्भगवत्परः
In the Kali age, the Vedas with their limbs and intonations have gone to heaven; yet, if any virtuous person, full of faith and devoted to the Lord, exists—
श्रोतुमिच्छति धर्मात्मा सपुत्रो भार्यया सह । श्रवणार्थं महाश्रद्धा पूर्वं तस्य प्रजायते
A righteous soul, desiring to hear, together with his wife and son, is first born with great faith for the sake of listening.
शृण्वानस्य नरस्यापि महाविघ्नो न संचरेत् । अश्रद्धा जायते पूर्वं पाठकस्य नरस्य च
For a man who listens, no great obstacle arises; but for a reciter, lack of faith arises first.
लोभश्च जायते तस्य शृण्वानस्य द्विजोत्तम । प्रेषितो विष्णुदेवेन महामोहः स दारुणः
And greed arises in that listener, O best of twice-born; a terrible delusion, sent by Lord Viṣṇu, is produced.
अकरोत्स विनाशं तु शृण्वतश्चास्य नित्यशः । दूषकाः कुत्सकाः पापाः संभवंति दिने दिने
He causes destruction for the one who listens constantly; day by day, slanderers, revilers, and sinners arise.
ज्ञातव्यं तु सुबुद्धेन विघ्नरूपं ममाधुना । संजातं दृश्यते व्यास तथा होमं समाचरेत्
One of clear intellect should recognize the form of obstacle that has now arisen from me, O Vyāsa, and thus perform the homa ritual.
वैष्णवैश्च महामंत्रैर्विष्णुसूक्तैः सुपुण्यदैः । विष्णोरराटमंत्रेण सहस्रशीर्षकेण च
With Vaiṣṇava great mantras, with Viṣṇu hymns that bestow great merit, with the Viṣṇor arāṭa mantra and the Sahasraśīrṣa hymn,
इदं विष्णु सुमंत्रेण आब्रह्मेण पुनः पुनः । त्र्यंबकेन च मंत्रेण होममेवं समाचरेत्
With this Viṣṇu mantra, with the supreme Brahma mantra, again and again, and with the Tryambaka mantra, one should thus perform the homa.
बृहत्साम्ना सुमंत्रेण द्वादशाक्षरकेण च । यस्य देवस्य यो होमस्तस्य मंत्रेण होमयेत्
With the Bṛhat Sāman, with the twelve-syllabled mantra, and with the mantra of whichever deity the homa is for, one should perform the homa with that mantra.
अष्टोत्तरतिलाज्यैश्च पालाशैः समिधैरपि । ग्रहाणामपि कर्त्तव्यं स्थापनं पूजनं द्विज
With one hundred and eight sesame and ghee offerings, and with palāśa wood sticks as fuel, one should also establish and worship the planets, O twice-born.
विघ्नेशं पूजयेत्तत्र शारदां च सुरेश्वरीम् । जातवेदां महामायां चंडिकां क्षेत्रनायकम्
There, one should worship Vighneśa, Śāradā the goddess of the gods, Jātavedas, Mahāmāyā, Caṇḍikā, and the guardian of the field.
तिलैश्च तंदुलैराज्यैस्तेषां मंत्रसमुद्यतैः । एवं होमः प्रकर्त्तव्यो ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददेद्धनम्
With sesame, rice, and ghee, and with their respective mantras, the homa should be performed in this way, and one should give wealth to the brāhmaṇas.