अष्टमं तु पतौ भावः शुश्रूषा नवमं किल । सहिष्णुता च दशमं रतिरेकादशं तथा
The eighth is devotion to the husband, the ninth is service, the tenth is forbearance, and the eleventh is affection.
पतिव्रतत्वं विप्रेंद्र द्वादशं योषितां स्मृतम् । एतैः संभूषिता भार्या साध्वी ते ब्रह्मवादिनी
O foremost of brāhmaṇas, chastity is said to be the twelfth for women; adorned with these, your wife is a virtuous speaker of Brahman.
वैशाखस्नानयोगेन लब्धा पुण्येन सादरम् । किंकिं न दुर्ल्लभतरं प्राप्यते मासि माधवे
Through the merit of bathing in Vaiśākha, she was obtained with honor; what rare thing is not attained in the month of Mādhava?
स्नानेन परमेशस्य पूजनेन यथाविधि । अथ मोहप्रमुग्धोसि तृष्णया व्यापितं मनः
By bathing and worshipping the supreme Lord as prescribed, yet your mind is deluded, overcome by thirst and longing.
पूर्वजन्मनि ते विप्र द्रव्यमेव प्रसंचितम् । न दत्तं ब्राह्मणेभ्यो हि दीनेष्वन्येषु वै त्वया
In your previous birth, O Brahmin, you only gathered wealth; you did not give it to Brahmins or to other needy people.
न बंधुवर्गो नो पुत्रदारेषु च कथंचन । म्रियमाणेन भवता लोभ एव हि चिंतितः
Neither your relatives nor your children and wife were considered by you at the time of death; only greed occupied your thoughts.
न दत्तं न हुतं जप्तं न तीर्थे मरणं कृतम् । न हि नारायणो देवो ध्यानेनाखिल पापहा
You did not give, nor offer oblations, nor recite mantras, nor die at a holy place; nor did you meditate on Lord Nārāyaṇa, the destroyer of all sins.
द्रव्येषु विद्यमानेषु कृपणो जायते नरः । अदत्वा म्रियते यस्तु ततो दुःखतरं नुकिम्
When a man has wealth but is miserly, and dies without giving, what could be more sorrowful than that?
तीर्थस्नानादि तपसा कुले जन्मैव लभ्यते । नो दत्तेन विना विप्र किंचिदेवोपतिष्ठति
By austerity such as bathing at holy places, one attains birth in a good family; but without giving, O Brahmin, nothing else is truly gained.
तस्य पापस्य भावेन दरिद्रत्वमुपागतम् । अपुत्रवान्भवाञ्जातः सततं दुःखपीडितः
Because of that sin, you have come to poverty; you were born without a son and have always been afflicted by suffering.
वैशाखस्नानमाहात्म्यादपि पंचदिनात्मकात् । तदैव हरिपूजायाः संगत्या ब्राह्मणस्य च
Even the merit of bathing in Vaiśākha for five days, or worshipping Hari, or associating with Brahmins—
लब्धं जन्म कुले विप्र विप्रत्वमपि दुर्ल्लभम् । सुपुत्रश्च कुलं विप्रं धनं धान्यं वरस्त्रियः
—brings birth in a good family, rare Brahminhood, good sons, a noble lineage, wealth, grain, and excellent wives.
सुजन्ममरणं चैव सुभोगः सुखमेव च । सदा दानेऽधिकाबुद्धिरौदार्यं धैर्यमुत्तमम्
A good birth and death, enjoyment, happiness, a mind always inclined to giving, generosity, and supreme courage—
प्रसादात्तस्य देवस्य विष्णोश्चैव महात्मनः । नारायणस्य जायंते सिद्धयो विप्रवाञ्छिताः
—these perfections desired by Brahmins arise by the grace of that great Lord Viṣṇu, Nārāyaṇa.
ऊर्ज्जे मासि तपो मासि माधवे माधवप्रिये । स्नात्वा दामोदरं भक्त्या माधवं मधुसूदनम्
In the month of Ūrjja, in the month of Tapas, in Mādhava, dear to Mādhava, one should bathe and with devotion worship Dāmodara, Mādhava, and Madhusūdana.
विशेषेण समभ्यर्च्य दत्वा दानानि भक्तितः । एहिकं सुखमासाद्य जनो याति ततो हरिम्
By especially worshipping Him and giving gifts with devotion, one attains happiness in this life and then goes to Hari.
अनेकजन्मार्जितपातकावली विलीयते माधवमज्जनेन । सूर्योदये विप्र यथा तमिस्रा वचः स्वयंभूरिदमादिदेश
The multitude of sins accumulated over many births is dissolved by bathing in Mādhava, O Brahmin, just as darkness vanishes at sunrise—thus spoke Svayambhū.
चकार विष्णुर्विमलं विचारं मासं विधिं माधवमेकमादौ । यमस्य गुप्तं मनसा विचिंत्य मनुष्यलोकैर्गमितुं च नाके
Viṣṇu first established the pure observance of the Mādhava month, considering in his mind the hidden realm of Yama and the desire of people to reach heaven.
तस्मादस्मिन्समायाते माधवे मासि माधवे । स्नात्वा पुण्यजले तीर्थे रवावनुदितेऽधुना
Therefore, when this Mādhava month arrives, one should bathe in holy water at a sacred place at sunrise.
पूजयित्वा विधानेन मुकुंदं मधुसूदनम् । पुत्रपौत्रधनं श्रेयो वांछितानि सुखानि च
Having worshipped Mukunda, Madhusūdana, according to the proper method, one attains sons, grandsons, wealth, prosperity, desired happiness.
अनुभूय ततस्त्वंते स्वर्गमक्षयमाप्स्यसि । पूर्वजन्मकृतं सर्वं यत्त्वया परिचेष्टितम्
After experiencing all this, at the end you will attain imperishable heaven; all that you did in your previous birth—
तन्मया कथितं विप्र तवाग्रे परिचेष्टितम् । एवं ज्ञात्वा महाभाग वैशाखे च विशेषतः
—I have told you, O Brahmin, what you did before, in your presence; knowing this, O highly fortunate one, especially in Vaiśākha—
स्नात्वा सम्यग्विधानेन मधुसूदनमर्चय । देवमाराध्य गोविंदं नारायणमनामयम्
Having bathed properly according to the prescribed method, worship Madhusudana, the sinless Narayana, the god Govinda.
प्राप्स्यसि त्वं सुखं पुत्रं धनानि हरिमव्ययम्
You will obtain happiness, a son, wealth, and the imperishable Hari.
नारद उवाच- ब्रह्मात्मजेनापि महानुभावः स विप्रवर्यः परिबोधितो हि । हर्षेणयुक्तः स महानुभावो भक्त्या वसिष्ठं प्रणिपत्य तत्र
Narada said: Even the son of Brahma, that illustrious best of Brahmins, was instructed by him; filled with joy, that noble one bowed with devotion to Vasistha there.
आमंत्र्य विप्रं स जगाम गेहं तां प्राह भार्यां सुमनां महर्षिः । सर्वं हिवृत्तं ममपूर्वचेष्टितं तेनैव विप्रेण तवप्रसादात्
Having taken leave of the Brahmin, he went home and spoke to his wife Sumanā, the sage recounting all that had happened and his previous actions, by the favor of that Brahmin.
भद्रे वसिष्ठेन विकाशनीतमद्यैव मोहः परिनाशितो मे । आराधयिष्येमधुसूदनंतुश्रीमाधवेमासिनिमज्ज्यभक्त्या
O blessed one, today my delusion has been dispelled by Vasistha; I will worship Madhusudana, the glorious Mādhava, with devotion, immersing myself in him.
नारद उवाच- आकर्ण्य वाक्यं परमं पवित्रं सुमंगलं मंगलहेतुमुच्चैः । हर्षेण युक्ता तमुवाच कांतं धन्योसि विप्रेण विबोधितस्त्वम्
Narada said: Hearing those supreme, pure, and most auspicious words, the cause of all good, she, filled with joy, spoke to her beloved: 'Blessed are you, for you have been enlightened by the Brahmin.'
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे पातालखंडे वैशाखमासमाहात्म्ये देवशर्मोपाख्याने नवतितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the ninetieth chapter, called 'The Story of Devaśarman,' in the section on the greatness of the month of Vaiśākha, in the Pātāla-khaṇḍa of the glorious Padma Purāṇa.
नारद उवाच-। देवशर्मा महाप्राज्ञः समं सुमनसा तया । तीर्थे कनखले पुण्ये गंगायामतिविश्रुते
Narada said: Devaśarman, the wise one, together with his wife Sumanā, went to the sacred and renowned Kanakhala ford on the Ganges.