महापापातिपापौघ निहंता भक्तवत्सलः । सर्वधर्मैकसारेण तेनैकेन नरेश्वर
He, who is devoted to his devotees, destroys even the greatest and most terrible heaps of sin; by that one act, which is the very essence of all dharma, O king.
नीयते पुण्यभवनं पूज्यमानो मरुद्गणैः । महतामपि पापानां निहंता माधवोऽर्चितः
He is led to the abode of merit, honored by the hosts of wind-gods; Mādhava, when worshipped, destroys even the sins of the great.
तथैव माधवो मासो मर्त्यानां विधिनोदितः । यथैव विस्फुलिंगेन ज्वाल्यते तृणसंचयः
In the same way, the month of Mādhava, prescribed for mortals, burns up sins just as a heap of grass is set aflame by a single spark.
प्रातःस्नानेन वैशाखे तथाघौघोऽपि दह्यते । तावद्वपुषि पापानि प्रभवंति महान्त्यपि
By bathing in the morning during Vaiśākha, the mass of sins is likewise burned away; even great sins arise in the body only until then.
यावन्न माधवे मासि तीर्थे मज्जति चोषसि । वैशाखे मासि यो युक्तो यथोक्तनियमैर्नरः
Until one bathes in a sacred place during the month of Mādhava, sins remain; but in the month of Vaiśākha, a man who observes the prescribed rules—
हरिभक्त्यैव पापौघैर्मुक्तोऽच्युतगृहं व्रजेत् । आजन्मनो हि सुकृतं यत्त्वया न पुरा कृतम्
Freed from the mass of sins by devotion to Hari alone, he goes to the abode of Acyuta; for whatever good deed you did not do from birth—
तेन त्वं निरयस्थानमार्गं नीतो नरेश्वर । अथ भूमिपते तूर्णमस्माभिस्तु मरुद्गणैः
Because of that, O king, you were led on the path to the place of torment; but now, O lord of the earth, quickly, by us and the hosts of wind-gods—
स्तूयमानो विमानेन गच्छ गोविंदमंदिरम्
Praised, ascend in the celestial chariot and go to the abode of Govinda.
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे पातालखंडे वैशाखमासमाहात्म्ये । एकोत्तरशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the Padma Purāṇa, in the Pātāla Section, in the Glory of the Month of Vaiśākha, the one hundred and first chapter.
यम उवाच- ततस्तु करुणावार्धिस्तेषां शोकेन पीडितः । भूपतिः श्रीहरेर्दूतान्विनयेनाह वाडव
Yama said: Then, filled with compassion and afflicted by their sorrow, the king humbly addressed the messengers of Śrī Hari, O Vāḍava.
ऐश्वर्यस्याभिजात्यस्य गुणानां सुकृतस्य च । संतः फलं हि गण्यंते यद्भीतपरिरक्षणम्
Of wealth, noble birth, virtues, and merit, only the fruit is counted by the good—that is, the protection of those who are afraid.
यद्यस्ति सुकृतं किंचिन्मम तेनैव जंतवः । स्वर्गे गच्छंतु मुक्तौघाः स्थाने तेषां वसाम्यहम्
If I have any merit at all, by that alone may these beings, freed from bondage, go to heaven; I will remain in their place.
एवं भूपवचः श्रुत्वा तस्य सत्यवतो हि ते । ध्यायंतः सत्यमौदार्यमब्रुवंस्ते वचो नृपम्
Hearing the king’s words, those truthful ones, reflecting on his truthfulness and generosity, spoke these words to the king.
दूता ऊचु- अनेन तव कारुण्यकर्मणा वचसा नृप । बभूव वृद्धिर्धर्मस्य संचितस्य विशेषतः
The messengers said: By this act of compassion and these words of yours, O king, the merit you have accumulated has especially increased.
स्नानं दानं जपो होमस्तपो देवार्चनादिकम् । कृतं यन्माधवे मासि तदनंतफलं विदुः
Bathing, giving, recitation, sacrifice, austerity, worship of the gods, and the like—whatever is done in the month of Mādhava is known to yield endless fruit.
स्वर्गे यज्वा च दाता च क्रीडते त्रिदशैः सह । वापीषु हेमपद्मासु कल्पवृक्षतलेऽपि च
In heaven, the sacrificer and the giver play with the gods, among golden-lotused ponds and beneath the wish-fulfilling trees.
गीयमानो मुदं याति गीर्वाणरमणीगणैः । जलान्नदानतो लोकं लभते वारुणं शुभम्
When it is sung, joy arises among the hosts of celestial maidens; by giving water or food, one attains the auspicious realm of Varuṇa.
कुलानि हेलया सप्त संतारयति गोप्रदः । हयं दत्वा रवेर्लोकं याति विद्याप्रदो नरः
He who gives a cow, even with disregard, delivers seven generations of his family; by giving a horse, a man attains the world of the Sun; by giving knowledge, he reaches the world of learning.
ब्रह्मलोकं तथा हेमदानाद्याति सुरालये । यो ददाति तथा कन्यां विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
In the same way, by giving gold, one attains the world of Brahmā, the abode of the gods; and he who gives a maiden in marriage thus goes to the world of Viṣṇu.
माधवेमासि यः स्नात्वा दत्वा संपूज्य माधवम् । अवाप्य सकलान्कामान्प्रयाति पदमव्ययम्
He who, having bathed in the month of Mādhava, gives gifts and worships Mādhava, attains all desires and reaches the imperishable abode.
एकतोऽपि तपो दान क्रतु सुत्यादिकाः क्रियाः । एकतो विधिवन्मासो माधवश्चरितो महान्
On one side are austerity, charity, sacrifices, Soma rituals, and other rites; on the other side is the great Mādhava month observed according to rule.
तस्य माधवमासस्य दिनैकस्यापि भूपते । कृतं यत्सुकृतं तत्ते सर्वदानाधिकं पुरा
Of that Mādhava month, O king, whatever good deed is done even on a single day, that surpasses all gifts formerly given.
कारुण्येन दिनैकस्य पुण्यं देहि धरापते । निरये पच्यमानेभ्यो दुःखितेभ्यो दयानिधे
Out of compassion, O lord of the earth, grant the merit of a single day to those suffering and being tormented in hell, O ocean of mercy.
न दयासदृशो धर्मो न दयासदृशं तपः । न दयासदृशं दानं न दयासदृशः सखा
There is no righteousness like compassion, no austerity like compassion, no charity like compassion, and no friend like compassion.
पुण्यदः पुण्यमाप्नोति नरो लक्षगुणं सदा । कारुण्येन विशेषात्ते धर्मवृद्धिस्ततो भवेत्
He who gives merit attains merit multiplied a hundred thousand times; by compassion especially, there is an increase of righteousness.
दुःखितानां हि भूतानां दुःखोद्धर्त्ता नरो हि यः । स एव सुकृती लोके ज्ञेयो नारायणांशजः
He who relieves the suffering of afflicted beings is truly known in the world as virtuous, a portion of Nārāyaṇa.
वैशाखे मासि पूर्णायां स्नानदानादिकं त्वया । यत्तीर्थे विहितं वीर सर्वाघविनिषूदनम्
Whatever bathing, charity, and other rites you performed at the holy place on the full moon of the month of Vaiśākha, O hero, are destroyers of all sins.
तदेभ्यो देहि विधिवत्कृत्वा साक्ष्ये हरिं प्रभुम् । त्रिवाचिकं च निरयाद्येनामी स्वर्गमाप्नुयुः
Give those merits to these beings, having performed the rites properly, with Lord Hari as witness, so that by this triple declaration, they may attain heaven from hell.
कपोतार्थं स्वमांसानि कारुण्येन पुरा शिबिः । दत्वा दयानिधिः स्वर्गे राजते कीर्तिवारिधिः
Formerly, King Śibi, out of compassion, gave his own flesh for the sake of a dove; being a treasure of compassion, he shines in heaven, an ocean of fame.
दधीचिरपि राजर्षिर्दत्वास्थि च यमात्मनः । त्रैलोक्यकौमुदीं कीर्तिं लब्धवान्स्वर्गमक्षयम्
The royal sage Dadhīci also, having given his own bones, attained imperishable heaven and fame that illuminates the three worlds.