संस्तूयमानो मुनिदेवसंघैर्यस्तद्विशेषाधिकलब्धपुण्यः । परं पदं योगिवरैरलभ्यं ययौ जगन्नाथगणाभिवंद्यः
He, praised by assemblies of sages and gods, who had gained special and abundant merit, attained the supreme state, unattainable even by great yogis, and was honored by hosts of the Lord of the world.
इति श्रीपद्मपुराणे पातालखंडे वैशाखमासमाहात्म्ये । द्व्युत्तरशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the Padma Purana, in the Patalakhanda, in the section on the greatness of the month of Vaishakha, the one hundred and second chapter is concluded.
यम उवाच- एतन्माधवमासस्य समासात्किंचिदीरितम् । माहात्म्यं पूर्णिमायाश्च विशेषाद्द्विजसत्तम
Yama said: Thus, a summary of the greatness of the month of Madhava has been spoken, and especially of the full moon, O best of twice-born.
वैशाखमासे मधुसूदनस्य प्रियं य एनं पठतीतिहासम् । स याति कृष्णालयमाशुपूतः कल्पाननेकानिह मोदते च
Whoever reads this history, dear to Madhusudana, in the month of Vaishakha, quickly purified, goes to Krishna’s abode and enjoys many ages there.
धन्यं यशस्यमायुष्यमिदं स्वस्त्ययनं महत् । स्वर्ग्यं श्रीदं सौमनस्यं प्रशस्यमघमर्षणम्
This is blessed, brings fame, long life, great auspiciousness, leads to heaven, bestows prosperity, happiness, is praiseworthy, and destroys sin.
इदं माधवमासस्य माहात्म्यं माधवप्रियम् । चरित्रं भूपतेस्तस्य संवादं चावयोरपि
This is the greatness of the month of Madhava, dear to Madhava, the story of that king, and our dialogue as well.
श्रुत्वा पठित्वा विधिवदनुमोद्य मनःप्रियम् । भवेद्भक्तिर्भगवति यया स्यात्पापसंक्षयः
Hearing, reading, and properly approving this, which delights the mind, devotion to the Lord arises, by which the destruction of sin occurs.
अथ गच्छ महीदेव देवलोकाद्यथेच्छया । निपात्य भुवि वैदेहं रुदंत्यद्यापि बांधवाः
Now go, O lord of the earth, to the world of the gods as you wish; having cast down the body on earth, your relatives still weep today.
विलप्यमानैरपि बंधुभिस्तैर्न यावदग्नौ तव तच्छरीरम् । प्रक्षिप्यते हंत जवैर्न तावद्याहि स्वयं सुप्त इव प्रबुद्धः
Though your relatives lament, until your body is placed in the fire, do not go swiftly by yourself, as one who wakes from sleep.
ममप्रसादादिह पुण्ययोगः श्रुतो यथावत्तमिमं विधेहि । विधानतो वै समये समंते समागमोंऽते भविता सुरैश्च
By my grace, you have heard here the proper connection to merit; carry this out as prescribed, and at the appointed time, at the end, there will be a gathering with the gods.
सूत उवाच- इति देववचः श्रुत्वा नत्वा धर्माधिपं ततः । पुनः पपात स इह परितुष्टमना द्विजः
Suta said: Hearing these words of the god, bowing to the lord of dharma, that twice-born, his mind well-pleased, again fell down here.
धर्मराजप्रसादेन ततस्तत्र महीतले । संसुप्तइव चोत्तस्थौ बंधुवर्गसमन्वितः
By the favor of Dharmaraja, then, on that earth, he rose up as if from sleep, surrounded by his relatives.
विधिमेनं द्विजो भूमौ वर्षेवर्षे च स स्वयम् । स्वयं च कारयामास माधवस्नापनं जनम्
That twice-born one himself, year after year, performed on earth the prescribed Mādhava bathing, and also had the people perform it.
यमब्राह्मणसंवादो मयायं परिकीर्तितः । तस्य माधवमासस्य पुण्यस्नानप्रसङ्गतः
This dialogue between Yama and the brāhmaṇa has been recounted by me in connection with the merit of bathing during the Mādhava month.
वैशाखमासे सततं हरिप्रिये स्नानं विदध्याच्च ददाति भक्त्या । दानं च होमं सुकृतं तथा बुधो हरेःपदं तस्य नदुर्ल्लभं कदा
Whoever, in the month of Vaiśākha, always bathes, gives offerings and oblations with devotion, and performs virtuous acts, O beloved of Hari, for him the supreme abode of Hari is never difficult to attain.
यःशृणोत्येकचित्तेनमाहात्म्यंमेषसूर्यजम् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो याति विष्णोः परं पदम्
Whoever listens with single-minded attention to this glory of the Sun-born month, is freed from all sins and attains the supreme abode of Viṣṇu.
ऋषय ऊचुः - सूतसूत महाप्राज्ञ त्वयाऽतिकरुणात्मना । वैशाखमासमाहात्म्यं कीर्तितं पापनाशनम्
The sages said: O Sūta, Sūta, most wise and compassionate one, you have described the glory of the month of Vaiśākha, which destroys sin.
नियमा मधुहन्तुर्ये माधवे कथितास्त्वया । पूजनं स्नानदानाद्यं श्रौतस्मार्तविधानतः
The observances in the month of Mādhava, O slayer of Madhu, have been described by you—worship, bathing, giving, and so on—according to both Vedic and Smṛti injunctions.
यथा च माधवो देवः प्रीयते पापनाशनः । अधुना श्रोतुमिच्छामो ध्यानं तस्य महात्मनः
And now, we wish to hear how Mādhava, the sin-destroying Lord, is pleased; we desire to hear the meditation on that great soul.
कृष्णस्य भक्तवृन्दानां प्रियस्य भवतारणम्
He is the beloved deliverer of the devoted followers of Kṛṣṇa.
सूत उवाच- शृणुध्वं मुनयः सर्वे कृष्णस्य जगदात्मनः । गोगोपगोपीप्राणस्य वृन्दावनचरस्य च
Sūta said: Hear, O sages, all of you, about Kṛṣṇa, the soul of the universe, the life of cows, cowherds, and gopīs, and the one who roams in Vṛndāvana.
एकदा नारदः पृष्टो गौतमेन द्विजोत्तमाः । स तस्मै प्राह यद्ध्यानं तद्वक्ष्ये पापनाशनम्
Once, Nārada was questioned by Gautama, best of the twice-born; he then told him the meditation, which I shall now relate, that destroys sin.
नारद उवाच- सुमप्रकरसौरभोद्गलितमाध्विकाद्युल्लसत्सुशाखिनवपल्लवप्रकरनम्र शोभायुतम् । प्रफुल्लनवमञ्जरीललितवल्लरीवेष्टितं स्मरेत सततं शिवं शितमतिः सुवृन्दावनम्
Nārada said: One should always remember the beautiful Vṛndāvana, adorned with fresh, fragrant honey-dripping flowers, lush trees and tender shoots, and charming new blossoms entwined with graceful creepers.
विकाशि सुमनोरसास्वदनमंजुलैः संचरच्छिलीमुखमुखोद्गतैर्मुखरितान्तरं झंकृतैः । कपोतशुकसारिकापरभृतादिभिः पत्रिभिर्विराणितमितस्ततो भुजगशत्रुनृत्याकुलम्
Its interior resounds with the melodious chirping of birds—parrots, mynas, cuckoos, and others—delighting in the taste of blooming flowers, while peacocks dance everywhere, filling it with vibrant movement.
कलिन्ददुहितुश्च लल्लहरिविप्लुषां वाहिभिर्विनिद्र सरसीरुहोदररजश्च योद्धूसरैः । प्रदीपित मनोभवव्रजविलासिनी वाससां विलोलनपरैर्निषेवितमनारतं मारुतैः
There, the restless breezes ceaselessly serve the abodes of the playful women of Vraja, carrying the dust from the lotus ponds stirred by the waves of the Yamunā, daughter of Kalinda, and scattering the pollen of blooming lotuses.
प्रवालनवपल्लवं मरकतच्छदं मौक्तिकप्रभाप्रकरकोरकं कमलरागनानाफलम् । स्थविष्ठमखिलर्तुभिः सततसेवितं कामदं तदन्तरपिकल्पकाङ्घ्रिपमुदञ्चितं चिन्तयेत्
One should contemplate within it a wish-fulfilling tree, with fresh red shoots, emerald leaves, clusters of pearl-like buds, lotus-colored and various fruits, standing firm through all seasons, always attended by celestial beings.
सुहेमशिखराचलेउदितभानुवद्भासुरामधोऽस्य कनकस्थलीममृतशीकरासारिणः । प्रदीप्तमणिकुट्टिमां कुसुमरेणुपुञ्जोज्ज्वलां स्मरेत्पुनरतन्द्रितो विगतषट्तरङ्गांबुधः
One should remember, without fatigue and with a mind free from the six waves, the golden terrace shining like the sun rising over a mountain with golden peaks, where nectar flows, the jeweled floor gleams, and heaps of flower-dust sparkle.
तद्रत्नकुट्टिमनिविष्टमहिष्ठयोगपीठेऽष्टपत्रमरुणं कमलं विचिन्त्य । उद्यद्विरोचनसरोचिरमुष्यमध्ये संचिन्तयेत्सुखनिविष्टमथोमुकुन्दम्
There, on that jeweled floor, one should visualize the supreme yogic seat—a red eight-petaled lotus—and in its center, shining with the radiance of the rising sun, one should meditate on Mukunda, happily seated.
सुत्रामहेति दलिताञ्जनमेघपुञ्जप्रत्यग्रनीलजलजन्मसमानभासम् । सुस्निग्धनीलघनकुञ्चितकेशजालं राजन्मनोज्ञशितिकण्ठशिखण्डचूडम्
He is adorned with a garland, his complexion like a fresh blue lotus born from a cluster of dark rain clouds, his hair glossy, deep blue, and curly, and his head crowned with a peacock feather—charming to behold, O King.
रोलम्बलालितसुरद्रुमसूनुसंपद्युक्तं समुत्कचनवोत्पलकर्णपूरम् । लोलालिभिः स्फुरितभालतलप्रदीप्तगोरोचनातिलकमुज्ज्वलचिल्लिचापम्
He is adorned with a swinging, lovely son of the celestial tree, his ears decorated with upward-pointing blue lotuses, his forehead shining with a brilliant yellow mark, and his bow-like eyebrows flickering with playful bees.