पुण्यक्षयं ते गच्छंति निरयं यातनामयम् । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन न ग्राह्यं कन्यकाधनम्
Their store of merit is exhausted, and they go to a hell filled with torment; therefore, by every effort, one should not accept wealth given for a maiden.
यश्च गृह्णाति लोभेन कन्यां क्रीत्वा च तद्धनम् । सोऽन्यजन्मनि राजेंद्र ओतुर्भवति निश्चितम्
And whoever, out of greed, takes a maiden by purchasing her with that wealth, O king, is certainly born as an aquatic creature in another life.
कन्यां पुण्येन यो दद्याद्यथाशक्ति स्वलंकृताम् । तत्पुण्यसंख्यां नृपते चित्रगुप्तो न शक्नुयात्
He who gives a maiden, adorned as he is able, with pure intent, O king, the merit of that act cannot be counted even by Citragupta.
तत्तुल्यं फलमाप्नोति नरः कृत्वा वरूथिनीम् । कांस्यं मांसं मसूरांश्च चणकान्कोद्रवांस्तथा
A man obtains equal merit by performing the Varūthinī vow and avoiding bronze, meat, lentils, chickpeas, and also kodrava grain.
शाकं मधु परान्नं च पुनर्भोजन मैथुने । वैष्णवो व्रतकर्ता च दशम्यां दश वर्जयेत्
One should also avoid vegetables, honey, others' food, eating again, and sexual union; a follower of Viṣṇu observing the vow should avoid ten things on the tenth day.
द्यूतं क्रीडां च निद्रां च तांबूलं दंतधावनम् । परापवादं पैशुन्यं स्तेयं हिंसां तथा रतिम्
Gambling, games, sleep, betel, cleaning the teeth, slander, tale-bearing, theft, violence, and sexual pleasure—
क्रोधं चैवानृतं वाक्यमेकादश्यां विवर्जयेत् । कांस्यं मांसं सुरां क्षौद्रं तैलं पतितभाषणम्
Anger and false speech should be avoided on the eleventh day, as well as bronze, meat, liquor, honey, oil, and speaking with the fallen.
व्यायामं च प्रवासं च पुनर्भोजनमैथुनम् । वृषपृष्ठं मसूरान्नं द्वादश्यां परिवर्जयेत्
Exercise, travel, eating again, sexual union, sitting on a bull's back, and lentil food should be avoided on the twelfth day.
अनेन विधिना राजन्विहिता यैर्वरूथिनी । सर्वपापक्षयं कृत्वा दद्यात्प्रांतेऽक्षयां गतिम् । रात्रौ जागरणं कृत्वा पूजितो मधुसूदनः
O king, whoever observes the Varūthinī vow in this manner, having destroyed all sins, gives at the end and attains imperishable progress; staying awake at night, having worshipped Madhusūdana—
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तास्ते यांति परमां गतिम् । तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन कर्तव्या पापभीरुभिः
Freed from all sins, they attain the highest state; therefore, with every effort, it should be performed by those who fear sin.
क्षपारितनयाद्भीतो नरः कुर्याद्वरूथिनीम् । पठनाच्छ्रवणाद्राजन्गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोके महीयते
Fearing the results of evil deeds, a man should perform the Varūthinī vow; by reading or hearing it, O king, one obtains the merit of a thousand cows; freed from all sins, he is honored in the world of Viṣṇu.
इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्साहस्र्यां संहितायामुमापतिनारदसंवादे वैशाखकृष्णवरूथिनी एकादशी नाम अष्टचत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the glorious Padma Mahāpurāṇa, in the section of fifty-five thousand verses, in the dialogue between Umāpati and Nārada, the forty-eighth chapter named 'Vaiśākha Kṛṣṇa Varūthinī Ekādaśī' is concluded.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच- वैशाख शुक्लपक्षे तु किन्नामैकादशी भवेत् । किं फलं को विधिस्तत्र कथयस्व जनार्दन
Yudhiṣṭhira said: In the bright half of Vaiśākha, what is the name of the Ekādaśī? What is its result, and what is the procedure there? Please tell me, O Janārdana.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच- इदमेव पुरा पृष्टं रामचंद्रेण धीमता । वसिष्ठं प्रति राजेंद्र यत्त्वं मामनुपृच्छसि
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: This very question was formerly asked by the wise Rāma to Vasiṣṭha, O king, just as you now ask me.
राम उवाच- भगवञ्छ्रोतुमिच्छामि व्रतानामुत्तमं व्रतम् । सर्वपापक्षयकरं सर्वदुःखनिकृंतनम्
Rāma said: O Lord, I wish to hear about the supreme vow among vows, which destroys all sins and cuts off all suffering.
मया दुःखानि भुक्तानि सीताविरहजानि तु । ततोऽहं भयभीतोऽस्मि पृच्छामि त्वां महामुने
I have endured sufferings caused by separation from Sītā; therefore, I am fearful and ask you, O great sage.
वसिष्ठ उवाच- साधु पृष्टं त्वया राम तवैषा नैष्ठिकी मतिः । त्वन्नामग्रहणेनैव पूतो भवति मानवः
Vasiṣṭha said: Well asked by you, O Rāma; this is your steadfast resolve. By uttering your name alone, a person becomes purified.
तथापि कथयिष्यामि लोकानां हितकाम्यया । पवित्रं पावनानां च व्रतानामुत्तमं व्रतम्
Even so, I will tell you, desiring the welfare of the worlds, about the purest and most sanctifying vow, the supreme among vows.
वैशाखस्य सिते पक्षे राम चैकादशी भवेत् । मोहिनी नाम सा प्रोक्ता सर्वपापहरापराः
In the bright fortnight of Vaiśākha, Rāma, there occurs the Ekādaśī called Mohinī, renowned as the supreme remover of all sins.
मोहजालात्प्रमुच्यंते पातकानां समूहतः । अस्या व्रत प्रभावेन सत्यं सत्यं वदाम्यहम्
By the power of this vow, people are freed from the net of delusion and from the multitude of sins; truly, truly, I speak this.
अतः कारणतो राम कर्तव्यैषा भवादृशैः । पातकानां क्षयकरी महादुःखविनाशिनी
Therefore, Rāma, this should be observed by those like you; it destroys sins and removes great suffering.
शृणुष्वैकमना राम कथां पापहरां पराम् । यस्याः श्रवणमात्रेण महापापं प्रणश्यति
Listen with single-minded attention, Rāma, to this supreme story that removes sin; by merely hearing it, even great sin is destroyed.
सरस्वत्यास्तटे रम्ये पुरी भद्रावती शुभा । द्युतिमान्नाम नृपतिस्तत्र राज्यं करोति वै
On the beautiful bank of the Sarasvatī, in the auspicious city of Bhadrāvatī, a radiant king ruled his realm.
चंद्रवंशोद्भवो नाम धृतिमान्सत्यसंगरः । तत्र वैश्यो निवसति धनधान्यसमृद्धिमान्
Born of the lunar dynasty, steadfast and true to his word, there lived in that city a prosperous merchant, rich in wealth and grain.
धनपाल इति ख्यातः पुण्यकर्मप्रवर्त्तकः । प्रपा कूप मठाराम तडाग गृहकारकः
He was known as Dhanapāla, engaged in virtuous deeds, and the builder of wells, rest-houses, gardens, ponds, and homes.
विष्णुभक्तिरतः शांतस्तस्यासन्पंचपुत्रकाः । सुमना द्युतिमांश्चैव मेधावी सुकृतस्तथा
Devoted to Viṣṇu and peaceful, he had five sons: Sumanā, Dyutimān, Medhāvī, Sukṛta, and another.
पंचमो धृष्टबुद्धिश्च महापापरतः सदा । परस्त्रीसंगनिरतो विटगोष्ठी विशारदः
The fifth, bold-minded, was always engaged in great sin, skilled in the company of courtesans and addicted to the association with other men's wives.
द्यूतादि व्यसनासक्तः परस्त्री रतिलालसः । न च देवार्चने बुद्धिर्नपितॄन्न द्विजान्प्रति
Attached to gambling and other vices, eager for pleasure with other men's wives, he had no inclination toward worship of gods, ancestors, or Brahmins.
अन्यायवर्ती दुष्टात्मा पितुर्द्रव्यक्षयंकरः । अभक्ष्यभक्षकः पापी सुरापाने रतः सदा
Acting unjustly, wicked in mind, he squandered his father's wealth, consumed forbidden food, sinful, and always indulged in drinking.
वेश्याकंठे क्षिप्तबाहुर्भ्रमन्दुष्टश्चतुष्पथे । पित्रा निष्कासितो गेहात्परित्यक्तश्च बांधवैः
With arms thrown around prostitutes' necks, wandering wickedly at crossroads, he was expelled from the house by his father and abandoned by his relatives.