पापांकुशेति विख्याता सर्वपापहरा परा । पद्मनाभाभिधानं मां पूजयेत्तत्र मानवः
It is renowned as Pāpāṅkuśā, supreme remover of all sins; on that day, a person should worship me, Padmanābha.
सर्वाभीष्ट फलं प्राप्तौ स्वर्गमोक्षप्रदं नृणाम् । तपस्तप्त्वा पुनस्तीव्रं चिरं सुनियतेन्द्रियः
By attaining all desired results, it grants heaven and liberation to people; even after performing severe austerity for a long time with well-controlled senses,
यत्फलं समवाप्नोति तन्न त्वा गरुडध्वजम् । कृत्वापि बहुशःपापं नरो मोह समन्वितः
The fruit thus obtained is not equal to that gained by worshipping me, Garuḍa-bannered one, even if a person, deluded, has committed many sins.
न याति नरकं नत्वा सर्वपापहरं हरिम् । पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि पुण्यान्यायतनानि च
He does not go to hell, having bowed to Hari, the remover of all sins; all the holy places and sacred shrines on earth,
तानि सर्वाण्यवाप्नोति विष्णोर्नामानुकीर्त्तनात् । देवं शार्ङ्गधरं विष्णुं ये प्रपन्ना जनार्दनम्
All these are attained by reciting the names of Viṣṇu; those who take refuge in Viṣṇu, the bearer of the Śārṅga bow, Janārdana,
न तेषां यमलोकस्य यातना जायते क्वचित् । उपोष्यैकादशीमेकां प्रसंगेनापि मानवः । न याति यातनां यामीं पापं कृत्वापि दारुणम्
For them, there is never any torment of Yama's realm; even by observing Ekādaśī once, incidentally, a person does not go to Yama's torment, even after committing terrible sin.
वैष्णवः पुरुषो भूत्वा शिवनिंदां करोति यः । न विंदेद्वैष्णवं लोकं स याति नरकं ध्रुवम्
Whoever, being a devotee of Vishnu, speaks ill of Shiva, does not attain the world of Vishnu and certainly goes to hell.
शैवः पाशुपतो भूत्वा विष्णुनिंदां करोति चेत् । रौरवे पच्यते घोरे यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश
If someone, being a devotee of Shiva or Pashupati, speaks ill of Vishnu, he is cooked in the dreadful hell called Raurava for as long as the fourteen Indras reign.
नेदृशं पावनं किंचित्त्रिषु लोकेषु विद्यते । यादृशं पद्मनाभस्य व्रतं पातकनाशनम्
There is nothing in the three worlds as purifying as the vow of Padmanabha, which destroys sins.
तावत्पापानि देहेऽस्मिन्तिष्ठंति मनुजाधिपम् । यावन्नोपवसेज्जंतुः पद्मनाभदिनं शुभम्
Sins remain in a person's body, O king of men, until he observes the auspicious day of fasting for Padmanabha.
अश्वमेधसहस्राणि राजसूयशतानि च । एकादश्युपवासस्य कलां नार्हंति षोडशीम्
A thousand Ashvamedha sacrifices and a hundred Rajasuya sacrifices do not equal even a sixteenth part of the merit of fasting on Ekadashi.
एकादशीसमं किंचिद्व्रतं लोके न विद्यते । व्याजेनापि कृता यैश्च न ते यांति हि भास्करिम्
There is no vow in the world equal to Ekadashi; even if performed with some pretense, those who observe it do not go to the sun's realm.
स्वर्गमोक्षप्रदा ह्येषा शरीरारोग्यदायिनी । कलत्रसुतदा ह्येषा धनमित्रप्रदायिनी
This vow bestows heaven and liberation, grants health to the body, gives a spouse and children, and also bestows wealth and friends.
न गंगा न गया राजन्न च काशी च पुष्करम् । न चापि कौरवं क्षेत्रं पुण्यं भूप हरेर्दिनात्
O king, neither the Ganga, nor Gaya, nor Kashi, nor Pushkara, nor even the Kuru field is as holy as the day of Hari.
रात्रौ जागरणं कृत्वा समुपोष्य हरेर्दिनम् । अनायासेन भूपाल प्राप्यते वैष्णवं पदम्
By keeping vigil at night and fasting on the day of Hari, O protector of the earth, the Vaishnava abode is attained without difficulty.
दशैव मातृके पक्षे राजेंद्र दश पैतृके । प्रियाया दशपक्षे तु पुरुषानुद्धरेन्नरः
By observing ten fasts for the maternal side, ten for the paternal side, and ten for the beloved's side, a man uplifts his ancestors.
चतुर्भुजा दिव्यरूपा नागारिकृतकेतनाः । स्रग्विणः पीतवस्त्राश्च प्रयांति हरिमंदिरम्
With four arms, divine forms, adorned with garlands and yellow garments, they go to the abode of Hari, having made the serpent their dwelling.
बालत्वे यौवनत्वे च वृद्धत्वे च नृपोत्तम । उपोष्यैकादशीं नूनं नैव प्राप्नोति दुर्गतिम्
O best of kings, whether in childhood, youth, or old age, one who surely observes Ekadashi never meets with misfortune.
पापांकुशामुपोष्यैव आश्विनस्य सिते नरः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो हरिलोकं स गच्छति
By fasting on Pāpāṅkuśā Ekadashi in the bright fortnight of Ashvina, a man becomes free from all sins and goes to the world of Hari.
दत्त्वा हेमतिलान्भूमिं गामन्नमुदकं तथा । उपानच्छत्रवस्त्रादीन्न पश्यति यमं नरः
By giving gold, sesame, land, cows, food, and water, as well as shoes, umbrellas, and garments, a man does not see Yama.
यस्य पुण्यविहीनानि दिनान्यायांति यांति च । स लोहकारभस्त्रेव श्वसन्नपि न जीवति
He whose days pass without merit, though breathing like a blacksmith's bellows, is not truly alive.
अवंध्यं दिवसं कुर्याद्दरिद्रोऽपि नृपोत्तम । सदाचरन्यथाशक्ति स्नानदानादिकाः क्रियाः
O best of kings, even a poor man should make his day fruitful by performing, as he is able, acts of bathing, charity, and other righteous deeds.
होमस्नानजपध्यानसत्रादिपुण्यकर्मणाम् । कर्त्तारो नैव पश्यंति घोरां तां यमयातनाम्
Those who perform meritorious acts such as sacrifice, bathing, recitation, meditation, and rituals do not see the terrible torments of Yama.
दीर्घायुषो धनाढ्याश्च कुलीना रोगवर्जिताः । दृश्यंते मानवा लोके पुण्यकर्त्तार ईदृशाः
In this world, those who perform such meritorious acts are seen to be long-lived, wealthy, noble, and free from disease.
किमत्र बहुनोक्तेन यांत्यधर्मेण दुर्गतिम् । आरोहंति दिवं धर्मैर्नात्रकार्या विचारणा
What need is there for many words? By unrighteousness, people go to misery; by righteousness, they ascend to heaven—there is no need for further deliberation here.
इति ते कथितं राजन्यत्पृष्टोऽहं त्वयानघ । पापांकुशाया माहात्म्यं किमन्यच्छ्रोतुमिच्छसि
Thus I have told you, O sinless one, what you asked me; the greatness of Pāpāṅkuśā—what else do you wish to hear?
इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्साहस्र्यां संहितायामुत्तरखंडे उमापतिनारदसंवादे आश्विनशुक्लपापांकुशैकादशीमाहात्म्यनामैकोनषष्टितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends, in the glorious Padma Mahāpurāṇa, in the section of fifty-five thousand verses, in the Uttarakhaṇḍa, in the dialogue between Umāpati and Nārada, the fifty-ninth chapter named 'The Greatness of Āśvina Śukla Pāpāṅkuśā Ekādaśī.'
युधिष्ठिर उवाच- कथयस्व प्रसादेन मयि स्नेहाज्जनार्दन । कार्त्तिकस्यासिते पक्षे किंनामैकादशी भवेत्
Yudhiṣṭhira said: Out of your grace and affection for me, O Janārdana, please tell me—what is the name of the Ekādaśī that falls in the dark fortnight of Kārttika?
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच- श्रूयतां राजशार्दूल कथयामि तवाग्रतः । कार्त्तिके कृष्णपक्षे तु रमा नाम सुशोभना
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Listen, O tiger among kings, I will tell you before you: In Kārttika, in the dark fortnight, there is an excellent Ekādaśī named Ramā.
एकादशी समाख्याता महापापहरा परा । अस्याः प्रसंगतो राजन्माहात्म्यं प्रवदामि ते
It is called Ekādaśī, the supreme remover of great sins; on this occasion, O king, I will tell you its greatness.