समाहूय स्वके वामे पार्श्वेतां संन्यवेशयत् । अथोवाच प्रियं हर्षाच्चंद्रभागा प्रियं वचः
Calling her to his left side, he seated her there. Then, out of joy, he spoke loving words to Candra-bhāgā.
शृणु कांत हितं वाक्यं यत्पुण्यं विद्यते मयि । अष्टवर्षाधिका जाता यदाहं पितृवेश्मनि
Hear, O beloved, the beneficial words regarding the merit that resides in me. When I was eight years old in my father's house—
ततः प्रभृति यच्चीर्णं मया चैकादशीव्रतम् । यथोक्तविधिसंयुक्तं श्रद्धायुक्तेन चेतसा । तेन पुण्यप्रभावेन भविष्यति पुरं ध्रुवम्
From that time onward, I observed the Ekādaśī vow as prescribed, with a mind full of faith. By the power of that merit, the city will become permanent.
सर्वकामसमृद्धं च यावदाभूतसंप्लवम् । एवं सा नृपशार्दूल रमते पतिना सह
The city, abundant in all desires, will last until the dissolution of creation. Thus, O tiger among kings, she enjoys life with her husband.
दिव्यभोगा दिव्यरूपा दिव्याभरणभूषिता । शोभनोऽपि तया सार्द्धं रमते दिव्यविग्रहः
With divine pleasures, divine form, adorned with divine ornaments, Śobhana also enjoys with her, possessing a divine body.
रमाव्रतप्रभावेन मंदराचलसानुनि । चिंतामणिसमा ह्येषा कामधेनुसमाथ वा
By the power of the Ramā vow, on the slopes of Mandara mountain, she is equal to a wish-fulfilling jewel or a wish-granting cow.
रमाभिधाना नृपते तवाग्रे कथिता मया । तस्या माहात्म्यमनघ श्रुतं सर्वं त्वया नृप 6.60.
O king, I have spoken before you about Ramā by name. You have heard her greatness, O sinless one, in its entirety.
मया तवाग्रे कथितं माहात्म्यं पापनाशनम् । एकादशीव्रतानां च पक्षयोरुभयोरपि
I have described before you the greatness that destroys sin, of the Ekādaśī vows in both fortnights.
यथा कृष्णा तथा शुक्ला विभेदं नैव कारयेत् । सेवितैकादशी नॄणां भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायिनी
Just as black and white are alike, one should not make any distinction; the Ekādaśī observed by people grants both worldly enjoyment and liberation.
धेनुः श्वेता यथा कृष्णा उभयोः सदृशं पयः । तथैव तुल्यफलदं स्मृतमेकादशीद्वयम्
Just as the milk of a white cow and a black cow is the same, so too both forms of Ekādaśī are remembered as yielding equal results.
एकादशीव्रतानां यो माहात्म्यं शृणुते नरः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोके महीयते
Whoever listens to the glory of the Ekādaśī vows is freed from all sins and is honored in the realm of Viṣṇu.
इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्साहस्र्यां संहितायामुत्तरखंडे उमापतिनारदसंवादे कार्तिक कृष्णा रमैकादशीनाम षष्टितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the sixtieth chapter, named 'Rama Ekādaśī of Kārtika Krishna,' in the dialogue between Umāpati and Nārada, in the Uttara Khanda of the glorious Padma Mahāpurāṇa, within the fifty-five-thousand-verse Samhitā.
युधिष्ठिर उवाच- श्रुतं रमाया माहात्म्यं त्वत्तः कृष्ण यथातथम् । कार्तिके शुक्लपक्षे या तां मे कथय मानद
Yudhiṣṭhira said: I have heard the greatness of Ramā from you, O Kṛṣṇa, just as it is; now, O giver of honor, tell me about the one that occurs in the bright fortnight of Kārtika.
श्रीकृष्ण उवाच-। शृणु राजन्प्रवक्ष्यामि शुक्ले चोर्जदले तु या । सा यथा नारदे प्रोक्ता ब्रह्मणा लोककारिणा
Śrī Kṛṣṇa said: Listen, O king, I will explain the one that occurs in the bright fortnight, on the eleventh day; as Nārada was told by Brahmā, the creator of worlds.
नारद उवाच - प्रबोधिन्याश्च माहात्म्यं वद विस्तरतो मम । यस्यां जागर्ति गोविंदो धर्मकर्मप्रवर्त्तकः
Nārada said: Tell me in detail the greatness of Prabodhinī, during which Govinda remains awake, promoting righteous deeds.
ब्रह्मोवाच- प्रबोधिन्याश्च माहात्म्यं पापघ्नं पुण्यवर्द्धनम् । मुक्तिप्रदं सुबुद्धीनां शृणुष्व मुनिसत्तम
Brahmā said: The greatness of Prabodhinī destroys sin and increases merit; it grants liberation to those of good understanding. Listen, O best of sages.
तावद्गर्जंति तीर्थानि आसमुद्रसरांसि च । यावत्प्रबोधिनी विष्णोस्तिथिर्नायाति कार्तिके
All the holy places and lakes up to the ocean resound until the Prabodhinī, the stay of Viṣṇu, arrives in Kārtika.
तावद्गर्जंति विप्रेंद्र गंगाभागीरथी क्षितौ । यावन्नायाति पापघ्नी कार्तिके हरिबोधिनी
O foremost of Brāhmins, the Gaṅgā and Bhāgīrathī roar on earth until the sin-destroying Haribodhinī comes in Kārtika.
अश्वमेधसहस्राणि राजसूयशतानि च । एकेनैवोपवासेन प्रबोधिन्या लभेन्नरः
With a single fast on Prabodhinī, a person attains the merit of a thousand horse sacrifices and a hundred royal consecrations.
यद्दुर्ल्लभं यदप्राप्यं त्रैलोक्यस्य न गोचरम् । तदप्यप्रार्थितं पुत्रं ददाति हरिबोधिनी
Whatever is rare or unattainable, beyond the reach of the three worlds—even an unasked-for son—Haribodhinī grants.
ऐश्वर्यं संपदं प्रज्ञां राज्यं च सुखसंपदः । ददात्युपोषिता भक्त्या जनेभ्यो हरिबोधिनी
Wealth, prosperity, wisdom, kingdom, and happiness—Haribodhinī, when observed with devotion, bestows these upon people.
मेरुमन्दरमात्राणि पापान्युक्तानि यानि च । एकेनैवोपवासेन दहते पापनाशिनी
All the sins said to be as great as Meru and Mandara are burned away by the sin-destroying fast, even with a single observance.
पूर्वजन्मसहस्रेषु यत्पापं समुपार्जितम् । निशि जागरणं चास्या दहते तूलराशिवत्
The sins accumulated over a thousand previous births are burned away by staying awake at night on this day, just as a heap of cotton is consumed.
उपवासं प्रबोधिन्यां यः करोति स्वभावतः । विधिवन्मुनिशार्दूल यथोक्तं लभते फलम्
Whoever naturally observes the fast on Prabodhinī, O tiger among sages, receives the result as prescribed by the rules.
यथोक्तं कुरुते यस्तु विधिवत्सुकृतं नरः । स्वल्पं मुनिवरश्रेष्ठ मेरुतुल्यं भवेत्फलम्
Whoever performs the prescribed good deed according to the rules, O best of great sages, even a small act yields a result equal to Meru.
विधिहीनं तु यः कुर्यात्सुकृतं मेरुमात्रकम् । अणुमात्रं तदाप्नोति फलं धर्मस्य नारद
But if someone performs a good deed the size of Meru without following the rules, O Nārada, he obtains only a result the size of a particle.
ये ध्यायंति मनोवृत्या ये करिष्यंति बोधिनीम् । वसंति पितरो हृष्टा विष्णुलोके च तस्य वै
Those who meditate with the mind's intent, those who will observe the Bodhinī— their ancestors dwell joyfully in the world of Viṣṇu.
विमुक्ता नारकैर्दुःखैर्याति विष्णोः परं पदम् । कृत्वा तु पातकं घोरं ब्रह्महत्यादिकं नरः
Freed from the sufferings of hell, one attains the supreme abode of Viṣṇu, even if a person has committed terrible sins such as the slaying of a brāhmaṇa.
कृत्वा तु जागरं विष्णोर्द्धौतपापो भवेन्नरः । दुष्प्राप्यं यत्फलं विप्र अश्वमेधादिकैर्मखैः
By keeping vigil for Viṣṇu, a person becomes cleansed of sin; the result, O brāhmaṇa, which is difficult to obtain even by great sacrifices like the Aśvamedha, is attained with ease through the vigil of Prabodhinī.
प्राप्यते तत्सुखेनैव प्रबोधिन्यास्तु जागरे । आप्लुत्य सर्वतीर्थेषु प्रदत्त्वा कांचनं महीम्
By bathing in all sacred waters and giving away gold and land, one attains that same fruit which comes from keeping vigil on Prabodhinī with joy.