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.
तत्फलं समवाप्नोति यत्कृत्वा जागरं हरेः । जातः स एव सुकृती कुलं तेनैव पावितम्
The fruit that comes from keeping vigil for Hari equals that of bathing in all tīrthas and giving great gifts; such a person is born fortunate, and his lineage is purified by him.
कार्तिके मुनिशार्दूल कृता येन प्रबोधिनी । यथा ध्रुवं नृणां मृत्युर्धनं गात्रं तथाध्रुवम्
O best of sages, in the month of Kārtika, whoever performs the Prabodhinī— just as death is certain for men, so too is the impermanence of wealth and the body.
इति ज्ञात्वा मुनिश्रेष्ठ कर्तव्यं वैष्णवं दिनम् । यानि कानि च तीर्थानि त्रैलोक्ये संभवंति च
Knowing this, O foremost of sages, one should observe the Vaiṣṇava day; whatever sacred places exist in the three worlds—
तानि तस्य गृहे सम्यग्यः करोति प्रबोधिनीम् । किं तस्य बहुभिः पुण्यैः कृता येन प्रबोधिनी
All those are present in the house of one who properly observes Prabodhinī; what need has he for many other merits, who has performed Prabodhinī?
पुत्रपौत्रप्रदा ह्येषा कार्तिके हरिबोधिनी । स ज्ञानी च स योगी च स तपस्वी जितेंद्रियः
This Haribodhinī in Kārtika grants sons and grandsons; he is a knower, a yogī, an ascetic with controlled senses.
भोगो मोक्षश्च तस्यास्ति उपास्ते हरिबोधिनीम् । विष्णोः प्रियतरा ह्येषा धर्मसारसहायिनी
Both enjoyment and liberation belong to the one who worships Haribodhinī; she is most dear to Viṣṇu, the companion of the essence of dharma.
यः करोति नरो भक्त्या भुक्तिभाक्स भवेन्नरः । प्रबोधिनीमुपोषित्वा गर्भे न विशते नरः
Whoever observes Prabodhinī with devotion, that person partakes of both enjoyment and liberation; having observed Prabodhinī, he does not enter the womb again.
सर्वधर्मान्परित्यज्य तस्मात्कुर्वीत नारद । कर्मणा मनसा वाचा पापं यत्समुपार्जितम्
Therefore, O Nārada, abandoning all other duties, one should perform this; whatever sin has been accumulated by deed, mind, or speech—
तत्क्षालयति गोविंदः प्रबोधिन्यां तु जागरे । स्नानं दानं जपः पूजां समुद्दिश्य जनार्दनम्
Govinda washes away that sin during the vigil of Prabodhinī; bathing, giving, recitation, and worship performed for Janārdana—
नरो यत्कुरुते वत्स प्रबोधिन्यां तदक्षयम् । येर्चयंति नरास्तस्यां भक्त्या देवं च माधवम्
Whatever a person does on Prabodhinī— bathing, giving, reciting, worship— all that becomes imperishable; those who worship Mādhava with devotion on that day—