शाकं मधु परान्नं च पुनर्भोजन मैथुनम् । वैष्णवो व्रतकर्त्ता च दशम्यां दश वर्जयेत्
Vegetables, honey, food prepared by others, eating again, and sexual union—the Vaishnava observer of the vow should avoid these ten things on Dashami.
द्यूतं क्रीडां तथा निद्रा तांबूलं दंतधावनम् । परापवादं पैशुन्यं स्तेयं हिंसां तथा रतिम्
Gambling, games, sleeping, betel, cleaning the teeth, slander, gossip, theft, violence, and sexual pleasure—
क्रोधं च वितथं वाक्यमेकादश्यां विवर्जयेत् । कांस्यं मांसंमसूरांश्च तैलं वितथभाषणम्
Anger and false speech should be avoided on Ekadashi; as well as bronze, meat, lentils, oil, and speaking untruth.
व्यायामं च प्रवासं च पुनर्भोजनमैथुनम् । वृषपृष्ठं परान्नं च शाकं च द्वादशीदिने
Exercise, travel, eating again, sexual union, sitting on a bull’s back, food prepared by others, and vegetables—these should be avoided on Dwadashi.
अनेन विधिना राजन्विहिता यैश्च कामदा । रात्रौ जागरणं कृत्वा पूजितः पुरुषोत्तमः
O King, those who observe Kāmadā with this procedure, keeping vigil at night and worshipping the Supreme Person,
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तास्ते यांति परमां गतिम् । पठनाच्छ्रवणाद्राजन्गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
Are freed from all sins and attain the highest state; by reciting or hearing this, O King, one obtains the merit of giving a thousand cows.
इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्साहस्र्यां संहितायामुत्तरखण्डे उमापतिनारदसंवादे पुरुषोत्तममासस्य शुक्ला कामदानामैकादशीनाम त्रिषष्टितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the sixty-third chapter, entitled 'The Kāmadā Ekadashīs of the Bright Fortnight of Purushottama Month,' in the dialogue between Umāpati and Nārada, in the Uttarakhaṇḍa of the glorious Padma Mahāpurāṇa, comprising fifty-five thousand verses.
नारद उवाच- चातुर्मास्यां तु नियमा ये केचिद्भुवि विश्रुताः । तानहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि कथयस्व महेश्वर
Nārada said: Of the various rules for the Cāturmāsya observed on earth, I wish to hear about them; please tell me, O great Lord.
चातुर्मास्ये हरौ सुप्ते कर्त्तव्यं किं जनार्दने । षड्रसानां परित्यागे नखकेशविधारणे । अन्यैश्च नियमैः स्वामिन्यत्फलं तद् ब्रवीहि मे
During Cāturmāsya, when Hari is asleep, what should be done for Janārdana? What is the result of giving up the six tastes, of keeping hair and nails uncut, and of other rules, O Lord? Please tell me.
सूत उवाच- एतच्छ्रुत्वा त्वसौ देवः प्रहस्योत्फुल्ललोचनः । प्रोवाच तं द्विजवरं नारदं तपसान्निधिम्
Sūta said: Hearing this, that god, his eyes blossoming with delight, smiled and spoke to the best of twice-born, Nārada, the treasury of austerity.
महादेव उवाच- शृणु त्वमिह देवर्षे कथयामि सविस्तरम् । आषाढस्य सिते पक्षे एकादश्यामुपोषितः
Mahādeva said: Listen here, O divine sage, I will tell you in detail: On the Ekadashi of the bright fortnight of Āṣāḍha, having fasted,
चातुर्मास्यव्रतानीह गृह्णीयाद्भक्तिपूर्वकम् । भूमिशय्यासमारूढो योगनिद्रां गते हरौ
One should undertake the Cāturmāsya vows here, with devotion, lying on the ground, when Hari has entered yogic sleep.
नयेत चतुरो मासान्यावद्भवति कार्तिकी । प्रतिष्ठा न प्रवर्त्तंते तथा यज्ञादिकाः क्रियाः
For four months, until the month of Kārtikī arrives, consecrations and sacrificial rites do not proceed.
विवाहव्रतसंबंध अन्यन्माङ्गल्यकर्म च । भूपयानं तथा यात्रा अन्याश्च विविधाः क्रियाः
Marriage, vows, other auspicious ceremonies, royal journeys, expeditions, and various other activities—
प्रसुप्ते च जगन्नाथे अच्युते गरुडध्वजे । व्रतक्रियां चरेद्यस्तु तस्य व्रतफलं शृणु
When the Lord of the universe, Acyuta, the bearer of Garuḍa's banner, is asleep, if someone performs a vow, hear the result of that vow.
अश्वमेधसहस्रैस्तु यत्फलं प्राप्नुयान्नरः । चातुर्मास्यव्रतैश्चीर्णैस्तत्फलं समवाप्नुयात्
The fruit a man attains by performing a thousand horse sacrifices, he attains that same result by observing the four-month vow.
मिथुनस्थे सहस्रांशौ स्वापयेन्मधुसूदनम् । तुलाराशौ गते सूर्ये पुनरुत्थापयेद्धरिम्
When the sun enters the sign of Libra, one should lay Madhusūdana to rest; when the sun moves into Scorpio, one should awaken Hari again.
अधिमासे तु पतिते तदा चैष विधिक्रमः । स्थापयेत्प्रतिमां विष्णोः शंखचक्रगदाधरीम्
If an intercalary month occurs, then this is the prescribed procedure: one should install the image of Viṣṇu holding the conch, discus, and mace.
पीतांबरधरां सौम्यां पर्यंके स्थापयेत्शुचौ । श्वेतवस्त्रसमाच्छन्ने सोपधाने तु नारद
Clad in yellow garments, serene in appearance, the image should be placed on a clean couch, covered with white cloth and provided with a pillow, O Nārada.
इतिहासपुराणज्ञो विष्णुभक्तोऽथवा पुनः । स्नापयित्वा दधिक्षीरमधुलाजघृतस्तथा
A knower of Itihāsa and Purāṇa, or a devotee of Viṣṇu, after bathing the image with curd, milk, honey, grains, and ghee—
समालभ्य शुभैर्गंधैर्धूपैः पुष्पैर्मनोरमैः । पूजितां कुसुमैः शुभ्रैर्मंत्रेणानेन वाडव
Having anointed it with auspicious fragrances, and worshipped it with incense and delightful flowers, and with pure white blossoms, one should honor it with this mantra, O Vāḍava.
सुप्ते त्वयि जगन्नाथे जगत्सुप्तं भवेदिदम् । विबुद्धे त्वयि बुध्येत जगत्सर्वं चराचरम्
When you, Lord of the universe, are asleep, this world too becomes asleep; when you awaken, all the world, both moving and unmoving, awakens.
एवं तां प्रतिमां विष्णोः स्थापयित्वा तु नारद । तस्यैवाग्रे स्वयं वाचा गृह्णीयान्नियमं ततः
Thus, having installed the image of Viṣṇu, O Nārada, one should, in its presence, personally undertake the vow.
स्त्री वा नरो वा तद्भक्तो धर्माधर्मविभागतः । चतुरो वार्षिकान्मासान्देवस्योत्थापनावधि
Whether woman or man, a devotee of that God, according to the distinction of righteousness and unrighteousness, should undertake the four-month vow until the awakening of the Lord.
गृह्णीयान्नियमानेतान्दंतधावनपूर्वकम् । उपवासं ततः कृत्वा प्रभाते विमले सति
Having accepted these vows, preceded by brushing the teeth, and having fasted, one should, in the pure morning, perform the observance.
नित्यं कर्म चरित्वा तु विष्णोरग्रे जितात्मवान् । तेषां फलानि वक्ष्यामि तत्कर्तॄणां पृथक्पृथक्
Having performed daily duties with self-control before Viṣṇu, I shall now declare the fruits for those who perform them, each separately.
मधुरत्वं लभेद्विद्वान्पुरुषो गुडवर्जनात् । तथैव संततिं दीर्घां तैलस्य वर्जनाद्यतः
By abstaining from jaggery, a learned person attains sweetness; likewise, by abstaining from oil, he attains a long lineage.
घृतस्य वर्जनाद्विप्र सुंदरांगः प्रजायते । कटुतैलपरित्यागी शत्रुनाशमवाप्नुयात्
By abstaining from ghee, O brāhmaṇa, one is born with a beautiful body; by giving up pungent oil, one attains the destruction of enemies.
सुगंधतैलत्यागेन सौभाग्यमतुलं लभेत् । पुष्पभोगपरित्यागी स्वर्गे विद्याधरो भवेत्
By renouncing fragrant oils, one attains incomparable good fortune; by giving up the enjoyment of flowers, one becomes a Vidyādhara in heaven.
योगाभ्यासी नरो यस्तु स ब्रह्मपदमाप्नुयात् । कट्वम्लमधुरक्षारतीक्ष्णकाषाय षड्रसान्
A man who practices yoga attains the state of Brahman; by renouncing the six tastes—bitter, sour, sweet, salty, pungent, and astringent—