अमोघं देववीर्यं ते न ते मोघः पराक्रमः । अमोघदर्शनं राम न च मोघस्तव स्तवः
Your divine power is unfailing, your valor is never in vain; your vision is unfailing, O Rama, and your praise is never fruitless.
अमोघास्ते भविष्यंति भक्तिमंतो नरा भुवि । ये च त्वां देव संभक्ताःपुराणं पुरुषोत्तमम्
Those men on earth who are devoted to you, O god, the ancient supreme person, their devotion will never be in vain.
इममार्षस्तवं पुण्यमितिहासं पुरातनम् । ये नराः कीर्तयिष्यंति नास्ति तेषां पराभवः
Those men who recite this auspicious ancient legend and hymn of forgiveness shall never suffer defeat.
कथमिह हि पराभवं व्रजेयुः पुरुषवराः पुरुषोत्तमे हि भक्ताः । नहि जगति चतुर्भुजप्रियाणां त्रिदश इहास्ति वरप्रदो विशिष्टः
How could noble men devoted to the Supreme Person ever meet with defeat here? Indeed, in this world, there is no superior giver of boons among the gods for those dear to the four-armed Lord.
स्तोत्राणां प्रवरं स्तोत्रं राघवस्य महात्मनः । त्रिकाले यः पठेन्नित्यं महापातकवानपि
This hymn, the foremost among hymns, belongs to the great-souled Rāghava; whoever recites it daily at the three times, even if burdened with great sins,
संध्याकाले द्विजश्रेष्ठैः श्राद्धकाले विशेषतः । पठनीयं प्रयत्नेन भक्तिभावेन चेतसा
Should recite it with effort and devotion in mind, especially at the time of twilight and during śrāddha, O best of twice-born.
इदं गोप्यं हि परमं नाख्येयं कर्हिचित्क्वचित् । पठनान्मुक्तिमाप्नोति सात्त्वतः स भवेद्ध्रुवम्
This is a supreme secret and must never be revealed anywhere at any time; by reciting it, one attains liberation and surely becomes sattvic.
प्रथमं पिंडपूजांते ब्राह्मणैर्द्विजसत्तमैः । पठितव्यमिदं स्तोत्रं श्राद्धमक्षयमाप्नुयात्
After the piṇḍa offering, this hymn should be recited by excellent Brāhmaṇas; by doing so, the śrāddha becomes inexhaustible.
इदं पवित्रं परमं जनानां मुक्तिदायकम् । लिखित्वा वै गृहे यस्तु धारयेत्सुसमाधिना
This supreme and pure hymn grants liberation to people; whoever writes it and keeps it at home with focused mind,
आयुः श्रीश्च बलं तस्य वृद्धिं याति दिनेदिने । लिखित्वा ब्राह्मणे दद्याद्धीमान्यो वै कदाचन
His lifespan, prosperity, and strength increase day by day; at any time, a wise person may give it to a Brāhmaṇa after writing it.
विमुक्ताः पूर्वजास्तस्य यांति विष्णोः परं पदम् । चतुर्णां चैव वेदानां पाठे चैव तु यत्फलम्
His ancestors are freed and reach Viṣṇu's supreme abode; and the fruit obtained from reciting the four Vedas,
समवाप्नोति जापेन नरः स्तोत्रं पठन्जपन् । धृत्वा वै शंखचक्रादि ब्राह्मणैर्वेदतत्परैः
Is fully attained by a man who recites and repeats this hymn, especially when Brāhmaṇas devoted to the Vedas bear the conch, discus, and other emblems.
श्राद्धकाले महादेवि अक्षयं तद्भवेद्ध्रुवम् । कंठे पद्माक्षमालां च शंखचक्रादिधारणम्
At the time of śrāddha, O great goddess, it surely becomes inexhaustible; wearing a lotus-seed garland on the neck and bearing the conch and discus,
ततः श्राद्धं प्रकुर्वीत इदं स्तोत्रं पठन्जपन् । विधिना भक्तिभावेन पूर्णं भवति नान्यथा
Then one should perform śrāddha, reciting and repeating this hymn according to the prescribed method and with devotion; only then is it complete, not otherwise.
अतो भक्तिमता पुंसा पठनीयं प्रयत्नतः । पठनात्सर्वमाप्नोति स नरः सुखमेधते
Therefore, a man with devotion should recite it with care; by reciting it, he attains all happiness and prosperity.
इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्साहस्र्यां संहितायामुत्तरखंडे उमामहेश्वरसंवादे आभ्युदयिकमूर्ध्वदैहिकस्तोत्रं नाम षट्सप्ततितमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the sixty-seventh chapter named 'The Hymn for Prosperity and Transcendence' in the dialogue between Umā and Maheśvara, in the Uttara Khanda of the glorious Padma Mahāpurāṇa, in the section of fifty-five thousand verses.
महादेव उवाच- पप्रच्छाहं जगन्नाथं व्रतानामुत्तमं व्रतम् । पुत्रपौत्रविवृद्ध्यर्थं सुखसौभाग्यदायकम्
Mahādeva said: I asked the Lord of the Universe about the supreme vow among vows, which grants increase of sons and grandsons, happiness, and good fortune.
तवाग्रे संप्रवक्ष्यामि शृणु सुंदरि सांप्रतम् । इदं कथानकं दिव्यमृषीणां व्रतमुत्तमम्
I shall now declare before you, O beautiful one, this divine story, the supreme vow of the sages; listen attentively.
रजस्वला तु या नारी सहसा पापरूपिणी । कृतेन च व्रतेनैव महापापैः प्रमुच्यते । पितॄणामक्षयं देयं धर्मकामार्थसाधनम्
A woman who is menstruating is considered sinful, but by performing this vow, she is freed from great sins; it should be given to the ancestors as an inexhaustible offering, fulfilling dharma, desire, and wealth.
श्रीविष्णुरुवाच- पूर्वमासीन्महाबाहुर्ब्राह्मणो वेदपारगः । सदाध्ययनशीलस्तु देवशर्मा इति द्विजः
Śrī Viṣṇu said: Formerly, there was a mighty-armed Brāhmaṇa, well-versed in the Vedas, always devoted to study, named Devaśarman, O twice-born.
अग्निहोत्रक्रियायुक्तः षट्कर्मनिरतः सदा । सर्ववर्णेषु संपूज्यः सपुत्रपशुबांधवः
Engaged in the Agnihotra ritual and always devoted to the six duties, he is to be honored among all castes, together with his sons, cattle, and relatives.
तस्य ब्राह्मणमुख्यस्य भग्ना च गृहवाहिनी । प्राप्ते भाद्रपदे मासे शुक्लपक्षे तु पंचमी
For that foremost Brahmin, when his household fire has been extinguished, on the fifth day of the bright fortnight in the month of Bhadrapada,
पितुःक्षयाहं कुरुते यतात्मा च जितेंद्रियः । रात्रौ निमंत्रयेद्विप्रान्सुखसौभाग्यदायकान्
He, self-controlled and with senses subdued, performs the death anniversary of his father, and at night invites Brahmins who bestow happiness and good fortune.
प्रभाते विमले प्राप्ते भांडान्यन्यानि कारयेत् । पाकं सर्वेषु पात्रेषु स कारयति जायया
When the pure morning arrives, he arranges various vessels, and with his wife prepares the food in all the pots.
अष्टादशरसोपेतं पितॄणां प्रीतिदायकम् । आकारणं ततो दत्त्वा विप्राणां च पृथक्पृथक्
He prepares eighteen kinds of dishes, pleasing to the ancestors, and then, after making the offerings, gives them separately to the Brahmins.
सर्वे विप्रास्तु संप्राप्ता मध्याह्ने वेदपाठकाः । अर्घपाद्यादि विधिवत्कृतवान्द्विजसत्तमः
All the Brahmins, reciters of the Vedas, arrive at midday; the best of twice-borns properly performs the welcoming rites such as arghya and pādya.
रजसा दूषितः श्राद्धे प्रक्षाल्य विधिवत्तदा । गृहमध्ये गताः सर्वे आसने ते निरूपिताः
Having been defiled by dust during the śrāddha, they then properly wash themselves; all enter the house and are seated in their assigned places.
प्रदत्तं भोजनं तेन मिष्टान्नेन विशेषतः । विधिना च कृतं श्राद्धं पिंडदानप्रपूर्वकम्
He gives them food, especially with sweet rice, and performs the śrāddha according to the rite, beginning with the offering of rice-balls.
तांबूलं दक्षिणां चैव वस्त्राणि विविधानि च । सर्वं ददौ द्विजेभ्यो वै पितृध्यानपरायणः
He gives betel, gifts, and various garments to the Brahmins, being devoted to meditation on the ancestors.
विप्रा विसर्जिताः सर्वे आशीर्वादपरायणाः । गोत्रिणां बांधवानां च अन्येषां च बुभुक्षताम्
All the Brahmins, having been dismissed, are intent on giving blessings; to the hungry among his kinsmen and others,