Padma Purana · Chapter 2.60

kṛkala uvāca-
kathaṃ me jāyate siddhiḥ kathaṃ pitṛvimocanam /
etanme vistareṇāpi dharmarāja vadādhunā

dharma uvāca-
gaccha gehaṃ mahābhāga tvāṃ vinā duḥkhamācarat /
saṃbodhaya tvaṃ sukalāṃ svapatnīṃ dharmacāriṇīm

śrāddhadānaṃ gṛhaṃ gatvā tasyā hastena vai kuru /
smṛtvā puṇyāni tīrthāni yajasva tvaṃ surottamān

tīrthayātrākṛtā siddhistava caiva bhaviṣyati /
bhāryāṃ vinā tu yo loke dharmaṃ sādhitumicchati

sa gārhasthyaṃ vilopyaiva ekākī vicaredvanam /
viphalo jāyate loke taṃ na manyaṃti devatāḥ

yajñāḥ siddhiṃ tadāyāṃti yadā syādgṛhiṇī gṛhe /
ekākī sa samartho na dharmārthasādhanāya ca

viṣṇuruvāca-
evamuktvā ca taṃ vaiśyaṃ gato dharmo yathāgatam /
kṛkalopi sa dharmātmā svagṛhaṃ pratiprasthitaḥ

svagṛhaṃ prāpya medhāvī dṛṣṭvā tāṃ ca pativratām /
sārthavāhena tenāpi svasthānaṃ prāpya buddhimān

tayā samāgataṃ dṛṣṭvā bhartāraṃ dharmakovidam /
kṛtaṃ sumaṃgalaṃ puṇyaṃ bharturāgamane tadā

samācaṣṭa sa dharmātmā dharmasyāpi viceṣṭitam /
samākarṇya mahābhāgā bharturvākyaṃ mudāvaham

dharmavākyaṃ praśasyātha anumene ca taṃ tathā /
viṣṇuruvāca-
atho sa kṛkalo vaiśyastayā sārdhaṃ supuṇyakam

cakāra śraddhayā śrāddhaṃ devatāgṛhasaṃsthitaḥ /
pitaro deva gaṃdharvā vimānaiśca samāgatāḥ

tuṣṭuvustau mahātmānau daṃpatī munayastathā /
ahaṃ cāpi tathā brahmā devyāyukto maheśvaraḥ

sarve devāḥ sagaṃdharvā vimānaiśca samāgatāḥ /
ahameva tato brahmā devyāyukto maheśvaraḥ

sarve devāḥ sagaṃdharvāstasyāḥ satyena toṣitāḥ /
ūcuśca tau mahātmānau dharmajñau satyapaṃḍitau

bhāryayā saha bhadraṃ te varaṃ varaya suvrata /
kṛkala uvāca-
kasya puṇyaprasaṃgena tapasaśca surottamāḥ

sabhāryāya varaṃ dātuṃ bhavaṃto hi samāgatāḥ /
iṃdra uvāca-
eṣā satī mahābhāgā sukalā cārumaṃgalā

asyāḥ satyena tuṣṭāḥ sma dātukāmā varaṃ tava /
samāsena tu tatproktaṃ pūrvavṛttāṃtameva ca

tasyāścaritamāhātmyaṃ śrutvā bhartā sa harṣitaḥ /
tayā saha sa dharmātmā harṣavyākulalocanaḥ

nanāma devatāḥ sarvā uvāca ca punaḥ punaḥ /
yadi tuṣṭā mahābhāgā trayo devāḥ sanātanāḥ

anye ca ṛṣayaḥ puṇyāḥ kṛpāṃ kṛtvā mamopari /
janmajanmani devānāṃ bhaktimevaṃ karomyaham

dharmasatyaratiḥ syānme bhavatāṃ hi prasādataḥ /
paścāddhi vaiṣṇavaṃ lokaṃ sabhāryaśca pitāmahaiḥ

gaṃtumicchāmyahaṃ devā yadi tuṣṭā mahaujasaḥ /
devā ūcuḥ-
evamastu mahābhāga sarvameva bhaviṣyati

puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ tataścakrustayorupari bhūpate /
jagurgītaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ lalitaṃ susvaraṃ tataḥ

gaṃdharvā gītatattvajñā nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ /
tato devāḥ sagaṃdharvāḥ svaṃsvaṃ sthānaṃ nṛpottama

varaṃ datvā prajagmuste stūyamānāḥ pativratām /
nārītīrthaṃ samākhyātamanyatkiṃcidvadāmi te

etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ puṇyākhyānamanuttamam /
yaḥ śṛṇoti naro rājansarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

śraddhayā śṛṇute nārī sukalākhyānamuttamam /
saubhāgyena tu satyena putrapautrairna mucyate

modate dhanadhānyena sahabhartrā sukhī bhavet /
pativratā bhavetsā ca janmajanmani nānyathā

brāhmaṇo vedavidvāṃśca kṣatriyo vijayī bhavet /
dhanadhānyaṃ bhaveccaiva vaiśyagehe na saṃśayaḥ

dharmajño jāyate rājansadācāraḥ sukhī bhavet /
śūdra suḥkhamavāpnoti putrapautraiḥ pravardhate

vipulā jāyate lakṣmīrdhanadhānyairalaṃkṛtā

iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe venopākhyāne sukalācaritre ṣaṣṭitamo'dhyāyaḥ