Padma Purana · Chapter 2.97

saptanavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ /
kuṃjala uvāca-
evamākarṇya tāṃ rājā muninā bhāṣitāṃ tadā /
dharmādharmagatiṃ sarvāṃ taṃ muniṃ samabhāṣata

subāhuruvāca-
sohaṃ dharmaṃ kariṣyāmi sohaṃ puṇyaṃ dvijottama /
vāsudevaṃ jagadyoniṃ yajiṣye nitarāṃ mune

homena tu japenaiva pūjayenmadhusūdanam /
yaṣṭvā yajñaṃ tapastaptvā viṣṇulokaṃ sa bhūpatiḥ

pūjitaḥ sarvakāmaiśca prāptavānsatvaraṃ mudā /
gate tasminmahāloke devadevaṃ na paśyati

kṣudhā jātā mahātīvrā tṛṣṇā cāti pravartate /
tayoścāpi mahāprājña jīvapīḍākarā bahu

rājāpi priyayā sārddhaṃ kṣudhātṛṣṇāprapīḍitaḥ /
na paśyati hṛṣīkeśaṃ duḥkhena mahatānvitaḥ

sūta uvāca-
evaṃ sa duḥkhito rājā priyayā saha sattama /
ākula vyākulo jātaḥ pīḍitaḥ kṣudhayā bhṛśam

itaścetaśca vegaiśca dhāvate vasudhādhipaḥ /
sarvābharaṇaśobhāṃgo vastracaṃdanabhūṣitaḥ

puṣpamālāpraśobhāṃgo hārakuṃḍalakaṃkaṇaiḥ /
ratnadīptipraśobhāṃgaḥ prayayau sa mahīpatiḥ

evaṃ duḥkhasamācāraḥ stūyamānaśca pāṭhakaiḥ /
duḥkhaśokasamāviṣṭaḥ svapriyāṃ vākyamabravīt

viṣṇulokamahaṃ prāptastvayā saha suśobhane /
ṛṣibhiḥ stūyamānopi vimānenāpi bhāmini

karmaṇā kena me ceyaṃ kṣudhātīva pravarddhate /
viṣṇulokaṃ ca saṃprāpya na dṛṣṭo madhusūdanaḥ

tatkiṃ hi kāraṇaṃ bhadre na bhunajmi mahatphalam /
karmaṇātha nijenāpi etadduḥkhaṃ pravarttate

saivaṃ śrutvā ca tadvākyaṃ rājānamidamabravīt

bhāryovāca-
satyamuktaṃ tvayā rājannāsti dharmasya vai phalam /
vedaśāstrapurāṇeṣu ye paṭhaṃti ca brāhmaṇāḥ

duḥkhaśokau vidhūyeha sarvadoṣaiḥ pramucyate /
nāmoccāreṇa devasya viṣṇoścaiva sucakriṇaḥ

puṇyātmāno mahābhāgā dhyāyamānā janārdanam /
tvayaivārādhito devaḥ śaṃkhacakragadādharaḥ

annādidānaṃ viprebhyo na pradattaṃ dvijoditam /
phalaṃ tasya prajānāmi na dṛṣṭo madhusūdanaḥ

kṣudhā me bādhate rājaṃstṛṣṇā caiva praśoṣayet /
kuṃjala uvāca-
evamuktastu priyayā rājā ciṃtākuleṃdriyaḥ

tato dṛṣṭvā mahāpuṇyamāśramaṃ śramanāśanam /
divyavṛkṣasamākīrṇaṃ taḍāgairupaśobhitam

vāpīkuṃḍataḍāgaiśca puṇyatoyaprapūritaiḥ /
haṃsakāraṃḍavākīrṇaṃ kahlārairupaśobhitam

āśramaḥ śobhate putra munibhistattvavedibhiḥ /
divyavṛkṣasamākīrṇaṃ mṛgavrātaiśca śobhitam

nānāpuṣpasamākīrṇaṃ hṛdyagaṃdhasamākulam /
dvijasiddhaiḥ samākīrṇamṛṣiśiṣyaiḥ samākulam

yogiyogeṃdra saṃghuṣṭaṃ devavṛṃdairalaṃkṛtam /
kadalīvanasaṃbādhaiḥ suphalaiḥ pariśobhitam

nānāvṛkṣasamākīrṇaṃ sarvakāmasamanvitam /
śrīkhaṃḍaiścārugaṃdhaiśca suphalaiḥ śobhitaṃ sadā

evaṃ puṇyaṃ samākīrṇaṃ brahmalakṣmasamāyutam /
sa subāhustato rājā tayā supriyayā saha

praviveśa mahāpuṇyaṃ tadvanaṃ sarvakāmadam /
bhāsamāno diśaḥ sarvā yatrāste sūryasaṃnibhaḥ

rājamāno mahādīptyā parayā sūryasaṃnibhaḥ /
yogāsanasamārūḍho yogapaṭṭena saṃvṛtaḥ

vāmadevaṛṣiśreṣṭho vaiṣṇavānāṃ varastathā /
dhyāyamāno hṛṣīkeśaṃ bhuktimuktipradāyakam

vāmadevaṃ mahātmānaṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā munisattamam /
tvaraṃ gatvā praṇamyaiva sa rājā priyayā saha

vāmadevastato dṛṣṭvā praṇataṃ rājasattamam /
āśīrbhirabhinaṃdyaiva rājānaṃ priyayānvitam

upaveśyāsane puṇye subāhuṃ rājasattamam /
āsanādi tataḥ pādyairarghapūjādibhistathā

muninā pūjito bhūpaḥ priyayā saha cāgataḥ /
atha papraccha rājānaṃ mahābhāgavatottamam

vāmadeva uvāca-
tvāmahaṃ viṣṇudharmajñaṃ viṣṇubhaktaṃ narottamam /
jāne jñānena rājeṃdra divyena colabhūmipam

nirāmayaścāgatosi tārkṣyayā bhāryayā saha /
rājovāca-
nirāmayaścāgato'smi prāpto viṣṇoḥ paraṃ padam

mayā hi parayā bhaktyā devadevo janārdanaḥ /
ārādhito jagannātho bhaktiprītaḥ sureśvaram

kasmātpaśyāmyahaṃ tāta na devaṃ kamalāpatim /
kṣudhā me bādhate tāta tṛṣṇātīva sudāruṇā

tābhyāṃ śāṃtiṃ na gacchāva sukhaṃ viṃdāva naiva ca /
etanmekāraṇaṃ duḥkhaṃ saṃjātaṃ munisattama

tanme tvaṃ kāraṇaṃ brūhi prasādātsumukho bhava /
vāmadeva uvāca-
tvaṃ tu bhaktosi rājeṃdra śrīkṛṣṇasya sadaiva hi

ārādhitastvayā bhaktyā parayā madhusūdanaḥ /
bhaktyopacāraiḥ snānādyairgaṃdhapuṣpādibhistathā

na pūjito'tha naivedyaiḥ phalaiśca jagatāṃpatiḥ /
daśamīṃ prāpya rājeṃdra tvayaiva ca sadā kṛtam

ekabhaktaṃ na dattaṃ tu brāhmaṇāya subhojanam /
ekādaśīṃ tu saṃprāpya na kṛtaṃ bhojanaṃ tvayā

viṣṇumuddiśya viprāya na dattaṃ bhojanaṃ tvayā /
annaṃ cāmṛtarūpeṇa pṛthivyāṃ saṃsthitaṃ sadā

annadānaṃ viśeṣeṇa kadā dattaṃ na hi tvayā /
oṣadhyaśca mahārāja nānābhedāstu tāḥ śṛṇu

kaṭu tikta kaṣāyāśca madhurāmlāśca kṣārakāḥ /
hiṃgvādyopaskarāḥ sarve nānārūpāśca bhūpate

amṛtājjajñire sarvā oṣadhyaḥ puṣṭihetavaḥ /
annameva susaṃskṛtya auṣadhavyaṃjanānvitam

devebhyo viṣṇurūpebhya iti saṃkalpya dīyate /
pitṛbhyo viṣṇurūpebhyo haste ca brāhmaṇasya hi

atithibhyastato datvā parijanaṃ prabhojayet /
svayaṃ tu bhuṃjate paścāttadannamamṛtopamam

pretya duḥkhaṃ na caivāsti tasya saukhyaṃ tu bhūpate /
brāhmaṇāḥ pitaro devāḥ kṣatrarūpāśca bhūpate

yathā hi karṣakaḥ kaścitsukṛṣiṃ kurute sadā /
tadvanmartyaḥ kṛṣiṃ kuryātkṣetre viprāsyake nṛpa

svabhāvalāṃgalenāpi śraddhā śastreṇa bhedayet /
vṛṣabhau tu matau nityaṃ buddhiścaiva tapastathā

satyajñānānubhāvīśaḥ śuddhātmā tu pratodakaḥ /
vipranāmni mahākṣetre namaskārairvisarjayet

sphoṭayetkalmaṣaṃ nityaṃ kṛṣiko hi yathā nṛpa /
kṣetrasya udyame yukto viṣṇukāmaḥ prasādayet

tadvadvākyaiḥ śubhaiḥ puṇyairviprāṃścāpi prasādayet /
parvatīrthāptikālaśca ghanarūpobhivarṣaṇe

vaptukāmo bhavetkṣetrī tataḥ kṣetre pravāpayet /
tadvadbhūpaprasannāya viprāya paridīyate

kṣetrasya uptabījasya yathā kṣetrī prabhuṃjati /
phalameva mahārāja tathā dātā bhunakti ca

pretya cātraiva nityaṃ ca tṛpto bhavati nānyathā /
brāhmaṇāḥ pitaro devāḥ kṣetrarūpā na saṃśayaḥ

mānavānāṃ mahārāja vāpitāḥ pradadaṃti ca /
phalamevaṃ na saṃdeho yādṛśaṃ tādṛśaṃ dhruvam

kaṭukāddhi na jāyeta rājanmadhura eva ca /
tadvacca madhurākhyācca na jāyetkaṭukaḥ punaḥ

yādṛśaṃ vapate bījaṃ tādṛśaṃ phalamaśnute /
na vāpayati yaḥ kṣetraṃ na sa bhuṃjati tatphalam

tadvadviprāśca devāśca pitaraḥ kṣetrarūpiṇaḥ /
darśayaṃti phalaṃ rājandattasyāpi na saṃśayaḥ

yādṛśaṃ hi kṛtaṃ karma tvayaiva ca śubhāśubham /
tādṛśaṃ bhuṃkṣva vai rājannanyathā tanna jāyate

na purā devaviprebhyaḥ pitṛbhyaśca kadācana /
miṣṭānnapānamevāpi dattaṃ sumanasā tadā

subhojyairbhojanairmṛṣṭairmadhuraiścoṣyapeyakaiḥ /
subhakṣyairātmanā bhuktaṃ kasmai dattaṃ na ca tvayā

svaśarīraṃ tvayā puṣṭamannairamṛtasannibhaiḥ /
yasmātkṛtaṃ mahārāja tasmātkṣudhā pravartate

karmaiva kāraṇaṃ rājannarāṇāṃ sukhaduḥkhayoḥ /
janmamṛtyvormahābhāga bhuṃkṣva tatkarmaṇaḥ phalam

pūrvepi ca mahātmāno divaṃ prāptāḥ svakarmaṇā /
punaḥ prayātā bhūrlokaṃ karmaṇaḥ kṣayakālataḥ

nalo bhagīrathaścaiva viśvāmitro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ /
karmaṇaiva hi saṃprāptāḥ svargaṃ rājansvakālataḥ

diṣṭaṃ hi prāktanaṃ karma tena duḥkhaṃ sukhaṃ labhet /
tadullaṃghayituṃ rājankaḥ samarthopi hīśvaraḥ

atha tasmānnṛpaśreṣṭha svargatasyāpi te'bhavat /
kṣuttṛṣṇāsaṃbhavo vegastato duṣṭaṃ hi karma te

yadi te kṣutpratīkāro hyabhīṣṭo nṛpasattama /
tadgatvā bhuṃkṣva kāyaṃ svamānaṃdāraṇyasaṃsthitam

tava ceyaṃ mahārājñī kṣutkṣāmātīva dṛśyate /
subāhuruvāca-
kiyatkālamidaṃ karma kartavyaṃ priyayā saha

tanme brūhi mahābhāgānugraho dṛśyate kadā /
kasya dānena kiṃ puṇyaṃ dravyasya munisattama

tatprabrūhi mahāprājña yadi tuṣṭosi sāṃpratam /
vāmadeva uvāca-
annadānānmahāsaukhyamudakasya mahāmate

bhuṃjaṃti martyāḥ svargaṃ vai pīḍyaṃte naiva pātakaiḥ /
yadā dānaṃ na dattaṃ tu bhavedapi hi mānavaiḥ

mṛtyukālepi saṃprāpte dānaṃ sarve dadaṃti ca /
ādāveva pradātavyamannaṃ codakasaṃyutam

succhatropānahau dadyājjalapātraṃ suśobhanam /
bhūmiṃ sukāṃcanaṃ dhenumaṣṭau dānāni yo'rpayet

svarge na jāyate tasya kṣudhātṛṣṇādisaṃbhavaḥ /
kṣudhā na bādhate rājannannadānātsa tṛptimān

tṛṣṇā tīvrā nahi syādvai tṛpto bhavati sarvadā /
pādukāyāḥ pradānena cchatradānena bhūpate

chāyāmāpnoti dātā vai vāhanaṃ ca nṛpottama /
upānahapradānena anyadevaṃ vadāmyaham

bhūmidānānmahābhāga sarvakāmānavāpnuyāt /
godānena mahārāja rasaiḥ puṣṭo bhavetsadā

sarvānbhogānprabhuṃjānaḥ svargaloke vasennaraḥ /
tṛpto bhavati vai dātā godānena na saṃśayaḥ

nīrujaḥ sukhasaṃpannaḥ saṃtuṣṭastu dhanānvitaḥ /
kāṃcanena suvarṇastu jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ

śrīmāṃśca rūpavāṃstyāgī ratnabhoktā bhavennaraḥ /
mṛtyukāle tu saṃprāpte tiladānaṃ prayacchati

sarvabhogapatirbhūtvā viṣṇulokaṃ prayāti saḥ /
evaṃ dānaviśeṣeṇa prāpyate paramaṃ sukham

godānaṃ bhūmidānaṃ tu annodake ca vai tvayā /
jīvamānena rājeṃdra na dattaṃ brāhmaṇāya vai

mṛtyukālepi no dattaṃ tasmātkṣudhā pravartate /
etatte kāraṇaṃ proktaṃ jātaṃ karmavaśānugam

yādṛśaṃ tu kṛtaṃ karma tādṛśaṃ paribhujyate /
subāhuruvāca-
kathaṃ kṣudhā praśāṃtiṃ me prayāti munisattama

anayā śoṣitaḥ kāyo hyatīva paridūyate /
kṣudhāṃ prati dvijaśreṣṭha prāyaścittaṃ vadasva nauḥ

karmaṇaścāsyaghorasya yathā śāṃtirbhavenmama /
vāmadeva uvāca-
prāyaścittaṃ na caivāsti ṛtebhogānnṛpottama

karmaṇosya phalaṃ sarvaṃ bhavānsvasthaḥ prabhokṣyati /
yatra te patitaḥ kāyaḥ priyāyāścaiva bhūpate

yuvābhyāṃ hi pragaṃtavyamitaścaiva na saṃśayaḥ /
ubhābhyāmapi bhoktavyaṃ kāyamakṣayameva tat

svaṃsvaṃ rājanna saṃdehastvayā vai priyayā saha /
rājovāca-
kiyatkālaṃ prabhoktavyaṃ mayaivaṃ priyayā saha

tadādiśa mahābhāga pramāṇaṃ tadvaco mama /
vāmadeva uvāca-
vāsudeva mahāstotraṃ mahāpātakanāśanam

yadā tvaṃ śroṣyase puṇyaṃ tadā mokṣaṃ prayāsyasi /
etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ gaccha rājanprabhuṃkṣvahi

evaṃ śrutvā tato rājā bhāryayā saha vai punaḥ /
svaśarīrasya vai māṃsaṃ bhakṣate priyayā saha

nityameva mahāprājña tadvatpūrṇaṃ bhavedvapuḥ /
nityaṃ prabhakṣate rājā rājñī tasya ca putraka

yathāyathā ca rājā ca bhakṣate ca kalevaram /
hasete vai sadā nāryau tayorbhāvaṃ vadāmyaham

prajñā sārddhaṃ mahāsādhvī caritraṃ tasya bhūpateḥ /
hāsyaṃ hi kurute nityaṃ tasya śraddhānapāyinī

prajñayā preryamāṇena na dattaṃ śraddhayānvitam /
brāhmaṇebhyaḥ susaṃkalpya annamuddiśya vaiṣṇave

evaṃ sa bhakṣate māṃsaṃ svasya kāyasya nityadā /
yoṣidapyātmakāyaṃ ca rasaiścāmṛtasannibhaiḥ

tato varṣaśatāṃte tu vāmadevaṃ mahāmunim /
smṛtvā sa garhayāmāsa ātmānaṃ prati suvrata

na dattaṃ pitṛdevebhyo brāhmaṇebhyaḥ kadā mayā /
na dattamatithibhyo hi vṛddhebhyaśca viśeṣataḥ

dīnebhyo hi na dattaṃ ca kṛpayā cāturāya ca /
evaṃ sa bhuṃkte svaṃ māṃsaṃ garhayansvīya karma ca

evaṃ svamāṃsaṃ bhuṃjānaṃ subāhuṃ priyayā saha /
hasete ca tadā dṛṣṭvā prajñā śraddhā ca dve striyau

tasya karmavipākasya śubhātmā hasate nṛpa /
mama saṃgaprasaṃgena na dattaṃ pāpacetana

prajñā ca vacanaistaistu rājānaṃ hasate punaḥ /
kvagatosau mahāmoho yena tvaṃ mohito nṛpa

lobhena mohayuktena tamogarte nipātyate /
tatrāpatitvā māmaiva patitaṃ duḥkhasaṃkaṭe

dānamārgaṃ parityajya lobhamārgaṃ gato nṛpa /
bhāryayā saha bhuṃkṣva tvaṃ vyāpitaḥ kṣudhayā bhṛśam

evaṃ taṃ hasate prajñā subāhuṃ priyayānvitam /
etaddhi kāraṇaṃ sarvaṃ tayorhāsasya putraka

bhakṣyamāṇasya bhūpasya dehaṃ svaṃ duḥkhite tadā /
ūcaturdehidehīti yācyamānaḥ sadaiva hi

kṣudhātṛṣṇāmahāprājña bhīmarūpe bhayānake /
payasā miśritaṃ bhakṣaṃ yācete nṛpatīśvaram

etatte sarvamākhyātaṃ yattvayā paripṛcchitam /
anyatkiṃ te pravakṣyāmi tadvadasva mahāmate

vijvala uvāca-
vāsudevābhidhānaṃ tatstotraṃ kathaya me pitaḥ /
yena mokṣaṃ vrajedrājā tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam

iti śrīpadmapurāṇe bhūmikhaṃḍe venopākhyāne gurutīrthamāhātmye cyavanacaritre saptanavatitamo'dhyāyaḥ