Padma Purana · Chapter 7.3

jaiminiruvāca-
kriyāyogasya tatvaṃ me brūhi vyāsa mahāmate /
kriyāyogamahaṃ jñātumicchāmi bhavadagrataḥ

vyāsa uvāca-
śarīraṃ mānuṣaṃ vipra durlabhaṃ cātra bhūtale /
dhīraḥ śarīramāsādya mokṣārthaṃ yogamabhyaset

kriyāyogadhyānayogāvubhau yogau prakīrtitau /
tayorādyaḥ kriyāyogaḥ kurvatāṃ sarvakāmadaḥ

gaṅgā śrīrviṣṇupūjā ca dānāni dvijasattama /
brāhmaṇānāṃ tathā bhaktirbhaktirekādaśī vrate

dhātrī tulasyorbhaktiśca tathā cātithipūjanam /
kriyāyogāṅgabhūtāni proktānīti samāsataḥ

kriyāyogādṛte vipra dhyānayogena siddhyati /
kriyāyogarato yāti tadviṣṇoḥ paramaṃ padam

jaiminiruvāca-
kriyāyogāṅgabhūtāni yāni proktāni bhoḥ prabho /
tanmāhātmyāni kathaya yadi bho mayyanugrahaḥ

gaṅgāyāḥ ke guṇā brahmanviṣṇupūjāphalaṃ ca kim /
śreṣṭhāni kāni dānāni kā vā bhaktirdvijanmanām

ekādaśyāḥ phalaṃ kiṃvā dhātrībhaktiśca kīdṛśī /
tulasyāḥ kīdṛśī bhaktiḥ kiṃ vā cātithipūjanam

etatsarvaṃ mune brūhi śrotumasti mamādaraḥ /
tvatto'nya kathituṃ ko'pi na śaknoti jagattraye

vyāsa uvāca-
sādhusādhu dvijaśreṣṭha manaste vimalaṃ dhruvam /
yato guhyakathāmetāṃ śrotuṃ śraddhā ca kautukam

bhāgīrathyā guṇaṃ samyakkathituṃ na hi śakyate /
tasmātsamāsato vakṣye śrūyatāmekacetasā

gaṅgetyakṣarayugmaṃ ca japatyatyantakomalam /
manye vrajettathāpyeno mahābhūtarasāyanam

sarvatra sulabhā gaṅgā triṣu sthāneṣu durlabhā /
gaṅgādvāre prayāge ca gaṅgāsāgarasaṅgame

savāsavāḥ surāḥ sarve gaṅgādvāraṃ manoramam /
samāgatya prakurvanti snānadānādikaṃ mune

daivayogānmune tatra ye tyajaṃti kalevaram /
manuṣya paśu kīṭādyā labhaṃte paramaṃ padam

atretihāsaṃ viprarṣe kathyamānaṃ mayā śuṇu /
samyakchravaṇamātreṇa sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

manobhadro nāma rājā somavaṃśa samudbhavaḥ /
pūrvamāsījjagatyasminbalavānsarvadharmmavit

tasya hemaprabhā nāma mahiṣī priyavādinī /
pativratā mahābhāgā sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutā

sa rājā samare hatvā sakalāneva śātravān /
śaśāsa pṛthivīṃ kṛtsnāṃ sābdhidvīpāṃ mahābalaḥ

sa ekadā mahīpālaḥ samāhūya svamaṃtriṇaḥ /
uvācedaṃ vacaḥ prītyā sabhāmadhye mahāyaśāḥ

manobhadra uvāca-/
amātyāḥ pṛthivī sarvā mayeyaṃ paripālitā /
nihatā ripavaḥ sarve saputrabalavāhanāḥ

pālitāni svagotrāṇi dānairviprāśca toṣitāḥ /
śiṣṭāśca tridaśāḥ sarve saputrabalavāhanāḥ

pālitāni svagotrāṇi yajñaiḥ sarvaiḥ sadakṣiṇaiḥ /
etaddhi jarayā sarvaṃ mahatyā me balaṃ hṛtam

karmāṇi kānicitkarttuṃ na hi śaknomi durbalaḥ /
sāmarthyahīne puruṣe rājaśrīrna hi śobhate

sarvābharaṇasaṃyuktā vṛddhāṅgā iva kāminī /
tāvadvibhyati sarve'pi śatravaḥ pṛthivītale

yāvaddhi gatasāmarthyaṃ necchanti cārucakṣuṣā /
samastaguṇasampannāmapi tadgatamānasam

pṛthvī tyajennṛpaṃ vṛddhaṃ svairiṇīpālitā yathā /
bhaktilabhyāguṇāḥ sarve guṇalabhyaṃ mahadyaśaḥ

niḥśreyasaṃ dānalabhyaṃ balalabhyā tu medinī /
sāmarthyahīnaḥ kṛpaṇo niścito ripuśāsane

mūrkhamātravaco grāhī sa nṛpaḥ śatrunaṃdanaḥ /
tato'haṃ sakalaṃ rājyaṃ vibhajya varamaṃtriṇaḥ

dātumicchāmi putrābhyāṃ yuṣmābhiryadi manyate /
mantriṇa ūcuḥ -
yadetadvacanaṃ proktaṃ tvayā nītividā nṛpa

tadeva matamasmākaṃ saṃdeho nātra vidyate /
athāyātau nṛpādeśātsaṃsadaṃ prati sattamau

vīrabhadra yaśobhadra nāmānau tanayāvubhau /
tau ca sarvaguṇopetau kumārau priyavādinau

pitṛbhaktau sadā śāṃtau balinau dharmatatparau /
tataḥ sa bhūpaḥ sahasā rājanīti vidāṃvaraḥ

vibhajya sakalaṃ rājyaṃ dadau tābhyāṃ kutūhalāt /
atrāṃtare gṛdhra ekaḥ svakīyastrī samanvitaḥ

āgatya tatsabhāmadhye upaviṣṭo dvijottamāḥ /
tāvāgatau samālokya pakṣiṇāvatiharṣitau

rājāha yuvayoḥ kasmācchubhāgamanamucyatām /
gṛdhra uvāca-
gṛdhro'haṃ pṛthivīpāla mameyaṃ strī paraṃtapaḥ

āgato'smi mudā draṣṭuṃ saṃpadaṃ putrayostava /
etayormahatī dṛṣṭā vipattiḥ pūrvajanmani

iha janmani saṃpattiṃ draṣṭumāvāṃ samāgatau /
tasyaitadvacanaṃ śrutvā gṛdhrasya paramādbhutam /
rājovāca punarvipra vismayāviṣṭamānasaḥ

rājovāca-
atyadbhutaṃ vaco gṛdhra tvattaḥ śrutamidaṃ mayā /
etayoḥ pūrvavṛttānto bhavatā jñāyate katham

yadi jānāsi tatvena pūrvavṛttāṃtametayoḥ /
brūhi tarhi khagaśreṣṭha sarvametadaśeṣataḥ

gṛdhra uvāca-
nṛpate vṛṣalāvetau yuge dvāparasaṃjñake /
garasaṃgaranāmānau satyaghoṣasutau sthitau

ekakāle ca bhūpāla mṛtau nija gṛhāṃtare /
tato netumimau bhūpa daṃṣṭriṇo yamakiṃkarāḥ

pāśahastāḥ samāyātāḥ koṭikoṭisahasraśaḥ /
babaṃdhuścarmapāśena dvāvetau tau madoddhatau

ninyuśca nilayaṃ mṛtyoratidurgamavartmanā /
imau dṛṣṭvā dharmarājaścitraguptamuvāca ha

etayoḥ sakalaṃ vṛttaṃ citragupta vicāryatām /
tasyājñayā citraguptaḥ sarvakarmaśubhāśubham

mūlādvicārayāmāsa tata ityāha cāṃtakam /
citragupta uvāca-
satyametau mahābāho puṇyavrata mahāśayau

asticedduṣkṛtaṃ kiñcitsarvakarmavilokitam /
svayaṃdānaṃ samutsṛjya na hi dattaṃ dvijātaye

tenaiva karmaṇā rājannimau narakagāminau /
dātā dānaṃ samutsṛjya yo na dadyāddivajātaye

sa yāti narakaṃ ghoraṃ sarvabhūtabhayāvaham /
dātā hi na smareddānaṃ pratigrāhī na yācate ५०

ubhayornarake vāso yāvaccandra divākarau /
tasmādimau mahāpāpau brahmasvāhāriṇau prabho

nayaṃtu kiṃkarāḥ śīghraṃ narakaṃ pratidāruṇam

yamājñayā tato dūtāḥ saṃdaṣṭauṣṭhapuṭāḥ krudhā /
cikṣipurnarake ghore tāvetau pṛthivīpate

tasminneva dine rājannanayā bhāryayā saha /
yamadūtaiḥ samāgatya nīto'haṃ yamamandiram

mayāpi tatkṛtaṃ karma tadākarṇaya bhūpate /
mūlātsarvaṃ pravakṣyāmi śṛṇvatāṃ vismayapradam

purāsītsarvago nāma brāhmaṇo'haṃ mahākulaḥ /
saurāṣṭradeśavāsī ca vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ

iyaṃ maṃjūkaṣā nāma mama patnī yaśasvinī /
pativratā mahābhāgā pavitrakulasaṃbhavā

pramatto'haṃ mahābhāga vidyayā vayasādhanaiḥ /
avajñāṃ manasā pitroścakārāhaṃ yuvaikadā

ahaṃ bhūri sabhāślāghyo vanasthaḥ sarvakarmakṛt /
dhanavānsundaro jñānī jñātipoṣaṇatatparaḥ

mamaiva puṃsaḥ pitarau tau ca pāpaparāyaṇau /
mukharau dayayāhīnau pākhaṃḍisaṅga lolupau

pauruṣaṃ jīvanaṃ caiva dhanaṃ caiva kulaṃ tathā /
vidyā kīrtiśca sarvasvaṃ pitṛbhyāṃ viphalīkṛtam

etadvicintya manasā mayā nṛpa muhurmuhuḥ /
avajñayā parityaktā pitroḥ sevā śubhapradā

anena karmaṇā rājansadāro'haṃ yamājñayā /
vikṣipto narake dūtairyatratau pāpināṃvarau

etābhyāṃ saha pāpābhyāṃ sadāreṇa mayā nṛpa /
sthitaṃ ca narake ghore yāvatkālaṃ śṛṇuṣva tat

yugakoṭisahasrāṇi yugakoṭiśatāni ca /
anubhūtaṃ mahāduḥkhaṃ narakasya nṛpottama

narakāṃte tataḥ so'haṃ kāṃtayā saha bhūpate /
gṛdhrapakṣakulejātau mṛtamāṃsāśanau tathā

etāvapi ca tau rājannarakāṃta gataiṣiṇau /
jātau śalabhayorvaṃśe bhoktuṃ phalaṃ svakarmaṇaḥ

yadetābhyāṃ kṛtaṃ karmma rājañchalabhajanmani /
tadākarṇaya vakṣyāmi śrotṝṇāṃ vismayapradam

ekadā sumahānvāyuḥ samāyāto mahīpate /
uḍḍīya pātitau tena gaṅgāgarbhe sunirmale

nipatya gaṅgāsalile komalāṅgāvimau tathā /
jagmatuḥ paṃcatāṃ sadyaḥ samastakaluṣāpaham

tato netumimau dūtā āyātāścārucakṣuṣaḥ /
āyātāni vimānāni sarvabhogānvitāni ca

vimuktau sarvapāpebhyastulasī mālya śobhitau /
divyaṃvimānamāruhya gatau viṣṇupuraṃ prati

tāvatkālaṃ sthitau rājanbrahmaṇo'vyaktajanmanaḥ /
brahmājñayā samāyātau tata indrapuraṃ prati

bhuktavaṃtau sukhaṃ tatra durllabhaṃ yatsurairapi /
tāvatkālaṃ sthitau rājanbhoktuṃ kṛcchrāṃ vasuṃdharām

pavitre bhavato vaṃśe jātāvetau mahāyaśau /
gaṅgāyāṃ tyajato dehaṃ bhūyo janma na vidyate

tathāpi vasudhāṃ bhoktuṃ jātau puṇyatamāvimau /
ciraṃ bhuktvā mahīṃ kṛtsnāṃ putrapautrasamanvitau

gaṅgāmaraṇamāsādya yogināmapi durllabham /
nārāyaṇasya sāyujyamimau bhūpa gamiṣyataḥ

etatsarvaṃ mayā proktaṃ pūrva vṛttāṃtametayoḥ /
jātismaraprabhāvena nṛpavargaśiromaṇī

gaṅgāmaraṇamāsādya gatāvetau daśāmimām /
āvayoḥ kaḥ paritrāṇaṃ kariṣyati durātmanoḥ

mitrāvajñā manuṣyāṇāṃ narakakleśadāyinī /
mamaiva pṛthivīpāla dṛṣṭā kevalamevatat

pitrabhaktirdvijaśreṣṭha ihāmutra ca duḥkhadā /
iha saṃpadvināśāya paratra narakāya ca

varaṃ manye mahīpāla brahmahatyādi pātakam /
kadācinniṣkṛtistasmādiyaṃ bhavati śāśvatī

duḥkhārjitaṃ puṇyavṛkṣaṃ sarvakleśavināśanam /
pitravajñākuṭhāreṇa cchiṃdaṃti bhuvi mānavāḥ

yatkiñciddīyate rājanpitrye vaktre paraṃtapa /
tadaśnāti svayaṃ viṣṇuḥ pitṛrūpo hariryataḥ

pratyakṣadevau pitarau sevaṃte yetvaharniśam /
sarvasiddhirbhavetteṣāṃ prasādājjagatīpateḥ

pitṛbhaktivihīnā ye dinaṃ tiṣṭhaṃti mānavāḥ /
tāvatkalpasahasraṃ tu tiṣṭhaṃti narake janāḥ

tasmādidaṃ mahāduḥkhaṃ babhūva mama sāṃpratam /
mokṣaṃ kadā gamiṣyāmi sadāro'haṃ na vedmi tat

vyāsauvāca-
etattasya vacaḥ śrutvā pragṛhya dvijasattama /
babhūva harṣito rājā vismitaśca punaḥ punaḥ

rājovāca-
āścaryaṃ hi vaco gṛdhra śrutametanmukhāttava /
mama caiṣāṃ ca hṛdaye pratītirna hi jāyate

athāṃtarikṣe vāguccairiti jātā nṛpottama /
satyaṃ satyaṃ satyamidaṃ saṃdehonātra vidyate

tataḥ sa pakṣī viprarṣe sahasā bhāryayā saha /
gaṅgā māhātmyakathanātpūrvasthita ivābhavat

divi duṃdubhayo nedurjagurgandharvasattamāḥ /
nanṛtuścāpsarovargā hyapatatpuṣpavarṣaṇam

vimānamāgataṃ divyaṃ sarvabhogasamanvitam /
samāyātā dūtagaṇāḥ preṣitāḥ kaiṭabhadviṣā

athāsau sarvago vipra priyayā saha bhāryayā /
sadyo vimānamāruhya jagāma bhavanaṃ hareḥ

etacchrutvādbhutaṃ karma sa rājā dvijasattama /
saputradāraḥ sevāyāṃ gaṅgāyāstatparo'bhavat

bhāgīrathyā samaṃ tīrthaṃ nāsti vai bhuvanatraye /
yannāmoccāraṇādeva sarvago mokṣamāpnuyāt

gaṅgādvārasya māhātmyaṃ kathitaṃ te dvijottama /
samastapāpavidhvaṃsi kimanyacchrotumicchasi

adhyāyametatparamādareṇa paṭhaṃti ye devagṛhe manuṣyāḥ /
śṛṇvaṃti ye ca dvijavargabhaktā naśyaṃti teṣāṃ duritāni sadyaḥ

iti śrīpadmapurāṇe kriyāyogasāre tṛtīyo'dhyāyaḥ