Sri Garga Samhita
BY: SUN STAFF
Mar 06, CANADA (SUN) —
Canto Four, Volume Two
Chapter Eighteen
Patala-paddhati-varnana
The Names and Worship of Sri Yamuna
Text 1
sri-mandhatovaca
krsnayah patalam punyam
kamadam paddhatim tatha
vada mam muni-cardula
tvam saksaj jnana-cevadhih
Sri Mandhata said: O tiger among sages, you are filled with
transcendental knowledge. Please describe to me the Yamuna-patala
and the Yamuna-paddhati, which fulfill all desires.
Text 2
sri-saubharir uvaca
patalam paddhatim vaksye
yamunaya maha-mate
krtva crutvatha japtva va
jivan-mukto bhaven narah
Sri Saubhari said: I will now describe to you the Yamuna-
patala and the Yamuna-paddhati. One who performs them, hears
them, or chants them becomes liberated even in this life.
Text 3
pranavam purvam uddhrtya
maya-bijam tatah param
rama-bijam tatah krtva
kama-bijam vidhanatah
First one says Om, then the Maya-bija, then the Rama-bija,
and then the Kama-bija.
Text 4
kalinditi caturthy ante
devi-padam atah param
namah paccat samvidharya
japen mantram imam narah
Then one takes the word Kalindi, places the word devi after
it, places these words in the dative case, and then adds the word
namah. This is the mantra that one chants.
Note: The mantra then becomes, "Om hrim srim
klim kalindyai devyai namah".
Text 5
japtvaikadaca laksani
mantra-siddhir bhaved bhuvi
janaih prarthyac ca ye kamah
sarve prapyah svatac ca te
They who chant this eleven-syllable mantra attain
perfection. They attain all their desires.
Text 6
vidhaya sodaca-dalam
padmam simhasane cubhe
karnikayam ca kalindim
nyasec chri-krsna-samyutam
In a sacred circle one should draw a sixteen-petal lotus
flower. In the whorl of the lotus one should write the words Sri
Krsna and Kalindi.
Texts 7 and 8
jahnavim virajam krsnam
candrabhagam sarasvatim
gomatim kaucikim venim
sindhum godavarim tatha
veda-smrtim vetravatim
catadrum sarayum tatha
pujayen manava-crestha
rsi-kulyam kakudminim
prthak prthak tad-dalesu
namoccarya vidhanatah
On the petals one should write the names Jahnavi, Viraja,
Krsna, Candrabhaga, Sarasvati, Gomati, Kauciki, Veni, Sindhu,
Godavari, Vedasmrti, Vetravati, Satadru, Sarayu, Rsi-kulya, and
Kakudmini. Then an exalted person should worship the lotus
flower.
Text 9
vrndavanam govardhanam
vrndam ca tulasim tatha
catur-diksu vidhayacu
pujayen namabhih prthak
Then one should write the names Vrndavana, Govardhana,
Vrnda, and Tulasi in the four directions. Then one should worship
the lotus with these names.
Text 10
om namo bhagavatyai kalinda-nandinyai surya-kanyakayai yama-
bhaginyai sri-krsna-priyayai yuthi-bhutayai svaha, anena
mantrenavahanadi-sodacopacaran samahita upaharet.
Then one should chant the mantra, "om namo
bhagavatyai kalinda-nandinyai surya-kanyakayai yama-bhaginyai
sri-krsna-priyayai yuthi-bhutayai svaha (Obeisances to goddess
Yamuna, the daughter of Mount Kalinda, the daughter of the sun-
god, the sister of Yamaraja, the gopi-beloved of Sri Krsna)."
Then, offering sixteen articles one should carefully offer
worship.
Texts 11 and 12
ity evam patalam viddhi
tubhyam vaksyami paddhatim
yavat sampurnatam yati
puraccaranam eva hi
tavad bhaved brahmacari
japen mauna-vrati dvijah
yava-bhoji bhumi-cayi
patra-bhug jita-manasah
Please know that what I have just spoken is the patala. Now
I will speak to you the paddhati. After the puraccarana is
completed one should live as a brahmacari brahmana, keeping a vow of silence, eating leaves and barley, sleeping on the ground,
controlling one's mind, and chanting mantras.
Text 13
kamam krodham tatha lobham
moham dvesam visrjya sah
bhaktya paramaya rajan
vartamanas tu decakah
O king, one should free oneself from lust, anger,
bewilderment, and hatred, and with great devotion one should
chant mantras.
Text 14
brahme muhurta utthaya
dhyatva devim kalindajam
arunodaya-velayam
nadyam snanam samacaret
During brahma-muhurta one should meditate on goddess Yamuna
and at sunrise one should bathe in the Yamuna.
Text 15
madhyahne capi sandhyayam
sandhya-vandana-tat-parah
samapte niyame rajan
kalindi-tiram asthitah
At midday and sunset one should again offer obeisances to
the Yamuna. O king, when this vow of worshiping the Yamuna is
completed, one should stand at the Yamuna's shore.
Text 16
daca-laksam brahmananam
sa-putranam mahatmanam
pujayitva gandha-puspair
dattva tebhyo su-bhojanam
Then one should worship one million exalted brahmana along
with their sons. One should offer them fragrant flowers and
delicious foods.
Text 17
vastra-bhusana-sauvarna-
patrani prasphuranti ca
daksinac ca cubha dadyat
tatah siddhir bhavet khalu
Then one should offer them garments, ornaments, and golden
cups. In this way one should offer them daksina. Then one's
observance of this vow is properly completed.
Text 18
iti te paddhatih prokta
maya rajan maha-mate
kuru tvam niyamam sarvam
kim bhuyah crotum icchasi
O noble-hearted king, in this way I have described to you
the Yamuna-paddhati. Please follow this vow in all respects. What
more do you wish to hear?
