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pulastya uvāca |
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tato gaccheta rājendra kurukṣetram abhiṣṭutam
pāpebhyo vipramucyante tadgatāḥ sarvajantavaḥ |
| 2 |
kurukṣetraṃ gamiṣyāmi kurukṣetre vasāmy aham
ya evaṃ satataṃ brūyāt so 'pi pāpaiḥ pramucyate |
| 3 |
tatra māsaṃ vased vīra sarasvatyāṃ yudhiṣṭhira
yatra brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaḥ siddhacāraṇāḥ |
| 4 |
gandharvāpsaraso yakṣāḥ pannagāœ ca mahīpate
brahmakṣetraṃ mahāpuṇyam abhigacchanti bhārata |
| 5 |
manasāpy abhikāmasya kurukṣetraṃ yudhiṣṭhira
pāpāni vipraṇaœyanti brahmalokaṃ ca gacchati |
| 6 |
gatvā hi œraddhayā yuktaḥ kurukṣetraṃ kurūdvaha
rājasūyāœvamedhābhyāṃ phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ |
| 7 |
tato macakrukaṃ rājan dvārapālaṃ mahābalam
yakṣaṃ samabhivādyaiva gosahasraphalaṃ labhet |
| 8 |
tato gaccheta dharmajña viṣṇoḥ sthānam anuttamam
satataṃ nāma rājendra yatra saṃnihito hariḥ |
| 9 |
tatra snātvārcayitvā ca trilokaprabhavaṃ harim
aœvamedham avāpnoti viṣṇulokaṃ ca gacchati |
| 10 |
tataḥ pāriplavaṃ gacchet tīrthaṃ trailokyaviœrutam
agniṣṭomātirātrābhyāṃ phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ |
| 11 |
pṛthivyās tīrtham āsādya gosahasraphalaṃ labhet
tataḥ œālūkinīṃ gatvā tīrthasevī narādhipa
daœāœvamedhike snātvā tad eva labhate phalam |
| 12 |
sarpadarvīṃ samāsādya nāgānāṃ tīrtham uttamam
agniṣṭomam avāpnoti nāgalokaṃ ca vindati |
| 13 |
tato gaccheta dharmajña dvārapālaṃ tarantukam
tatroṣya rajanīm ekāṃ gosahasraphalaṃ labhet |
| 14 |
tataḥ pañcanadaṃ gatvā niyato niyatāœanaḥ
koṭitīrtham upaspṛœya hayamedhaphalaṃ labhet
aœvinos tīrtham āsādya rūpavān abhijāyate |
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tato gaccheta dharmajña vārāhaṃ tīrtham uttamam
viṣṇur vārāharūpeṇa pūrvaṃ yatra sthito 'bhavat
tatra snātvā naravyāghra agniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet |
| 16 |
tato jayantyā rājendra somatīrthaṃ samāviœet
snātvā phalam avāpnoti rājasūyasya mānavaḥ |
| 17 |
ekahaṃse naraḥ snātvā gosahasraphalaṃ labhet
kṛtaœaucaṃ samāsādya tīrthasevī kurūdvaha
puṇḍarīkam avāpnoti kṛtaœauco bhaven naraḥ |
| 18 |
tato muñjavaṭaṃ nāma mahādevasya dhīmataḥ
tatroṣya rajanīm ekāṃ gāṇapatyam avāpnuyāt |
| 19 |
tatraiva ca mahārāja yakṣī lokapariœrutā
tāṃ cābhigamya rājendra puṇyāṃl lokān avāpnuyāt |
| 20 |
kurukṣetrasya tad dvāraṃ viœrutaṃ bharatarṣabha
pradakṣiṇam upāvṛtya tīrthasevī samāhitaḥ |
| 21 |
saṃmite puṣkarāṇāṃ ca snātvārcya pitṛdevatāḥ
jāmadagnyena rāmeṇa āhṛte vai mahātmanā
kṛtakṛtyo bhaved rājann aœvamedhaṃ ca vindati |
| 22 |
tato rāmahradān gacchet tīrthasevī narādhipa
yatra rāmeṇa rājendra tarasā dīptatejasā
kṣatram utsādya vīryeṇa hradāḥ pañca niveœitāḥ |
| 23 |
pūrayitvā naravyāghra rudhireṇeti naḥ œrutam
pitaras tarpitāḥ sarve tathaiva ca pitāmahāḥ
tatas te pitaraḥ prītā rāmam ūcur mahīpate |
| 24 |
rāma rāma mahābhāga prītāḥ sma tava bhārgava
anayā pitṛbhaktyā ca vikrameṇa ca te vibho
varaṃ vṛṇīṣva bhadraṃ te kim icchasi mahādyute |
| 25 |
evam uktaḥ sa rājendra rāmaḥ praharatāṃ varaḥ
abravīt prāñjalir vākyaṃ pitṝn sa gagane sthitān |
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bhavanto yadi me prītā yady anugrāhyatā mayi
pitṛprasādād iccheyaṃ tapasāpyāyanaṃ punaḥ |
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yac ca roṣābhibhūtena kṣatram utsāditaṃ mayā
tataœ ca pāpān mucyeyaṃ yuṣmākaṃ tejasā hy aham
hradāœ ca tīrthabhūtā me bhaveyur bhuvi viœrutāḥ |
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etac chrutvā œubhaṃ vākyaṃ rāmasya pitaras tadā
pratyūcuḥ paramaprītā rāmaṃ harṣasamanvitāḥ |
| 29 |
tapas te vardhatāṃ bhūyaḥ pitṛbhaktyā viœeṣataḥ
yac ca roṣābhibhūtena kṣatram utsāditaṃ tvayā |
| 30 |
tataœ ca pāpān muktas tvaṃ karmabhis te ca pātitāḥ
hradāœ ca tava tīrthatvaṃ gamiṣyanti na saṃœayaḥ |
| 31 |
hradeṣv eteṣu yaḥ snātvā pitṝn saṃtarpayiṣyati
pitaras tasya vai prītā dāsyanti bhuvi durlabham
īpsitaṃ manasaḥ kāmaṃ svargalokaṃ ca œāœvatam |
| 32 |
evaṃ dattvā varān rājan rāmasya pitaras tadā
āmantrya bhārgavaṃ prītās tatraivāntardadhus tadā |
| 33 |
evaṃ rāmahradāḥ puṇyā bhārgavasya mahātmanaḥ
snātvā hradeṣu rāmasya brahmacārī œubhavrataḥ
rāmam abhyarcya rājendra labhed bahu suvarṇakam |
| 34 |
vaṃœamūlakam āsādya tīrthasevī kurūdvaha
svavaṃœam uddhared rājan snātvā vai vaṃœamūlake |
| 35 |
kāyaœodhanam āsādya tīrthaṃ bharatasattama
œarīraœuddhiḥ snātasya tasmiṃs tīrthe na saṃœayaḥ
œuddhadehaœ ca saṃyāti œubhāṃl lokān anuttamān |
| 36 |
tato gaccheta rājendra tīrthaṃ trailokyaviœrutam
lokā yatroddhṛtāḥ pūrvaṃ viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā |
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lokoddhāraṃ samāsādya tīrthaṃ trailokyaviœrutam
snātvā tīrthavare rājaṃl lokān uddharate svakān
œrītīrthaṃ ca samāsādya vindate œriyam uttamām |
| 38 |
kapilātīrtham āsādya brahmacārī samāhitaḥ
tatra snātvārcayitvā ca daivatāni pitṝṃs tathā
kapilānāṃ sahasrasya phalaṃ vindati mānavaḥ |
| 39 |
sūryatīrthaṃ samāsādya snātvā niyatamānasaḥ
arcayitvā pitṝn devān upavāsaparāyaṇaḥ
agniṣṭomam avāpnoti sūryalokaṃ ca gacchati |
| 40 |
gavāṃbhavanam āsādya tīrthasevī yathākramam
tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvāṇo gosahasraphalaṃ labhet |
| 41 |
œaṅkhinīṃ tatra āsādya tīrthasevī kurūdvaha
devyās tīrthe naraḥ snātvā labhate rūpam uttamam |
| 42 |
tato gaccheta rājendra dvārapālam arantukam
tasya tīrthaṃ sarasvatyāṃ yakṣendrasya mahātmanaḥ
tatra snātvā naro rājann agniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet |
| 43 |
tato gaccheta dharmajña brahmāvartaṃ narādhipa
brahmāvarte naraḥ snātvā brahmalokam avāpnuyāt |
| 44 |
tato gaccheta dharmajña sutīrthakam anuttamam
yatra saṃnihitā nityaṃ pitaro daivataiḥ saha |
| 45 |
tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta pitṛdevārcane rataḥ
aœvamedham avāpnoti pitṛlokaṃ ca gacchati |
| 46 |
tato 'mbuvaœyaṃ dharmajña samāsādya yathākramam
koœeœvarasya tīrtheṣu snātvā bharatasattama
sarvavyādhivinirmukto brahmaloke mahīyate |
| 47 |
mātṛtīrthaṃ ca tatraiva yatra snātasya bhārata
prajā vivardhate rājann anantāṃ cāœnute œriyam |
| 48 |
tataḥ œītavanaṃ gacchen niyato niyatāœanaḥ
tīrthaṃ tatra mahārāja mahad anyatra durlabham |
| 49 |
punāti darœanād eva daṇḍenaikaṃ narādhipa
keœān abhyukṣya vai tasmin pūto bhavati bhārata |
| 50 |
tīrthaṃ tatra mahārāja œvānalomāpahaṃ smṛtam
yatra viprā naravyāghra vidvāṃsas tīrthatatparāḥ |
| 51 |
œvānalomāpanayane tīrthe bharatasattama
prāṇāyāmair nirharanti œvalomāni dvijottamāḥ |
| 52 |
pūtātmānaœ ca rājendra prayānti paramāṃ gatim
daœāœvamedhikaṃ caiva tasmiṃs tīrthe mahīpate
tatra snātvā naravyāghra gaccheta paramāṃ gatim |
| 53 |
tato gaccheta rājendra mānuṣaṃ lokaviœrutam
yatra kṛṣṇamṛgā rājan vyādhena paripīḍitāḥ
avagāhya tasmin sarasi mānuṣatvam upāgatāḥ |
| 54 |
tasmiṃs tīrthe naraḥ snātvā brahmacārī jitendriyaḥ
sarvapāpaviœuddhātmā svargaloke mahīyate |
| 55 |
mānuṣasya tu pūrveṇa kroœamātre mahīpate
āpagā nāma vikhyātā nadī siddhaniṣevitā |
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œyāmākabhojanaṃ tatra yaḥ prayacchati mānavaḥ
devān pitṝṃœ ca uddiœya tasya dharmaphalaṃ mahat
ekasmin bhojite vipre koṭir bhavati bhojitā |
| 57 |
tatra snātvārcayitvā ca daivatāni pitṝṃs tathā
uṣitvā rajanīm ekām agniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet |
| 58 |
tato gaccheta rājendra brahmaṇaḥ sthānam uttamam
brahmodumbaram ity eva prakāœaṃ bhuvi bhārata |
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tatra saptarṣikuṇḍeṣu snātasya kurupuṃgava
kedāre caiva rājendra kapiṣṭhalamahātmanaḥ |
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brahmāṇam abhigamyātha œuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ
sarvapāpaviœuddhātmā brahmalokaṃ prapadyate |
| 61 |
kapiṣṭhalasya kedāraṃ samāsādya sudurlabham
antardhānam avāpnoti tapasā dagdhakilbiṣaḥ |
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tato gaccheta rājendra sarakaṃ lokaviœrutam
kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaœyām abhigamya vṛṣadhvajam
labhate sarvakāmān hi svargalokaṃ ca gacchati |
| 63 |
tisraḥ koṭyas tu tīrthānāṃ sarake kurunandana
rudrakoṭis tathā kūpe hradeṣu ca mahīpate
ilāspadaṃ ca tatraiva tīrthaṃ bharatasattama |
| 64 |
tatra snātvārcayitvā ca pitṝn devāṃœ ca bhārata
na durgatim avāpnoti vājapeyaṃ ca vindati |
| 65 |
kiṃdāne ca naraḥ snātvā kiṃjapye ca mahīpate
aprameyam avāpnoti dānaṃ japyaṃ ca bhārata |
| 66 |
kalaœyāṃ cāpy upaspṛœya œraddadhāno jitendriyaḥ
agniṣṭomasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ |
| 67 |
sarakasya tu pūrveṇa nāradasya mahātmanaḥ
tīrthaṃ kuruvaraœreṣṭha anājanmeti viœrutam |
| 68 |
tatra tīrthe naraḥ snātvā prāṇāṃœ cotsṛjya bhārata
nāradenābhyanujñāto lokān prāpnoti durlabhān |
| 69 |
œuklapakṣe daœamyāṃ tu puṇḍarīkaṃ samāviœet
tatra snātvā naro rājan puṇḍarīkaphalaṃ labhet |
| 70 |
tatas triviṣṭapaṃ gacchet triṣu lokeṣu viœrutam
tatra vaitaraṇī puṇyā nadī pāpapramocanī |
| 71 |
tatra snātvārcayitvā ca œūlapāṇiṃ vṛṣadhvajam
sarvapāpaviœuddhātmā gaccheta paramāṃ gatim |
| 72 |
tato gaccheta rājendra phalakīvanam uttamam
yatra devāḥ sadā rājan phalakīvanam āœritāḥ
tapaœ caranti vipulaṃ bahuvarṣasahasrakam |
| 73 |
dṛṣadvatyāṃ naraḥ snātvā tarpayitvā ca devatāḥ
agniṣṭomātirātrābhyāṃ phalaṃ vindati bhārata |
| 74 |
tīrthe ca sarvadevānāṃ snātvā bharatasattama
gosahasrasya rājendra phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ |
| 75 |
pāṇikhāte naraḥ snātvā tarpayitvā ca devatāḥ
rājasūyam avāpnoti ṛṣilokaṃ ca gacchati |
| 76 |
tato gaccheta rājendra miœrakaṃ tīrtham uttamam
tatra tīrthāni rājendra miœritāni mahātmanā |
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vyāsena nṛpaœārdūla dvijārtham iti naḥ œrutam
sarvatīrtheṣu sa snāti miœrake snāti yo naraḥ |
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tato vyāsavanaṃ gacchen niyato niyatāœanaḥ
manojave naraḥ snātvā gosahasraphalaṃ labhet |
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gatvā madhuvaṭīṃ cāpi devyās tīrthaṃ naraḥ œuciḥ
tatra snātvārcayed devān pitṝṃœ ca prayataḥ œuciḥ
sa devyā samanujñāto gosahasraphalaṃ labhet |
| 80 |
kauœikyāḥ saṃgame yas tu dṛṣadvatyāœ ca bhārata
snāti vai niyatāhāraḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate |
| 81 |
tato vyāsasthalī nāma yatra vyāsena dhīmatā
putraœokābhitaptena dehatyāgārthaniœcayaḥ |
| 82 |
kṛto devaiœ ca rājendra punar utthāpitas tadā
abhigamya sthalīṃ tasya gosahasraphalaṃ labhet |
| 83 |
kiṃdattaṃ kūpam āsādya tilaprasthaṃ pradāya ca
gaccheta paramāṃ siddhim ṛṇair muktaḥ kurūdvaha |
| 84 |
ahaœ ca sudinaṃ caiva dve tīrthe ca sudurlabhe
tayoḥ snātvā naravyāghra sūryalokam avāpnuyāt |
| 85 |
mṛgadhūmaṃ tato gacchet triṣu lokeṣu viœrutam
tatra gaṅgāhrade snātvā samabhyarcya ca mānavaḥ
œūlapāṇiṃ mahādevam aœvamedhaphalaṃ labhet |
| 86 |
devatīrthe naraḥ snātvā gosahasraphalaṃ labhet
atha vāmanakaṃ gacchet triṣu lokeṣu viœrutam |
| 87 |
tatra viṣṇupade snātvā arcayitvā ca vāmanam
sarvapāpaviœuddhātmā viṣṇulokam avāpnuyāt |
| 88 |
kulaṃpune naraḥ snātvā punāti svakulaṃ naraḥ
pavanasya hradaṃ gatvā marutāṃ tīrtham uttamam
tatra snātvā naravyāghra vāyuloke mahīyate |
| 89 |
amarāṇāṃ hrade snātvā amareṣu narādhipa
amarāṇāṃ prabhāvena svargaloke mahīyate |
| 90 |
œālihotrasya rājendra œāliœūrpe yathāvidhi
snātvā naravaraœreṣṭha gosahasraphalaṃ labhet |
| 91 |
œrīkuñjaṃ ca sarasvatyāṃ tīrthaṃ bharatasattama
tatra snātvā naro rājann agniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet |
| 92 |
tato naimiṣakuñjaṃ ca samāsādya kurūdvaha
ṛṣayaḥ kila rājendra naimiṣeyās tapodhanāḥ
tīrthayātrāṃ puraskṛtya kurukṣetraṃ gatāḥ purā |
| 93 |
tataḥ kuñjaḥ sarasvatyāṃ kṛto bharatasattama
ṛṣīṇām avakāœaḥ syād yathā tuṣṭikaro mahān |
| 94 |
tasmin kuñje naraḥ snātvā gosahasraphalaṃ labhet
kanyātīrthe naraḥ snātvā agniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet |
| 95 |
tato gacchen naravyāghra brahmaṇaḥ sthānam uttamam
tatra varṇāvaraḥ snātvā brāhmaṇyaṃ labhate naraḥ
brāhmaṇaœ ca viœuddhātmā gaccheta paramāṃ gatim |
| 96 |
tato gacchen naraœreṣṭha somatīrtham anuttamam
tatra snātvā naro rājan somalokam avāpnuyāt |
| 97 |
saptasārasvataṃ tīrthaṃ tato gacchen narādhipa
yatra maṅkaṇakaḥ siddho maharṣir lokaviœrutaḥ |
| 98 |
purā maṅkaṇako rājan kuœāgreṇeti naḥ œrutam
kṣataḥ kila kare rājaṃs tasya œākaraso 'sravat |
| 99 |
sa vai œākarasaṃ dṛṣṭvā harṣāviṣṭo mahātapāḥ
pranṛttaḥ kila viprarṣir vismayotphullalocanaḥ |
| 100 |
tatas tasmin pranṛtte vai sthāvaraṃ jaṅgamaṃ ca yat
pranṛttam ubhayaṃ vīra tejasā tasya mohitam |
| 101 |
brahmādibhiḥ surai rājann ṛṣibhiœ ca tapodhanaiḥ
vijñapto vai mahādeva ṛṣer arthe narādhipa
nāyaṃ nṛtyed yathā deva tathā tvaṃ kartum arhasi |
| 102 |
tataḥ pranṛttam āsādya harṣāviṣṭena cetasā
surāṇāṃ hitakāmārtham ṛṣiṃ devo 'bhyabhāṣata |
| 103 |
aho maharṣe dharmajña kimarthaṃ nṛtyate bhavān
harṣasthānaṃ kimarthaṃ vā tavādya munipuṃgava |
| 104 |
ṛṣir uvāca |
| 104 |
kiṃ na paœyasi me deva karāc chākarasaṃ srutam
yaṃ dṛṣṭvāhaṃ pranṛtto vai harṣeṇa mahatānvitaḥ |
| 105 |
pulastya uvāca |
| 105 |
taṃ prahasyābravīd devo muniṃ rāgeṇa mohitam
ahaṃ vai vismayaṃ vipra na gacchāmīti paœya mām |
| 106 |
evam uktvā naraœreṣṭha mahādevena dhīmatā
aṅgulyagreṇa rājendra svāṅguṣṭhas tāḍito 'nagha |
| 107 |
tato bhasma kṣatād rājan nirgataṃ himasaṃnibham
tad dṛṣṭvā vrīḍito rājan sa muniḥ pādayor gataḥ |
| 108 |
nānyaṃ devam ahaṃ manye rudrāt parataraṃ mahat
surāsurasya jagato gatis tvam asi œūladhṛk |
| 109 |
tvayā sṛṣṭam idaṃ viœvaṃ trailokyaṃ sacarācaram
tvām eva bhagavan sarve praviœanti yugakṣaye |
| 110 |
devair api na œakyas tvaṃ parijñātuṃ kuto mayā
tvayi sarve ca dṛœyante surā brahmādayo 'nagha |
| 111 |
sarvas tvam asi lokānāṃ kartā kārayitā ca ha
tvatprasādāt surāḥ sarve modantīhākutobhayāḥ
evaṃ stutvā mahādevaṃ sa ṛṣiḥ praṇato 'bhavat |
| 112 |
ṛṣir uvāca |
| 112 |
tvatprasādān mahādeva tapo me na kṣareta vai
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| 113 |
pulastya uvāca |
| 113 |
tato devaḥ prahṛṣṭātmā brahmarṣim idam abravīt
tapas te vardhatāṃ vipra matprasādāt sahasradhā |
| 114 |
āœrame ceha vatsyāmi tvayā sārdhaṃ mahāmune
saptasārasvate snātvā arcayiṣyanti ye tu mām |
| 115 |
na teṣāṃ durlabhaṃ kiṃ cid iha loke paratra ca
sārasvataṃ ca te lokaṃ gamiṣyanti na saṃœayaḥ |
| 116 |
tatas tv auœanasaṃ gacchet triṣu lokeṣu viœrutam
yatra brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaœ ca tapodhanāḥ |
| 117 |
kārttikeyaœ ca bhagavāṃs trisaṃdhyaṃ kila bhārata
sāṃnidhyam akarot tatra bhārgavapriyakāmyayā |
| 118 |
kapālamocanaṃ tīrthaṃ sarvapāpapramocanam
tatra snātvā naravyāghra sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate |
| 119 |
agnitīrthaṃ tato gacchet tatra snātvā nararṣabha
agnilokam avāpnoti kulaṃ caiva samuddharet |
| 120 |
viœvāmitrasya tatraiva tīrthaṃ bharatasattama
tatra snātvā mahārāja brāhmaṇyam abhijāyate |
| 121 |
brahmayoniṃ samāsādya œuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ
tatra snātvā naravyāghra brahmalokaṃ prapadyate
punāty āsaptamaṃ caiva kulaṃ nāsty atra saṃœayaḥ |
| 122 |
tato gaccheta rājendra tīrthaṃ trailokyaviœrutam
pṛthūdakam iti khyātaṃ kārttikeyasya vai nṛpa
tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta pitṛdevārcane rataḥ |
| 123 |
ajñānāj jñānato vāpi striyā vā puruṣeṇa vā
yat kiṃ cid aœubhaṃ karma kṛtaṃ mānuṣabuddhinā |
| 124 |
tat sarvaṃ naœyate tasya snātamātrasya bhārata
aœvamedhaphalaṃ cāpi svargalokaṃ ca gacchati |
| 125 |
puṇyam āhuḥ kurukṣetraṃ kurukṣetrāt sarasvatīm
sarasvatyāœ ca tīrthāni tīrthebhyaœ ca pṛthūdakam |
| 126 |
uttame sarvatīrthānāṃ yas tyajed ātmanas tanum
pṛthūdake japyaparo nainaṃ œvomaraṇaṃ tapet |
| 127 |
gītaṃ sanatkumāreṇa vyāsena ca mahātmanā
vede ca niyataṃ rājan abhigacchet pṛthūdakam |
| 128 |
pṛthūdakāt puṇyatamaṃ nānyat tīrthaṃ narottama
etan medhyaṃ pavitraṃ ca pāvanaṃ ca na saṃœayaḥ |
| 129 |
tatra snātvā divaṃ yānti api pāpakṛto janāḥ
pṛthūdake naraœreṣṭha prāhur evaṃ manīṣiṇaḥ |
| 130 |
madhusravaṃ ca tatraiva tīrthaṃ bharatasattama
tatra snātvā naro rājan gosahasraphalaṃ labhet |
| 131 |
tato gacchen naraœreṣṭha tīrthaṃ devyā yathākramam
sarasvatyāruṇāyāœ ca saṃgamaṃ lokaviœrutam |
| 132 |
trirātropoṣitaḥ snātvā mucyate brahmahatyayā
agniṣṭomātirātrābhyāṃ phalaṃ vindati mānavaḥ |
| 133 |
āsaptamaṃ kulaṃ caiva punāti bharatarṣabha
avatīrṇaṃ ca tatraiva tīrthaṃ kurukulodvaha
viprāṇām anukampārthaṃ darbhiṇā nirmitaṃ purā |
| 134 |
vratopanayanābhyāṃ vā upavāsena vā dvijaḥ
kriyāmantraiœ ca saṃyukto brāhmaṇaḥ syān na saṃœayaḥ |
| 135 |
kriyāmantravihīno 'pi tatra snātvā nararṣabha
cīrṇavrato bhaved vipro dṛṣṭam etat purātane |
| 136 |
samudrāœ cāpi catvāraḥ samānītāœ ca darbhiṇā
yeṣu snāto naravyāghra na durgatim avāpnuyāt
phalāni gosahasrāṇāṃ caturṇāṃ vindate ca saḥ |
| 137 |
tato gaccheta rājendra tīrthaṃ œatasahasrakam
sāhasrakaṃ ca tatraiva dve tīrthe lokaviœrute |
| 138 |
ubhayor hi naraḥ snātvā gosahasraphalaṃ labhet
dānaṃ vāpy upavāso vā sahasraguṇitaṃ bhavet |
| 139 |
tato gaccheta rājendra reṇukātīrtham uttamam
tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta pitṛdevārcane rataḥ
sravapāpaviœuddhātmā agniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet |
| 140 |
vimocanam upaspṛœya jitamanyur jitendriyaḥ
pratigrahakṛtair doṣaiḥ sarvaiḥ sa parimucyate |
| 141 |
tataḥ pañcavaṭaṃ gatvā brahmacārī jitendriyaḥ
puṇyena mahatā yuktaḥ satāṃ loke mahīyate |
| 142 |
yatra yogeœvaraḥ sthāṇuḥ svayam eva vṛṣadhvajaḥ
tam arcayitvā deveœaṃ gamanād eva sidhyati |
| 143 |
aujasaṃ varuṇaṃ tīrthaṃ dīpyate svena tejasā
yatra brahmādibhir devair ṛṣibhiœ ca tapodhanaiḥ
senāpatyena devānām abhiṣikto guhas tadā |
| 144 |
aujasasya tu pūrveṇa kurutīrthaṃ kurūdvaha
kurutīrthe naraḥ snātvā brahmacārī jitendriyaḥ
sarvapāpaviœuddhātmā kurulokaṃ prapadyate |
| 145 |
svargadvāraṃ tato gacchen niyato niyatāœanaḥ
svargalokam avāpnoti brahmalokaṃ ca gacchati |
| 146 |
tato gacched anarakaṃ tīrthasevī narādhipa
tatra snātvā naro rājan na durgatim avāpnuyāt |
| 147 |
tatra brahmā svayaṃ nityaṃ devaiḥ saha mahīpate
anvāsyate naraœreṣṭha nārāyaṇapurogamaiḥ |
| 148 |
sāṃnidhyaṃ caiva rājendra rudrapatnyāḥ kurūdvaha
abhigamya ca tāṃ devīṃ na durgatim avāpnuyāt |
| 149 |
tatraiva ca mahārāja viœveœvaram umāpatim
abhigamya mahādevaṃ mucyate sarvakilbiṣaiḥ |
| 150 |
nārāyaṇaṃ cābhigamya padmanābham ariṃdamam
œobhamāno mahārāja viṣṇulokaṃ prapadyate |
| 151 |
tīrthe tu sarvadevānāṃ snātaḥ sa puruṣarṣabha
sarvaduḥkhaiḥ parityakto dyotate œaœivat sadā |
| 152 |
tataḥ svastipuraṃ gacchet tīrthasevī narādhipa
pāvanaṃ tīrtham āsādya tarpayet pitṛdevatāḥ
agniṣṭomasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ |
| 153 |
gaṅgāhradaœ ca tatraiva kūpaœ ca bharatarṣabha
tisraḥ koṭyas tu tīrthānāṃ tasmin kūpe mahīpate
tatra snātvā naro rājan svargalokaṃ prapadyate |
| 154 |
āpagāyāṃ naraḥ snātvā arcayitvā maheœvaram
gāṇapatyam avāpnoti kulaṃ coddharate svakam |
| 155 |
tataḥ sthāṇuvaṭaṃ gacchet triṣu lokeṣu viœrutam
tatra snātvā sthito rātriṃ rudralokam avāpnuyāt |
| 156 |
badarīpācanaṃ gacched vasiṣṭhasyāœramaṃ tataḥ
badaraṃ bhakṣayet tatra trirātropoṣito naraḥ |
| 157 |
samyag dvādaœa varṣāṇi badarān bhakṣayet tu yaḥ
trirātropoṣitaœ caiva bhavet tulyo narādhipa |
| 158 |
indramārgaṃ samāsādya tīrthasevī narādhipa
ahorātropavāsena œakraloke mahīyate |
| 159 |
ekarātraṃ samāsādya ekarātroṣito naraḥ
niyataḥ satyavādī ca brahmaloke mahīyate |
| 160 |
tato gaccheta dharmajña tīrthaṃ trailokyaviœrutam
ādityasyāœramo yatra tejorāœer mahātmanaḥ |
| 161 |
tasmiṃs tīrthe naraḥ snātvā pūjayitvā vibhāvasum
ādityalokaṃ vrajati kulaṃ caiva samuddharet |
| 162 |
somatīrthe naraḥ snātvā tīrthasevī kurūdvaha
somalokam avāpnoti naro nāsty atra saṃœayaḥ |
| 163 |
tato gaccheta dharmajña dadhīcasya mahātmanaḥ
tīrthaṃ puṇyatamaṃ rājan pāvanaṃ lokaviœrutam |
| 164 |
yatra sārasvato rājan so 'ṅgirās tapaso nidhiḥ
tasmiṃs tīrthe naraḥ snātvā vājapeyaphalaṃ labhet
sārasvatīṃ gatiṃ caiva labhate nātra saṃœayaḥ |
| 165 |
tataḥ kanyāœramaṃ gacchen niyato brahmacaryavān
trirātropoṣito rājann upavāsaparāyaṇaḥ
labhet kanyāœataṃ divyaṃ brahmalokaṃ ca gacchati |
| 166 |
tato gaccheta dharmajña tīrthaṃ saṃnihitīm api
yatra brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaœ ca tapodhanāḥ
māsi māsi samāyānti puṇyena mahatānvitāḥ |
| 167 |
saṃnihityām upaspṛœya rāhugraste divākare
aœvamedhaœataṃ tena iṣṭaṃ bhavati œāœvatam |
| 168 |
pṛthivyāṃ yāni tīrthāni antarikṣacarāṇi ca
nadyo nadās taḍāgāœ ca sarvaprasravaṇāni ca |
| 169 |
udapānāœ ca vaprāœ ca puṇyāny āyatanāni ca
māsi māsi samāyānti saṃnihityāṃ na saṃœayaḥ |
| 170 |
yat kiṃ cid duṣkṛtaṃ karma striyā vā puruṣasya vā
snātamātrasya tat sarvaṃ naœyate nātra saṃœayaḥ
padmavarṇena yānena brahmalokaṃ sa gacchati |
| 171 |
abhivādya tato yakṣaṃ dvārapālam arantukam
koṭirūpam upaspṛœya labhed bahu suvarṇakam |
| 172 |
gaṅgāhradaœ ca tatraiva tīrthaṃ bharatasattama
tatra snātas tu dharmajña brahmacārī samāhitaḥ
rājasūyāœvamedhābhyāṃ phalaṃ vindati œāœvatam |
| 173 |
pṛthivyāṃ naimiṣaṃ puṇyam antarikṣe ca puṣkaram
trayāṇām api lokānāṃ kurukṣetraṃ viœiṣyate |
| 174 |
pāṃsavo 'pi kurukṣetre vāyunā samudīritāḥ
api duṣkṛtakarmāṇaṃ nayanti paramāṃ gatim |
| 175 |
dakṣiṇena sarasvatyā uttareṇa dṛṣadvatīm
ye vasanti kurukṣetre te vasanti triviṣṭape |
| 176 |
kurukṣetraṃ gamiṣyāmi kurukṣetre vasāmy aham
apy ekāṃ vācam utsṛjya sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate |
| 177 |
brahmavedī kurukṣetraṃ puṇyaṃ brahmarṣisevitam
tadāvasanti ye rājan na te œocyāḥ kathaṃ cana |
| 178 |
tarantukārantukayor yad antaraṃ; rāmahradānāṃ ca macakrukasya
etat kurukṣetrasamantapañcakaṃ; pitāmahasyottaravedir ucyate
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