Brahma Purana — Chapter 174

BrP 174.1

सा संगता पूर्वम् अपांपतिं तं गङ्गा सुराणाम् अपि वन्दनीया देवैश् च सर्वैर् अनुगम्यमाना संस्तूयमाना मुनिभिर् मरुद्भिः

sā saṃgatā pūrvam apāṃpatiṃ taṃ gaṅgā surāṇām api vandanīyā devaiś ca sarvair anugamyamānā saṃstūyamānā munibhir marudbhiḥ

She, Gaṅgā, worthy of reverence even to the gods, first joined that lord of the waters, followed by all the gods, hymned by the sages and the Maruts.

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BrP 174.2

वसिष्ठजाबालिसयाज्ञवल्क्य क्रत्वङ्गिरोदक्षमरीचिवैष्णवाः शातातपः शौनकदेवरात भृग्वग्निवेश्यात्रिमरीचिमुख्याः

vasiṣṭhajābālisayājñavalkya kratvaṅgirodakṣamarīcivaiṣṇavāḥ śātātapaḥ śaunakadevarāta bhṛgvagniveśyātrimarīcimukhyāḥ

Vasiṣṭha, Jābāli, Yājñavalkya, Kratu, Aṅgiras, Dakṣa, Marīci, the Vaiṣṇavas, Śātātapa, Śaunaka, Devarāta, Bhṛgu, Agniveśya, Atri, Marīci and the rest,

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BrP 174.3

सुधूतपापा मनुगौतमादयः सकौशिकास् तुम्बरुपर्वताद्याः अगस्त्यमार्कण्डसपिप्पलाद्याः सगालवा योगपरायणाश् च

sudhūtapāpā manugautamādayaḥ sakauśikās tumbaruparvatādyāḥ agastyamārkaṇḍasapippalādyāḥ sagālavā yogaparāyaṇāś ca

their sins thoroughly shaken off — Manu, Gautama and the others, with Kauśika, Tumbaru, Parvata and the rest, Agastya, Mārkaṇḍa, Pippalāda and the rest, along with Gālava, and those devoted to yoga,

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BrP 174.4

सवामदेवाङ्गिरसो ऽथ भार्गवाः स्मृतिप्रवीणाः श्रुतिभिर् मनोज्ञाः सर्वे पुराणार्थविदो बहुज्ञास् ते गौतमीं देवनदीं तु गत्वा

savāmadevāṅgiraso 'tha bhārgavāḥ smṛtipravīṇāḥ śrutibhir manojñāḥ sarve purāṇārthavido bahujñās te gautamīṃ devanadīṃ tu gatvā

with Vāmadeva, Aṅgiras, and then the Bhārgavas — expert in the smṛtis, pleasing by their (recitation of the) śrutis, all knowers of the meaning of the Purāṇas and men of much knowledge — they, having gone to the Gautamī, the river of the gods,

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BrP 174.7

स्तोष्यन्ति मन्त्रैः श्रुतिभिः प्रभूतैर् हृद्यैश् च तुष्टैर् मुदितैर् मनोभिः तां संगतां वीक्ष्य शिवो हरिश् च आत्मानम् आदर्शयतां मुनिभ्यः ब्र्प्_१७४।५ तथामरास् तौ पितृभिश् च दृष्टौ ब्र्प्_१७४।६अ स्तुवन्ति देवौ सकलार्तिहारिणौ ब्र्प्_१७४।६ब् आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा मरुतो लोकपालकाः कृताञ्जलिपुटाः सर्वे स्तुवन्ति हरिशंकरौ ॥

stoṣyanti mantraiḥ śrutibhiḥ prabhūtair hṛdyaiś ca tuṣṭair muditair manobhiḥ tāṃ saṃgatāṃ vīkṣya śivo hariś ca ātmānam ādarśayatāṃ munibhyaḥ BrP_174.5 tathāmarās tau pitṛbhiś ca dṛṣṭau brp_174.6a stuvanti devau sakalārtihāriṇau brp_174.6b ādityā vasavo rudrā maruto lokapālakāḥ kṛtāñjalipuṭāḥ sarve stuvanti hariśaṃkarau //

will praise (her) with mantras and abundant śruti verses, and with hearts that are glad, contented and delighted. Seeing her thus joined (to the sea), Śiva and Hari showed themselves to the sages. Likewise the immortals, and those two were seen by the fathers too; they praise the two gods who take away every distress. The Ādityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Maruts, the guardians of the worlds — all with palms joined praise Hari and Śaṃkara.

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BrP 174.8

संगमेषु प्रसिद्धेषु नित्यं सप्तसु नारद समुद्रस्य च गङ्गाया नित्यं देवौ प्रतिष्ठितौ ॥

saṃgameṣu prasiddheṣu nityaṃ saptasu nārada samudrasya ca gaṅgāyā nityaṃ devau pratiṣṭhitau //

At the seven renowned confluences, O Nārada, of the ocean and of the Gaṅgā, the two gods are established forever.

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BrP 174.9

गौतमेश्वर आख्यातो यत्र देवो महेश्वरः नित्यं संनिहितस् तत्र माधवो रमया सह ॥

gautameśvara ākhyāto yatra devo maheśvaraḥ nityaṃ saṃnihitas tatra mādhavo ramayā saha //

Where the god Maheśvara is called Gautameśvara, there Mādhava together with Ramā is always present.

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BrP 174.10

ब्रह्मेश्वर इति ख्यातो मयैव स्थापितः शिवः लोकानाम् उपकारार्थम् आत्मनः कारणान्तरे ॥

brahmeśvara iti khyāto mayaiva sthāpitaḥ śivaḥ lokānām upakārārtham ātmanaḥ kāraṇāntare //

Śiva, known as Brahmeśvara, was installed by me myself, for the benefit of the worlds, on another occasion of my own.

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BrP 174.11

चक्रपाणिर् इति ख्यातः स्तुतो देवैर् मया सह तत्र संनिहितो विष्णुर् देवैः सह मरुद्गणैः ॥

cakrapāṇir iti khyātaḥ stuto devair mayā saha tatra saṃnihito viṣṇur devaiḥ saha marudgaṇaiḥ //

(Viṣṇu,) known as Cakrapāṇi, praised by the gods together with me — there Viṣṇu is present with the gods and the hosts of Maruts.

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BrP 174.12

ऐन्द्रतीर्थम् इति ख्यातं तद् एव हयमूर्धकम् हयमूर्धा तत्र विष्णुस् तन्मूर्धनि सुरा अपि सोमतीर्थम् इति ख्यातं यत्र सोमेश्वरः शिवः ॥

aindratīrtham iti khyātaṃ tad eva hayamūrdhakam hayamūrdhā tatra viṣṇus tanmūrdhani surā api somatīrtham iti khyātaṃ yatra someśvaraḥ śivaḥ //

That same is known as the Aindra tīrtha and as Hayamūrdhaka; there Viṣṇu is horse-headed, and on his head are the gods as well. (Another) is known as the Soma tīrtha, where Śiva is Someśvara.

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BrP 174.13

इन्द्रस्य सोमश्रवसो देवैश् च ऋषिभिस् तथा प्रार्थितः सोम एवादाव् इन्द्रायेन्दो परिस्रव ॥

indrasya somaśravaso devaiś ca ṛṣibhis tathā prārthitaḥ soma evādāv indrāyendo parisrava //

Of Indra, whose fame is soma — thus entreated by the gods and by the seers, Soma himself (spoke) at the beginning: "Flow round, O Indu, for Indra!"

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BrP 174.18

सप्त दिशो नानासूर्याः सप्त होतार ऋत्विजः देवा आदित्या ये सप्त तेभिः सोमाभिरक्ष न ॥ ब्र्प्_१७४।१४ इन्द्रायेन्दो परिस्रव ब्र्प्_१७४।१४ए यत् ते राजञ् छृतं हविस् तेन सोमाभिरक्ष नः अरातीवा मा नस् तारीन् मो च नः किंचनाममद् ॥ ब्र्प्_१७४।१५ इन्द्रायेन्दो परिस्रव ब्र्प्_१७४।१५ए ऋषे मन्त्रकृतां स्तोमैः कश्यपोद्वर्धयन् गिरः सोमं नमस्य राजानं यो जज्ञे वीरुधां पतिर् ॥ ब्र्प्_१७४।१६ इन्द्रायेन्दो परिस्रव ब्र्प्_१७४।१६ए कारुर् अहं ततो भिषग् उपलप्रक्षिणी नना नानाधियो वसूयवो ऽनु गा इव तस्थिम ॥ ब्र्प्_१७४।१७ इन्द्रायेन्दो परिस्रव ब्र्प्_१७४।१७ए एवम् उक्त्वा च ऋषिभिः सोमं प्राप्य च वज्रिणे तेभ्यो दत्त्वा ततो यज्ञः पूर्णो जातः शतक्रतोः ॥

sapta diśo nānāsūryāḥ sapta hotāra ṛtvijaḥ devā ādityā ye sapta tebhiḥ somābhirakṣa na // BrP_174.14 indrāyendo parisrava brp_174.14e yat te rājañ chṛtaṃ havis tena somābhirakṣa naḥ arātīvā mā nas tārīn mo ca naḥ kiṃcanāmamad // BrP_174.15 indrāyendo parisrava brp_174.15e ṛṣe mantrakṛtāṃ stomaiḥ kaśyapodvardhayan giraḥ somaṃ namasya rājānaṃ yo jajñe vīrudhāṃ patir // BrP_174.16 indrāyendo parisrava brp_174.16e kārur ahaṃ tato bhiṣag upalaprakṣiṇī nanā nānādhiyo vasūyavo 'nu gā iva tasthima // BrP_174.17 indrāyendo parisrava brp_174.17e evam uktvā ca ṛṣibhiḥ somaṃ prāpya ca vajriṇe tebhyo dattvā tato yajñaḥ pūrṇo jātaḥ śatakratoḥ //

Seven are the regions with their several suns, seven the hotṛs, the officiating priests, seven the gods, the Ādityas — with these, O Soma, protect us. Flow round, O Indu, for Indra. That oblation of yours, O king, which has been cooked — with that, O Soma, protect us; let no enemy overcome us, and let nothing at all harm us. Flow round, O Indu, for Indra. O seer, with the praises of the mantra-makers, O Kaśyapa, increasing the songs, do homage to King Soma, who was born lord of plants. Flow round, O Indu, for Indra. I am an artisan, my father a physician, my mother a grinder at the stones; with our various purposes, seeking gain, we have followed after (him) like cattle. Flow round, O Indu, for Indra. Having spoken thus, and having obtained the soma for the thunderbolt-wielder along with the seers, and having given it to them, thereupon the sacrifice of Śatakratu became complete.

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BrP 174.19

तत् सोमतीर्थम् आख्यातम् आग्नेयं पुरतस् तु तत् अग्निर् इष्ट्वा महायज्ञैर् माम् आराध्य मनीषितम् ॥

tat somatīrtham ākhyātam āgneyaṃ puratas tu tat agnir iṣṭvā mahāyajñair mām ārādhya manīṣitam //

That is declared to be the Soma tīrtha; and in front of it is the Āgneya (tīrtha). Agni, having sacrificed with great sacrifices and having propitiated me, (obtained) what he desired.

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BrP 174.20

संप्राप्तवान् मत्प्रसादाद् अहं तत्रैव नित्यशः स्थितो लोकोपकारार्थं तत्र विष्णुः शिवस् तथा ॥

saṃprāptavān matprasādād ahaṃ tatraiva nityaśaḥ sthito lokopakārārthaṃ tatra viṣṇuḥ śivas tathā //

He obtained (it) by my grace. I myself am stationed there perpetually for the benefit of the world, and there too are Viṣṇu and Śiva.

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BrP 174.21

तस्माद् आग्नेयम् आख्यातम् आदित्यं तदनन्तरम् यत्रादित्यो वेदमयो नित्यम् एति उपासितुम् ॥

tasmād āgneyam ākhyātam ādityaṃ tadanantaram yatrādityo vedamayo nityam eti upāsitum //

Therefore it is called Āgneya; next after it is the Āditya (tīrtha), where the Sun, who consists of the Vedas, comes constantly to worship.

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BrP 174.22

रूपान्तरेण मध्याह्ने द्रष्टुं मां शंकरं हरिम् नमस्कार्यस् तत्र सदा मध्याह्ने सकलो जनः ॥

rūpāntareṇa madhyāhne draṣṭuṃ māṃ śaṃkaraṃ harim namaskāryas tatra sadā madhyāhne sakalo janaḥ //

(He comes) in another form at midday, to behold me — Śaṃkara and Hari. There all people should always make obeisance at midday.

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BrP 174.23

रूपेण केन सविता समायातीत्य् अनिश्चयात् तस्माद् आदित्यम् आख्यातं बार्हस्पत्यम् अनन्तरम् ॥

rūpeṇa kena savitā samāyātīty aniścayāt tasmād ādityam ākhyātaṃ bārhaspatyam anantaram //

Since it is not certain in which form the Sun arrives — therefore it is called Āditya. Next comes the Bārhaspatya (tīrtha).

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BrP 174.24

बृहस्पतिः सुरैः पूजां तस्मात् तीर्थाद् अवाप ह ईजे च यज्ञान् विविधान् बार्हस्पत्यं ततो विदुः ॥

bṛhaspatiḥ suraiḥ pūjāṃ tasmāt tīrthād avāpa ha īje ca yajñān vividhān bārhaspatyaṃ tato viduḥ //

From that tīrtha Bṛhaspati obtained honour among the gods, and he sacrificed various sacrifices; hence they know it as Bārhaspatya.

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BrP 174.25

तत्तीर्थस्मरणाद् एव ग्रहशान्तिर् भविष्यति तस्माद् अप्य् अपरं तीर्थम् इन्द्रगोपे नगोत्तमे ॥

tattīrthasmaraṇād eva grahaśāntir bhaviṣyati tasmād apy aparaṃ tīrtham indragope nagottame //

Merely by remembering that tīrtha there will come about the appeasing of the planets. Beyond that too is another tīrtha, on Indragopa, best of mountains.

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BrP 174.26

प्रतिष्ठितं महालिङ्गं कस्मिंश्चित् कारणान्तरे हिमालयेन तत् तीर्थम् अद्रितीर्थं तद् उच्यते ॥

pratiṣṭhitaṃ mahāliṅgaṃ kasmiṃścit kāraṇāntare himālayena tat tīrtham adritīrthaṃ tad ucyate //

There a great liṅga was installed by Himālaya for some other reason; that tīrtha is called Adritīrtha.

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BrP 174.27

तत्र स्नानं च दानं च सर्वकामप्रदं शुभम् एवं सा गौतमी गङ्गा ब्रह्माद्रेश् च विनिःसृता ॥

tatra snānaṃ ca dānaṃ ca sarvakāmapradaṃ śubham evaṃ sā gautamī gaṅgā brahmādreś ca viniḥsṛtā //

Bathing there and giving there is auspicious and grants all desires. Thus that Gautamī Gaṅgā issued forth from Brahmādri.

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BrP 174.28

यावत् सागरगा देवी तत्र तीर्थानि कानिचित् संक्षेपेण मयोक्तानि रहस्यानि शुभानि च ॥

yāvat sāgaragā devī tatra tīrthāni kānicit saṃkṣepeṇa mayoktāni rahasyāni śubhāni ca //

As far as the goddess runs to the ocean — some of the tīrthas there, secret and auspicious, have been told by me in brief.

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BrP 174.29

वेदे पुराणे ऋषिभिः प्रसिद्धा या गौतमी लोकनमस्कृता च वक्तुं कथं ताम् अतिसुप्रभावाम् अशेषतो नारद कस्य शक्तिः

vede purāṇe ṛṣibhiḥ prasiddhā yā gautamī lokanamaskṛtā ca vaktuṃ kathaṃ tām atisuprabhāvām aśeṣato nārada kasya śaktiḥ

She, the Gautamī, who is renowned by the sages in Veda and Purāṇa and is saluted by the world — how, Nārada, and whose is the power, to tell of her exceedingly great might in full?

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BrP 174.30

भक्त्या प्रवृत्तस्य यथाकथंचिन् नैवापराधो ऽस्ति न संशयो ऽत्र तस्माच् च दिङ्मात्रमतिप्रयासात् संसूचितं लोकहिताय तस्याः

bhaktyā pravṛttasya yathākathaṃcin naivāparādho 'sti na saṃśayo 'tra tasmāc ca diṅmātramatiprayāsāt saṃsūcitaṃ lokahitāya tasyāḥ

For one who has undertaken (it) out of devotion, in whatever manner, there is no offence — of this there is no doubt. And so, with the greatest effort, a mere hint of her (greatness) has been indicated for the good of the world.

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BrP 174.31

कस् तस्याः प्रतितीर्थं तु प्रभावं वक्तुम् ईश्वरः अपि लक्ष्मीपतिर् विष्णुर् अलं सोमेश्वरः शिवः ॥

kas tasyāḥ pratitīrthaṃ tu prabhāvaṃ vaktum īśvaraḥ api lakṣmīpatir viṣṇur alaṃ someśvaraḥ śivaḥ //

But who has the power to declare her might tīrtha by tīrtha? Is even Viṣṇu, the lord of Lakṣmī, or Śiva Someśvara, equal to it?

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BrP 174.32

क्वचित् कस्मिंश् च तीर्थानि कालयोगे भवन्ति हि गुणवन्ति महाप्राज्ञ गौतमी तु सदा नृणाम् ॥

kvacit kasmiṃś ca tīrthāni kālayoge bhavanti hi guṇavanti mahāprājña gautamī tu sadā nṛṇām //

Here and there, in some place or other, tīrthas become endowed with efficacy at a particular conjunction of time, O greatly wise one; but the Gautamī, for men, is always

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BrP 174.33

सर्वत्र सर्वदा पुण्या को न्व् अस्या गुणकीर्तनम् वक्तुं शक्तस् ततस् तस्यै नम इत्य् एव युज्यते ॥

sarvatra sarvadā puṇyā ko nv asyā guṇakīrtanam vaktuṃ śaktas tatas tasyai nama ity eva yujyate //

holy everywhere and at all times. Who indeed is able to utter the praise of her qualities? Therefore only this is fitting: 'Homage to her.'

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