Kurma Purana — Purva Vibhaga — Chapter 33
KuP 1 33.1
सूत उवाच ततः सर्वाणि गुह्यानि तीर्थान्यायतनानि च । जगाम भगवान् व्यासो जैमिनिप्रमुखैर्वृतः
sūta uvāca tataḥ sarvāṇi guhyāni tīrthānyāyatanāni ca / jagāma bhagavān vyāso jaiminipramukhairvṛtaḥ
Sūta said: Then the venerable Vyāsa, surrounded by Jaimini and the others foremost (among his pupils), went to all the secret sacred fords and shrines.
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KuP 1 33.2
प्रयागं परमं तीर्थं प्रयागादधिकं शुभम् । विश्वरूपं तथा तीर्थं तालतीर्थमनुत्तमम्
prayāgaṃ paramaṃ tīrthaṃ prayāgādadhikaṃ śubham / viśvarūpaṃ tathā tīrthaṃ tālatīrthamanuttamam
Prayāga, the supreme tīrtha; the auspicious (tīrtha) greater than Prayāga; likewise the Viśvarūpa tīrtha, and the unsurpassed Tāla tīrtha;
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KuP 1 33.3
आकाशाख्यं महातीर्थं तीर्थं चैवार्षभं परम् । स्वर्नोलं च महातीर्थं गौरीतीर्थमनुत्तमम्
ākāśākhyaṃ mahātīrthaṃ tīrthaṃ caivārṣabhaṃ param / svarnolaṃ ca mahātīrthaṃ gaurītīrthamanuttamam
the great tīrtha called Ākāśa, and the supreme Ārṣabha tīrtha; the great tīrtha Svarnola, and the unsurpassed Gaurī tīrtha;
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KuP 1 33.4
प्राजापत्यं तथा तीर्थं स्वर्गद्वारं तथैव च । जम्बुकेश्वरमित्युक्तं धर्माख्यं तीर्थमुत्तमम्
prājāpatyaṃ tathā tīrthaṃ svargadvāraṃ tathaiva ca / jambukeśvaramityuktaṃ dharmākhyaṃ tīrthamuttamam
likewise the Prājāpatya tīrtha, and also Svargadvāra; that called Jambukeśvara, and the excellent tīrtha named Dharma;
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KuP 1 33.5
गयातीर्थं महातीर्थं तीर्थं चैव महानदी । नारायणं परं तीर्थं वायुतीर्थमनुत्तमम्
gayātīrthaṃ mahātīrthaṃ tīrthaṃ caiva mahānadī / nārāyaṇaṃ paraṃ tīrthaṃ vāyutīrthamanuttamam
the great Gayā tīrtha, and the tīrtha Mahānadī; the supreme Nārāyaṇa tīrtha, and the unsurpassed Vāyu tīrtha;
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KuP 1 33.6
ज्ञानतीर्थं परं गुह्यं वाराहं तीर्थमुत्तमम् । यमतीर्थं महापुण्यं तीर्थं संवर्तकं शुभम्
jñānatīrthaṃ paraṃ guhyaṃ vārāhaṃ tīrthamuttamam / yamatīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ tīrthaṃ saṃvartakaṃ śubham
the Jñāna tīrtha, supremely secret; the excellent Vārāha tīrtha; the greatly meritorious Yama tīrtha, and the auspicious Saṃvartaka tīrtha;
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KuP 1 33.7
अग्नितीर्थं द्विजश्रेष्ठाः कलशेश्वरमुत्तमम् । नागतीर्थं सोमतीर्थं सूर्यतीर्थं तथैव च
agnitīrthaṃ dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ kalaśeśvaramuttamam / nāgatīrthaṃ somatīrthaṃ sūryatīrthaṃ tathaiva ca
the Agni tīrtha, O best of the twice-born, the excellent Kalaśeśvara; the Nāga tīrtha, the Soma tīrtha, and likewise the Sūrya tīrtha;
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KuP 1 33.8
पर्वताख्यं महागुह्यं मणिकर्णमनुत्तमम् । घटोत्कचं तीर्थवरं श्रीतीर्थं च पितामहम्
parvatākhyaṃ mahāguhyaṃ maṇikarṇamanuttamam / ghaṭotkacaṃ tīrthavaraṃ śrītīrthaṃ ca pitāmaham
that called Parvata, greatly secret; the unsurpassed Maṇikarṇa; Ghaṭotkaca, best of tīrthas; the Śrī tīrtha, and Pitāmaha;
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KuP 1 33.9
गङ्गातीर्थं तु देवेशं ययातेस्तीर्थमुत्तमम् । कापिलं चैव सोमेशं ब्रह्मतीर्थमनुत्तमम्
gaṅgātīrthaṃ tu deveśaṃ yayātestīrthamuttamam / kāpilaṃ caiva someśaṃ brahmatīrthamanuttamam
and the Gaṅgā tīrtha, the lord of gods; the excellent tīrtha of Yayāti; Kāpila and Someśa, and the unsurpassed Brahma tīrtha.
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KuP 1 33.10
अत्र लिङ्गं पुरानीय ब्रह्मा स्नातुं यदा गतः । तदानीं स्थापयामास विष्णुस्तल्लिङ्गमैश्वरम्
atra liṅgaṃ purānīya brahmā snātuṃ yadā gataḥ / tadānīṃ sthāpayāmāsa viṣṇustalliṅgamaiśvaram
Here, when Brahmā, having brought a liṅga formerly, went to bathe, at that time Viṣṇu installed that liṅga of the Lord.
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KuP 1 33.11
ततः स्नात्वा समागत्य ब्रह्मा प्रोवाच तं हरिम् । मयानीतमिदं लिङ्गं कस्मात् स्थापितवानसि
tataḥ snātvā samāgatya brahmā provāca taṃ harim / mayānītamidaṃ liṅgaṃ kasmāt sthāpitavānasi
Then, having bathed and come back, Brahmā said to Hari: “This liṅga was brought by me — why have you set it up?”
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KuP 1 33.12
तमाह विष्णुस्त्वत्तो ऽपि रुद्रे भक्तिर्दृढा मम । तस्मात् प्रतिष्ठितं लिङ्गंनाम्ना तव भविष्यति
tamāha viṣṇustvatto 'pi rudre bhaktirdṛḍhā mama / tasmāt pratiṣṭhitaṃ liṅgaṃnāmnā tava bhaviṣyati
Viṣṇu said to him: “My devotion to Rudra is firmer even than yours; therefore the liṅga (I have) installed will bear your name.”
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KuP 1 33.13
भूतेश्वरं तथा तीर्थं तीर्थं धर्मसमुद्भवम् । गन्धर्वतीर्थं परमं वाह्नेयं तीर्थमुत्तमम्
bhūteśvaraṃ tathā tīrthaṃ tīrthaṃ dharmasamudbhavam / gandharvatīrthaṃ paramaṃ vāhneyaṃ tīrthamuttamam
So too the sacred place Bhūteśvara, the sacred place Dharmasamudbhava, the supreme Gandharva sacred place, and the excellent Vāhneya sacred place;
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KuP 1 33.14
दौर्वासिकं व्योमतीर्थं चन्द्रतीर्थं द्विजोत्तमाः । चित्राङ्गदेश्वरं पुण्यं पुण्यं विद्याधरेश्वरम्
daurvāsikaṃ vyomatīrthaṃ candratīrthaṃ dvijottamāḥ / citrāṅgadeśvaraṃ puṇyaṃ puṇyaṃ vidyādhareśvaram
the Daurvāsika (place), the Vyoma sacred place, the Candra sacred place, O best of the twice-born, the meritorious Citrāṅgadeśvara, the meritorious Vidyādhareśvara;
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KuP 1 33.15
केदारतीर्थमुग्राख्यं कालञ्जरमनुत्तमम् । सारस्वतं प्रभासं च भद्रकर्णं ह्रदं शुभम्
kedāratīrthamugrākhyaṃ kālañjaramanuttamam / sārasvataṃ prabhāsaṃ ca bhadrakarṇaṃ hradaṃ śubham
the Kedāra sacred place, the one called Ugra, the unsurpassed Kālañjara, the Sārasvata, Prabhāsa, and the auspicious pool Bhadrakarṇa;
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KuP 1 33.16
लौकिकाख्यं महातीर्थं तीर्थं चैव वृषध्वजम् । हिरण्यगर्भं गोप्रेक्ष्यं तीर्थं चैव वृषध्वजम्
laukikākhyaṃ mahātīrthaṃ tīrthaṃ caiva vṛṣadhvajam / hiraṇyagarbhaṃ goprekṣyaṃ tīrthaṃ caiva vṛṣadhvajam
the great sacred place called Laukika, and the sacred place Vṛṣadhvaja, Hiraṇyagarbha, Goprekṣya, and the sacred place Vṛṣadhvaja;
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KuP 1 33.17
उपशान्तं शिवं चैव व्याघ्रेश्वरमनुत्तमम् । त्रिलोचनं महातीर्थं लोलार्कं चोत्तराह्वयम्
upaśāntaṃ śivaṃ caiva vyāghreśvaramanuttamam / trilocanaṃ mahātīrthaṃ lolārkaṃ cottarāhvayam
Upaśānta and Śiva, the unsurpassed Vyāghreśvara, the great sacred place Trilocana, and Lolārka, called the Northern one;
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KuP 1 33.18
कपालमोचनं तीर्थं ब्रह्महत्याविनाशनम् । शुक्रेश्वरं महापुण्यमानन्दपुरमुत्तमम्
kapālamocanaṃ tīrthaṃ brahmahatyāvināśanam / śukreśvaraṃ mahāpuṇyamānandapuramuttamam
the sacred place Kapālamocana, which destroys the killing of a brahmin, the greatly meritorious Śukreśvara, and the excellent Ānandapura.
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KuP 1 33.19
एवमादीनि तीर्थानि प्राधान्यात् कथितानि तु । न शक्यं विस्तराद् वक्तुं तीर्थसंख्या द्विजात्तमाः
evamādīni tīrthāni prādhānyāt kathitāni tu / na śakyaṃ vistarād vaktuṃ tīrthasaṃkhyā dvijāttamāḥ
These and such sacred places have been told according to their prominence; it is not possible to state the number of the sacred places in full detail, O best of the twice-born.
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KuP 1 33.20
तेषु सर्वेषु तीर्थेषु स्नात्वाभ्यर्च्य पिनाकिनम् । उपोष्य तत्र तत्रासौ पाराशर्यो महामुनिः
teṣu sarveṣu tīrtheṣu snātvābhyarcya pinākinam / upoṣya tatra tatrāsau pārāśaryo mahāmuniḥ
In all those sacred places, having bathed and worshipped the bearer of the Pināka bow, and having fasted in each of them, that great sage, the son of Parāśara,
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KuP 1 33.21
तर्पयित्वा पितॄन् देवान् कृत्वा पिण्डप्रिदानकम् । जगाम पुनरेवापि यत्र विश्वेश्वरः शिवः
tarpayitvā pitṝn devān kṛtvā piṇḍapridānakam / jagāma punarevāpi yatra viśveśvaraḥ śivaḥ
having offered water-libations to the ancestors and the gods and made the offering of rice-balls, went once again to where Śiva, the Lord of All, is.
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KuP 1 33.22
स्नात्वाभ्यर्च्य परं लिङ्गं शिष्यैः सह महामुनिः । उवाच शिष्यान् धर्मात्मा स्वान् देशान् गन्तुमर्हथा
snātvābhyarcya paraṃ liṅgaṃ śiṣyaiḥ saha mahāmuniḥ / uvāca śiṣyān dharmātmā svān deśān gantumarhathā
Having bathed and worshipped the supreme liṅga together with his pupils, the great sage, whose nature was dharma, said to his pupils: “You should go to your own countries.”
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KuP 1 33.23
ते प्रणम्य महात्मानं जग्मुः पैलादयो द्विजाः । वासं च तत्र नियतो वाराणस्यां चकार सः
te praṇamya mahātmānaṃ jagmuḥ pailādayo dvijāḥ / vāsaṃ ca tatra niyato vārāṇasyāṃ cakāra saḥ
They, the twice-born, Paila and the others, bowed to the great soul and departed; and he, self-restrained, took up residence there in Vārāṇasī.
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KuP 1 33.24
शान्तो दान्तस्त्रिषवणंस्नात्वाभ्यर्च्य पिनाकिनम् । भैक्षाहारो विशुद्धात्मा ब्रह्मचर्यपरायणः
śānto dāntastriṣavaṇaṃsnātvābhyarcya pinākinam / bhaikṣāhāro viśuddhātmā brahmacaryaparāyaṇaḥ
Calm, self-controlled, bathing at the three junctures of the day and worshipping the bearer of the Pināka, living on alms, pure in soul, devoted to chastity —
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KuP 1 33.25
कदाचिद् वसता तत्र व्यासेनामिततेजसा । भ्रममाणेन भिक्षा तु नैव लब्धा द्विजोत्तमाः
kadācid vasatā tatra vyāsenāmitatejasā / bhramamāṇena bhikṣā tu naiva labdhā dvijottamāḥ
once, while Vyāsa of measureless splendour was dwelling there and wandering about, no alms at all were obtained, O best of the twice-born.
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KuP 1 33.26
ततः क्रोधावृततनुर्नराणामिह वासिनाम् । विघ्नं सृजामि सर्वेषां येन सिद्धिर्विहीयते
tataḥ krodhāvṛtatanurnarāṇāmiha vāsinām / vighnaṃ sṛjāmi sarveṣāṃ yena siddhirvihīyate
Then, his body overcome with anger (he said): “I shall create an obstruction for all the men living here, whereby their attainment shall be lost.”
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KuP 1 33.27
तत्क्षणे सा महादेवी शङ्करार्धशरीरिणी । प्रादुरासीत् स्वयं प्रीत्या वेषं कृत्वा तु मानुषम्
tatkṣaṇe sā mahādevī śaṅkarārdhaśarīriṇī / prādurāsīt svayaṃ prītyā veṣaṃ kṛtvā tu mānuṣam
At that moment that great Goddess, who is half the body of Śaṅkara, appeared of herself out of affection, having assumed a human guise.
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KuP 1 33.28
भो भो व्यास महाबुद्धे शप्तव्या भवता न हि । गृहाण भिक्षां मत्तस्त्वमुक्त्वैवं प्रददौ शिवा
bho bho vyāsa mahābuddhe śaptavyā bhavatā na hi / gṛhāṇa bhikṣāṃ mattastvamuktvaivaṃ pradadau śivā
“Ho, ho, Vyāsa of great intellect! You certainly must not curse. Take alms from me.” Speaking thus, Śivā gave (them).
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KuP 1 33.29
उवाच च महादेवी क्रोधनस्त्वं भवान् यतः । इह क्षेत्रे न वस्तव्यं कृतघ्नो ऽसि त्वया सदा
uvāca ca mahādevī krodhanastvaṃ bhavān yataḥ / iha kṣetre na vastavyaṃ kṛtaghno 'si tvayā sadā
And the great Goddess said: “Since you, sir, are prone to anger, you must not dwell in this holy place; you are always ungrateful.”
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KuP 1 33.30
एवमुक्तः स भगवान् ध्यानाज्ज्ञात्वा परां शिवाम् । उवाच प्रणतो भूत्वा स्तुत्वा च प्रवरैः स्तवैः
evamuktaḥ sa bhagavān dhyānājjñātvā parāṃ śivām / uvāca praṇato bhūtvā stutvā ca pravaraiḥ stavaiḥ
Addressed thus, that venerable one, recognising through meditation the supreme Śivā, bowed down and, having praised her with excellent hymns, said:
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KuP 1 33.31
चतुर्दश्यामथाष्टम्यां प्रवेशं देहि शाङ्करि । एवमस्त्वित्यनुज्ञाय देवी चान्तरधीयत
caturdaśyāmathāṣṭamyāṃ praveśaṃ dehi śāṅkari / evamastvityanujñāya devī cāntaradhīyata
"Grant (me) entry on the fourteenth and on the eighth (day), O Śāṅkarī." Having consented, "So be it," the Goddess vanished.
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KuP 1 33.32
एवं स भगवान् व्यासो महायोगी पुरातनः । ज्ञात्वा क्षेत्रगुणान् सर्वान् स्थितस्तस्याथ पार्श्वतः
evaṃ sa bhagavān vyāso mahāyogī purātanaḥ / jñātvā kṣetraguṇān sarvān sthitastasyātha pārśvataḥ
Thus that lord Vyāsa, the ancient great yogin, knowing all the virtues of the (holy) field, then remained at its side.
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KuP 1 33.33
एवं व्यासं स्थितं ज्ञात्वा क्षेत्रं सेवन्ति पण्डिताः । तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन वाराणस्यां वसेन्नरः
evaṃ vyāsaṃ sthitaṃ jñātvā kṣetraṃ sevanti paṇḍitāḥ / tasmāt sarvaprayatnena vārāṇasyāṃ vasennaraḥ
Knowing that Vyāsa dwells there in this way, the wise resort to the (holy) field; therefore a man should dwell in Vārāṇasī with every effort.
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KuP 1 33.34
सूत उवाच यः पठेदविमुक्तस्य माहात्म्यं शृणुयादपि । श्रावयेद् वा द्विजान् शान्तान् सो ऽपियातिपराङ्गतिम्
sūta uvāca yaḥ paṭhedavimuktasya māhātmyaṃ śṛṇuyādapi / śrāvayed vā dvijān śāntān so 'piyātiparāṅgatim
Sūta said: He who recites the greatness of Avimukta, or even hears it, or causes tranquil twice-born ones to hear it, he too goes to the highest state.
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KuP 1 33.35
श्राद्धे वा दैविके कार्ये रात्रावहनि वा द्विजाः । नदीनां चैव तीरेषु देवतायतनेषु च
śrāddhe vā daivike kārye rātrāvahani vā dvijāḥ / nadīnāṃ caiva tīreṣu devatāyataneṣu ca
At a śrāddha, or at a rite for the gods, by night or by day, O twice-born ones, and on the banks of rivers and in the temples of the gods—
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KuP 1 33.36
स्नात्वा समाहितमना दम्भमात्सर्यवर्जितः । जपेदीशं नमस्कृत्य स याति परमां गतिम्
snātvā samāhitamanā dambhamātsaryavarjitaḥ / japedīśaṃ namaskṛtya sa yāti paramāṃ gatim
—having bathed, with a concentrated mind, free of hypocrisy and envy, he should recite (it), having bowed to the Lord; he goes to the supreme goal.
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