Kurma Purana — Upari Vibhaga — Chapter 40
KuP 2 40.1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र भृगुतीर्थ मनुत्तमम् । तत्र देवो भृगुः पुर्वं रुद्रमाराधयत् पुरा
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca tato gaccheta rājendra bhṛgutīrtha manuttamam / tatra devo bhṛguḥ purvaṃ rudramārādhayat purā
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then, best of kings, one should go to the unsurpassed Bhṛgutīrtha; there the divine Bhṛgu formerly propitiated Rudra.
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KuP 2 40.2
दर्शनात् तस्य देवस्य सद्यः पापात् प्रमुच्यते । एतत् क्षेत्रं सुविपुलं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
darśanāt tasya devasya sadyaḥ pāpāt pramucyate / etat kṣetraṃ suvipulaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam
By the sight of that god one is at once released from sin; this sacred field is very extensive, destroying all sins.
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KuP 2 40.3
तत्र स्नात्वा दिवं यान्ति ये मृतास्ते ऽपुनर्भवाः । उपानहोस्तथा युग्मं देयमन्नं सकाञ्चनम् । भोजनं च यथाशक्ति तदस्याक्षयमुच्यते
tatra snātvā divaṃ yānti ye mṛtāste 'punarbhavāḥ / upānahostathā yugmaṃ deyamannaṃ sakāñcanam / bhojanaṃ ca yathāśakti tadasyākṣayamucyate
Having bathed there they go to heaven; those who die there are not born again. And a pair of sandals should be given, and food together with gold, and a meal according to one's ability: for such a one that is said to be imperishable.
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KuP 2 40.4
क्षरन्ति सर्वदानानि यज्ञदानं तपः क्रिया । अक्षयं तत् तपस्तप्तं भृगुतीर्थे युधिष्ठिर
kṣaranti sarvadānāni yajñadānaṃ tapaḥ kriyā / akṣayaṃ tat tapastaptaṃ bhṛgutīrthe yudhiṣṭhira
All gifts perish — sacrificial giving, austerity, ritual acts; but that austerity practised at Bhṛgutīrtha is imperishable, Yudhiṣṭhira.
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KuP 2 40.5
तस्यैव तपसोग्रेण तुष्टेन त्रिपुरारिणा । सान्निध्यं तत्र कथितं भृगुतीर्थे युधिष्ठिर
tasyaiva tapasogreṇa tuṣṭena tripurāriṇā / sānnidhyaṃ tatra kathitaṃ bhṛgutīrthe yudhiṣṭhira
By his fierce austerity the enemy of Tripura was pleased, and his presence there at Bhṛgutīrtha was proclaimed, Yudhiṣṭhira.
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KuP 2 40.6
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र गौतमेश्वरमुत्तमम् । यत्राराध्य त्रिशूलाङ्कं गौतमः सिद्धिमाप्नुयात्
tato gaccheta rājendra gautameśvaramuttamam / yatrārādhya triśūlāṅkaṃ gautamaḥ siddhimāpnuyāt
Then, best of kings, one should go to the excellent Gautameśvara, where, having worshipped the trident-marked (god), Gautama attained perfection.
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KuP 2 40.7
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन् उपवासपरायणः । काञ्चनेन विमानेन ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
tatra snātvā naro rājan upavāsaparāyaṇaḥ / kāñcanena vimānena brahmaloke mahīyate
Having bathed there, O king, a man devoted to fasting is honoured in Brahmā's world, (going) by a golden aerial car.
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KuP 2 40.8
वृषोत्सर्गं ततो गच्छेच्छाश्वतं पदमाप्नुयात् । न जानन्ति नरा मूढा विष्णोर्मायाविमोहिताः
vṛṣotsargaṃ tato gacchecchāśvataṃ padamāpnuyāt / na jānanti narā mūḍhā viṣṇormāyāvimohitāḥ
Then one should go to Vṛṣotsarga; one would attain the eternal station. Deluded men, bewildered by Viṣṇu's māyā, do not know (it).
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KuP 2 40.9
धौतपापं ततो गच्छेद् धौतं यत्र वृषेण तु । नर्मदायां स्थितं राजन् सर्वपातकनाशनम् । तत्र तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा ब्रह्महत्यां व्यपोहति
dhautapāpaṃ tato gacched dhautaṃ yatra vṛṣeṇa tu / narmadāyāṃ sthitaṃ rājan sarvapātakanāśanam / tatra tīrthe naraḥ snātvā brahmahatyāṃ vyapohati
Then one should go to Dhautapāpa, where (sin) was washed away by the bull; it lies on the Narmadā, O king, and destroys all sins. A man who bathes at that ford wipes away (even) the killing of a brahmin.
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KuP 2 40.10
तत्र तीर्थे तु राजेन्द्र प्राणत्यागं करोति यः । चतुर्भुजस्त्रिनेत्रश्च हरतुल्यबलो भवेत्
tatra tīrthe tu rājendra prāṇatyāgaṃ karoti yaḥ / caturbhujastrinetraśca haratulyabalo bhavet
And he who gives up his life at that ford, O lord of kings, becomes four-armed and three-eyed, with strength equal to Hara's.
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KuP 2 40.11
वसेत् कल्पायुतं साग्रं शिवतुल्यपराक्रमः । कालेन महता जातः पृथिव्यामेकराड् भवेत्
vaset kalpāyutaṃ sāgraṃ śivatulyaparākramaḥ / kālena mahatā jātaḥ pṛthivyāmekarāḍ bhavet
He dwells (there) a full ten thousand kalpas, with prowess equal to Śiva's; and after a great length of time, being born (again), he becomes sole sovereign on earth.
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KuP 2 40.12
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र हंसतीर्थ मनुत्तमम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन् ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
tato gaccheta rājendra haṃsatīrtha manuttamam / tatra snātvā naro rājan brahmaloke mahīyate
Then, O lord of kings, one should go to Haṃsatīrtha, the most excellent; bathing there, a man, O king, is honoured in the world of Brahmā.
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KuP 2 40.13
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र सिद्धो यत्र जनार्दनः । वराहतीर्थ माख्यातं विष्णुलोकगतिप्रदम्
tato gaccheta rājendra siddho yatra janārdanaḥ / varāhatīrtha mākhyātaṃ viṣṇulokagatipradam
Then, O lord of kings, one should go where Janārdana attained perfection: the ford called Varāhatīrtha, which grants passage to Viṣṇu's world.
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KuP 2 40.14
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र चन्द्रतीर्थमनुत्तमम् । पौर्णमास्यां विशेषेण स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत् । स्नातमात्रो नरस्तत्र चन्द्रलोके महीयते
tato gaccheta rājendra candratīrthamanuttamam / paurṇamāsyāṃ viśeṣeṇa snānaṃ tatra samācaret / snātamātro narastatra candraloke mahīyate
Then, O lord of kings, one should go to Candratīrtha, the most excellent; one should perform bathing there especially on the full-moon day. Merely by bathing there, a man is honoured in the world of the moon.
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KuP 2 40.15
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र कन्यातीर्थमनुत्तमम् । शुक्लपक्षे तृतीयायां स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत् । स्नातमात्रो नरस्तत्र पृथिव्यामेकराड् भवेत्
tato gaccheta rājendra kanyātīrthamanuttamam / śuklapakṣe tṛtīyāyāṃ snānaṃ tatra samācaret / snātamātro narastatra pṛthivyāmekarāḍ bhavet
Then, O lord of kings, one should go to Kanyātīrtha, the most excellent; one should perform bathing there on the third day of the bright fortnight. Merely by bathing there, a man becomes sole sovereign on earth.
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KuP 2 40.16
देवतीर्थ ततो गच्छेत् सर्वदेवनमकृतम् । तत्र स्नात्वा च राजेन्द्र दैवतैः सह मोदते
devatīrtha tato gacchet sarvadevanamakṛtam / tatra snātvā ca rājendra daivataiḥ saha modate
Then one should go to Devatīrtha, which is saluted by all the gods; bathing there, O lord of kings, one rejoices together with the gods.
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KuP 2 40.17
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र शिखितीर्थमनुत्तमम् । यत् तत्र दीयते दानं सर्वं कोटिगुणं भवेत्
tato gaccheta rājendra śikhitīrthamanuttamam / yat tatra dīyate dānaṃ sarvaṃ koṭiguṇaṃ bhavet
Then, O lord of kings, one should go to Śikhitīrtha, the most excellent; whatever gift is given there becomes ten million times (as great).
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KuP 2 40.18
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र तीर्थं पैतामहं शुभम् । यत्तत्र क्रियते श्राद्धं सर्वं तदक्षयं भवेत्
tato gaccheta rājendra tīrthaṃ paitāmahaṃ śubham / yattatra kriyate śrāddhaṃ sarvaṃ tadakṣayaṃ bhavet
Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the auspicious ford of the Grandfather (Brahmā); whatever śrāddha is performed there all becomes imperishable.
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KuP 2 40.19
सावित्रीतीर्थमासाद्य यस्तु प्राणान् परित्यजेत् । विधूय सर्वपापानि ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
sāvitrītīrthamāsādya yastu prāṇān parityajet / vidhūya sarvapāpāni brahmaloke mahīyate
He who, having reached Sāvitrītīrtha, gives up his life, shakes off all his sins and is honoured in the world of Brahmā.
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KuP 2 40.20
मनोहरं तु तत्रैव तीर्थं परमशोभनम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन् दैवतैः सह मोदते
manoharaṃ tu tatraiva tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam / tatra snātvā naro rājan daivataiḥ saha modate
And in that very place there is Manohara, a supremely lovely ford; bathing there, a man, O king, rejoices together with the gods.
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KuP 2 40.21
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र मानसं तीर्थमुत्तमम् । स्नात्वा तत्र नरो राजन् रुद्रलोके महीयते
tato gaccheta rājendra mānasaṃ tīrthamuttamam / snātvā tatra naro rājan rudraloke mahīyate
Then, O lord of kings, one should go to Mānasa, the excellent ford; bathing there, a man, O king, is honoured in the world of Rudra.
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KuP 2 40.22
स्वर्गबिन्दुं ततो गच्छेत्तीर्थं देवनमस्कृतम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन् दुर्गतिं नैव गच्छति
svargabinduṃ tato gacchettīrthaṃ devanamaskṛtam / tatra snātvā naro rājan durgatiṃ naiva gacchati
Then one should go to Svargabindu, a ford saluted by the gods; bathing there, a man, O king, does not go to an evil destiny.
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KuP 2 40.23
अप्सरेशं ततो गच्छेत् स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत् । क्रीडते नाकलोकस्थो ह्यप्सरोभिः स मोदते
apsareśaṃ tato gacchet snānaṃ tatra samācaret / krīḍate nākalokastho hyapsarobhiḥ sa modate
Then one should go to Apsareśa and perform bathing there; he plays, dwelling in the world of heaven, and rejoices with the apsarases.
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KuP 2 40.24
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र भारभूतिमनुत्तमम् । उपोषितोर्ऽचयेदीशं रुद्रलोके महीयते । अस्मिंस्तीर्थे मृतो राजन् गाणपत्यमवाप्नुयात्
tato gaccheta rājendra bhārabhūtimanuttamam / upoṣitor'cayedīśaṃ rudraloke mahīyate / asmiṃstīrthe mṛto rājan gāṇapatyamavāpnuyāt
Then, O lord of kings, one should go to Bhārabhūti, the most excellent; having fasted, one should worship the Lord, (and) is honoured in the world of Rudra. One who dies at this ford, O king, would attain the state of a Gaṇa-lord.
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KuP 2 40.25
कार्तिके मासि देवेशमर्चयेत् पार्वतीपतिम् । अश्वमेधाद् दशगुणं प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः
kārtike māsi deveśamarcayet pārvatīpatim / aśvamedhād daśaguṇaṃ pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ
In the month of Kārttika one should worship the lord of gods, the husband of Pārvatī; the wise declare (this to be) ten times (more meritorious) than a horse sacrifice.
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KuP 2 40.26
वृषभं यः प्रयच्छेत तत्र कुन्देन्दुसप्रभम् । वृषयुक्तेन यानेन रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति
vṛṣabhaṃ yaḥ prayaccheta tatra kundendusaprabham / vṛṣayuktena yānena rudralokaṃ sa gacchati
He who gives there a bull bright as jasmine and the moon goes to Rudra's world in a vehicle yoked with bulls.
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KuP 2 40.27
एतत् तीर्थं समासाद्य यस्तु प्राणान् परित्यजेत् । सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति
etat tīrthaṃ samāsādya yastu prāṇān parityajet / sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā rudralokaṃ sa gacchati
He who, having reached this ford, gives up his life, his self purified of all sin, goes to the world of Rudra.
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KuP 2 40.28
जलप्रवेशं यः कुर्यात् तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नराधिप । हंसयुक्तेन यानेन स्वर्गलोकं स गच्छति
jalapraveśaṃ yaḥ kuryāt tasmiṃstīrthe narādhipa / haṃsayuktena yānena svargalokaṃ sa gacchati
He who enters the water at that ford, O ruler of men, goes to the world of heaven in a vehicle yoked with swans.
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KuP 2 40.29
एरण्ड्या नर्मदायास्तु संगमं लोकविश्रुतम् । तत्र तीर्थं महापुण्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
eraṇḍyā narmadāyāstu saṃgamaṃ lokaviśrutam / tatra tīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam
(There is) the world-famed confluence of the Eraṇḍī with the Narmadā; there (is) a holy place of great merit, destroying all sins.
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KuP 2 40.30
उपवासपरो भूत्वा नित्यं व्रतपरायणः । तत्र स्नात्वा तु राजेन्द्र मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया
upavāsaparo bhūtvā nityaṃ vrataparāyaṇaḥ / tatra snātvā tu rājendra mucyate brahmahatyayā
Having become devoted to fasting, ever intent upon vows, bathing there, O best of kings, one is freed from (the guilt of) brahmin-slaying.
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KuP 2 40.31
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र नर्मदोदधिसंगमम् । जमदग्निरिति ख्यातः सिद्धो यत्र जनार्दनः
tato gaccheta rājendra narmadodadhisaṃgamam / jamadagniriti khyātaḥ siddho yatra janārdanaḥ
Then, O best of kings, one should go to the confluence of the Narmadā and the ocean, where Janārdana, renowned as Jamadagni, became perfected.
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KuP 2 40.32
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन् नर्मदोदधिसंगमे । त्रिगुणं चाश्वमेधस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः
tatra snātvā naro rājan narmadodadhisaṃgame / triguṇaṃ cāśvamedhasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ
Bathing there, O king, at the confluence of the Narmadā and the ocean, a man obtains threefold the fruit of a horse-sacrifice.
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KuP 2 40.33
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र पिङ्गलेश्वरमुत्तमम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन् रुद्रलोके महीयते
tato gaccheta rājendra piṅgaleśvaramuttamam / tatra snātvā naro rājan rudraloke mahīyate
Then, O best of kings, one should go to the excellent Piṅgaleśvara; bathing there, O king, a man is honored in the world of Rudra.
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KuP 2 40.34
तत्रोपवासं यः कृत्वा पश्येत विमलेश्वरम् । सप्तजन्मकृतं पापं हित्वा याति शिवालयम्
tatropavāsaṃ yaḥ kṛtvā paśyeta vimaleśvaram / saptajanmakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ hitvā yāti śivālayam
He who, having fasted there, beholds Vimaleśvara, casting off the sin committed in seven births, goes to the abode of Śiva.
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KuP 2 40.35
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र आलिकातीर्थमुत्तमम् । उपोष्य रजनीमेकां नियतो नियताशनः । अस्य तीर्थस्य माहात्म्यान्मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया
tato gaccheta rājendra ālikātīrthamuttamam / upoṣya rajanīmekāṃ niyato niyatāśanaḥ / asya tīrthasya māhātmyānmucyate brahmahatyayā
Then, O best of kings, one should go to the excellent Ālikā-tīrtha; having fasted for a single night, restrained and restrained in food, by the greatness of this holy place one is freed from (the guilt of) brahmin-slaying.
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KuP 2 40.36
एतानि तव संक्षेपात् प्राधान्यात् कथितानि तु । न शक्या विस्तराद् वक्तुं संख्या तीर्थेषुपाण्डव
etāni tava saṃkṣepāt prādhānyāt kathitāni tu / na śakyā vistarād vaktuṃ saṃkhyā tīrtheṣupāṇḍava
These have been told to you in brief, according to their importance; the number of the holy places cannot be told in full, O Pāṇḍava.
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KuP 2 40.37
एषा पवित्रा विमला नदी त्रैलोक्यविश्रुता । नर्मदा सरितां श्रेष्ठा महादेवस्य वल्लभा
eṣā pavitrā vimalā nadī trailokyaviśrutā / narmadā saritāṃ śreṣṭhā mahādevasya vallabhā
This is a pure, spotless river, famed in the three worlds: the Narmadā, best of streams, dear to Mahādeva.
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KuP 2 40.38
मनसा संस्मरेद्यस्तु नर्मदां वै युधिष्ठिर । चान्द्रायणशतं साग्रं लभते नात्र संशयः
manasā saṃsmaredyastu narmadāṃ vai yudhiṣṭhira / cāndrāyaṇaśataṃ sāgraṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ
He who calls the Narmadā to mind with his thought, O Yudhiṣṭhira, gains a full hundred cāndrāyaṇa (fasts); of this there is no doubt.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 40.39
अश्रद्दधानाः पुरुषा नास्तिक्यं घोरमाश्रिताः । पतन्ति नरके घोरे इत्याह परमेश्वरः
aśraddadhānāḥ puruṣā nāstikyaṃ ghoramāśritāḥ / patanti narake ghore ityāha parameśvaraḥ
Men without faith, who resort to dreadful denial (of God), fall into a dreadful hell — thus said the Supreme Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
KuP 2 40.40
नर्मदां सेवते नित्यं स्वयं देवो महेश्वरः । तेन पुण्या नदी ज्ञेया ब्रह्महत्यापहारिणी
narmadāṃ sevate nityaṃ svayaṃ devo maheśvaraḥ / tena puṇyā nadī jñeyā brahmahatyāpahāriṇī
The god Maheśvara himself constantly attends upon the Narmadā; therefore the river is to be known as holy, taking away (the guilt of) brahmin-slaying.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition