Padma Purana — Svarga Khanda — Chapter 21

PdP 3 21.1

नारद उवाच- ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र विहगेश्वरमुत्तमम् । दर्शनात्तस्यराजेंद्र मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः

nārada uvāca- tato gaccheta rājeṃdra vihageśvaramuttamam | darśanāttasyarājeṃdra mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ

Nārada said: Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the excellent Vihageśvara; by seeing him, O lord of kings, one is freed from all sins.

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PdP 3 21.2

ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र नर्मदेश्वरमुत्तमम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्स्वर्गलोके महीयते

tato gaccheta rājendra narmadeśvaramuttamam | tatra snātvā naro rājansvargaloke mahīyate

Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the excellent Narmadeśvara; having bathed there, O king, a man is honoured in the world of heaven.

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PdP 3 21.3

अश्वतीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत् । सुभगो दर्शनीयश्च भोगवान्जायते नरः

aśvatīrthaṃ tato gacchetsnānaṃ tatra samācaret | subhago darśanīyaśca bhogavānjāyate naraḥ

Then one should go to Aśvatīrtha and perform bathing there; a man is born fortunate, handsome, and possessed of enjoyments.

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PdP 3 21.4

पितामहं ततो गच्छेद्ब्रह्मणा निर्मितं पुरा । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो भक्त्या पितृपिंडं तु दापयेत्

pitāmahaṃ tato gacchedbrahmaṇā nirmitaṃ purā | tatra snātvā naro bhaktyā pitṛpiṃḍaṃ tu dāpayet

Then one should go to Pitāmaha, fashioned of old by Brahmā; having bathed there, a man should with devotion have the ancestral rice-ball offered.

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PdP 3 21.5

तिलदर्भविमिश्रं तु उदकं तु प्रदापयेत् । तस्य तीर्थप्रभावेण सर्वं भवति चाक्षयम्

tiladarbhavimiśraṃ tu udakaṃ tu pradāpayet | tasya tīrthaprabhāveṇa sarvaṃ bhavati cākṣayam

And he should have water offered, mixed with sesame and darbha grass; by the power of that ford everything becomes imperishable (for him).

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PdP 3 21.6

सावित्री तीर्थमासाद्य यस्तु स्नानं समाचरेत् । विधूय सर्वपापानि ब्रह्मलोके महीयते

sāvitrī tīrthamāsādya yastu snānaṃ samācaret | vidhūya sarvapāpāni brahmaloke mahīyate

He who, reaching Sāvitrītīrtha, performs bathing, having shaken off all sins is honoured in the world of Brahmā.

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PdP 3 21.7

मनोहरं च तत्रैव तीर्थं परमशोभनम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्पितृलोके महीयते

manoharaṃ ca tatraiva tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam | tatra snātvā naro rājanpitṛloke mahīyate

And in that very place there is the ford Manohara, supremely beautiful; having bathed there, O king, a man is honoured in the world of the ancestors.

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PdP 3 21.8

ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र मानसं तीर्थमुत्तमम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्रुद्रलोके महीयते

tato gaccheta rājeṃdra mānasaṃ tīrthamuttamam | tatra snātvā naro rājanrudraloke mahīyate

Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the excellent tīrtha Mānasa; having bathed there, a man, O king, is honoured in the world of Rudra.

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PdP 3 21.9

ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र क्रतुतीर्थमनुत्तमम् । विख्यातं सर्वलोकेषु सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्

tato gaccheta rājeṃdra kratutīrthamanuttamam | vikhyātaṃ sarvalokeṣu sarvapāpapraṇāśanam

Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the unsurpassed Kratu-tīrtha, renowned in all the worlds, destroyer of all sins.

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PdP 3 21.10

यान्यान्प्रार्थयते कामान्पशुपुत्रधनानि च । प्राप्नुयात्तानि सर्वाणि तत्र स्नात्वा नराधिप

yānyānprārthayate kāmānpaśuputradhanāni ca | prāpnuyāttāni sarvāṇi tatra snātvā narādhipa

Whatever desires he prays for — cattle, sons and wealth — all those he would obtain by bathing there, O ruler of men.

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PdP 3 21.11

ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र त्रिदशद्योति विश्रुतम् । तत्र ता ऋषिकन्यास्तु तपस्तप्यंति सुव्रताः

tato gaccheta rājeṃdra tridaśadyoti viśrutam | tatra tā ṛṣikanyāstu tapastapyaṃti suvratāḥ

Then, O lord of kings, one should go to (the tīrtha) famed as Tridaśadyoti; there those daughters of sages, firm in their vows, practise austerity.

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PdP 3 21.12

भर्त्ता भवतु सर्वासामीश्वरः प्रभुरव्ययः । प्रीतस्तेषां महादेवश्चंडरूपधरो हरः

bharttā bhavatu sarvāsāmīśvaraḥ prabhuravyayaḥ | prītasteṣāṃ mahādevaścaṃḍarūpadharo haraḥ

"May the Lord, the imperishable master, be the husband of us all" — Mahādeva, Hara, bearing a fierce form, was pleased with them.

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PdP 3 21.13

विकृतानन बीभत्सस्तच्च तीर्थमुपागतः । तत्र कन्या महाराज वराय परमेश्वरः

vikṛtānana bībhatsastacca tīrthamupāgataḥ | tatra kanyā mahārāja varāya parameśvaraḥ

With distorted face and loathsome, he came to that tīrtha; there, O great king, the Supreme Lord (came) to the maidens as a suitor.

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PdP 3 21.14

कन्याऋद्धिं च यः सेवेत्कन्यादानं प्रयच्छति । तीर्थं तत्र महाराज दशकन्येति विश्रुतम्

kanyāṛddhiṃ ca yaḥ sevetkanyādānaṃ prayacchati | tīrthaṃ tatra mahārāja daśakanyeti viśrutam

And whoever attends upon the prosperity of maidens (there) and makes the gift of a maiden — the tīrtha there, O great king, is renowned as Daśakanyā.

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PdP 3 21.15

तत्र स्नात्वार्च्चयेद्देवं सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र स्वर्गबिंदुरिति श्रुतम्

tatra snātvārccayeddevaṃ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate | tato gaccheta rājeṃdra svargabiṃduriti śrutam

Having bathed there one should worship the god; he is freed from all sins. Then, O lord of kings, one should go to (the tīrtha) known as Svargabindu.

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PdP 3 21.16

तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्दुर्गतिं च न पश्यति । अप्सरेशं ततो गच्छेत्स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत्

tatra snātvā naro rājandurgatiṃ ca na paśyati | apsareśaṃ tato gacchetsnānaṃ tatra samācaret

Having bathed there, a man, O king, does not see an evil destiny. Then one should go to Apsareśa and perform bathing there.

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PdP 3 21.17

क्रीडते नागलोकस्थोऽप्सरोभिः सह मोदते । ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र नरकं तीर्थमुत्तमम्

krīḍate nāgalokastho'psarobhiḥ saha modate | tato gaccheta rājeṃdra narakaṃ tīrthamuttamam

Dwelling in the world of the nāgas he plays, and delights together with the apsarases. Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the excellent tīrtha Naraka.

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PdP 3 21.18

तत्र स्नात्वार्च्चयेद्देवं नरकं च न गच्छति । भारभूतं ततो गच्छेदुपवासपरायणः

tatra snātvārccayeddevaṃ narakaṃ ca na gacchati | bhārabhūtaṃ tato gacchedupavāsaparāyaṇaḥ

Having bathed there one should worship the god, and he does not go to hell. Then, devoted to fasting, one should go to Bhārabhūta.

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PdP 3 21.19

एतत्तीर्थं समासाद्य अवतारं तु शांभवम् । अर्चयित्वा विरूपाक्षं रुद्रलोके महीयते

etattīrthaṃ samāsādya avatāraṃ tu śāṃbhavam | arcayitvā virūpākṣaṃ rudraloke mahīyate

Having reached this tīrtha, which is Śambhu's descent (avatāra), and having worshipped Virūpākṣa, one is honoured in the world of Rudra.

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PdP 3 21.20

तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा भारभूते महात्मनः । यत्रतत्र मृतस्यापि ध्रुवं गाणेश्वरी गतिः

tasmiṃstīrthe naraḥ snātvā bhārabhūte mahātmanaḥ | yatratatra mṛtasyāpi dhruvaṃ gāṇeśvarī gatiḥ

When a man has bathed in that tīrtha of the great one, Bhārabhūta, then even if he dies anywhere at all, his course is surely to Gaṇeśvara('s world).

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PdP 3 21.21

कार्तिकस्य तु मासस्य अर्चयित्वा महेश्वरम् । अश्वमेधाच्छतगुणं प्रवदंति मनीषिणः

kārtikasya tu māsasya arcayitvā maheśvaram | aśvamedhācchataguṇaṃ pravadaṃti manīṣiṇaḥ

But if in the month of Kārttika one worships Maheśvara, the wise declare (the merit) to be a hundred times that of a horse sacrifice.

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PdP 3 21.22

दीपकानां शतं कृत्वा घृतपूर्णं तु दापयेत् । विमानैः सूर्यसंकाशैर्व्रजते यत्र शंकरः

dīpakānāṃ śataṃ kṛtvā ghṛtapūrṇaṃ tu dāpayet | vimānaiḥ sūryasaṃkāśairvrajate yatra śaṃkaraḥ

Having made a hundred lamps, he should have them filled with ghee (and offered); he goes, in chariots resembling the sun, to where Śaṅkara is.

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PdP 3 21.23

वृषभं यः प्रयच्छेत शंखकुंदेंदु संनिभम् । वृषयुक्तेन यानेन रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति

vṛṣabhaṃ yaḥ prayaccheta śaṃkhakuṃdeṃdu saṃnibham | vṛṣayuktena yānena rudralokaṃ sa gacchati

Whoever gives a bull like a conch, a jasmine flower, or the moon, he goes to the world of Rudra in a vehicle yoked with bulls.

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PdP 3 21.24

चरुमेकं तु यो दद्यात्तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नराधिप । पायसं मधुसंयुक्तं भक्ष्याणि विविधानि च

carumekaṃ tu yo dadyāttasmiṃstīrthe narādhipa | pāyasaṃ madhusaṃyuktaṃ bhakṣyāṇi vividhāni ca

But whoever offers a single oblation-dish at that tīrtha, O ruler of men — milk-rice mixed with honey and various foods —

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PdP 3 21.25

यथाशक्त्यनुराजेंद्र भोजयेत्सहदक्षिणम् । तस्यतीर्थप्रभावेण सर्वं कोटिगुणं भवेत्

yathāśaktyanurājeṃdra bhojayetsahadakṣiṇam | tasyatīrthaprabhāveṇa sarvaṃ koṭiguṇaṃ bhavet

and should feed (brahmins) according to his ability, O lord of kings, together with a fee — by the power of that tīrtha all of it becomes a crore-fold.

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PdP 3 21.26

नर्मदाया जलं सिक्त्वा अर्चयित्वा वृषध्वजम् । दुर्गतिं च न पंश्यंति तस्य तीर्थप्रभावतः

narmadāyā jalaṃ siktvā arcayitvā vṛṣadhvajam | durgatiṃ ca na paṃśyaṃti tasya tīrthaprabhāvataḥ

Having poured the water of the Narmadā (over him) and worshipped the bull-bannered god, they do not see an evil destiny, through the power of that tīrtha.

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PdP 3 21.27

एतत्तीर्थं समासाद्य यस्तुप्राणान्परित्यजेत् । सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा व्रजते यत्र शंकरः

etattīrthaṃ samāsādya yastuprāṇānparityajet | sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā vrajate yatra śaṃkaraḥ

Having reached this tīrtha, whoever gives up his life-breaths, his self purified of all sins, goes to where Śaṅkara is.

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PdP 3 21.28

जलप्रवेशं यः कुर्यात्तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नराधिप । हंसयुक्तेन यानेन रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति

jalapraveśaṃ yaḥ kuryāttasmiṃstīrthe narādhipa | haṃsayuktena yānena rudralokaṃ sa gacchati

Whoever, O lord of men, enters the water at that sacred ford goes to Rudra's world in a chariot yoked with swans.

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PdP 3 21.29

यावच्चंद्रश्च सूर्यश्च हिमवांश्च महोदधिः । गंगाद्याः सरितो यावत्तावत्स्वर्गे महीयते

yāvaccaṃdraśca sūryaśca himavāṃśca mahodadhiḥ | gaṃgādyāḥ sarito yāvattāvatsvarge mahīyate

As long as the moon and the sun (endure), and the Himalaya and the great ocean, and as long as the Ganges and the other rivers (endure), so long is he honoured in heaven.

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PdP 3 21.30

अनाशनं तु यः कुर्यात्तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नराधिप । गर्भवासे तु राजेंद्र न पुनर्जायते नरः

anāśanaṃ tu yaḥ kuryāttasmiṃstīrthe narādhipa | garbhavāse tu rājeṃdra na punarjāyate naraḥ

But whoever fasts (from all food) at that sacred ford, O best of kings, that man is not born again into dwelling in a womb.

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PdP 3 21.31

ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र अटवीतीर्थमुत्तमम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्निंद्रस्यार्द्धासनंलभेत्

tato gaccheta rājeṃdra aṭavītīrthamuttamam | tatra snātvā naro rājanniṃdrasyārddhāsanaṃlabhet

Then, O best of kings, one should go to the excellent Aṭavī ford; having bathed there, O king, a man obtains half of Indra's throne.

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PdP 3 21.32

शृंगतीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । तत्रापि स्नातमात्रस्य ध्रुवं गाणेश्वरी गतिः

śṛṃgatīrthaṃ tato gacchetsarvapāpapraṇāśanam | tatrāpi snātamātrasya dhruvaṃ gāṇeśvarī gatiḥ

Then one should go to Śṛṅgatīrtha, which destroys all sins; there too, for one who has merely bathed, the goal of Gaṇeśvara is certain.

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PdP 3 21.33

एरंडीनर्मदायाश्च संगमं लोकविश्रुतम् । तत्र तीर्थं महापुण्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्

eraṃḍīnarmadāyāśca saṃgamaṃ lokaviśrutam | tatra tīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam

And (one should go to) the confluence of the Eraṇḍī and the Narmadā, famed in the world; there is a sacred ford of great merit, destroying all sins.

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PdP 3 21.34

उपवासपरो भूत्वा नित्यं ब्रह्मपरायणः । तत्र स्नात्वा तु राजेंद्र मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया

upavāsaparo bhūtvā nityaṃ brahmaparāyaṇaḥ | tatra snātvā tu rājeṃdra mucyate brahmahatyayā

Becoming devoted to fasting, ever intent on Brahman, having bathed there, O best of kings, one is freed from (the sin of) killing a brahmin.

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PdP 3 21.35

ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र नर्मदोदधिसंगमम् । जमदग्निरिति ख्यातं सिद्धो यत्र जनार्दनः

tato gaccheta rājendra narmadodadhisaṃgamam | jamadagniriti khyātaṃ siddho yatra janārdanaḥ

Then, O king, one should go to the confluence of the Narmadā and the ocean, known as Jamadagni, where Janārdana attained perfection.

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PdP 3 21.36

यत्रेष्ट्वा बहुभिर्यज्ञैरिंद्रो देवाधिपोभवत् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्नर्मदोदधिसंगमे

yatreṣṭvā bahubhiryajñairiṃdro devādhipobhavat | tatra snātvā naro rājannarmadodadhisaṃgame

Where, having sacrificed with many sacrifices, Indra became lord of the gods — a man who bathes there, O king, at the confluence of the Narmadā and the ocean,

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PdP 3 21.37

त्रिगुणस्याश्वमेधस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः । पश्चिमोदधिसायुज्यं मुक्तिद्वारविघाटनम्

triguṇasyāśvamedhasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ | paścimodadhisāyujyaṃ muktidvāravighāṭanam

that man obtains the fruit of three horse-sacrifices; (there is) union with the western ocean, the flinging open of the door of liberation.

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PdP 3 21.38

तत्र देवाः सगंधर्वा ऋषयः सिद्धचारणाः । आराधयंति देवेशं त्रिसंध्यं विमलेश्वरम्

tatra devāḥ sagaṃdharvā ṛṣayaḥ siddhacāraṇāḥ | ārādhayaṃti deveśaṃ trisaṃdhyaṃ vimaleśvaram

There the gods together with the gandharvas, the seers, the siddhas and the cāraṇas worship the lord of gods, Vimaleśvara, at the three junctures of the day.

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PdP 3 21.39

सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा रुद्रलोके महीयते । विमलेश्वरपरं तीर्थं न भूतं न भविष्यति

sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā rudraloke mahīyate | vimaleśvaraparaṃ tīrthaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati

With his self purified of all sin, he is honoured in Rudra's world; a ford superior to Vimaleśvara has not been and will not be.

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PdP 3 21.40

तत्रोपवासं कृत्वा ये पश्यंति विमलेश्वरम् । सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा रुद्रलोकं व्रजंति ते

tatropavāsaṃ kṛtvā ye paśyaṃti vimaleśvaram | sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā rudralokaṃ vrajaṃti te

Those who, having fasted there, behold Vimaleśvara — their selves purified of all sin, they go to Rudra's world.

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PdP 3 21.41

ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र केशिनीतीर्थमुत्तमम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्नुपवासपरायणः

tato gaccheta rājeṃdra keśinītīrthamuttamam | tatra snātvā naro rājannupavāsaparāyaṇaḥ

Then, O best of kings, one should go to the excellent Keśinī ford; having bathed there, O king, a man intent on fasting,

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PdP 3 21.42

उपोष्य रजनीमेकां नियतो नियताशनः । तत्र तीर्थप्रभावेण मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया

upoṣya rajanīmekāṃ niyato niyatāśanaḥ | tatra tīrthaprabhāveṇa mucyate brahmahatyayā

having fasted for a single night, restrained and restrained in his eating, is there freed by the power of the ford from (the sin of) killing a brahmin.

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PdP 3 21.43

सर्वतीर्थाभिषेकं च यः पश्येत्सागरेश्वरम् । योजनाभ्यंतरे तिष्ठेदावर्ते संस्थितः शिवः

sarvatīrthābhiṣekaṃ ca yaḥ paśyetsāgareśvaram | yojanābhyaṃtare tiṣṭhedāvarte saṃsthitaḥ śivaḥ

And whoever beholds Sāgareśvara, (which is) the bathing-place of all fords — Śiva abides within a yojana, established in the whirlpool.

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PdP 3 21.44

तं दृष्ट्वा सर्वतीर्थानि दृष्टानि स्युर्न संशयः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो यत्र रुद्र सः गच्छति

taṃ dṛṣṭvā sarvatīrthāni dṛṣṭāni syurna saṃśayaḥ | sarvapāpavinirmukto yatra rudra saḥ gacchati

By seeing him all the fords are seen, there is no doubt; freed from all sins, he goes where Rudra is.

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PdP 3 21.45

नर्मदासंगमं यावद्यावच्चामरकंटकम् । तत्रांतरे महाराजन्तीर्थकोट्योदकस्थिताः

narmadāsaṃgamaṃ yāvadyāvaccāmarakaṃṭakam | tatrāṃtare mahārājantīrthakoṭyodakasthitāḥ

As far as the confluence of the Narmadā, and as far as Amarakaṇṭaka — in that stretch, O great king, ten million fords are situated in the water.

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PdP 3 21.46

तीर्थात्तीर्थाटनं चर्या ऋषिकोटिनिषेविता । अग्निहोत्रैश्च दिव्यांशैः सर्वैर्ज्ञानपरायणैः

tīrthāttīrthāṭanaṃ caryā ṛṣikoṭiniṣevitā | agnihotraiśca divyāṃśaiḥ sarvairjñānaparāyaṇaiḥ

The practice of wandering from ford to ford has been frequented by ten million seers, and by (those maintaining) the fire-offerings, of divine portions, all intent on knowledge.

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PdP 3 21.47

सेवितास्तेन राजेंद्र ईप्सितार्थप्रदायिकाः । यश्चेदं वै पठेन्नित्यं शृणुयाद्वापि भक्तितः

sevitāstena rājeṃdra īpsitārthapradāyikāḥ | yaścedaṃ vai paṭhennityaṃ śṛṇuyādvāpi bhaktitaḥ

They have been served by him, O best of kings, and (they are) granters of the desired object; and whoever recites this constantly, or hears it with devotion —

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PdP 3 21.48

तं तु तीर्थानि सर्वाणि अभिषिंचंति पांडव । नर्मदा च सदा प्रीता भवेद्वै नात्र संशयः

taṃ tu tīrthāni sarvāṇi abhiṣiṃcaṃti pāṃḍava | narmadā ca sadā prītā bhavedvai nātra saṃśayaḥ

But all the sacred fords bathe him, O Pāṇḍava, and Narmadā is ever pleased (with him) — of this there is no doubt.

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PdP 3 21.49

प्रीतस्तस्य भवेद्रुद्रो मार्कंडेयो महामुनिः । वंध्या च लभते पुत्रान्दुर्भगा सुभगाभवेत्

prītastasya bhavedrudro mārkaṃḍeyo mahāmuniḥ | vaṃdhyā ca labhate putrāndurbhagā subhagābhavet

Rudra becomes pleased with him, and Mārkaṇḍeya the great sage; a barren woman obtains sons, and an ill-favoured woman becomes fortunate.

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PdP 3 21.50

कुमारीं लभते भर्त्ता यच्च यो वाञ्छते फलम् । तदेव लभते सर्वं नात्र कार्या विचारणा

kumārīṃ labhate bharttā yacca yo vāñchate phalam | tadeva labhate sarvaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

A maiden obtains a husband, and whatever fruit anyone desires, that very thing he obtains entirely — no doubt need be entertained here.

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PdP 3 21.51

ब्राह्मणो वेदमाप्नोति क्षत्रियो विजयी भवेत् । वैश्यस्तु लभते धान्यं शूद्रः प्राप्नोति सद्गतिम्

brāhmaṇo vedamāpnoti kṣatriyo vijayī bhavet | vaiśyastu labhate dhānyaṃ śūdraḥ prāpnoti sadgatim

A brahmin attains the Veda, a kṣatriya becomes victorious, a vaiśya obtains grain, and a śūdra reaches a good destiny.

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PdP 3 21.52

मूर्खस्तु लभते विद्यां त्रिसंध्यं यः पठेन्नरः । नरकं च न पश्येत वियोनिं च न गच्छति

mūrkhastu labhate vidyāṃ trisaṃdhyaṃ yaḥ paṭhennaraḥ | narakaṃ ca na paśyeta viyoniṃ ca na gacchati

A fool obtains learning — the man who recites (this) at the three junctures of the day; and he does not see hell, nor does he go to an animal birth.

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