Padma Purana — Svarga Khanda — Chapter 37
PdP 3 37.1
नारद उवाच-। अन्यानि च महाराज तीर्थानि पावनानि तु । वाराणस्यां स्थितानीह संशृणुष्व युधिष्ठिर
nārada uvāca-| anyāni ca mahārāja tīrthāni pāvanāni tu | vārāṇasyāṃ sthitānīha saṃśṛṇuṣva yudhiṣṭhira
Nārada said: And there are other purifying sacred fords, great king, situated here in Vārāṇasī — listen, Yudhiṣṭhira.
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PdP 3 37.2
प्रयागादधिकं तीर्थं प्रयागं परमं शुभम् । विश्वरूपं तथा तीर्थं तालतीर्थमनुत्तमम्
prayāgādadhikaṃ tīrthaṃ prayāgaṃ paramaṃ śubham | viśvarūpaṃ tathā tīrthaṃ tālatīrthamanuttamam
Prayāga, a ford greater than (any other) ford, Prayāga the supremely auspicious; likewise the Viśvarūpa ford, and the unsurpassed Tāla ford;
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PdP 3 37.3
आकाशाख्यं महातीर्थं तीर्थं चैवार्षभं परम् । सुनीलं च महातीर्थं गौरीतीर्थमनुत्तमम्
ākāśākhyaṃ mahātīrthaṃ tīrthaṃ caivārṣabhaṃ param | sunīlaṃ ca mahātīrthaṃ gaurītīrthamanuttamam
the great ford called Ākāśa, and the excellent Ārṣabha ford; the great ford Sunīla, and the unsurpassed Gaurī ford;
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PdP 3 37.4
प्राजापत्यं तथा तीर्थं स्वर्गद्वारं तथैव च । जंबुकेश्वरमित्युक्तं धर्माख्यं तीर्थमुत्तमम्
prājāpatyaṃ tathā tīrthaṃ svargadvāraṃ tathaiva ca | jaṃbukeśvaramityuktaṃ dharmākhyaṃ tīrthamuttamam
likewise the Prājāpatya ford, and also Svargadvāra; that called Jambukeśvara, and the excellent ford named Dharma;
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PdP 3 37.5
गयातीर्थं परं तीर्थं तीर्थं चैव महानदी । नारायणपरं तीर्थं वायुतीर्थमनुत्तमम्
gayātīrthaṃ paraṃ tīrthaṃ tīrthaṃ caiva mahānadī | nārāyaṇaparaṃ tīrthaṃ vāyutīrthamanuttamam
the Gayā ford, a supreme ford, and also the ford Mahānadī; the ford supreme in Nārāyaṇa, and the unsurpassed Vāyu ford;
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PdP 3 37.6
ज्ञानतीर्थं परं गुह्यं वाराहं तीर्थमुत्तमम् । यमतीर्थं यथापुण्यं तीर्थं संमूर्तिकं शुभम्
jñānatīrthaṃ paraṃ guhyaṃ vārāhaṃ tīrthamuttamam | yamatīrthaṃ yathāpuṇyaṃ tīrthaṃ saṃmūrtikaṃ śubham
the Jñāna ford, supremely secret, and the excellent Vārāha ford; the Yama ford, meritorious in due measure, and the auspicious Saṃmūrtika ford;
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PdP 3 37.7
अग्नितीर्थं महाराज कलशेश्वरमुत्तमम् । नागतीर्थं सोमतीर्थं सूर्यतीर्थं तथैव च
agnitīrthaṃ mahārāja kalaśeśvaramuttamam | nāgatīrthaṃ somatīrthaṃ sūryatīrthaṃ tathaiva ca
the Agni ford, great king, and the excellent Kalaśeśvara; the Nāga ford, the Soma ford, and likewise the Sūrya ford;
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PdP 3 37.8
पर्वताख्यं महागुह्यं मणिकर्ण्यमनुत्तमम् । घटोत्कचं तीर्थवरं श्रीतीर्थं च पितामहम्
parvatākhyaṃ mahāguhyaṃ maṇikarṇyamanuttamam | ghaṭotkacaṃ tīrthavaraṃ śrītīrthaṃ ca pitāmaham
that called Parvata, greatly secret, and the unsurpassed Maṇikarṇī; Ghaṭotkaca, best of fords, and the Śrī ford, and Pitāmaha;
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PdP 3 37.9
गंगातीर्थं तु देवेशं ययातेस्तीर्थमुत्तमम् । कापिलं चैव सोमेशं ब्रह्मतीर्थमनुत्तमम्
gaṃgātīrthaṃ tu deveśaṃ yayātestīrthamuttamam | kāpilaṃ caiva someśaṃ brahmatīrthamanuttamam
the Gaṅgā ford, and the lord of gods, and the excellent ford of Yayāti; and Kāpila and Someśa, and the unsurpassed Brahma ford;
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PdP 3 37.10
तत्र लिंगं पुराणीयं स्थातुं ब्रह्मा यथागतः । तदानीं स्थापयामास विष्णुस्तल्लिंगमैश्वरम्
tatra liṃgaṃ purāṇīyaṃ sthātuṃ brahmā yathāgataḥ | tadānīṃ sthāpayāmāsa viṣṇustalliṃgamaiśvaram
there was a liṅga to be brought (there) of old, when Brahmā came in order to abide (there); at that time Viṣṇu set up that lordly liṅga.
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PdP 3 37.11
तत्र स्नात्वा समागम्य ब्रह्मा प्रोवाच तं हरिम् । मयानीतमिदं लिंगं कस्मात्स्थापितवानसि
tatra snātvā samāgamya brahmā provāca taṃ harim | mayānītamidaṃ liṃgaṃ kasmātsthāpitavānasi
Having bathed there and come up, Brahmā said to Hari: "This liṅga was brought by me — why have you set it up?"
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PdP 3 37.12
तमाह विष्णुस्त्वत्तोऽपि रुद्रे भक्तिर्दृढा मम । तस्मात्प्रतिष्ठितं लिगं नाम्ना तव भविष्यति
tamāha viṣṇustvatto'pi rudre bhaktirdṛḍhā mama | tasmātpratiṣṭhitaṃ ligaṃ nāmnā tava bhaviṣyati
Viṣṇu said to him: "My devotion to Rudra is firmer even than yours; therefore the liṅga (though) established (by me) shall be under your name."
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PdP 3 37.13
भूतेश्वरं तथा तीर्थं तीर्थं धर्मसमुद्भवम् । गंधर्वतीर्थं सुशुभं वाह्नेयं तीर्थमुत्तमम्
bhūteśvaraṃ tathā tīrthaṃ tīrthaṃ dharmasamudbhavam | gaṃdharvatīrthaṃ suśubhaṃ vāhneyaṃ tīrthamuttamam
likewise the ford Bhūteśvara, and the ford arisen from dharma; the very auspicious Gandharva ford, and the excellent Vāhneya ford;
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PdP 3 37.14
दौर्वासिकं व्योमतीर्थं चंद्रतीर्थं युधिष्ठिर । चिंतांगदेश्वरं तीर्थं पुण्यं विद्याधरेश्वरम्
daurvāsikaṃ vyomatīrthaṃ caṃdratīrthaṃ yudhiṣṭhira | ciṃtāṃgadeśvaraṃ tīrthaṃ puṇyaṃ vidyādhareśvaram
The Daurvāsika (tīrtha), the Vyoma-tīrtha, the Candra-tīrtha, O Yudhiṣṭhira; the Cintāṅgadeśvara tīrtha, and the holy Vidyādhareśvara.
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PdP 3 37.15
केदारतीर्थमुग्राख्यं कालंजरमनुत्तमम् । सारस्वतं प्रभासं च रुद्रकर्णह्रदं शुभम्
kedāratīrthamugrākhyaṃ kālaṃjaramanuttamam | sārasvataṃ prabhāsaṃ ca rudrakarṇahradaṃ śubham
The Kedāra-tīrtha, the one called Ugra, the unsurpassed Kālañjara, the Sārasvata and the Prabhāsa, and the auspicious Rudrakarṇa pool.
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PdP 3 37.16
कोकिलाख्यं महातीर्थं तीर्थं चैव महालयम् । हिरण्यगर्भं गोप्रेक्षं तीर्थं चैवमनुत्तमम्
kokilākhyaṃ mahātīrthaṃ tīrthaṃ caiva mahālayam | hiraṇyagarbhaṃ goprekṣaṃ tīrthaṃ caivamanuttamam
The great tīrtha called Kokilā, and the tīrtha Mahālaya, Hiraṇyagarbha, Goprekṣa, and likewise the unsurpassed tīrtha.
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PdP 3 37.17
उपशांतं शिवं चैव व्याघ्रेश्वरमनुत्तमम् । त्रिलोचनं महातीर्थं लोकार्कं चोत्तराह्वयम्
upaśāṃtaṃ śivaṃ caiva vyāghreśvaramanuttamam | trilocanaṃ mahātīrthaṃ lokārkaṃ cottarāhvayam
Upaśānta and Śiva, and the unsurpassed Vyāghreśvara, the great tīrtha Trilocana, and Lokārka, and the one named Uttara.
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PdP 3 37.18
कपालमोचनं तीर्थं ब्रह्महत्याविनाशनम् । शुक्रेश्वरं महापुण्यमानंदपुरमुत्तमम्
kapālamocanaṃ tīrthaṃ brahmahatyāvināśanam | śukreśvaraṃ mahāpuṇyamānaṃdapuramuttamam
The Kapālamocana tīrtha, which destroys the killing of a brahmin; Śukreśvara, of great merit, and the excellent Ānandapura.
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PdP 3 37.19
एवमादीनि तीर्थानि वाराणस्यां स्थितानि वै । न शक्यं विस्तराद्वक्तुं कल्पकोटिशतैरपि
evamādīni tīrthāni vārāṇasyāṃ sthitāni vai | na śakyaṃ vistarādvaktuṃ kalpakoṭiśatairapi
These and other tīrthas are indeed situated in Vārāṇasī; they cannot be told in detail even in hundreds of crores of kalpas.
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