Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 154
PdP 6 154.1
साभ्रमत्यास्तटे गुप्तं तीर्थं परमपावनम् । खङ्गधारमिति ख्यातं कलौ गुप्तं भविष्यति
sābhramatyāstaṭe guptaṃ tīrthaṃ paramapāvanam | khaṅgadhāramiti khyātaṃ kalau guptaṃ bhaviṣyati
On the bank of the Sābhramatī is a hidden ford, supremely purifying, known as Khaṅgadhāra; in the Kali age it will be hidden.
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PdP 6 154.2
यत्र प्रसंगतः स्नात्वा पीत्वा वापो यदृच्छया । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो रुद्रलोके महीयते
yatra prasaṃgataḥ snātvā pītvā vāpo yadṛcchayā | sarvapāpavinirmukto rudraloke mahīyate
Where, having bathed by chance or drunk the water at random, one is freed from all sins and is honoured in the world of Rudra.
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PdP 6 154.3
यत्र साभ्रमती पुण्या कश्यपानुगता सती । रुद्रेण हि जटाजूटे धृता पातालगामिनः
yatra sābhramatī puṇyā kaśyapānugatā satī | rudreṇa hi jaṭājūṭe dhṛtā pātālagāminaḥ
Where the meritorious Sābhramatī, the virtuous one who followed Kaśyapa, was held in the matted hair of Rudra as she was going to the netherworld.
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PdP 6 154.4
खङ्गधारेति वै नाम्ना रुद्रस्तत्रैव संस्थितः । यत्र स्नात्वा दिवं याताः पापिनोऽपि सुरेश्वरि
khaṅgadhāreti vai nāmnā rudrastatraiva saṃsthitaḥ | yatra snātvā divaṃ yātāḥ pāpino'pi sureśvari
There Rudra is established, by the name "Khaṅgadhārā"; bathing there, even sinners have gone to heaven, O mistress of the gods.
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PdP 6 154.5
अत्रैवोदाहरंतीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । किरातेन कृतं यच्च व्रतं परमदुष्करम्
atraivodāharaṃtīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam | kirātena kṛtaṃ yacca vrataṃ paramaduṣkaram
On just this (matter) they relate this ancient tale, and (tell of) the exceedingly hard vow performed by a Kirāta.
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PdP 6 154.6
पार्वत्युवाच। किं नाम वै किरातोऽभूत्किं तेन व्रतमाहितम् । तत्सर्वं श्रोतुमिच्छामि यथातथ्येन कथ्यताम्
pārvatyuvāca| kiṃ nāma vai kirāto'bhūtkiṃ tena vratamāhitam | tatsarvaṃ śrotumicchāmi yathātathyena kathyatām
Pārvatī said: What was the Kirāta's name? What vow was undertaken by him? All that I wish to hear; let it be told just as it happened.
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PdP 6 154.7
नह्यन्यो विद्यते लोके त्वां विना वदतां वरः । तस्मात्कथय भो देव सर्वं शुश्रूषणे हितम्
nahyanyo vidyate loke tvāṃ vinā vadatāṃ varaḥ | tasmātkathaya bho deva sarvaṃ śuśrūṣaṇe hitam
For there is no other in the world, apart from you, who is the best of speakers; therefore tell, O god, all that is good for one eager to listen.
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PdP 6 154.8
महादेव उवाच। आसीत्पुरा महारौद्रश्चंडो नाम दुरात्मवान् । क्रूरः शठो नैष्कृतिको भूतानां च भयावहः
mahādeva uvāca| āsītpurā mahāraudraścaṃḍo nāma durātmavān | krūraḥ śaṭho naiṣkṛtiko bhūtānāṃ ca bhayāvahaḥ
Mahādeva said: Long ago there was a very terrible (man) named Caṇḍa, of evil soul, cruel, deceitful, mischievous, and a source of fear to living beings.
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PdP 6 154.9
जालेन मत्स्यान्दुष्टात्मा घातयत्यनिशं ततः । भल्लैर्मृगान्श्वापदांश्च कृष्णसारान्सशल्लकान्
jālena matsyānduṣṭātmā ghātayatyaniśaṃ tataḥ | bhallairmṛgānśvāpadāṃśca kṛṣṇasārānsaśallakān
That evil-souled one then had fish killed ceaselessly with a net, and with arrows (killed) deer and beasts of prey, black antelopes and porcupines,
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PdP 6 154.10
खगान्नानाविधांश्चैव विध्वा कांश्चित्प्रपातयेत् । पक्षिणो घातयन्क्रुद्धो बर्हिणश्च विशेषतः
khagānnānāvidhāṃścaiva vidhvā kāṃścitprapātayet | pakṣiṇo ghātayankruddho barhiṇaśca viśeṣataḥ
and birds of many kinds — piercing them, he would bring some down; in anger he killed birds, and peacocks especially.
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PdP 6 154.11
लुब्धको हि महापापो दुष्टो दुष्टजनप्रियः । भार्या तथाविधा तस्य पुंश्चली च महामया
lubdhako hi mahāpāpo duṣṭo duṣṭajanapriyaḥ | bhāryā tathāvidhā tasya puṃścalī ca mahāmayā
For the hunter was a great sinner, wicked, dear to wicked people; and his wife was of the same sort, unchaste and full of great guile.
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PdP 6 154.12
एवं विहरतस्तस्य बहुकालो व्यवर्त्तत । एकदा निशि पापीयान्श्रीवृक्षोपरि संस्थितः
evaṃ viharatastasya bahukālo vyavarttata | ekadā niśi pāpīyānśrīvṛkṣopari saṃsthitaḥ
While he lived on in this way, a long time passed. Once at night that most sinful one was stationed up in a bilva tree,
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PdP 6 154.13
कोलं हंतुं धनुःपाणिः शरं संयोज्य कार्मुके । एवं निशा गता तस्य जाग्रतो निमिषस्य हि । माघमासे सितायां वै चतुर्दश्यां नगात्मजे
kolaṃ haṃtuṃ dhanuḥpāṇiḥ śaraṃ saṃyojya kārmuke | evaṃ niśā gatā tasya jāgrato nimiṣasya hi | māghamāse sitāyāṃ vai caturdaśyāṃ nagātmaje
bow in hand, having fitted an arrow to the bow, in order to kill a boar. Thus the night passed for him as he stayed awake without blinking, in the month of Māgha, in the bright (fortnight), on the fourteenth, O daughter of the mountain.
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PdP 6 154.14
श्रीवृक्षपत्राणि बहूनि तत्र संच्छेदयामास रुषान्वितोऽपि । श्रीवृक्षमूले परिवर्त्तमानं लिगं च तस्योपरितानि पेतुः
śrīvṛkṣapatrāṇi bahūni tatra saṃcchedayāmāsa ruṣānvito'pi | śrīvṛkṣamūle parivarttamānaṃ ligaṃ ca tasyoparitāni petuḥ
There, though filled with anger, he cut off many leaves of the śrī-tree, and they fell upon a liṅga lying at the foot of the śrī-tree.
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PdP 6 154.15
श्रीवृक्षपर्णानि च दैवयोगात्जातं च सर्वं शिवपूजनं तत्
śrīvṛkṣaparṇāni ca daivayogātjātaṃ ca sarvaṃ śivapūjanaṃ tat
And by the working of fate the leaves of the śrī-tree (fell), and all that became a worship of Śiva.
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PdP 6 154.16
गंडूषकारिणा तेन स्नपनं च महत्कृतम् । अज्ञानिना च तेनैव पुष्कसेन दुरात्मना
gaṃḍūṣakāriṇā tena snapanaṃ ca mahatkṛtam | ajñāninā ca tenaiva puṣkasena durātmanā
And by him, as he rinsed his mouth (and spat), a great bathing (of the liṅga) was performed — by that very ignorant, evil-souled outcaste,
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PdP 6 154.17
माघमासे सिते पक्षे चतुर्दश्यां विधूदये । पुष्कसो हि दुराचारो निष्पन्नो गतकल्मषः
māghamāse site pakṣe caturdaśyāṃ vidhūdaye | puṣkaso hi durācāro niṣpanno gatakalmaṣaḥ
in the month of Māgha, in the bright fortnight, on the fourteenth, at moonrise. So the outcaste of evil conduct was brought to completion, his sin gone.
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PdP 6 154.18
तस्य भार्या प्रचंडा च आगता तस्य सन्निधौ । निराशा च निराहारा यत्रासौ पुष्कसः स्थितः
tasya bhāryā pracaṃḍā ca āgatā tasya sannidhau | nirāśā ca nirāhārā yatrāsau puṣkasaḥ sthitaḥ
And his wife Pracaṇḍā came into his presence, without hope and without food, to where that outcaste was stationed.
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PdP 6 154.19
न प्राप्तः शूकरस्तेन मृगोऽपि महिषोऽपि वा । अशनार्थं च तस्यैव अन्नमादाय भामिनी
na prāptaḥ śūkarastena mṛgo'pi mahiṣo'pi vā | aśanārthaṃ ca tasyaiva annamādāya bhāminī
He had got no boar, nor deer, nor buffalo either; and the woman, for the sake of his eating, took food (with her).
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PdP 6 154.20
तेन दृष्टा प्रचंडा सा आयांती क्रूरलोचना । सा तस्य भार्या नद्यां वै जलमध्ये पपात ह
tena dṛṣṭā pracaṃḍā sā āyāṃtī krūralocanā | sā tasya bhāryā nadyāṃ vai jalamadhye papāta ha
By him she was seen, that Pracaṇḍā of cruel eyes, coming along; that wife of his fell into the water, in the middle of the river.
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PdP 6 154.21
तावत्तयोक्तश्चंडात्मा एहि शीघ्रं च भक्षय । समानीतं त्वदर्थं च मत्स्यमांसं मयाधुना
tāvattayoktaścaṃḍātmā ehi śīghraṃ ca bhakṣaya | samānītaṃ tvadarthaṃ ca matsyamāṃsaṃ mayādhunā
Then she said to the fierce-souled one: "Come quickly and eat; I have now brought fish-flesh here for you.
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PdP 6 154.22
कृतं किं मूढ पूर्वेद्युर्मांसं पार्श्वे न दृश्यते । नाशितं च त्वया मूढ कुटुंबं लंघते तव
kṛtaṃ kiṃ mūḍha pūrvedyurmāṃsaṃ pārśve na dṛśyate | nāśitaṃ ca tvayā mūḍha kuṭuṃbaṃ laṃghate tava
What have you done, fool? The meat of the day before is not to be seen at your side. You have destroyed it, fool; your family goes hungry."
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PdP 6 154.23
एतच्छ्रुत्वा तु वचनं चंडायाश्चंडरूपवान् । शिवरात्र्युपवासेन रात्रौ जागरणेन च
etacchrutvā tu vacanaṃ caṃḍāyāścaṃḍarūpavān | śivarātryupavāsena rātrau jāgaraṇena ca
But having heard this speech of Caṇḍā's, that one of fierce form — by the fast of Śiva's night and by the vigil in the night —
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PdP 6 154.24
शुद्धांतःकरणो जातः स्नातुं नद्यां शुचिव्रतः । यावत्स्नाति स दुष्टात्मा तावत्श्वा तत्र चागतः
śuddhāṃtaḥkaraṇo jātaḥ snātuṃ nadyāṃ śucivrataḥ | yāvatsnāti sa duṣṭātmā tāvatśvā tatra cāgataḥ
With his inner faculty purified, he came, under a vow of purity, to bathe in the river; but while that evil-natured man was bathing, a dog came there.
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PdP 6 154.25
शुना तदा भक्षितं च सर्वं मांसं सुरेश्वरि । चंडा प्रकुपिता तं च श्वानं हंतुमुपस्थिता
śunā tadā bhakṣitaṃ ca sarvaṃ māṃsaṃ sureśvari | caṃḍā prakupitā taṃ ca śvānaṃ haṃtumupasthitā
Then, O mistress of the gods, all the meat was eaten by the dog; and Caṇḍā, greatly enraged, set about killing that dog.
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PdP 6 154.26
निवारिता हि चंडेन चंडा प्रकुपिता तदा । न हंतव्यस्त्वया चैष किमनेनाशुभं कृतम्
nivāritā hi caṃḍena caṃḍā prakupitā tadā | na haṃtavyastvayā caiṣa kimanenāśubhaṃ kṛtam
But she was restrained by Caṇḍa — Caṇḍā, who was then enraged: "This one is not to be killed by you; what wrong has been done by him?"
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PdP 6 154.27
तयोक्तं भक्षितं चान्नं अनेनैव दुरात्मना । किं त्वं भक्षयिता मूढ भविताद्य बुभुक्षितः
tayoktaṃ bhakṣitaṃ cānnaṃ anenaiva durātmanā | kiṃ tvaṃ bhakṣayitā mūḍha bhavitādya bubhukṣitaḥ
She said: "The food has been eaten by this very wicked creature. Are you, fool, going to be the one who eats today, hungry as you are?"
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PdP 6 154.28
पुष्कस उवाच। यच्छुना भक्षितं चान्नं तेनाहं परितोषितः । किमनेन शरीरेण नश्वरेण गतायुषा
puṣkasa uvāca| yacchunā bhakṣitaṃ cānnaṃ tenāhaṃ paritoṣitaḥ | kimanena śarīreṇa naśvareṇa gatāyuṣā
The Puṣkasa said: "By that food which the dog has eaten I am fully satisfied. What is (the use) of this body, perishable, its lifespan run out?"
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PdP 6 154.29
ये पुष्यंति शरीरं वै सर्वभावेन भामिनि । मूढास्ते पापिनो ज्ञेया लोकद्वय बहिष्कृताः
ye puṣyaṃti śarīraṃ vai sarvabhāvena bhāmini | mūḍhāste pāpino jñeyā lokadvaya bahiṣkṛtāḥ
Those who nourish the body with their whole being, O passionate woman — they are to be known as fools and sinners, excluded from both worlds.
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PdP 6 154.30
तस्मान्मानं परित्यज्य कामं चापि दुरात्मताम् । स्वस्थाभावविमर्शेन तत्वबुध्या स्थिरा भव
tasmānmānaṃ parityajya kāmaṃ cāpi durātmatām | svasthābhāvavimarśena tatvabudhyā sthirā bhava
Therefore, abandoning pride, and desire too, and evil-mindedness, be steady, through reflection on the nature of things (as they are), with an understanding of reality.
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PdP 6 154.31
अहमेतच्छरीरं वै खङ्गधारव्रतेन च । त्यक्ष्याम्यद्य वरारोहे किं चिरंजीवनेन मे
ahametaccharīraṃ vai khaṅgadhāravratena ca | tyakṣyāmyadya varārohe kiṃ ciraṃjīvanena me
Today I shall give up this body, fair-hipped one, by the vow of the sword's edge. What use is long life to me?
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PdP 6 154.32
इत्युक्त्वा खङ्गमाकृष्य यावद्भिनत्ति कं स्वकम् । आगताश्च गणास्तावद्बहवः शिवनोदिताः
ityuktvā khaṅgamākṛṣya yāvadbhinatti kaṃ svakam | āgatāśca gaṇāstāvadbahavaḥ śivanoditāḥ
Having said this, he drew his sword; and just as he was about to split his own head, many Gaṇas, sent by Śiva, arrived.
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PdP 6 154.33
विमानानि बहून्यत्र आगतानि तदंतिके । दृष्ट्वा स चैव तान्येवं विमानानि गणांस्तथा
vimānāni bahūnyatra āgatāni tadaṃtike | dṛṣṭvā sa caiva tānyevaṃ vimānāni gaṇāṃstathā
Many celestial chariots came there into his presence; and seeing them thus — the chariots and the Gaṇas —
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PdP 6 154.34
उवाच परया भक्त्या पुष्कसोऽपि च तान्प्रति । कस्मात्समागता यूयं सर्वे रुद्राक्षधारिणः
uvāca parayā bhaktyā puṣkaso'pi ca tānprati | kasmātsamāgatā yūyaṃ sarve rudrākṣadhāriṇaḥ
the Puṣkasa too spoke to them with supreme devotion: "Why have you all come, wearing rudrākṣas,
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PdP 6 154.35
सर्वे स्फटिकसंकाशाः सर्वे चंद्रार्द्धशेखराः । कपर्दिनश्चर्मपरीतवाससो भुजंगभोगैः कृतहारभूषणाः
sarve sphaṭikasaṃkāśāḥ sarve caṃdrārddhaśekharāḥ | kapardinaścarmaparītavāsaso bhujaṃgabhogaiḥ kṛtahārabhūṣaṇāḥ
all resembling crystal, all with the half-moon on your crests, wearing matted locks, clothed in wrapped hides, with necklaces and ornaments made of the coils of serpents,
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PdP 6 154.36
श्रियान्विता रुद्रसमानवीर्या यथातथं भो वदतोचितं मम । पुष्कसेन तदा पृष्टा ऊचुस्ते रुद्रपार्षदाः
śriyānvitā rudrasamānavīryā yathātathaṃ bho vadatocitaṃ mama | puṣkasena tadā pṛṣṭā ūcuste rudrapārṣadāḥ
endowed with splendour, of might equal to Rudra's? Sirs, tell me fittingly, as it truly is." Being then asked by the Puṣkasa, those attendants of Rudra spoke.
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PdP 6 154.37
गणा ऊचुः। प्रेषितास्मो वयं चंड शिवेन परमेष्ठिना । आगच्छ त्वरितो भूत्वा सस्त्रीको यानमारुह
gaṇā ūcuḥ| preṣitāsmo vayaṃ caṃḍa śivena parameṣṭhinā | āgaccha tvarito bhūtvā sastrīko yānamāruha
The Gaṇas said: "We have been sent, Caṇḍa, by Śiva, the highest lord. Come, make haste, and mount the vehicle together with your wife.
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PdP 6 154.38
लिगार्चनं कृतं यच्च त्वया रात्रौ शिवस्य च । तेन कर्मविपाकेन प्राप्तोऽसि परमां गतिम्
ligārcanaṃ kṛtaṃ yacca tvayā rātrau śivasya ca | tena karmavipākena prāpto'si paramāṃ gatim
And because the worship of the liṅga of Śiva was performed by you in the night, by the ripening of that deed you have attained the supreme goal."
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PdP 6 154.39
तथोक्तो वीरभद्रेण उवाच प्रहसन्निव । किं मया सुकृतं चीर्णं पापिना पुष्कसेन हि
tathokto vīrabhadreṇa uvāca prahasanniva | kiṃ mayā sukṛtaṃ cīrṇaṃ pāpinā puṣkasena hi
Addressed thus by Vīrabhadra, he said, as if laughing: "What good deed has been performed by me, a sinner, a Puṣkasa,
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PdP 6 154.40
मृगयारसिकेनैव मूढेन च दुरात्मना । पापाचारोह्यहं नित्यं कथं स्वर्गे वसाम्यहम्
mṛgayārasikenaiva mūḍhena ca durātmanā | pāpācārohyahaṃ nityaṃ kathaṃ svarge vasāmyaham
one who delights in hunting, a fool and evil-natured? I am forever of sinful conduct — how am I to dwell in heaven?
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PdP 6 154.41
कथं लिगार्चनं चाद्या कृतमस्ति तदुच्यताम् । परं कौतुकमापन्नः पृच्छामि कृपया वद
kathaṃ ligārcanaṃ cādyā kṛtamasti taducyatām | paraṃ kautukamāpannaḥ pṛcchāmi kṛpayā vada
How was the worship of the liṅga performed by me today? Let that be told. Struck with the greatest wonder, I ask: tell me, out of kindness."
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PdP 6 154.42
वीरभद्र उवाच। देवदेवो महादेवो यो गंगाधरसंज्ञकः । परितुष्टोऽद्य ते चंड सभार्यस्य उमापतिः
vīrabhadra uvāca| devadevo mahādevo yo gaṃgādharasaṃjñakaḥ | parituṣṭo'dya te caṃḍa sabhāryasya umāpatiḥ
Vīrabhadra said: "The god of gods, Mahādeva, he who is named Gaṅgādhara, the husband of Umā, is well pleased today with you, Caṇḍa, along with your wife.
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PdP 6 154.43
प्रासंगिकं त्वया चाद्य कृतमर्चनमेव च । कोलं निरीक्षमाणेन बिल्वपत्राणि चैव हि
prāsaṃgikaṃ tvayā cādya kṛtamarcanameva ca | kolaṃ nirīkṣamāṇena bilvapatrāṇi caiva hi
And today worship was performed by you incidentally: while you were watching for the boar, bilva leaves
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PdP 6 154.44
छेदितानि त्वया चंड पतितानि तदैव हि । लिंगस्य मस्तके तानि तेन त्वं सुकृती प्रभो
cheditāni tvayā caṃḍa patitāni tadaiva hi | liṃgasya mastake tāni tena tvaṃ sukṛtī prabho
Cut off by you, O Caṇḍa, they fell at that very moment upon the head of the liṅga; by that (deed) you are one of good works, O lord.
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PdP 6 154.45
तवैवं जागरो जातो महावृक्षोपरि ध्रुवम् । तेनैव जागरेणैव तुतोष जगदीश्वरः
tavaivaṃ jāgaro jāto mahāvṛkṣopari dhruvam | tenaiva jāgareṇaiva tutoṣa jagadīśvaraḥ
In this way a vigil came about for you, up on the great tree, assuredly; by that very vigil the Lord of the world was pleased.
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PdP 6 154.46
छलेनैव महाभाग कोलसंदर्शनेन हि । शिवरात्रिदिनं व्याध प्रसंगेनाप्युपोषितम्
chalenaiva mahābhāga kolasaṃdarśanena hi | śivarātridinaṃ vyādha prasaṃgenāpyupoṣitam
Merely by a pretext, O greatly fortunate one — by watching for the boar — the day of Śivarātri was fasted through by you, O hunter, even if only incidentally.
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PdP 6 154.47
तेनोपवासेन च जागरेणतुष्टो ह्यसौ देववरो महात्मा । तव प्रसादाय महानुभावो ददाति सर्वान्वरदो वरांश्च
tenopavāsena ca jāgareṇatuṣṭo hyasau devavaro mahātmā | tava prasādāya mahānubhāvo dadāti sarvānvarado varāṃśca
And by that fasting and that vigil he, the best of the gods, the great-souled one, is indeed pleased; that one of great might, the giver of boons, grants all boons for your gracious reward.
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PdP 6 154.48
एवमुक्तस्तदा तेन वीरभद्रेण धीमता । पुष्कसोऽपि विमानाग्र्यमारुरोह च पश्यताम्
evamuktastadā tena vīrabhadreṇa dhīmatā | puṣkaso'pi vimānāgryamāruroha ca paśyatām
Thus addressed then by that wise Vīrabhadra, the Puṣkasa too mounted the foremost celestial car, while (they) looked on —
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PdP 6 154.49
गणानां देवतानां च सर्वेषां प्राणिनामपि । तदा दुंदुभयो नेदुर्भेरीतूर्याण्यनेकशः
gaṇānāṃ devatānāṃ ca sarveṣāṃ prāṇināmapi | tadā duṃdubhayo nedurbherītūryāṇyanekaśaḥ
— the hosts (of Śiva) and the gods and all living beings too. Then kettledrums sounded, and war-drums and many kinds of musical instruments.
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PdP 6 154.50
वीणावेणुमृदंगानि लास्यनाट्य युतानि च । जगुर्गंधर्वपतयो ननृतुश्चाप्सरोगणाः 6.154.
vīṇāveṇumṛdaṃgāni lāsyanāṭya yutāni ca | jagurgaṃdharvapatayo nanṛtuścāpsarogaṇāḥ 6.154.
Lutes, flutes and drums, accompanied by dancing and dramatic performance; the lords of the Gandharvas sang and the troupes of Apsarases danced.
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PdP 6 154.51
चामरैर्विज्यमानो हि छत्रैश्च विविधैरपि । महोत्सवेन महता ह्यानीतः शिवसन्निधौ
cāmarairvijyamāno hi chatraiśca vividhairapi | mahotsavena mahatā hyānītaḥ śivasannidhau
Fanned with yak-tail whisks and with parasols of many kinds, he was brought with a great, grand festivity into the presence of Śiva.
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PdP 6 154.52
पुष्कसोऽपि तदा प्राप्तस्तीर्थस्नान शिवार्चनात् । किं पुनः श्रद्धया भक्त्या शिवाय परमात्माने
puṣkaso'pi tadā prāptastīrthasnāna śivārcanāt | kiṃ punaḥ śraddhayā bhaktyā śivāya paramātmāne
Even a Puṣkasa then attained (this) through bathing at the tīrtha and worshipping Śiva; how much more (those who worship) with trust and devotion Śiva, the supreme Self.
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PdP 6 154.53
पुष्पादिकं फलं गंधं तांबूलाक्षतमेव च । ये प्रयच्छंति लोकेऽस्मिंस्ते रुद्रा नात्र संशयः
puṣpādikaṃ phalaṃ gaṃdhaṃ tāṃbūlākṣatameva ca | ye prayacchaṃti loke'smiṃste rudrā nātra saṃśayaḥ
Those who in this world offer flowers and the like, fruit, fragrance, betel and unbroken rice — they are Rudras; there is no doubt of it.
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PdP 6 154.54
महादेव उवाच। तदाप्रभृति तत्तीर्थं खङ्गधारेति विश्रुतम् । एतत्तीर्थं कलौ गुप्तं भविष्यति सुरेश्वरि
mahādeva uvāca| tadāprabhṛti tattīrthaṃ khaṅgadhāreti viśrutam | etattīrthaṃ kalau guptaṃ bhaviṣyati sureśvari
Mahādeva said: From then on that tīrtha has been famed as Khaṅgadhārā. This tīrtha will be hidden in the Kali age, O mistress of the gods.
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PdP 6 154.55
माघमासेऽथ वैशाखे कार्तिक्यां च विशेषतः । स्नानं येन प्रकुर्वंति मुक्तास्ते नगनंदिनि
māghamāse'tha vaiśākhe kārtikyāṃ ca viśeṣataḥ | snānaṃ yena prakurvaṃti muktāste naganaṃdini
In the month of Māgha, and in Vaiśākha, and especially on the full moon of Kārttika — those by whom bathing is performed (there) are liberated, O daughter of the mountain.
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PdP 6 154.56
वसिष्ठो वामदेवश्च भरद्वाजोऽथ गौतमः । स्नानार्थे वै समायांति देवं द्रष्टुं पिनाकिनम्
vasiṣṭho vāmadevaśca bharadvājo'tha gautamaḥ | snānārthe vai samāyāṃti devaṃ draṣṭuṃ pinākinam
Vasiṣṭha and Vāmadeva, Bharadvāja and Gautama come together there for the sake of bathing, to behold the god who bears the Pināka bow.
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PdP 6 154.57
त्रियुगे वर्त्तते लिंगं कलौ नैव तु पार्वति । विश्वामित्रेण ऋषिणा दत्तशापो ह्यहं तदा
triyuge varttate liṃgaṃ kalau naiva tu pārvati | viśvāmitreṇa ṛṣiṇā dattaśāpo hyahaṃ tadā
For three ages the liṅga is present (there), but not in the Kali age, O Pārvatī; for I was then given a curse by the seer Viśvāmitra.
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PdP 6 154.58
पार्वत्युवाच। कथं शापस्तु ऋषिणा दत्तश्चैव सुरेश्वर । तदहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि त्वत्तो देव न संशयः
pārvatyuvāca| kathaṃ śāpastu ṛṣiṇā dattaścaiva sureśvara | tadahaṃ śrotumicchāmi tvatto deva na saṃśayaḥ
Pārvatī said: How was a curse given by the seer, O lord of the gods? That I wish to hear from you, O god — no doubt of it.
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PdP 6 154.59
महादेव उवाच। एकस्मिन्समये देवि विश्वामित्रो महातपाः । आगतः खङ्गधारेऽस्मिंस्तीर्थे वै परमाद्भुते
mahādeva uvāca| ekasminsamaye devi viśvāmitro mahātapāḥ | āgataḥ khaṅgadhāre'smiṃstīrthe vai paramādbhute
Mahādeva said: On one occasion, O goddess, Viśvāmitra of great austerity came to this tīrtha Khaṅgadhārā, which is utterly wondrous.
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PdP 6 154.60
साभ्रमत्यां कृतस्नानो दर्शनं कृतवान्मम । तत्र तिष्ठति नित्यं वै पूजां कुर्वन्ननेकधा
sābhramatyāṃ kṛtasnāno darśanaṃ kṛtavānmama | tatra tiṣṭhati nityaṃ vai pūjāṃ kurvannanekadhā
Having bathed in the Sābhramatī, he made darśana of me; there he stays permanently, performing worship in many ways.
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PdP 6 154.61
तत्र कोऽपि महादुष्टः कौलिकः पापरुपधृक् । मांसं दत्तं तदा तेन शिवस्योपरि भामिनि
tatra ko'pi mahāduṣṭaḥ kaulikaḥ pāparupadhṛk | māṃsaṃ dattaṃ tadā tena śivasyopari bhāmini
There some very wicked weaver, bearing a sinful form, placed flesh upon Śiva at that time, O lovely one.
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PdP 6 154.62
दृष्ट्वा तदपि मांसं च विश्वामित्रोऽथ वै पुनः । अब्रवीच्च तदा तत्र दुष्कृतं पापिना कृतम्
dṛṣṭvā tadapi māṃsaṃ ca viśvāmitro'tha vai punaḥ | abravīcca tadā tatra duṣkṛtaṃ pāpinā kṛtam
Seeing that flesh, Viśvāmitra then spoke again, saying there: 'An evil deed has been done by a sinner.
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PdP 6 154.63
न दत्तस्तस्य दंडो हि शर्वेण परमात्मना । तस्मादहं हि निश्चित्य शापं दास्ये न संशयः
na dattastasya daṃḍo hi śarveṇa paramātmanā | tasmādahaṃ hi niścitya śāpaṃ dāsye na saṃśayaḥ
No punishment has been given to him by Śarva, the supreme Self; therefore, having made up my mind, I shall pronounce a curse — no doubt of it.'
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PdP 6 154.64
विचार्यैवं तदा तेन शप्तोऽहं देवि वै तदा
vicāryaivaṃ tadā tena śapto'haṃ devi vai tadā
Having deliberated thus, O goddess, I was then cursed by him.
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PdP 6 154.65
अस्मिन्कलियुगे घोरे गुप्तस्त्वं भव सर्वथा । इति दत्वाथ वै शापं गतवान्मुनिसत्तमः
asminkaliyuge ghore guptastvaṃ bhava sarvathā | iti datvātha vai śāpaṃ gatavānmunisattamaḥ
"In this terrible Kali age be you hidden altogether." Having thus pronounced the curse, that best of sages departed.
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PdP 6 154.66
तदा प्रभृति भो देवि गुप्तोऽहं ऋषिशापतः । ममस्थाने विशेषेण पूजनं कुरुते यदि
tadā prabhṛti bho devi gupto'haṃ ṛṣiśāpataḥ | mamasthāne viśeṣeṇa pūjanaṃ kurute yadi
From that time on, O goddess, I have been hidden by the sage's curse. If one performs worship especially at my place—
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PdP 6 154.67
तेषां हि दुरितं यच्च नश्यते तत्क्षणादपि । मृन्मयीं मामकीं मूर्तिं कृत्वा ये पूजयंति वै
teṣāṃ hi duritaṃ yacca naśyate tatkṣaṇādapi | mṛnmayīṃ māmakīṃ mūrtiṃ kṛtvā ye pūjayaṃti vai
then whatever sin is theirs is destroyed that very instant. Those who make an image of me out of clay and worship it,
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PdP 6 154.68
अत्र स्थाने विशेषेण मामके तु वसंति हि । खङ्गधारेश्वर इति नाम्ना ख्यातः कलौयुगे
atra sthāne viśeṣeṇa māmake tu vasaṃti hi | khaṅgadhāreśvara iti nāmnā khyātaḥ kalauyuge
they dwell indeed especially here in this place of mine. In the Kali age (I am) known by the name Khaṅgadhāreśvara.
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PdP 6 154.69
कृते वै मंदिरं नाम त्रेतायां गौरवः स्मृतः । द्वापरे विश्वविख्यातः कलौ खङ्गेश्वरः स्मृतः
kṛte vai maṃdiraṃ nāma tretāyāṃ gauravaḥ smṛtaḥ | dvāpare viśvavikhyātaḥ kalau khaṅgeśvaraḥ smṛtaḥ
In the Kṛta age the name (was) Mandira, in the Tretā it is recorded as Gaurava; in the Dvāpara (he is) world-renowned, in the Kali he is remembered as Khaṅgeśvara.
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PdP 6 154.70
दक्षिणं भागमाश्रित्य मम स्थानं सुरेश्वरि । इति ज्ञात्वा तु तत्रैव कृत्वा मूर्तिं सदा बुधः
dakṣiṇaṃ bhāgamāśritya mama sthānaṃ sureśvari | iti jñātvā tu tatraiva kṛtvā mūrtiṃ sadā budhaḥ
Occupying the southern portion is my place, O mistress of the gods. Knowing this, the wise man, having ever made an image right there,
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PdP 6 154.71
पूजनं कुरुते नित्यं वांछितं फलमाप्नुयात् । धर्मार्थकाममोक्षांश्च लभते मानवो भुवि
pūjanaṃ kurute nityaṃ vāṃchitaṃ phalamāpnuyāt | dharmārthakāmamokṣāṃśca labhate mānavo bhuvi
and performing worship daily, would obtain the desired fruit; and the man on earth gains dharma, wealth, pleasure and liberation.
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PdP 6 154.72
धूपं दीपं च नैवेद्यं तथा वै चंदनादिकम् । येऽर्पयंति हि देवेशि लोकनाथे महेश्वरि । न दुःखं तु भवेत्तेषां सत्यं सत्यं वरानने
dhūpaṃ dīpaṃ ca naivedyaṃ tathā vai caṃdanādikam | ye'rpayaṃti hi deveśi lokanāthe maheśvari | na duḥkhaṃ tu bhavetteṣāṃ satyaṃ satyaṃ varānane
Incense, lamp and food-offering, and likewise sandal-paste and the rest—those who offer (these), O mistress of the gods, to the Lord of the world, O great goddess, no sorrow will come to them: truly, truly, O fair-faced one.
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