Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 156
PdP 6 156.1
महादेव उवाच। दुग्धेश्वरस्य पूर्वे तु तीर्थं परमपावनम् । चंद्रभागेति वै नाम्ना नदी यत्र तु संगता
mahādeva uvāca| dugdheśvarasya pūrve tu tīrthaṃ paramapāvanam | caṃdrabhāgeti vai nāmnā nadī yatra tu saṃgatā
Mahādeva said: To the east of Dugdheśvara is a supremely purifying sacred ford, where the river named Candrabhāgā joins (the Sābhramatī).
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PdP 6 156.2
तत्र चंद्रेश्वरो देवो नित्यं तिष्ठति पुण्यदः । यो हरः सर्वदा व्यापी लोकानां सुखदो महान्
tatra caṃdreśvaro devo nityaṃ tiṣṭhati puṇyadaḥ | yo haraḥ sarvadā vyāpī lokānāṃ sukhado mahān
There the god Candreśvara, the giver of merit, abides forever — he who is Hara, all-pervading at all times, the great giver of happiness to the worlds.
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PdP 6 156.3
अत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वंति ध्यानं कुर्वंति नित्यशः । तत्फलं प्राप्नुयुस्ते वै साभ्रमत्यां शिवार्चनात्
atra snānaṃ prakurvaṃti dhyānaṃ kurvaṃti nityaśaḥ | tatphalaṃ prāpnuyuste vai sābhramatyāṃ śivārcanāt
Those who bathe here and meditate here daily obtain that fruit (which comes) from the worship of Śiva on the Sābhramatī.
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PdP 6 156.4
सोमेनात्र तपस्तप्तं कालं बहुतरं किल । तस्माच्चन्द्रेश्वरो नाम स्थापितो वै महेश्वरः
somenātra tapastaptaṃ kālaṃ bahutaraṃ kila | tasmāccandreśvaro nāma sthāpito vai maheśvaraḥ
Here Soma performed austerity for a very long time; therefore the Great Lord was installed here under the name Candreśvara.
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PdP 6 156.5
शुक्रेणापि तपस्तप्तं चन्द्रभागा समीपतः । अतस्तीर्थाधिकं तीर्थं पावनं सर्वदा भुवि
śukreṇāpi tapastaptaṃ candrabhāgā samīpataḥ | atastīrthādhikaṃ tīrthaṃ pāvanaṃ sarvadā bhuvi
Śukra too performed austerity near the Candrabhāgā; hence this ford is a ford surpassing (other) fords, purifying always on earth.
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PdP 6 156.6
कलौ गुप्तं तु ऋषिणा कारितं वै सुरेश्वरि । यत्र हेममयं लिगं दृश्यते नात्र संशयः
kalau guptaṃ tu ṛṣiṇā kāritaṃ vai sureśvari | yatra hemamayaṃ ligaṃ dṛśyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
But in the Kali age it was made hidden by the sage, O mistress of the gods — where a golden liṅga is seen; of this there is no doubt.
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PdP 6 156.7
अत्र स्नात्वा च पीत्वा च कृत्वा वै शिवपूजनम् । ये नराः संगमिष्यंति धर्मानर्थांल्लभंति ते
atra snātvā ca pītvā ca kṛtvā vai śivapūjanam | ye narāḥ saṃgamiṣyaṃti dharmānarthāṃllabhaṃti te
Those men who, having bathed here and drunk (the water) and performed the worship of Śiva, will come together (here), they obtain merit and wealth.
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PdP 6 156.8
वृषोत्सर्गादिकं कर्म ये कुर्वंति विशेषतः । भुक्त्वा स्वर्गपदं ते वै पश्चाद्यांति हरालयम्
vṛṣotsargādikaṃ karma ye kurvaṃti viśeṣataḥ | bhuktvā svargapadaṃ te vai paścādyāṃti harālayam
Those who especially perform the rite of releasing a bull and the rest — they, after enjoying the station of heaven, afterwards go to the abode of Hara.
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PdP 6 156.9
स्नानार्थे प्रत्यहं देवि चंद्रभागा समीपतः । आगमिष्यंति ये लोकास्ते ज्ञेयाः पुण्यभागिनः
snānārthe pratyahaṃ devi caṃdrabhāgā samīpataḥ | āgamiṣyaṃti ye lokāste jñeyāḥ puṇyabhāginaḥ
Those people, O goddess, who will come daily near the Candrabhāgā for the sake of bathing are to be known as sharers in merit.
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PdP 6 156.10
गत्वा परतटे ये वै ह्यर्चयंति च तं शिवम् । चंद्रेश्वरेति नामानं श्रीहरं पापकृंतनम्
gatvā parataṭe ye vai hyarcayaṃti ca taṃ śivam | caṃdreśvareti nāmānaṃ śrīharaṃ pāpakṛṃtanam
And those who, going to the far bank, worship that Śiva bearing the name Candreśvara, the glorious Hara who cuts off sin —
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PdP 6 156.11
अत्र गत्वा विशेषेण रुद्रजाप्यादिकं तथा । ये कुर्वंति नरश्रेष्ठास्ते ज्ञेयाः शिवरूपिणः
atra gatvā viśeṣeṇa rudrajāpyādikaṃ tathā | ye kurvaṃti naraśreṣṭhāste jñeyāḥ śivarūpiṇaḥ
Those best of men who, coming here, especially perform the recitation of the Rudra (hymn) and the rest, are to be known as having the very form of Śiva.
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PdP 6 156.12
सर्वदा तु सुरश्रेष्ठ यत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वते । ते नरा विष्णुरूपाणि विज्ञेया नात्र संशयः
sarvadā tu suraśreṣṭha yatra snānaṃ prakurvate | te narā viṣṇurūpāṇi vijñeyā nātra saṃśayaḥ
But wherever, O best of the gods, (people) bathe at all times — those men are to be known as forms of Viṣṇu; there is no doubt in this.
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PdP 6 156.13
येऽत्र श्राद्धं प्रकुर्वंति तिलपिंडेन वा पुनः । तेऽपि विष्णुपदं यांति पिंडदानप्रभावतः
ye'tra śrāddhaṃ prakurvaṃti tilapiṃḍena vā punaḥ | te'pi viṣṇupadaṃ yāṃti piṃḍadānaprabhāvataḥ
Those who perform a śrāddha here, or again (offer) a ball of sesame, they too go to the abode of Viṣṇu by the power of the giving of the piṇḍa.
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PdP 6 156.14
अत्र दानं प्रकर्त्तव्यं स्नानं वै विधिपूर्वकम् । यत्र स्नात्वा तु मुच्यंते ब्रह्महत्यादिकिल्बिषात्
atra dānaṃ prakarttavyaṃ snānaṃ vai vidhipūrvakam | yatra snātvā tu mucyaṃte brahmahatyādikilbiṣāt
Here a gift should be made, and bathing according to the prescribed rite — where, having bathed, (men) are released from sins such as the killing of a brahmin.
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PdP 6 156.15
तटेस्मिन्ये विशेषेण वटं चारोपयंति ते । मृताः शिवपदं यांति यावच्चंद्र दिवाकरौ
taṭesminye viśeṣeṇa vaṭaṃ cāropayaṃti te | mṛtāḥ śivapadaṃ yāṃti yāvaccaṃdra divākarau
Those who especially plant a banyan tree on this bank — when dead they go to the abode of Śiva, for as long as the moon and the sun (endure).
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