Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 166

PdP 6 166.1

महादेव उवाच। वैद्यनाथात्परं तीर्थं सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायकम् । तीर्थानामुत्तमं तीर्थं देवतीर्थमनुश्रुतम्

mahādeva uvāca| vaidyanāthātparaṃ tīrthaṃ sarvasiddhipradāyakam | tīrthānāmuttamaṃ tīrthaṃ devatīrthamanuśrutam

Mahādeva said: Beyond Vaidyanātha is a ford that grants all attainments; it is handed down (as) Devatīrtha, the best ford among fords.

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PdP 6 166.2

विभीषणाद्राक्षसेंद्राद्गृहीत्वा करमोजसा । प्रारब्धो धर्मपुत्रेण राजसूयो महाक्रतुः

vibhīṣaṇādrākṣaseṃdrādgṛhītvā karamojasā | prārabdho dharmaputreṇa rājasūyo mahākratuḥ

Having taken tribute by force from Vibhīṣaṇa, the lord of the Rākṣasas, the great Rājasūya rite was begun by the son of Dharma (Yudhiṣṭhira).

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PdP 6 166.3

दिग्जये दक्षिणे जाते नकुलेन हि पांडुना । साभ्रमत्यास्तटे देवि पांडुरार्येति विश्रुता

digjaye dakṣiṇe jāte nakulena hi pāṃḍunā | sābhramatyāstaṭe devi pāṃḍurāryeti viśrutā

When the conquest of the southern quarter had been accomplished by Nakula the son of Pāṇḍu, on the bank of the Sābhramatī, O Goddess, (a goddess) renowned as Pāṇḍuāryā —

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PdP 6 166.4

स्थापिता परया भक्त्या भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायिनी । स्नातः साभ्रमतीतोये पांडुरार्यां नमस्य च

sthāpitā parayā bhaktyā bhuktimuktipradāyinī | snātaḥ sābhramatītoye pāṃḍurāryāṃ namasya ca

— was established with supreme devotion, she who bestows enjoyment and liberation. Having bathed in the water of the Sābhramatī and having bowed to Pāṇḍuāryā,

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PdP 6 166.5

अणिमाद्या सिद्धयोऽष्टौ तथा मेधां महीयसीम् । नरः प्राप्नोति वै नूनं नात्र कार्या विचारणा

aṇimādyā siddhayo'ṣṭau tathā medhāṃ mahīyasīm | naraḥ prāpnoti vai nūnaṃ nātra kāryā vicāraṇā

a man surely obtains the eight powers beginning with aṇimā, and also a most mighty intelligence; no doubt should be entertained here.

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PdP 6 166.6

पांडुरार्यां नमस्कृत्य शुद्धभावेन मानवः । संवत्सरकृता पूजा दातव्या तत्त्वबुद्धिभिः

pāṃḍurāryāṃ namaskṛtya śuddhabhāvena mānavaḥ | saṃvatsarakṛtā pūjā dātavyā tattvabuddhibhiḥ

After a man has bowed to Pāṇḍuāryā with a pure disposition, the yearly worship should be rendered by those whose minds are on the truth.

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PdP 6 166.7

तत्र तीर्थे तनुं त्यक्त्वा पांडुरार्यासमीपतः । कैलासशिखरं प्राप्य चंडेश्वरगणो भवेत्

tatra tīrthe tanuṃ tyaktvā pāṃḍurāryāsamīpataḥ | kailāsaśikharaṃ prāpya caṃḍeśvaragaṇo bhavet

Giving up the body at that ford, near Pāṇḍuāryā, he would reach the peak of Kailāsa and become one of Caṇḍeśvara's attendants.

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PdP 6 166.8

पुरा हनूमता तत्र तपस्तप्तं सुदुष्करम् । समुद्रप्लवने शक्तिर्जाता तीर्थप्रभावतः

purā hanūmatā tatra tapastaptaṃ suduṣkaram | samudraplavane śaktirjātā tīrthaprabhāvataḥ

Formerly Hanūmān practised there a most difficult austerity; by the power of the ford his strength for leaping over the ocean arose.

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