Padma Purana — Uttara Khanda — Chapter 172

PdP 6 172.1

महादेव उवाच। तस्मात्तीर्थात्परं तीर्थं नीलकंठेति विश्रुतम् । तस्य वै दर्शनं कार्यं मुक्तिं चैवेच्छता सदा

mahādeva uvāca| tasmāttīrthātparaṃ tīrthaṃ nīlakaṃṭheti viśrutam | tasya vai darśanaṃ kāryaṃ muktiṃ caivecchatā sadā

Mahādeva said: Beyond that sacred place is a sacred place famed as Nīlakaṇṭha; its viewing should always be done by one who desires liberation.

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PdP 6 172.2

बिल्वपत्रैस्तथा धूपैर्दीपैर्वाथ सुरेश्वरि । वांछितं लभते मर्त्यो नीलकंठस्य दर्शनात्

bilvapatraistathā dhūpairdīpairvātha sureśvari | vāṃchitaṃ labhate martyo nīlakaṃṭhasya darśanāt

With bilva leaves, and with incense and lamps, O queen of the gods, a mortal obtains what he wishes from the sight of Nīlakaṇṭha.

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PdP 6 172.3

उपवासपरो देवि निर्जनेसौ स्थितः सदा । यद्यद्वांच्छंति ये लोकास्तेषां तत्तद्ददाति च

upavāsaparo devi nirjanesau sthitaḥ sadā | yadyadvāṃcchaṃti ye lokāsteṣāṃ tattaddadāti ca

Devoted to fasting, O goddess, he abides always in that solitary place; whatever people wish for, he grants them each thing.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain

PdP 6 172.4

कलौ सा तु महादेवि विख्याता काश्यपीति वै

kalau sā tu mahādevi vikhyātā kāśyapīti vai

But in the Kali age, O great goddess, she is known as Kāśyapī.

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PdP 6 172.172

खंडे नीलकंठमाहात्म्यंनाम द्विसप्तत्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः

khaṃḍe nīlakaṃṭhamāhātmyaṃnāma dvisaptatyadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ

(Thus) in the section, the one hundred and seventy-second chapter, called "The Greatness of Nīlakaṇṭha."

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