Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 10
SkP-RK 10.1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: दक्षिणे तस्य तीर्थस्य कल्पगातीरमाश्रितम् । सोमेनाराधितं तीर्थं भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: dakṣiṇe tasya tīrthasya kalpagātīramāśritam / somenārādhitaṃ tīrthaṃ bhuktimuktiphalapradam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: To the south of that tīrtha, resting on the bank of the Kalpagā, is a tīrtha propitiated by Soma, which grants the fruit of enjoyment and liberation.
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SkP-RK 10.2
तत्र स्नात्वा दिवं यान्ति मृतास् ते न पुनर्भवाः । दक्षिणे तस्य देवस्य स्थितः शक्रेश्वरः शिवः
tatra snātvā divaṃ yānti mṛtās te na punarbhavāḥ / dakṣiṇe tasya devasya sthitaḥ śakreśvaraḥ śivaḥ
Bathing there, they go to heaven; those who die (there) are not born again. To the south of that god stands Śiva Śakreśvara,
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SkP-RK 10.3
शक्रेणाराधितः पूर्वं सर्वकामसमृद्धये । अन्यत् तीर्थं प्रवक्ष्यामि ब्रह्मकुण्डम् इति स्मृतम्
śakreṇārādhitaḥ pūrvaṃ sarvakāmasamṛddhaye / anyat tīrthaṃ pravakṣyāmi brahmakuṇḍam iti smṛtam
propitiated formerly by Śakra for the fulfilment of all his desires. I shall declare another tīrtha, known as Brahmakuṇḍa,
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SkP-RK 10.4
यत्रास्ते भगवान् विष्णू रेवा चोत्तरवाहिनी । तत्र स्नात्वा महाराज वैष्णवं लोकम् आप्नुयात्
yatrāste bhagavān viṣṇū revā cottaravāhinī / tatra snātvā mahārāja vaiṣṇavaṃ lokam āpnuyāt
where the lord Viṣṇu abides and the Revā flows northward. Bathing there, great king, one would attain the world of Viṣṇu.
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SkP-RK 10.5
दर्शे चैव व्यतीपाते तिलतोयप्रदानतः । श्राद्धस्य करणात् तत्र पितॄणां तृप्तिरक्षया
darśe caiva vyatīpāte tilatoyapradānataḥ / śrāddhasya karaṇāt tatra pitṝṇāṃ tṛptirakṣayā
On the new moon and at the Vyatīpāta conjunction, by the offering of sesame and water and by the performance of the śrāddha there, the satisfaction of the ancestors is imperishable.
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SkP-RK 10.6
उदीची नर्मदा यत्र प्रतीची यत्र जाह्नवी । क्षेत्रं गच्छ नृपश्रेष्ठ प्राची यत्र सरस्वती
udīcī narmadā yatra pratīcī yatra jāhnavī / kṣetraṃ gaccha nṛpaśreṣṭha prācī yatra sarasvatī
Where the Narmadā flows north and the Jāhnavī flows west, go to that field, best of kings, where the Sarasvatī flows east.
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SkP-RK 10.7
ब्रह्मकुण्डोत्तरे भागे विद्धि देवं सनातनम् । अम्बरीषम् इति ख्यातं माधवं मधुसूदनम्
brahmakuṇḍottare bhāge viddhi devaṃ sanātanam / ambarīṣam iti khyātaṃ mādhavaṃ madhusūdanam
On the northern side of Brahmakuṇḍa know the eternal god, famed as Ambarīṣa, Mādhava, the slayer of Madhu.
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SkP-RK 10.8
एकादश्यां समभ्यर्च्य स्नात्वा यस् तु नराधिप । मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
ekādaśyāṃ samabhyarcya snātvā yas tu narādhipa / mucyate sarvapāpebhyo viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati
He who, on the eleventh day, worships (him) and bathes, O ruler of men, is released from all sins and goes to the world of Viṣṇu.
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SkP-RK 10.9
तस्यैव पश्चिमे भागे हंसतीर्थं नराधिप । तत्र स्नात्वा पुरा राजन् हंसा वै त्रिदिवङ्गताः
tasyaiva paścime bhāge haṃsatīrthaṃ narādhipa / tatra snātvā purā rājan haṃsā vai tridivaṅgatāḥ
On the western side of that very (place) is the Haṃsa-tīrtha, O ruler of men; bathing there of old, O king, the swans went to heaven.
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SkP-RK 10.10
तत्रापि कुरुते श्राद्धं दानं चैव नराधिप । हंसतीर्थप्रभावेण तिर्यग् योनौ न जायते
tatrāpi kurute śrāddhaṃ dānaṃ caiva narādhipa / haṃsatīrthaprabhāveṇa tiryag yonau na jāyate
There too one performs the śrāddha and gives gifts, O ruler of men; by the power of the Haṃsa-tīrtha he is not born in an animal womb.
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SkP-RK 10.11
पश्चिमे तस्य भागे तु लिङ्गं परमसिद्धिदम् । महाकालम् इति ख्यातं यन् मयाराधितं पुरा
paścime tasya bhāge tu liṅgaṃ paramasiddhidam / mahākālam iti khyātaṃ yan mayārādhitaṃ purā
On the western side of that is a liṅga granting the highest attainment, known as Mahākāla, which was propitiated by me of old.
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SkP-RK 10.12
तम् अभ्यर्च्य विधानेन शिवलोकम् अवाप्नुयात् । अथान्यत् संप्रवक्ष्यामि तीर्थराजम् अनुत्तमम्
tam abhyarcya vidhānena śivalokam avāpnuyāt / athānyat saṃpravakṣyāmi tīrtharājam anuttamam
Having worshipped it according to the rule, one would attain the world of Śiva. Now I shall declare another, the unsurpassed king of tīrthas.
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SkP-RK 10.13
मातृतीर्थम् इति ख्यातं लिङ्गं च मातृकेश्वरम् । तत्र स्नातस्य राजेन्द्र हयमेधफलं भवेत्
mātṛtīrtham iti khyātaṃ liṅgaṃ ca mātṛkeśvaram / tatra snātasya rājendra hayamedhaphalaṃ bhavet
(There is) what is known as Mātṛtīrtha, and the liṅga called Mātṛkeśvara. For one who bathes there, O lord of kings, there is the fruit of a horse sacrifice.
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SkP-RK 10.14
तत् प्रवाहम् अतिक्रम्य यद् वा रेवोत्तरं महत् । सप्तविंशोद्भवः शिवस् तत्र लोकेषु गीयते
tat pravāham atikramya yad vā revottaraṃ mahat / saptaviṃśodbhavaḥ śivas tatra lokeṣu gīyate
Passing beyond that current, or (else) the great (region) north of the Revā — there Śiva, arisen as the twenty-seventh, is sung of in the worlds.
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SkP-RK 10.15
तत्र स्नात्वा पितृभ्यश् च तोयपिण्डप्रदानतः । सर्वकामसमृद्धात्मा शिवलोके महीयते
tatra snātvā pitṛbhyaś ca toyapiṇḍapradānataḥ / sarvakāmasamṛddhātmā śivaloke mahīyate
Having bathed there, and by the giving of water and rice-balls to the ancestors, one whose every desire is fulfilled is honoured in Śiva's world.
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SkP-RK 10.16
तत्र यद् दीयते दानं किंचिद्वापि युधिष्ठिर । तस्य संख्या न विद्यते इत्य् आह भगवान् छिवः
tatra yad dīyate dānaṃ kiṃcidvāpi yudhiṣṭhira / tasya saṃkhyā na vidyate ity āha bhagavān chivaḥ
Whatever gift is given there, even something small, O Yudhiṣṭhira, of that there is no reckoning — so said the Lord Śiva.
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SkP-RK 10.17
तत प्रतीच्यां लिङ्गन् तु ब्रह्मेश्वरम् इति श्रुतम् । ब्रह्मणा साधितं सद्यः सर्वकामफलप्रदम्
tata pratīcyāṃ liṅgan tu brahmeśvaram iti śrutam / brahmaṇā sādhitaṃ sadyaḥ sarvakāmaphalapradam
To the west of that (there is) the liṅga heard of as Brahmeśvara, established by Brahmā, at once granting the fruit of all desires.
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SkP-RK 10.18
दर्शनात् तस्य देवस्य सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । अङ्गारे वा चतुर्दश्यां तद् अभ्यर्च्य विधानतः
darśanāt tasya devasya sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate / aṅgāre vā caturdaśyāṃ tad abhyarcya vidhānataḥ
By the sight of that god one is released from all sins; or (else), having worshipped it according to the rule on the fourteenth (of the month) at the (time of the) fire/ember,
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SkP-RK 10.19
शिवभक्तिपरो मर्त्यः शिवलोके महीयते । अन्यत् तीर्थं प्रवक्ष्यामि स्वर्गद्वारम् अनुत्तमम्
śivabhaktiparo martyaḥ śivaloke mahīyate / anyat tīrthaṃ pravakṣyāmi svargadvāram anuttamam
the mortal devoted to Śiva-bhakti is honoured in Śiva's world. I shall proclaim another tīrtha, the unsurpassed Gate of Heaven.
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SkP-RK 10.20
तत्र स्नातो नरव्याघ्र स्वर्गलोके महीयते । तत्र पश्चिमभागे तु लिङ्गं सिद्धेश्वरं परम्
tatra snāto naravyāghra svargaloke mahīyate / tatra paścimabhāge tu liṅgaṃ siddheśvaraṃ param
One who has bathed there, O tiger among men, is honoured in the world of heaven. There, in the western part, (is) the supreme liṅga Siddheśvara.
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SkP-RK 10.21
तत्र सिद्धेश्वरं चैव तीर्थं पापप्रणाशनम् । तत्र स्नात्वा दिवं यान्ति ये मृता न पुनर्भवाः
tatra siddheśvaraṃ caiva tīrthaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam / tatra snātvā divaṃ yānti ye mṛtā na punarbhavāḥ
There (is) Siddheśvara indeed, a tīrtha that destroys sin. Having bathed there, they go to heaven; those who die (there) are not reborn.
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SkP-RK 10.22
पौषे मासि सिताष्टम्यां तमभ्यर्च्य विधानतः । दत्त्वा तु कपिलां धेनुं स्वर्गलोके महीयते
pauṣe māsi sitāṣṭamyāṃ tamabhyarcya vidhānataḥ / dattvā tu kapilāṃ dhenuṃ svargaloke mahīyate
Having worshipped him according to the rule on the eighth of the bright half in the month of Pauṣa, and having given a tawny cow, one is honoured in the world of heaven.
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SkP-RK 10.23
तस्माद् उत्तरतो विद्धि सङ्गमं लोकविश्रुतम् । गङ्गायमुनयोर् नित्यं रेवायाश् च नराधिप
tasmād uttarato viddhi saṅgamaṃ lokaviśrutam / gaṅgāyamunayor nityaṃ revāyāś ca narādhipa
To the north of that know (there is) the confluence famed in the world, of the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā and the Revā, always, O ruler of men.
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SkP-RK 10.24
तत्र स्नातस्य राजेन्द्र अश्वमेधफलं भवेत् । श्राद्धं तत्र प्रकुर्वीत पितॄणां प्रीतिवर्द्धनम्
tatra snātasya rājendra aśvamedhaphalaṃ bhavet / śrāddhaṃ tatra prakurvīta pitṝṇāṃ prītivarddhanam
For one who bathes there, O lord of kings, there is the fruit of a horse sacrifice. One should perform the śrāddha there, which increases the joy of the ancestors.
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SkP-RK 10.25
राजोवाच: गङ्गा च यमुना चात्र समायाते कथं मुने । एतद् विस्तरतः सर्वं प्रब्रूहि मुनिपुङ्गव
rājovāca: gaṅgā ca yamunā cātra samāyāte kathaṃ mune / etad vistarataḥ sarvaṃ prabrūhi munipuṅgava
The king said: How, O sage, have the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā come together here? Tell all this in detail, O bull among sages.
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SkP-RK 10.26
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: शृणु राजन् महाभाग कथ्यमानं निबोध मे । मतङ्गो नाम राजर्षिर् आसीद् धर्मपरायणः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: śṛṇu rājan mahābhāga kathyamānaṃ nibodha me / mataṅgo nāma rājarṣir āsīd dharmaparāyaṇaḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Listen, O king of great fortune, attend to what is being told by me. There was a royal seer named Mataṅga, wholly devoted to dharma,
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SkP-RK 10.27
शिवभक्तो महायोगी त्रिपुर्यां वेदवित्तमः । षण्मासभोजी धर्मात्मा हत्वा करिवरं स्वयम्
śivabhakto mahāyogī tripuryāṃ vedavittamaḥ / ṣaṇmāsabhojī dharmātmā hatvā karivaraṃ svayam
a devotee of Śiva, a great yogin, in Tripurī, best of the knowers of the Veda, eating (only once) in six months, righteous in soul, having himself killed an excellent elephant.
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SkP-RK 10.28
षष्ठे मासे तु संप्राप्ते यथावद् विधिपूर्वकम् । पितृयज्ञं तु निर्वर्त्य शेषं भुङ्क्ते नराधिप
ṣaṣṭhe māse tu saṃprāpte yathāvad vidhipūrvakam / pitṛyajñaṃ tu nirvartya śeṣaṃ bhuṅkte narādhipa
And when the sixth month arrived, having duly completed, in accordance with the rule, the sacrifice to the ancestors, he would eat the remainder, O ruler of men.
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SkP-RK 10.29
एवं तपसि तप्ते तु कालेन महता ततः । सप्तर्षयः समायातास् तेन मार्गेण भारत
evaṃ tapasi tapte tu kālena mahatā tataḥ / saptarṣayaḥ samāyātās tena mārgeṇa bhārata
Thus, when his austerity had been heated (practised) for a long time, then the Seven Seers came along by that road, O Bhārata.
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SkP-RK 10.30
स तान् दृष्ट्वा नमस्कृत्य अर्घपाद्यैर् अपूजयत् । कुशासनोपविष्टांस् तु प्रोवाच मुनिसत्तमः
sa tān dṛṣṭvā namaskṛtya arghapādyair apūjayat / kuśāsanopaviṣṭāṃs tu provāca munisattamaḥ
Seeing them, he made obeisance and honoured them with (water for) welcome and for the feet; and when they were seated on kuśa seats, that best of sages spoke:
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SkP-RK 10.31
धन्यो ऽस्मि पितृमेधे यत्संप्राप्ता मे भवादृशाः । तत् तस्य वचनं श्रुत्वा मतङ्गस्य महामुने
dhanyo 'smi pitṛmedhe yatsaṃprāptā me bhavādṛśāḥ / tat tasya vacanaṃ śrutvā mataṅgasya mahāmune
"I am blessed, in that ones such as you have come to me at (my) ancestral sacrifice." Hearing that speech of his, of Mataṅga, O great sage,
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SkP-RK 10.32
ऋषयश् चिन्तयामासुरन्यो ऽन्यं वै तदा नृप । मांसेन पितृमेधो ऽस्य कथं त्याज्यो भवेद् इति
ṛṣayaś cintayāmāsuranyo 'nyaṃ vai tadā nṛpa / māṃsena pitṛmedho 'sya kathaṃ tyājyo bhaved iti
the seers took thought, one with another, then, O king: "How might his ancestral sacrifice with meat be given up?"
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SkP-RK 10.33
चिन्ताविष्टान् मुनीन् दृष्ट्वा वशिष्ठः प्राह तं मुनिम् । गङ्गायमुनयोर् योगे स्नानं कृत्वा महामुने
cintāviṣṭān munīn dṛṣṭvā vaśiṣṭhaḥ prāha taṃ munim / gaṅgāyamunayor yoge snānaṃ kṛtvā mahāmune
Seeing the sages sunk in worry, Vasiṣṭha said to that sage: "Great sage, having bathed at the confluence of the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā—
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SkP-RK 10.34
भोक्षामहे वयं सर्वे नात्र कार्या विचारणा । तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा मतङ्गः प्राह तान् हसन्
bhokṣāmahe vayaṃ sarve nātra kāryā vicāraṇā / tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā mataṅgaḥ prāha tān hasan
—we shall all eat; no deliberation is needed here." Hearing that speech of his, Mataṅga said to them, laughing:
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SkP-RK 10.35
गङ्गायमुनयोर् योगे स्नानं चात्र भविष्यति । इत्य् उक्त्वा ध्यानमास्थाय स गङ्गां यमुनां तथा
gaṅgāyamunayor yoge snānaṃ cātra bhaviṣyati / ity uktvā dhyānamāsthāya sa gaṅgāṃ yamunāṃ tathā
"The bathing at the junction of the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā shall take place right here." Having said this, and entering into meditation, he summoned the Gaṅgā and likewise the Yamunā—
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SkP-RK 10.36
समाह्वयत् मुनिश्रेष्ठः समायाते तु तत्क्षणात् । स्नानं कुरुध्वं मुनयो गङ्गायमुनसङ्गमे
samāhvayat muniśreṣṭhaḥ samāyāte tu tatkṣaṇāt / snānaṃ kurudhvaṃ munayo gaṅgāyamunasaṅgame
—that best of sages summoned (them); and when they had come, that very instant (he said): "Bathe, O sages, at the confluence of the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā."
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SkP-RK 10.37
ते दृष्ट्वा तादृशं कर्म्म मुनेस् तस्य महात्मनः । विस्मयाविष्टहृदयाः प्रशशंसुश् च तं मुनिम्
te dṛṣṭvā tādṛśaṃ karmma munes tasya mahātmanaḥ / vismayāviṣṭahṛdayāḥ praśaśaṃsuś ca taṃ munim
Seeing such a deed of that great-souled sage, their hearts filled with amazement, they praised that sage.
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SkP-RK 10.38
ततस् तु मुनयः सर्वे स्नानं कृत्वा यथाविधि । पितृयज्ञं तु निर्वर्त्य मतङ्गस्य ययुर्दिवम्
tatas tu munayaḥ sarve snānaṃ kṛtvā yathāvidhi / pitṛyajñaṃ tu nirvartya mataṅgasya yayurdivam
Then all the sages, having bathed according to rule and having completed Mataṅga's sacrifice to the ancestors, went to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 10.39
गङ्गा च यमुना चैव प्रविष्टे सप्त कल्पगां । इत्थं स सङ्गमो जातः सर्वपापहरः परः
gaṅgā ca yamunā caiva praviṣṭe sapta kalpagāṃ / itthaṃ sa saṅgamo jātaḥ sarvapāpaharaḥ paraḥ
And the Gaṅgā and the Yamunā both entered the seven kalpa-rivers. Thus that confluence came to be, supreme, remover of all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 10.40
अमासोमसमायोगे स्नानं यः कुरुते नरः । सर्वधर्मसुसम्पन्नः शिवभक्तिपरायणः
amāsomasamāyoge snānaṃ yaḥ kurute naraḥ / sarvadharmasusampannaḥ śivabhaktiparāyaṇaḥ
The man who bathes (there) at the conjunction of the new moon and the moon, endowed with all the dharmas, devoted to devotion to Śiva—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 10.41
उद्धृत्य पूर्वजान् सप्तचैवापरांस् तथा । दिव्यदेहसमापन्नो दिव्याभरणभूषितः
uddhṛtya pūrvajān saptacaivāparāṃs tathā / divyadehasamāpanno divyābharaṇabhūṣitaḥ
—having delivered his seven forefathers and likewise those after (them), attains a divine body and is adorned with divine ornaments;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 10.42
दिव्ययान समारूढः स्तूयमानो ऽप्सरोगणैः । तत्क्षणाद् विरजो भूत्वा स्वर्गलोके महीयते
divyayāna samārūḍhaḥ stūyamāno 'psarogaṇaiḥ / tatkṣaṇād virajo bhūtvā svargaloke mahīyate
mounted on a divine vehicle, praised by throngs of apsarases, becoming free of impurity that very instant, he is honoured in the world of heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 10.43
अस्य तीर्थस्य माहात्म्यान् मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः । नैरन्तर्येण षण्मासाज् जितक्रोधो जितेन्द्रियः
asya tīrthasya māhātmyān mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ / nairantaryeṇa ṣaṇmāsāj jitakrodho jitendriyaḥ
By the greatness of this tīrtha one is freed from all sins. Continuously for six months, with anger conquered and senses conquered,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 10.44
स्नानं यः कुरुते तत्र पूजयेच् च महेश्वरम् । पथिकः कारणाद् वापि म्लेच्छदेशे ऽपि वा क्वचित्
snānaṃ yaḥ kurute tatra pūjayec ca maheśvaram / pathikaḥ kāraṇād vāpi mlecchadeśe 'pi vā kvacit
whoever bathes there and worships Maheśvara—even if (he be) a traveller, or for some reason (away), even somewhere in the land of the mlecchas,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 10.45
यत्र तत्र मृतः सो ऽपि प्राप्नुयाच् छिवसन्निधिम् । स्नानं दान तपो होमः संयोगे चैव पर्वणि
yatra tatra mṛtaḥ so 'pi prāpnuyāc chivasannidhim / snānaṃ dāna tapo homaḥ saṃyoge caiva parvaṇi
having died wherever (he may be), even he attains the presence of Śiva. Bathing, giving, austerity, oblation—at the conjunction and on a parvan day,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 10.46
यद् अत्र क्रियते तस्य पुण्यसंख्या न विद्यते । एतत् ते मे कृतं राजंस् त्रिपुरीक्षेत्रवर्णनम्
yad atra kriyate tasya puṇyasaṃkhyā na vidyate / etat te me kṛtaṃ rājaṃs tripurīkṣetravarṇanam
whatever is done here, of that the measure of merit does not exist. This description of the Tripurī field has been made by me for you, O king,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 10.47
श्रवणं यस्य राजेन्द्र दैवतैर् अपि दुर्लभम् । एतच् छ्रुत्वा महाराज नर्मदाकीर्तनं शुभम्
śravaṇaṃ yasya rājendra daivatair api durlabham / etac chrutvā mahārāja narmadākīrtanaṃ śubham
the hearing of which, O lord of kings, is hard to obtain even for the gods. Having heard this auspicious celebration of the Narmadā, O great king,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 10.48
नमस्कृत्य वरारोहां कामिकं यानमास्थितः । विवेश नगरीं पुण्याम् अयोध्यां देवनिर्मिताम्
namaskṛtya varārohāṃ kāmikaṃ yānamāsthitaḥ / viveśa nagarīṃ puṇyām ayodhyāṃ devanirmitām
and having bowed to the fair-hipped one, he mounted a vehicle that goes at will and entered the holy city Ayodhyā, fashioned by the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 10.49
मुदा परमया युक्तो यथा पूर्वं तथैव सः । एतत् ते कीर्तितं राजन् यथावद् अनुपूर्वशः
mudā paramayā yukto yathā pūrvaṃ tathaiva saḥ / etat te kīrtitaṃ rājan yathāvad anupūrvaśaḥ
joined with the highest joy, just as he had been before. This has been recounted to you, O king, duly and in order,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 10.50
शिवेन कथितं पूर्वं स्कन्दस्य तु महात्मनः । श्रवणात् कीर्तनात् चैव शिवलोके महीयते
śivena kathitaṃ pūrvaṃ skandasya tu mahātmanaḥ / śravaṇāt kīrtanāt caiva śivaloke mahīyate
as it was told long ago by Śiva to the great-souled Skanda; from hearing and from reciting it, one is honoured in Śiva's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition