Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 116
SkP-RK 116.1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: धूमपातं ततो गच्छेन् महापातकनाशनम् । समीपे चक्रतीर्थस्या विष्णुना निर्मितं पुरा
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: dhūmapātaṃ tato gacchen mahāpātakanāśanam / samīpe cakratīrthasyā viṣṇunā nirmitaṃ purā
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Then one should go to Dhūmapāta, destroyer of the great sins, made of old by Viṣṇu near the Cakratīrtha.
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SkP-RK 116.2
मेकलां परमां देवीम् इमां त्रैलोक्यपावनीम् । कदाचित् पयसां राजा सान्तःपुरपरिच्छदः
mekalāṃ paramāṃ devīm imāṃ trailokyapāvanīm / kadācit payasāṃ rājā sāntaḥpuraparicchadaḥ
(To) Mekalā, this supreme goddess, purifier of the three worlds—once the king of the waters, together with his harem and retinue,
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SkP-RK 116.3
शिष्टैर् इष्टैर् बन्धुभिश् च अर्घपात्रेण संयुतैः । हस्ताभरणसंयुक्तैः पुण्यैर् अमलकान्तिभिः
śiṣṭair iṣṭair bandhubhiś ca arghapātreṇa saṃyutaiḥ / hastābharaṇasaṃyuktaiḥ puṇyair amalakāntibhiḥ
with cultured and beloved kinsmen furnished with the offering-vessel, holding hand-ornaments, meritorious, of spotless lustre,
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SkP-RK 116.4
चन्द्रमण्डलमानैश् च युक्तैर् मुक्ताफलैस् तथा । प्रवाललतिकाभिश् च इन्द्रनीलसमन्वितैः
candramaṇḍalamānaiś ca yuktair muktāphalais tathā / pravālalatikābhiś ca indranīlasamanvitaiḥ
and with pearls of the size of the moon's disc set (in it), and with strings of coral, together with sapphires,
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SkP-RK 116.5
अर्घं ददौ तदा तस्यै वरुणः सरितां पतिः । गङ्गाद्याः सरितः सर्वास् तापी चापि पयोष्णिका
arghaṃ dadau tadā tasyai varuṇaḥ saritāṃ patiḥ / gaṅgādyāḥ saritaḥ sarvās tāpī cāpi payoṣṇikā
Then Varuṇa, the lord of rivers, presented her with the guest-water offering, and (so did) all the rivers beginning with Gaṅgā, and Tāpī and Payoṣṇikā as well.
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SkP-RK 116.6
नर्मदोवाच: मदीये सङ्गमे दिव्ये स्नात्वा सन्तर्पयन्ति ये
narmadovāca: madīye saṅgame divye snātvā santarpayanti ye
Narmadā said: Those who, having bathed at my divine confluence, offer the water-oblation (to the ancestors)—
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SkP-RK 116.7
तस्य सप्तकुलोत्पन्नांस् तारयामि न संशयः । जलाञ्जलिं ततो दत्त्वा समुद्रो वाक्यम् अब्रवीत्
tasya saptakulotpannāṃs tārayāmi na saṃśayaḥ / jalāñjaliṃ tato dattvā samudro vākyam abravīt
—of such a man I carry across those born in seven generations of his family; there is no doubt of it. Then, having offered a handful of water, the Ocean spoke these words:
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SkP-RK 116.8
धन्यो ऽहं कृतकृत्यो ऽहं त्वया देवि वरानने । समायातासि भद्रं ते मां चात्र पावनं कुरु
dhanyo 'haṃ kṛtakṛtyo 'haṃ tvayā devi varānane / samāyātāsi bhadraṃ te māṃ cātra pāvanaṃ kuru
"I am blessed, I have accomplished my purpose through you, O goddess of lovely face. You have come here—blessings on you—make me too pure here."
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SkP-RK 116.9
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: एवं भगवती राजन् नर्मदा मेकला शुभा
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: evaṃ bhagavatī rājan narmadā mekalā śubhā
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Thus, O king, the auspicious lady Narmadā, (daughter) of Mekala,
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SkP-RK 116.10
पूजिता सागरेणापि शुभे सिंहासने स्थिता । पाणिग्रहं गृहीता सा पुरुकुत्सेन भारत
pūjitā sāgareṇāpi śubhe siṃhāsane sthitā / pāṇigrahaṃ gṛhītā sā purukutsena bhārata
—honoured by the Ocean too, seated on an auspicious lion-throne—was taken in marriage by Purukutsa, O Bhārata.
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SkP-RK 116.11
पुरुकुत्सस्य भार्या सा गृहधर्मेण संयुता । सदा वै वर्तते राजंस् तत्रैव सङ्गमे शुभे
purukutsasya bhāryā sā gṛhadharmeṇa saṃyutā / sadā vai vartate rājaṃs tatraiva saṅgame śubhe
As the wife of Purukutsa, joined to the duties of the household, she abides always, O king, right there at that auspicious confluence.
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SkP-RK 116.12
पुष्पवृष्टिस् तदा ह्य् आसीत् त्रिदशानां महोत्सवे । तत्र स्वयंवरश्चासीत् सरितः पृथिवीपते
puṣpavṛṣṭis tadā hy āsīt tridaśānāṃ mahotsave / tatra svayaṃvaraścāsīt saritaḥ pṛthivīpate
Then indeed there was a rain of flowers at the great festival of the thirty gods; and there took place the self-choice (of a husband) by the river, O lord of the earth.
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SkP-RK 116.13
तत्र यः कुरुते श्राद्धं स्थानं च पितृतर्पणम् । लक्षयज्ञफलं प्राप्य स मुक्तो नात्र संशयः
tatra yaḥ kurute śrāddhaṃ sthānaṃ ca pitṛtarpaṇam / lakṣayajñaphalaṃ prāpya sa mukto nātra saṃśayaḥ
Whoever performs there the śrāddha and the satisfying of the ancestors at (that) place, he obtains the fruit of a hundred thousand sacrifices and is liberated; there is no doubt here.
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SkP-RK 116.14
एवं त्रैलोक्यपूज्या ते नर्मदा लोकपावनी । तस्या माहात्म्यम् अतुलं कीर्तितं हि महाभुज
evaṃ trailokyapūjyā te narmadā lokapāvanī / tasyā māhātmyam atulaṃ kīrtitaṃ hi mahābhuja
Thus this Narmadā, worthy of worship by the three worlds, purifier of the world—her incomparable greatness has been proclaimed, O mighty-armed one.
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SkP-RK 116.15
भक्त्या श्रुत्वा महाभाग रुद्रलोके महीयते । आदिमध्यावसानेषु रेवामाहात्म्यम् उत्तमम्
bhaktyā śrutvā mahābhāga rudraloke mahīyate / ādimadhyāvasāneṣu revāmāhātmyam uttamam
Having heard it with devotion, O greatly fortunate one, one is honoured in the world of Rudra. The excellent greatness of Revā, at its beginning, middle, and end—
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SkP-RK 116.16
यः कश्चिच् छृणुयाद् भक्त्या तस्य स्याद् वाञ्छितं फलम् । श्रुत्वा माहात्म्यम् अतुलं यो नरो हि जितेन्द्रियः
yaḥ kaścic chṛṇuyād bhaktyā tasya syād vāñchitaṃ phalam / śrutvā māhātmyam atulaṃ yo naro hi jitendriyaḥ
—whoever should hear it with devotion, for him there will be the fruit he desires. The man of subdued senses who, having heard this incomparable greatness,
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SkP-RK 116.17
दानं कुर्यात् तदा तस्य सर्वकामार्थसिद्धयः । पुस्तकं पूजयित्वा तु धूपदीपकचन्दनैः
dānaṃ kuryāt tadā tasya sarvakāmārthasiddhayaḥ / pustakaṃ pūjayitvā tu dhūpadīpakacandanaiḥ
—should then make a gift: for him there are the attainments of all his desires and aims. And having worshipped the book with incense, lamps, and sandal-paste,
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SkP-RK 116.18
दानं तत्र प्रकर्तव्यं ब्राह्मणांश् चापि पूजयेत् । श्रवणेन तु दानेन सुप्रीता नर्मदा भवेत्
dānaṃ tatra prakartavyaṃ brāhmaṇāṃś cāpi pūjayet / śravaṇena tu dānena suprītā narmadā bhavet
a gift should be made there, and one should honour the brāhmaṇas too. By the hearing and by the giving, Narmadā becomes well pleased.
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SkP-RK 116.19
तीर्थे तीर्थे च कथितं तत्पूर्वं पाण्डुनन्दन । पुण्यं श्रुत्वा तु माहात्म्यं तद् दानेनैव पाण्डव
tīrthe tīrthe ca kathitaṃ tatpūrvaṃ pāṇḍunandana / puṇyaṃ śrutvā tu māhātmyaṃ tad dānenaiva pāṇḍava
And at every tīrtha this was told before, O son of Pāṇḍu; (the fruit comes) from hearing the meritorious greatness together with that giving, O Pāṇḍava.
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SkP-RK 116.20
एतस्मात् कारणाद् दानं श्रुत्वा दानं हि कारणम् । तच् छ्रुत्वा राजशार्दूलो मार्कण्डेयस्य भाषितम्
etasmāt kāraṇād dānaṃ śrutvā dānaṃ hi kāraṇam / tac chrutvā rājaśārdūlo mārkaṇḍeyasya bhāṣitam
For this reason, giving—giving after hearing is indeed the cause. Having heard that speech of Mārkaṇḍeya, that tiger among kings,
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SkP-RK 116.21
अर्घं दत्त्वा यथान्यायं पूजयित्वा ऋषीन् सदा । अश्वैर्गजैस् तथा रथैर् भ्रातृभिः सह धर्मराट्
arghaṃ dattvā yathānyāyaṃ pūjayitvā ṛṣīn sadā / aśvairgajais tathā rathair bhrātṛbhiḥ saha dharmarāṭ
having offered the guest-water as is proper and duly honoured the sages, the king of dharma, together with his brothers, with horses, elephants and chariots,
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SkP-RK 116.22
तीर्थयात्रां चकाराशु नर्मदायां युधिष्ठिर । उत्तरे दक्षिणे तीरे स्नानपानावगाहनम्
tīrthayātrāṃ cakārāśu narmadāyāṃ yudhiṣṭhira / uttare dakṣiṇe tīre snānapānāvagāhanam
Yudhiṣṭhira quickly made the pilgrimage along the Narmadā—on the northern and the southern bank, bathing, drinking, and immersion.
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