Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 26
SkP-RK 26.1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: अथान्यत् कथयिष्यामि मण्डपेश्वरम् उत्तमम् । स्नातमात्रो नरस् तत्र न विशेद् योनिसङ्कटम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: athānyat kathayiṣyāmi maṇḍapeśvaram uttamam / snātamātro naras tatra na viśed yonisaṅkaṭam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Now I shall tell of another, the excellent Maṇḍapeśvara; a man who has merely bathed there does not enter the narrow passage of the womb (again).
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SkP-RK 26.2
दशलक्षाणि तीर्थानि तस्मिंस् तिष्ठन्ति भारत । मण्डपेश्वरतीर्थस्य कूर्मवृद्धिवदर्चनम्
daśalakṣāṇi tīrthāni tasmiṃs tiṣṭhanti bhārata / maṇḍapeśvaratīrthasya kūrmavṛddhivadarcanam
Ten hundred-thousand tīrthas abide in it, O Bhārata; the worship of the Maṇḍapeśvara tīrtha is like the growth of a tortoise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 26.3
सुरासुरगणैर् इष्टं तस्मिंस् तीर्थे नराधिप । अनेकभाविकं पापं तत्क्षणाद् एव नश्यति
surāsuragaṇair iṣṭaṃ tasmiṃs tīrthe narādhipa / anekabhāvikaṃ pāpaṃ tatkṣaṇād eva naśyati
(It is) desired by the hosts of gods and asuras; in that tīrtha, O lord of men, sin (accumulated) in many existences perishes that very instant.
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SkP-RK 26.4
तिलोदकप्रदानेन पिण्डपातेन भारत । तृप्यन्ति पितरः सर्वे यावत् तिष्ठति कल्पगा
tilodakapradānena piṇḍapātena bhārata / tṛpyanti pitaraḥ sarve yāvat tiṣṭhati kalpagā
By the gift of water with sesame and by the offering of rice-balls, O Bhārata, all the ancestors are satisfied, for as long as she who goes through the kalpa (the river) endures.
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SkP-RK 26.5
तत्र यस् त्यजति प्राणान् अवशस्ववशो ऽपि वा । दशवर्षसहस्राणि राजा वैद्याधरे पुरे
tatra yas tyajati prāṇān avaśasvavaśo 'pi vā / daśavarṣasahasrāṇi rājā vaidyādhare pure
Whoever gives up his life there, whether involuntarily or of his own will, (becomes) a king for ten thousand years in the city of the Vidyādharas.
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SkP-RK 26.6
मानसौ ब्रह्मणः पुत्रौ बादरायण शाकटौ । अगस्त्यस्याश्रमं पुण्यं महर्षिगणसेवितम्
mānasau brahmaṇaḥ putrau bādarāyaṇa śākaṭau / agastyasyāśramaṃ puṇyaṃ maharṣigaṇasevitam
The two mind-born sons of Brahmā, Bādarāyaṇa and Śākaṭa; (and) the holy hermitage of Agastya, frequented by hosts of great sages,
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SkP-RK 26.7
कन्दमूलफलैः शाकैः शिवभक्तिपरायणैः । एकदा ऽवसरे प्राप्ते अजापालो नृपात्मजः
kandamūlaphalaiḥ śākaiḥ śivabhaktiparāyaṇaiḥ / ekadā 'vasare prāpte ajāpālo nṛpātmajaḥ
with bulbs, roots, fruits and greens, by those wholly devoted to devotion to Śiva. Once, when the occasion arrived, Ajāpāla, the king's son,
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SkP-RK 26.8
अयोध्याधिपतिः श्रीमान् चक्रतुल्यपराक्रमः । अष्टोत्तरं शतं व्याघ्रानजाः कृत्वा ररक्ष च
ayodhyādhipatiḥ śrīmān cakratulyaparākramaḥ / aṣṭottaraṃ śataṃ vyāghrānajāḥ kṛtvā rarakṣa ca
The illustrious lord of Ayodhyā, whose valour equalled the discus, made one hundred and eight tigers into goats and protected (them).
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SkP-RK 26.9
सपादलक्षं जीवन्ति प्रजास्तस्मिन् महीपतौ । धनाढ्या धनदस्येव प्रशशास पुरीं तथा
sapādalakṣaṃ jīvanti prajāstasmin mahīpatau / dhanāḍhyā dhanadasyeva praśaśāsa purīṃ tathā
Under that king a hundred and twenty-five thousand subjects lived, rich in wealth as (those) of the giver of wealth (Kubera); and thus he ruled the city.
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SkP-RK 26.10
स कदाचित् महाभागः ससैन्यो मृगयां गतः । महीपालसहस्रेण मुदा परमया युतः
sa kadācit mahābhāgaḥ sasainyo mṛgayāṃ gataḥ / mahīpālasahasreṇa mudā paramayā yutaḥ
Once that greatly fortunate one, together with his army, went hunting, accompanied by a thousand kings and filled with the utmost delight.
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SkP-RK 26.11
सो ऽपश्यत् पर्वतस्याग्रे मेरुतुल्ये महीपतिः । पुष्पारामसहस्राणि हर्म्याणि विविधानि च
so 'paśyat parvatasyāgre merutulye mahīpatiḥ / puṣpārāmasahasrāṇi harmyāṇi vividhāni ca
That king saw, on the summit of a mountain like Meru, thousands of flower-gardens and mansions of many kinds,
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SkP-RK 26.12
तत्रैव शतसाहस्रं यतीनाम् ऊर्ध्वरेतसाम् । भक्त्या ऽभ्यर्च्य विधानेन देवेशं च मुनींस् तथा
tatraiva śatasāhasraṃ yatīnām ūrdhvaretasām / bhaktyā 'bhyarcya vidhānena deveśaṃ ca munīṃs tathā
and there itself a hundred thousand ascetics of upward-flowing seed; having worshipped with devotion, according to the rule, the lord of gods and likewise the sages,
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SkP-RK 26.13
प्रणम्योवाच मधुरं बादरायणशाकटौ । पितॄणां तारणार्थाय श्राद्धकालत्वसिद्धये
praṇamyovāca madhuraṃ bādarāyaṇaśākaṭau / pitṝṇāṃ tāraṇārthāya śrāddhakālatvasiddhaye
and having bowed, he spoke sweetly to Bādarāyaṇa and Śākaṭa: "For the sake of ferrying across the ancestors, for the accomplishment of the proper time for the śrāddha,
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SkP-RK 26.14
महानयं भवद्भिश् च प्रसाद क्रियतां मयि । अभ्यर्च्य तान् मुनीन् सर्वान् प्रणिपत्य स्थितस् ततः
mahānayaṃ bhavadbhiś ca prasāda kriyatāṃ mayi / abhyarcya tān munīn sarvān praṇipatya sthitas tataḥ
this great (gift) — let favour be shown to me by you." Having worshipped all those sages and bowed down, he then stood (waiting).
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SkP-RK 26.15
तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा अजापालस्य भूभृतः । ऋषीणां तापसौ वृद्धौ बादरायणशाकटौ
tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā ajāpālasya bhūbhṛtaḥ / ṛṣīṇāṃ tāpasau vṛddhau bādarāyaṇaśākaṭau
Having heard that speech of his, of the king Ajāpāla, the two aged ascetics among the sages, Bādarāyaṇa and Śākaṭa,
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SkP-RK 26.16
ऊचतुस्तौ तु वचनम् अजापालं नराधिपम् । न राजग्राहकाः सर्वे मुनयः शंसितव्रताः
ūcatustau tu vacanam ajāpālaṃ narādhipam / na rājagrāhakāḥ sarve munayaḥ śaṃsitavratāḥ
those two spoke a word to Ajāpāla, the ruler of men: "Not all sages of strict vows are receivers (of gifts) from kings.
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SkP-RK 26.17
राजप्रतिग्रहो घोरो रौद्रः पापो भयावहः । नरके यातनां घोरां कः सोढुं शक्तिमान् भवेत्
rājapratigraho ghoro raudraḥ pāpo bhayāvahaḥ / narake yātanāṃ ghorāṃ kaḥ soḍhuṃ śaktimān bhavet
Acceptance of a gift from a king is dreadful, fierce, sinful, bringing fear; who would be able to endure the terrible torment in hell?
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SkP-RK 26.18
स्वस्ति ते ऽस्तु नृपश्रेष्ठ पन्थानः सन्तु ते शिवाः । एवम् उक्त्वा तु चक्रुस् ते मुनयो वाक्यसंयमम्
svasti te 'stu nṛpaśreṣṭha panthānaḥ santu te śivāḥ / evam uktvā tu cakrus te munayo vākyasaṃyamam
May there be well-being for you, best of kings; may your paths be auspicious." Having spoken thus, those sages made a restraint of speech (fell silent).
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SkP-RK 26.19
ब्रह्मशापभयाद्भीतो नृपस्तूष्णीं बभूव ह । गजानां दशसाहस्रं घण्टाभरणभूषितम्
brahmaśāpabhayādbhīto nṛpastūṣṇīṃ babhūva ha / gajānāṃ daśasāhasraṃ ghaṇṭābharaṇabhūṣitam
Afraid from fear of a brahmin's curse, the king became silent. Ten thousand elephants, adorned with bells and ornaments,
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SkP-RK 26.20
प्रादाद् विप्राय संकल्प्य मठं हेममयं शुभम् । कालञ्जरगिरिं राजा त्रिश्चकार प्रदक्षिणाम्
prādād viprāya saṃkalpya maṭhaṃ hemamayaṃ śubham / kālañjaragiriṃ rājā triścakāra pradakṣiṇām
he gave to a brahmin, having formally resolved (the gift), and an auspicious monastery made of gold; and the king made three circumambulations of Mount Kālañjara.
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SkP-RK 26.21
नमस्कृत्वा महेशानं भक्तियुक्तः सुहृद्वृतः । जगाम स्वपुरं राजा यथा शक्रो ऽमरावतीम्
namaskṛtvā maheśānaṃ bhaktiyuktaḥ suhṛdvṛtaḥ / jagāma svapuraṃ rājā yathā śakro 'marāvatīm
Having bowed to Maheśāna, filled with devotion and surrounded by friends, the king went to his own city, as Śakra to Amarāvatī.
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SkP-RK 26.22
गते तस्मिन् महीपाले ऋषयः काममोहिताः । केचिद् गजसमारूढा नानारत्नसमन्विताः
gate tasmin mahīpāle ṛṣayaḥ kāmamohitāḥ / kecid gajasamārūḍhā nānāratnasamanvitāḥ
When that king had gone, the sages, deluded by desire — some mounted on elephants, furnished with various jewels,
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SkP-RK 26.23
केचिद् अश्वसमारूढा वीज्यमानाश् च चामरैः । लभन्ते विविधान् भोगांस् ते ब्रह्मर्षितपोधनाः
kecid aśvasamārūḍhā vījyamānāś ca cāmaraiḥ / labhante vividhān bhogāṃs te brahmarṣitapodhanāḥ
some mounted on horses and fanned with yak-tail whisks — those brahmin-sages whose wealth was austerity obtained enjoyments of many kinds.
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SkP-RK 26.24
देवस्वभक्षकाः सर्वे स्त्रीलोभवशवर्तिनः । सुखं च परमं प्राप्ता देवद्रव्येन राजसाः
devasvabhakṣakāḥ sarve strīlobhavaśavartinaḥ / sukhaṃ ca paramaṃ prāptā devadravyena rājasāḥ
All of them, devourers of the property of the gods, subject to the power of greed for women, attained the highest pleasure through the gods' property, (being) full of passion.
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SkP-RK 26.25
कालान्तरे ततः प्राप्ते सर्वे मृत्युवशं गताः । वर्जयित्वा तु विप्रौ द्वौ बादरायणशाकटौ
kālāntare tataḥ prāpte sarve mṛtyuvaśaṃ gatāḥ / varjayitvā tu viprau dvau bādarāyaṇaśākaṭau
Then, when another time had come, all went under the sway of death, excepting the two brahmins, Bādarāyaṇa and Śākaṭa.
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SkP-RK 26.26
श्वयोनिं समनुप्राप्ताः सर्वे ते मुनिपुङ्गवाः । अमेध्यभक्षकाः पापा देवनिर्माल्यभक्षणात्
śvayoniṃ samanuprāptāḥ sarve te munipuṅgavāḥ / amedhyabhakṣakāḥ pāpā devanirmālyabhakṣaṇāt
All those bulls among sages came to the womb of dogs, sinners eating impure things, because of consuming what had been offered to the god.
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SkP-RK 26.27
तेषां सम्पर्कभावेन श्ववक्त्रौ द्वाव् उपस्थितौ । शोचन्तः स्वानि कर्माणि व्याहरन्तः स्वकां गिरम्
teṣāṃ samparkabhāvena śvavaktrau dvāv upasthitau / śocantaḥ svāni karmāṇi vyāharantaḥ svakāṃ giram
By reason of contact with them, the two (others) came to have dogs' faces, grieving over their own deeds, uttering their own speech.
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SkP-RK 26.28
पप्रच्छतुः श्वयोनींस् तौ बादरायणशाकटौ । कर्मणा केन यूयं वै श्वयोनिं समुपागताः
papracchatuḥ śvayonīṃs tau bādarāyaṇaśākaṭau / karmaṇā kena yūyaṃ vai śvayoniṃ samupāgatāḥ
Bādarāyaṇa and Śākaṭa asked those two of the dog-womb: "By what deed have you come to birth as dogs?"
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SkP-RK 26.29
ऋषय ऊचुः: देवद्रव्ये गुरुद्रव्ये द्रव्ये चण्डीश्वरस्य च । त्रिविधं पातकं दृष्टं दानभक्षणलङ्घनात्
ṛṣaya ūcuḥ: devadravye gurudravye dravye caṇḍīśvarasya ca / trividhaṃ pātakaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ dānabhakṣaṇalaṅghanāt
The sages said: With respect to the property of the gods, the property of a teacher, and the property of Caṇḍīśvara, a threefold sin is recognized — from giving (it away), consuming (it), and transgressing (against it).
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SkP-RK 26.30
तस्मात् सम्पर्कदोषेण सारमेयत्वम् आगताः । बभ्रमुः सर्वतीर्थानि दिव्यं वर्षशतं तथा
tasmāt samparkadoṣeṇa sārameyatvam āgatāḥ / babhramuḥ sarvatīrthāni divyaṃ varṣaśataṃ tathā
Therefore, by the fault of contact (with it), they came to the state of dogs; and they wandered to all the sacred fords for a hundred divine years.
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SkP-RK 26.31
नैमिषारण्यम् आसाद्य यथा योगं व्यवस्थिताः । तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा बादरायणशाकटौ
naimiṣāraṇyam āsādya yathā yogaṃ vyavasthitāḥ / teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā bādarāyaṇaśākaṭau
Having reached the Naimiṣa forest, they settled there as was fitting. Hearing that speech of theirs, Bādarāyaṇa and Śākaṭa —
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SkP-RK 26.32
जग्मतुर् ब्रह्मलोकं तौ ब्रह्मपुत्रौ यशस्विनौ । अभिवाद्य यथान्यायं ब्रह्माणं जगतां पतिम्
jagmatur brahmalokaṃ tau brahmaputrau yaśasvinau / abhivādya yathānyāyaṃ brahmāṇaṃ jagatāṃ patim
— those two illustrious sons of Brahmā went to Brahmā's world, and having saluted, as is proper, Brahmā, the lord of the worlds,
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SkP-RK 26.33
ऊचतुश् च स्ववृत्तान्तं पितरं तत्त्वदर्शिनम् । अत्यन्तौ मुनिशार्दूलौ दृष्ट्वा तौ विकृताननौ
ūcatuś ca svavṛttāntaṃ pitaraṃ tattvadarśinam / atyantau muniśārdūlau dṛṣṭvā tau vikṛtānanau
they told their own story to their father, the seer of truth. Seeing those two utterly (afflicted) tigers among sages with their disfigured faces,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 26.34
उवाच वचनं श्रीमान् ब्रह्मालोकपितामहः । देवद्रव्यापहारेण दुष्कृतं स्वर्गगर्हितम्
uvāca vacanaṃ śrīmān brahmālokapitāmahaḥ / devadravyāpahāreṇa duṣkṛtaṃ svargagarhitam
the glorious Brahmā, grandfather of the world, spoke these words: "By the carrying off of the gods' property there is an evil deed that is condemned in heaven,
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SkP-RK 26.35
सुरासुरगणैर् यत्तु लङ्घितुं नैव शक्यते । किं पुनर् मानुषैः क्षुद्रैर् देवद्रव्योपजीविकैः
surāsuragaṇair yattu laṅghituṃ naiva śakyate / kiṃ punar mānuṣaiḥ kṣudrair devadravyopajīvikaiḥ
which cannot be transgressed even by the hosts of gods and demons — how much less by petty men who live off the property of the gods!
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SkP-RK 26.36
तेषां तु नियतं घोरे नरके पतनं स्मृतम् । निष्कृतिर्नर्मदा तेषां विहिता लोकपावनी
teṣāṃ tu niyataṃ ghore narake patanaṃ smṛtam / niṣkṛtirnarmadā teṣāṃ vihitā lokapāvanī
For such men a fall into a dreadful hell is declared to be certain; their expiation is ordained to be the Narmadā, purifier of the worlds.
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SkP-RK 26.37
स्नात्वा तु कल्पगा तोये ऽभ्यर्चयित्वा वृषध्वजम् । मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यः सत्यमेतत् मयोदितम्
snātvā tu kalpagā toye 'bhyarcayitvā vṛṣadhvajam / mucyate sarvapāpebhyaḥ satyametat mayoditam
Having bathed in the water of the river that endures for an aeon and worshipped the Bull-bannered one, one is freed from all sins — this that I have said is true."
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SkP-RK 26.38
पितामहवचः श्रुत्वा बादरायणशाकटौ । ऋषिभिः सह तत्रैव नर्मदातीरमाश्रितौ
pitāmahavacaḥ śrutvā bādarāyaṇaśākaṭau / ṛṣibhiḥ saha tatraiva narmadātīramāśritau
Having heard the words of the Grandfather, Bādarāyaṇa and Śākaṭa, together with the sages, resorted to the bank of the Narmadā, right there.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.39
सरिन्नान्या ऽस्ति लोके ऽस्मिन्पापस्यास्य विशुद्धये । ततस् ते मुनयः सर्वे स्मरन्तः पूर्वदुष्कृतम्
sarinnānyā 'sti loke 'sminpāpasyāsya viśuddhaye / tatas te munayaḥ sarve smarantaḥ pūrvaduṣkṛtam
There is no other river in this world for the cleansing of this sin. Then all those sages, remembering their former evil deed,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.40
षण्मासा ऽभ्यन्तरे राजन् छिवध्यानपरायणाः । निष्कल्मषाः बभूवुस् ते तीर्थस्यास्य प्रभावतः
ṣaṇmāsā 'bhyantare rājan chivadhyānaparāyaṇāḥ / niṣkalmaṣāḥ babhūvus te tīrthasyāsya prabhāvataḥ
within six months, O king, being devoted to meditation on Śiva, became free of stain by the power of this sacred ford.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.41
बल्याद्या मुनयः सर्वे शतक्रतुपुरोगमाः । ददृशुस् ते क्रतुवरं शिवेनैव यथोदितम्
balyādyā munayaḥ sarve śatakratupurogamāḥ / dadṛśus te kratuvaraṃ śivenaiva yathoditam
Bali and the rest, all the sages, with the Hundred-sacrificer (Indra) at their head, beheld that best of rites, just as it had been declared by Śiva himself.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 26.42
गृहीत्वा ऽथ मुनीन् सर्वे ब्रह्माद्याश् च सुरासुराः । सुप्रभास् तांस् तु देवत्वं मण्डपेश्वरदर्शनात्
gṛhītvā 'tha munīn sarve brahmādyāś ca surāsurāḥ / suprabhās tāṃs tu devatvaṃ maṇḍapeśvaradarśanāt
Then all of them — Brahmā and the rest, gods and demons — taking up the sages, (made) them radiant, (bringing them) to godhood by the sight of Maṇḍapeśvara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 26.43
तेन लिङ्गं तु विख्यातं लोके ऽस्मिन् मण्डपेश्वरम् । स्वारोचिषे ऽन्तरे प्राप्ते त्रेतायां तु नृपोत्तम
tena liṅgaṃ tu vikhyātaṃ loke 'smin maṇḍapeśvaram / svārociṣe 'ntare prāpte tretāyāṃ tu nṛpottama
For that reason the liṅga is renowned in this world as Maṇḍapeśvara. When the Svārociṣa interval had arrived, in the Tretā age, O best of kings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.48
क्षत्रियाणां सहस्राणि तत्र सिद्धानि भारत । एतत् सर्वं समाख्यातं समासेन मया ऽनघ ॥ र्क्स्_२६।४४ ॥ श्रवणात् कीर्तनाद् राजन् हयमेधफलं लभेत् ॥ र्क्स्_२६।४५ ॥ युधिष्ठिर उवाच: अमरेश्वरपूर्वेण पर्यङ्कात् पश्चिमे तथा ॥ र्क्स्_२६।४६ ॥ तीर्थसंख्यां क्रमेणैव कथयस्व तपोधन ॥ र्क्स्_२६।४७ ॥ मार्कण्डेय उवाच: शृणु राजन् महाभाग पूर्वभागे व्यवस्थितम्
kṣatriyāṇāṃ sahasrāṇi tatra siddhāni bhārata / etat sarvaṃ samākhyātaṃ samāsena mayā 'nagha // rks_26.44 // śravaṇāt kīrtanād rājan hayamedhaphalaṃ labhet // rks_26.45 // yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: amareśvarapūrveṇa paryaṅkāt paścime tathā // rks_26.46 // tīrthasaṃkhyāṃ krameṇaiva kathayasva tapodhana // rks_26.47 // mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: śṛṇu rājan mahābhāga pūrvabhāge vyavasthitam
thousands of kṣatriyas attained perfection there, O Bhārata. All this has been recounted by me in brief, O sinless one. (44) From hearing and reciting it, O king, one obtains the fruit of a horse sacrifice. (45) Yudhiṣṭhira said: To the east of Amareśvara, and to the west of the Couch, (46) tell me the number of the sacred fords, in order, O you whose wealth is austerity. (47) Mārkaṇḍeya said: Hear, O king of great fortune, of what is situated in the eastern part.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 26.49
श्वेतकिंशुकनामानं तीर्थं पापप्रणाशनम् । नराः सुखेन रूपेण यत्र स्नाता दिवं गताः
śvetakiṃśukanāmānaṃ tīrthaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam / narāḥ sukhena rūpeṇa yatra snātā divaṃ gatāḥ
The sacred ford named Śvetakiṃśuka destroys sins; men who have bathed there have gone to heaven in a happy form.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.50
श्वेतकिंशुकनामास्ति लिङ्गं परमसिद्धिदम् । ताटकेश्वरदेवश् च तत्र स्वर्गफलप्रदः
śvetakiṃśukanāmāsti liṅgaṃ paramasiddhidam / tāṭakeśvaradevaś ca tatra svargaphalapradaḥ
There is a liṅga named Śvetakiṃśuka which grants the highest attainment; and the god Tāṭakeśvara is there, bestowing the fruit of heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.51
अन्यत् तु वर्णनामेति तीर्थं पापप्रणाशनम् । त्र्यम्बकस् तु महादेवो यत्रलोके वरप्रदः
anyat tu varṇanāmeti tīrthaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam / tryambakas tu mahādevo yatraloke varapradaḥ
Another is called Varṇa, a sacred ford that destroys sins, where Mahādeva Tryambaka grants boons in the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.52
तस्य तीर्थस्य माहात्म्याद् गण्डेशस् त्रिदिवं गतः । गण्डकेश्वरलिङ्गं तु लिङ्गं शुक्लेश्वरं तथा
tasya tīrthasya māhātmyād gaṇḍeśas tridivaṃ gataḥ / gaṇḍakeśvaraliṅgaṃ tu liṅgaṃ śukleśvaraṃ tathā
By the greatness of that tīrtha, Gaṇḍeśa went to heaven; (there is) the Gaṇḍakeśvara liṅga, and likewise the liṅga Śukleśvara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.53
नर्मदादन्तिवनिकासङ्गमो लोकविश्रुतः । तत्र लिङ्गेश्वरं लिङ्गं सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायकम्
narmadādantivanikāsaṅgamo lokaviśrutaḥ / tatra liṅgeśvaraṃ liṅgaṃ sarvasiddhipradāyakam
The confluence of the Narmadā and the Dantivanikā is renowned in the world; there (stands) the liṅga Liṅgeśvara, granting every attainment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.54
बालकेश्वरलिङ्गं तु तथा ऽन्यत् पूर्णकेश्वरम् । रेवाया उत्तरे कूले नर्मदापुरमुत्तमम्
bālakeśvaraliṅgaṃ tu tathā 'nyat pūrṇakeśvaram / revāyā uttare kūle narmadāpuramuttamam
And the Bālakeśvara liṅga, and likewise another, Pūrṇakeśvara; on the northern bank of the Revā (lies) the excellent city Narmadāpura.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.55
तीर्थं कपिशिला नाम सर्वानर्थविदूषणम् । लिङ्गं सिद्धेश्वरं नाम तथा ऽन्यन्नाडकेश्वरम्
tīrthaṃ kapiśilā nāma sarvānarthavidūṣaṇam / liṅgaṃ siddheśvaraṃ nāma tathā 'nyannāḍakeśvaram
The tīrtha named Kapiśilā, which wipes away all misfortune; the liṅga named Siddheśvara, and likewise another, Nāḍakeśvara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.56
अत्रान्तरे नृपश्रेष्ठ दशलक्षाणि नामतः । तीर्थानि दशलक्षाणि कीर्तितानि यथाक्रमम्
atrāntare nṛpaśreṣṭha daśalakṣāṇi nāmataḥ / tīrthāni daśalakṣāṇi kīrtitāni yathākramam
In this stretch, O best of kings, there are ten lakhs by name; ten lakhs of tīrthas have been proclaimed in due order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.57
ततो गच्छेन् नृपश्रेष्ठ वैदूर्यात् पश्चिमां दिशम् । शशभीनर्मदायोगं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
tato gacchen nṛpaśreṣṭha vaidūryāt paścimāṃ diśam / śaśabhīnarmadāyogaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam
Then, O best of kings, one should go in the westerly direction from Vaidūrya: (there is) the junction of the Śaśabhī with the Narmadā, which destroys all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.58
भुक्तिदं मुक्तिद चैव लिङ्गं वै शशभेश्वरम् । त्रिषु लोकेषु विख्यातं गर्दभीयोनिमोक्षणम्
bhuktidaṃ muktida caiva liṅgaṃ vai śaśabheśvaram / triṣu lokeṣu vikhyātaṃ gardabhīyonimokṣaṇam
The liṅga Śaśabheśvara indeed gives enjoyment and gives release; it is famed in the three worlds, and it frees (one) from birth in the womb of a she-ass.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.59
मण्डलेश्वरनामेह तीर्थं लिङ्गं नराधिप । यत्र माण्डलिकाः सिद्धा अजापालो मनुस् तथा
maṇḍaleśvaranāmeha tīrthaṃ liṅgaṃ narādhipa / yatra māṇḍalikāḥ siddhā ajāpālo manus tathā
Here (is) the tīrtha and the liṅga named Maṇḍaleśvara, O lord of men, where the Māṇḍalikas attained perfection, and Ajāpāla, and Manu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.60
तत्र चेष्ट्वा तु मनुजः सम्भवेन् न पुनर्भवे । तिलोदकप्रदानेन पिण्डपातेन भारत
tatra ceṣṭvā tu manujaḥ sambhaven na punarbhave / tilodakapradānena piṇḍapātena bhārata
And having sacrificed there, a man would not come into being again in rebirth; by the gift of sesame and water, by the offering of piṇḍas, O Bhārata,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.61
पितरस् तस्य तृप्यन्ति यावच् चन्द्रदिवाकरौ । तत्र प्रदीयते दानं तस्य संख्या न विद्यते
pitaras tasya tṛpyanti yāvac candradivākarau / tatra pradīyate dānaṃ tasya saṃkhyā na vidyate
his forefathers are satisfied for as long as the moon and sun (endure); of the gift that is bestowed there no reckoning exists.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.62
कान्तारकं ततो गच्छेत् सर्वतीर्थवरं शुभम् । तत्र स्नाता दिवं यान्ति ये मृता न पुनर्भवाः
kāntārakaṃ tato gacchet sarvatīrthavaraṃ śubham / tatra snātā divaṃ yānti ye mṛtā na punarbhavāḥ
Then one should go to Kāntāraka, auspicious, the best of all tīrthas; those who bathe there go to heaven, and those who die (there) are not born again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.63
सपादलक्षमधिकं तीर्थानां मण्डलेश्वरे । कीर्तिते तव राजेन्द्र यथादृष्टं यथाश्रुतम्
sapādalakṣamadhikaṃ tīrthānāṃ maṇḍaleśvare / kīrtite tava rājendra yathādṛṣṭaṃ yathāśrutam
More than a lakh and a quarter of tīrthas at Maṇḍaleśvara have been recounted to you, O lord of kings, as (they were) seen and as (they were) heard.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.64
त्रेतायां रघुवंशे तु कुमारौ रामलक्षणौ । मैथिल्या सह राजेन्द्र उत्तीर्णो यत्र कल्पगाम्
tretāyāṃ raghuvaṃśe tu kumārau rāmalakṣaṇau / maithilyā saha rājendra uttīrṇo yatra kalpagām
In the Tretā age, in the lineage of Raghu, the two youths Rāma and Lakṣmaṇa, together with the Maithilī (Sītā), O lord of kings — where he crossed the Kalpagā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 26.65
जग्मतुः पितुराज्ञां वै कुर्वन्तौ विष्णुरूपिणौ । स्नात्वा तीर्थवरे तत्र भक्त्या ऽभ्यर्च्य महेश्वरम्
jagmatuḥ piturājñāṃ vai kurvantau viṣṇurūpiṇau / snātvā tīrthavare tatra bhaktyā 'bhyarcya maheśvaram
the two, in the form of Viṣṇu, went on, carrying out their father's command; having bathed there in the best of tīrthas and worshipped Maheśvara with devotion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.66
राजतीर्थं तु तद्गोप्यं लिङ्गं वै लक्षणेश्वरम् । सीतेश्वरं तथा लिङ्गं सुरासुरनमस्कृतम्
rājatīrthaṃ tu tadgopyaṃ liṅgaṃ vai lakṣaṇeśvaram / sīteśvaraṃ tathā liṅgaṃ surāsuranamaskṛtam
that Rājatīrtha is to be kept secret, and the liṅga Lakṣaṇeśvara, and likewise the liṅga Sīteśvara, saluted by gods and demons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.67
तत्र स्नात्वा ऽर्चयित्वा तु शूलपाणिं महेश्वरम् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो गाणपत्यम् अवाप्नुयात्
tatra snātvā 'rcayitvā tu śūlapāṇiṃ maheśvaram / sarvapāpavinirmukto gāṇapatyam avāpnuyāt
Having bathed there and worshipped Maheśvara, the bearer of the trident, one is freed from all sins and would attain the state of (Śiva's) attendants.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.68
ततोगच्छेत् नृपश्रेष्ठ पुण्यतीर्थं शिवालयम् । माहिष्मतीं पुरीं रम्यां तां दृष्ट्वा न च्युतः क्वचित्
tatogacchet nṛpaśreṣṭha puṇyatīrthaṃ śivālayam / māhiṣmatīṃ purīṃ ramyāṃ tāṃ dṛṣṭvā na cyutaḥ kvacit
Then, O best of kings, one should go to the holy tīrtha Śivālaya, (and to) the lovely city Māhiṣmatī; having seen it, one never falls.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.69
यत्र कालाग्निरुद्रो ऽस्ति प्रज्वलन्न् इव हेतुभिः । त्रयस्त्रिंशत् तु तिष्ठन्तु लिङ्गानां कोटयस् तथा
yatra kālāgnirudro 'sti prajvalann iva hetubhiḥ / trayastriṃśat tu tiṣṭhantu liṅgānāṃ koṭayas tathā
where Kālāgnirudra abides, as if blazing with (his) fuel; and let thirty-three crores of liṅgas stand (there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 26.70
ततः कोटीश्वरं लिङ्गं कोटितीर्थे नराधिप । यज्ञकोटिफलं तत्र तस्य लिङ्गस्य पूजनात्
tataḥ koṭīśvaraṃ liṅgaṃ koṭitīrthe narādhipa / yajñakoṭiphalaṃ tatra tasya liṅgasya pūjanāt
Then (there is) the liṅga Koṭīśvara at the Koṭi tīrtha, O lord of men; there, from the worship of that liṅga, (comes) the fruit of a crore of sacrifices.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.71
तत्र दत्तस्य दानस्य कोटिसंख्या तु विद्यते । दशाश्वमेधतीर्थं तु भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदम्
tatra dattasya dānasya koṭisaṃkhyā tu vidyate / daśāśvamedhatīrthaṃ tu bhuktimuktiphalapradam
Of a gift given there the reckoning is a crore-fold; and (there is) the Daśāśvamedha tīrtha, which yields the fruit of enjoyment and release.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.72
तिलोदकप्रदानेन पितॄणां गतिरुत्तमा । स्नातमात्रो नरस् तत्र सूर्यतेज समप्रभः
tilodakapradānena pitṝṇāṃ gatiruttamā / snātamātro naras tatra sūryateja samaprabhaḥ
By the offering of sesame and water (there comes) the highest course for the ancestors; a man merely by bathing there becomes of splendour equal to the sun's radiance.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.73
पुराणि पञ्चसामान्याच् छम्भुना कीर्तितानि वै । प्रभासश् च कुरुक्षेत्रं तथा मायापुरी शुभा
purāṇi pañcasāmānyāc chambhunā kīrtitāni vai / prabhāsaś ca kurukṣetraṃ tathā māyāpurī śubhā
Five cities have been proclaimed by Śambhu as being alike (in merit): Prabhāsa, Kurukṣetra, and likewise the auspicious Māyāpurī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.74
अवन्ती च महाकालं तथा माहेश्वरं पुरम् । एतेषु च समग्रेषु विद्धि लिङ्गान्यनुक्रमात्
avantī ca mahākālaṃ tathā māheśvaraṃ puram / eteṣu ca samagreṣu viddhi liṅgānyanukramāt
and Avantī, Mahākāla, and the city of Māheśvara. Know that in all of these there are liṅgas, in order.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.75
अत्र दत्तं हुतं वेष्टम् अक्षयाद् अपि चाक्षयम् । अवशः स्ववशो वा ऽपि प्राणत्यागं करोति य
atra dattaṃ hutaṃ veṣṭam akṣayād api cākṣayam / avaśaḥ svavaśo vā 'pi prāṇatyāgaṃ karoti ya
What is given, offered in fire, (and) desired here is imperishable, even beyond the imperishable; and whoever, whether unwillingly or of his own will, gives up his life (there)—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 26.76
स याति परमं स्थानं यत्र देवो महेश्वरः । कीर्तयेत् प्रातरुत्थाय पुण्यान्य् एतानि यो नरः
sa yāti paramaṃ sthānaṃ yatra devo maheśvaraḥ / kīrtayet prātarutthāya puṇyāny etāni yo naraḥ
he goes to the highest abode, where the god Maheśvara is. The man who, rising at dawn, would recite these holy (places)—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.77
न स पापेन लिप्येत यमलोकं न पश्यति । तीर्थं पिपीलिका नाम गता यत्र पिपीलिकाः
na sa pāpena lipyeta yamalokaṃ na paśyati / tīrthaṃ pipīlikā nāma gatā yatra pipīlikāḥ
he would not be smeared with sin, (and) he does not see the world of Yama. There is a sacred place named Pipīlikā, where ants went
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.78
शिवलोकं महाभाग सर्वलोकोत्तमोत्तमम् । बन्ध्यारेवासमायोगं सुरासुरनमस्कृतम्
śivalokaṃ mahābhāga sarvalokottamottamam / bandhyārevāsamāyogaṃ surāsuranamaskṛtam
to Śiva's world, O greatly fortunate one—(that world) the highest of the high among all worlds—(at) the junction of the Bandhyā and the Revā, honoured by gods and demons,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 26.79
सङ्गमे यत्र राजेन्द्र लिङ्गं वै मुनकेश्वरम् । योगिनस् तत् तु पश्यन्ति न तत् पश्यन्ति मानुषाः
saṅgame yatra rājendra liṅgaṃ vai munakeśvaram / yoginas tat tu paśyanti na tat paśyanti mānuṣāḥ
where at the confluence, O best of kings, there is the liṅga called Munakeśvara: yogins indeed see it, but men do not see it.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.80
विख्यातं तत् तु नगरं नर्मदादक्षिणे तते । अयुत यत्र लिङ्गानां तीर्थानां च नराधिप
vikhyātaṃ tat tu nagaraṃ narmadādakṣiṇe tate / ayuta yatra liṅgānāṃ tīrthānāṃ ca narādhipa
That city is renowned, on the southern bank of the Narmadā, where there are ten thousand liṅgas and sacred places, O ruler of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.81
लिङ्गं चण्डीश्वरं नाम तथैवोडुगणेश्वरम् । वकेश्वरं तत्र विद्धि वका यत्र दिवं गताः
liṅgaṃ caṇḍīśvaraṃ nāma tathaivoḍugaṇeśvaram / vakeśvaraṃ tatra viddhi vakā yatra divaṃ gatāḥ
(There is) the liṅga named Caṇḍīśvara, and likewise Uḍugaṇeśvara; know that Vakeśvara is there, where the cranes went to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.82
तीर्थं गङ्गावहं नाम लिङ्गं वै सर्वसिद्धिदम् । अङ्गारेशम् इति ज्ञेयं विमलं तत्र भारत
tīrthaṃ gaṅgāvahaṃ nāma liṅgaṃ vai sarvasiddhidam / aṅgāreśam iti jñeyaṃ vimalaṃ tatra bhārata
(There is) the sacred place named Gaṅgāvaha, and the liṅga that grants all attainments; there it is to be known as Aṅgāreśa, (and) Vimala, O Bhārata.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.83
सोमतीर्थमिति ज्ञेयं शुक्लतीर्थम् अतः परम् । तीर्थानां निरसं नाम ध्रुवतीर्थं नराधिप
somatīrthamiti jñeyaṃ śuklatīrtham ataḥ param / tīrthānāṃ nirasaṃ nāma dhruvatīrthaṃ narādhipa
It is to be known as Somatīrtha; beyond that, Śuklatīrtha; (and) among the sacred places (the one) named Nirasa, (and) Dhruvatīrtha, O ruler of men.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 26.84
अनेकानि सहस्राणि तीर्थानां चैव भारत । तीर्थं पिपीलिका नाम भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकम्
anekāni sahasrāṇi tīrthānāṃ caiva bhārata / tīrthaṃ pipīlikā nāma bhuktimuktipradāyakam
And there are many thousands of sacred places, O Bhārata; (among them) the sacred place named Pipīlikā, which bestows enjoyment and liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.85
क्रोशमात्रं तु विज्ञेयं पूर्वपश्चिमतस् तथा । तीर्थानाम् अयुतं सार्द्धं ऋषिदेवनिषेवितम्
krośamātraṃ tu vijñeyaṃ pūrvapaścimatas tathā / tīrthānām ayutaṃ sārddhaṃ ṛṣidevaniṣevitam
It is to be known as just a krośa (in extent), from east to west; (there are) fifteen thousand sacred places, frequented by sages and gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.86
तत्र दत्तं हुतं चैव तस्य संख्या न विद्यते । तत्र यः सन्त्यजेत् प्राणानवशः स्ववशो ऽपि वा
tatra dattaṃ hutaṃ caiva tasya saṃkhyā na vidyate / tatra yaḥ santyajet prāṇānavaśaḥ svavaśo 'pi vā
Of what is given and offered in fire there, there is no counting. Whoever gives up his life there, unwillingly or of his own will,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.87
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्त उमामाहेश्वरे पुरे । मोदते सर्वकामैस् तु यावद् इन्द्राश् चतुर्दश
sarvapāpavinirmukta umāmāheśvare pure / modate sarvakāmais tu yāvad indrāś caturdaśa
freed from all sins, rejoices with all desires (fulfilled) in the city of Umā and Māheśvara, for as long as fourteen Indras.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.88
यस्माद् एव शिवं तस्मादर्चयेच् छान्तमानसः । मैत्रः कारुणिको नित्यं प्राप्नोति परमं पदम्
yasmād eva śivaṃ tasmādarcayec chāntamānasaḥ / maitraḥ kāruṇiko nityaṃ prāpnoti paramaṃ padam
For that very reason one should worship Śiva with a calm mind; friendly (and) compassionate always, he attains the highest state.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.89
क्षणमात्रेण यत्पुण्यं ततः कुर्यान् नराधिप । न तद् वर्षशतेना ऽपि न तु यज्ञशतैर् अपि
kṣaṇamātreṇa yatpuṇyaṃ tataḥ kuryān narādhipa / na tad varṣaśatenā 'pi na tu yajñaśatair api
The merit which (arises) in a mere instant—therefore one should do it, O ruler of men—that (merit) is not (attainable) even in a hundred years, nor even by a hundred sacrifices,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.90
शक्यं साधयितुं राजंस् तथा तीर्थशतैर् अपि । सर्वप्राणिषु कारुण्यं दीनानाथेषु भावयन्
śakyaṃ sādhayituṃ rājaṃs tathā tīrthaśatair api / sarvaprāṇiṣu kāruṇyaṃ dīnānātheṣu bhāvayan
nor is it possible to accomplish, O king, even by a hundred pilgrimages: (this merit comes to one) cultivating compassion toward all living beings, toward the wretched and helpless,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.91
मैत्री च मुदिता राजन् पुण्यशीलेषु सर्वदा । पुण्यवत्सुखमापेक्ष्यं सर्वप्राणिषु यत्नतः
maitrī ca muditā rājan puṇyaśīleṣu sarvadā / puṇyavatsukhamāpekṣyaṃ sarvaprāṇiṣu yatnataḥ
and friendliness and gladness, O king, always toward those of virtuous conduct; the happiness of the meritorious is to be regarded (as one's own) among all living beings, with effort.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 26.92
अक्षेत्रे तु कृतं पुण्यं समं भवति भारत । नर्मदासङ्गमो यत्र तत्र संख्या न विद्यते
akṣetre tu kṛtaṃ puṇyaṃ samaṃ bhavati bhārata / narmadāsaṅgamo yatra tatra saṃkhyā na vidyate
But merit made in a place that is not a (holy) field is (merely) equal (to itself), Bhārata; but where there is a confluence with the Narmadā, there no reckoning (of it) exists.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 26.93
अन्यदेशे कृतं पापं पुण्यक्षेत्रे विनश्यति । पुण्यक्षेत्रे कृतं पापं वज्रलेपो भविष्यति
anyadeśe kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ puṇyakṣetre vinaśyati / puṇyakṣetre kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ vajralepo bhaviṣyati
Sin committed in another region perishes in a meritorious field; but sin committed in a meritorious field will be (like) a coating of adamant.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.94
उत्तीर्णो नर्मदां यत्र कार्त्तिकेयो महाबलः । लिङ्गं तत्र च विज्ञेयं सिद्धिदं कार्त्तिकेश्वरम्
uttīrṇo narmadāṃ yatra kārttikeyo mahābalaḥ / liṅgaṃ tatra ca vijñeyaṃ siddhidaṃ kārttikeśvaram
Where Kārttikeya of great strength crossed the Narmadā, there too a liṅga is to be known, the boon-granting Kārttikeśvara.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.95
चन्द्रेश्वरं तथा लिङ्गं लिङ्गं चैव शिखीश्वरम् । शक्तीश्वरं तथा चान्यत् सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
candreśvaraṃ tathā liṅgaṃ liṅgaṃ caiva śikhīśvaram / śaktīśvaraṃ tathā cānyat sarvapāpapraṇāśanam
Likewise the liṅga Candreśvara, and the liṅga Śikhīśvara, and also another, Śaktīśvara, which destroys all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.98
तेषाञ् चैव लिङ्गानाम् अर्चनं भक्तिभावतः । ब्रह्महत्यादिकात् पापान् मुच्यते नात्र संशयः ॥ र्क्स्_२६।९६ ॥ शिवलोकमवाप्नोति पितॄणां स्वर्गतिस् तथा ॥ र्क्स्_२६।९७ ॥ युधिष्ठिर उवाच: भगवान् छ्रोतुम् इच्छामि माहिष्मत्यास् तु पश्चिमे
teṣāñ caiva liṅgānām arcanaṃ bhaktibhāvataḥ / brahmahatyādikāt pāpān mucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ // rks_26.96 // śivalokamavāpnoti pitṝṇāṃ svargatis tathā // rks_26.97 // yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: bhagavān chrotum icchāmi māhiṣmatyās tu paścime
And by the worship of those liṅgas with a devout disposition one is freed from sin such as the killing of a brahmin—there is no doubt of it. (26.96) He attains the world of Śiva, and his ancestors go to heaven. (26.97) Yudhiṣṭhira said: Lord, I wish to hear about (what lies) to the west of Māhiṣmatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.99
सन्निधौ च तिलेशस्य सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । रासभीनर्मदाभेदं सुरासुरनमस्कृतम्
sannidhau ca tileśasya sarvapāpapraṇāśanam / rāsabhīnarmadābhedaṃ surāsuranamaskṛtam
And in the presence of Tileśa, destroyer of all sins, (there is) the she-ass's breach of the Narmadā, saluted by gods and demons.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 26.100
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: शृणु राजन् महाभाग इतिहासं पुरातनम् । नर्मदागर्दभीभेदं तिर्यग्योनिविमोक्षणम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: śṛṇu rājan mahābhāga itihāsaṃ purātanam / narmadāgardabhībhedaṃ tiryagyonivimokṣaṇam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Hear, O king of great fortune, an ancient tale, the she-ass's breach of the Narmadā, the release from an animal birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.101
यस्मिंस् तीर्थे महाराज सतेजाहरिकेशयोः । अपाराद्रासभत्वाच् च मुक्तिः कल्मषनाशने
yasmiṃs tīrthe mahārāja satejāharikeśayoḥ / apārādrāsabhatvāc ca muktiḥ kalmaṣanāśane
At which holy place, great king, (there was), for Sutejā and Harikeśa, release from the state of being asses on the far bank, at the destroyer of stains.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 26.102
हविर्धानस् तु राजर्षिरासीत् कल्पो युधिष्ठिर । आत्रेयस्य सुतश् चासीद् ब्रह्मर्षिर्ब्रह्मवित्तमः
havirdhānas tu rājarṣirāsīt kalpo yudhiṣṭhira / ātreyasya sutaś cāsīd brahmarṣirbrahmavittamaḥ
There was a royal sage named Havirdhāna, capable (in his duties), Yudhiṣṭhira; and there was a son of Ātreya, a brahmin sage, most learned in the Veda.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 26.103
पावकस्य सुताया तु पाणिग्रहणधर्मतः । हविर्धानाय सा दत्ता सुतेजा नाम नामतः
pāvakasya sutāyā tu pāṇigrahaṇadharmataḥ / havirdhānāya sā dattā sutejā nāma nāmataḥ
And by the rule of marriage a daughter of Pāvaka (Fire) was given to Havirdhāna, Sutejā by name.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.104
कुशवल्कपरीधाना कन्दमूलफलाशिनी । रूपयौवनसम्पन्ना पार्वतीव मनोहरा
kuśavalkaparīdhānā kandamūlaphalāśinī / rūpayauvanasampannā pārvatīva manoharā
She wore garments of kuśa-bark, ate bulbs, roots and fruits, was endowed with beauty and youth, and was charming like Pārvatī.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.105
हविर्धानस् तु राजर्षिरृतुं बुद्ध्वा गतस् तु ताम् । आगतो ऽसौ युवा तत्र सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः
havirdhānas tu rājarṣirṛtuṃ buddhvā gatas tu tām / āgato 'sau yuvā tatra sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ
Now the royal sage Havirdhāna, knowing her fertile season, went to her; and that youth, skilled in all the sciences, arrived there (too).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.106
महर्षिं त्वागतं ज्ञात्वा सुतेजा कामितुं गता । सहसा ऽलंकृतां तां तु करं जग्राह स द्विजः
maharṣiṃ tvāgataṃ jñātvā sutejā kāmituṃ gatā / sahasā 'laṃkṛtāṃ tāṃ tu karaṃ jagrāha sa dvijaḥ
But knowing that the great sage had come, Sutejā went to make love; and that brahmin suddenly seized the hand of her, who was adorned.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.107
तेन सा धर्षिता तत्र यथेष्टं कामपीडिता । अग्निहोत्रस्य शालायां दाम्पत्यं कामसंयुतम्
tena sā dharṣitā tatra yatheṣṭaṃ kāmapīḍitā / agnihotrasya śālāyāṃ dāmpatyaṃ kāmasaṃyutam
There she, tormented by desire, was ravished by him at will; in the hall of the fire-offering (there was) a coupling joined with lust.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.108
ददृशे स महात्मा वै धर्माधर्मविशारदः । आसीद् विषण्णवदनो दृष्ट्वा तां पावकात्मजाम्
dadṛśe sa mahātmā vai dharmādharmaviśāradaḥ / āsīd viṣaṇṇavadano dṛṣṭvā tāṃ pāvakātmajām
That great one, skilled in right and wrong, saw (it); and his face became dejected on seeing her, the daughter of Fire.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.109
अवध्यो ब्राह्मणो दुष्टः पापात्मा पापकर्मकृत् । इयं च पत्नी दुष्टा मे न वध्या स्त्रीस्वभावतः
avadhyo brāhmaṇo duṣṭaḥ pāpātmā pāpakarmakṛt / iyaṃ ca patnī duṣṭā me na vadhyā strīsvabhāvataḥ
"A brahmin, (though) wicked, evil-souled, a doer of evil deeds, is not to be killed; and this wicked wife of mine is not to be killed, because of the nature of women."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.110
तमुवाच विचार्यैवं ब्राह्मणं दारकर्षकम् । मातरं गुरुपत्नीं च स्वसारं दुहितरं तथा
tamuvāca vicāryaivaṃ brāhmaṇaṃ dārakarṣakam / mātaraṃ gurupatnīṃ ca svasāraṃ duhitaraṃ tathā
Having reflected thus, he said to that brahmin, the ravisher of (another's) wife: "Having gone to a mother, a teacher's wife, a sister, or a daughter,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.111
गत्वा तु प्रविशेद् अग्निं ततः शुद्ध्येत मानवः । गर्दभस् त्वं भवेद् विप्र गर्दभी च तथा विधिः
gatvā tu praviśed agniṃ tataḥ śuddhyeta mānavaḥ / gardabhas tvaṃ bhaved vipra gardabhī ca tathā vidhiḥ
a man should enter the fire; then he would be purified. You shall become an ass, brahmin, and she an ass too—such is the rule."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.112
दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं तु अमेध्यं भक्षयिष्यथः । सुतेजाहरिकेशौ तु हविर्धानः शशाप तौ
divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu amedhyaṃ bhakṣayiṣyathaḥ / sutejāharikeśau tu havirdhānaḥ śaśāpa tau
"For a thousand divine years you two shall eat filth." Thus Havirdhāna cursed those two, Sutejā and Harikeśa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.113
पीडितौ कर्मणा तेन गतौ द्वौ बद्रिकाश्रमम् । हिमस्थानं च केदारं भैरवं नैमिषं तथा
pīḍitau karmaṇā tena gatau dvau badrikāśramam / himasthānaṃ ca kedāraṃ bhairavaṃ naimiṣaṃ tathā
Afflicted by that deed, the two went to Badarikāśrama, and to the snowy region, and Kedāra, Bhairava, and Naimiṣa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.114
सूर्याक्षं च गयातीर्थं गङ्गासागरसङ्गमम् । वाराणसीं प्रयागं च ओघतीर्थं च पुष्करम्
sūryākṣaṃ ca gayātīrthaṃ gaṅgāsāgarasaṅgamam / vārāṇasīṃ prayāgaṃ ca oghatīrthaṃ ca puṣkaram
(and) Sūryākṣa and the Gayā shrine and the confluence of the Ganges with the ocean, Vārāṇasī and Prayāga, and the Ogha shrine and Puṣkara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 26.115
योगीश्वरं रुद्रकोटिं महेन्द्रं ब्रह्मसम्भवम् । प्रभासं च कुरुक्षेत्रं तीर्थं सौम्येश्वरं तथा
yogīśvaraṃ rudrakoṭiṃ mahendraṃ brahmasambhavam / prabhāsaṃ ca kurukṣetraṃ tīrthaṃ saumyeśvaraṃ tathā
Yogīśvara, Rudrakoṭi, Mahendra, Brahmasambhava, and Prabhāsa and Kurukṣetra, and likewise the Saumyeśvara shrine,
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SkP-RK 26.116
अनेकानि च तीर्थानि पृथिव्यां यानि कानि च । सार्द्धं तया तपस्विन्या हविर्धानस्य शापतः
anekāni ca tīrthāni pṛthivyāṃ yāni kāni ca / sārddhaṃ tayā tapasvinyā havirdhānasya śāpataḥ
and the many shrines, whichever they be, upon the earth — (all these he visited) together with that ascetic woman, because of Havirdhāna's curse.
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SkP-RK 26.117
अनेकदुःखसम्पन्नो हरिकेशो भ्रमन् महीम् । खरयोनिनियुक्तस् तु परदाराभिकर्षकः
anekaduḥkhasampanno harikeśo bhraman mahīm / kharayoniniyuktas tu paradārābhikarṣakaḥ
Beset with many sorrows, Harikeśa wandered the earth, consigned to the womb of an ass, he who had seduced another's wife.
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SkP-RK 26.118
कालेन भूयसा तत्र हरिकेशस् तया सह । तेनैव खररूपेण अगस्त्यं च महामुनिम्
kālena bhūyasā tatra harikeśas tayā saha / tenaiva khararūpeṇa agastyaṃ ca mahāmunim
After a very long time, there, Harikeśa together with her, in that very form of an ass, (approached) also the great sage Agastya.
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SkP-RK 26.119
नमस्कृत्य मुनिं तत्र साष्टाङ्गं प्रणिपत्य च । गुरुतल्पगपापस्य परदाराभिगमिनः
namaskṛtya muniṃ tatra sāṣṭāṅgaṃ praṇipatya ca / gurutalpagapāpasya paradārābhigaminaḥ
Having saluted the sage there and having prostrated himself with the eight limbs (he said): "Of me, who bear the sin of defiling the teacher's bed, who went after another's wife,
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SkP-RK 26.120
प्रायश्चित्तं विधानेन दीयताम् मे द्विजोत्तम । मोचय त्वमिमां योनिं ब्रह्मलोकपदस्थितः
prāyaścittaṃ vidhānena dīyatām me dvijottama / mocaya tvamimāṃ yoniṃ brahmalokapadasthitaḥ
let expiation be given to me according to the rule, O best of the twice-born; release me from this birth, you who are established in the station of Brahmā's world."
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SkP-RK 26.121
हविर्धानान्तिकं याहि ततो ऽगस्त्य उवाच तम् । तस्य तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा मुनीनामूर्ध्वरेतसाम् । हरिकेशो ऽब्रवीद् वाक्यं सुतेजा सह सङ्गतः
havirdhānāntikaṃ yāhi tato 'gastya uvāca tam / tasya tadvacanaṃ śrutvā munīnāmūrdhvaretasām / harikeśo 'bravīd vākyaṃ sutejā saha saṅgataḥ
"Go to the presence of Havirdhāna" — thus then Agastya said to him. Having heard that speech of his, (the speech) of the sages whose seed flows upward, Harikeśa, joined together with Sutejā, spoke these words:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 26.122
अनुग्रहम् इमं मन्ये ब्राह्मणानां न संशयः । ततो गतौ तु तं राजन् हविर्धानस्य चाश्रमम्
anugraham imaṃ manye brāhmaṇānāṃ na saṃśayaḥ / tato gatau tu taṃ rājan havirdhānasya cāśramam
"I consider this a favour of the brahmins, there is no doubt." Then, O king, the two went to that hermitage of Havirdhāna.
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SkP-RK 26.123
नमस्कृत्य मुनिश्रेष्ठं हरिकेशो ऽब्रवीद् वचः । गुरुतल्पगपापो ऽहं क्षमस्व मयि पुत्रके
namaskṛtya muniśreṣṭhaṃ harikeśo 'bravīd vacaḥ / gurutalpagapāpo 'haṃ kṣamasva mayi putrake
Having saluted the best of sages, Harikeśa spoke these words: "I bear the sin of defiling the teacher's bed; be forgiving toward me, dear son.
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SkP-RK 26.124
शापान्तं च वरं मन्ये दातुम् अर्हसि सुव्रत । तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा हरिकेशस्य दुर्मतेः
śāpāntaṃ ca varaṃ manye dātum arhasi suvrata / tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā harikeśasya durmateḥ
And I think you ought to grant the boon of an end to the curse, O you of good vows." Having heard that speech of his, of the evil-minded Harikeśa,
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SkP-RK 26.125
उवाच वचनं विप्रस् तं वै गर्दभरूपिणम् । स्वकर्मणा तनुं त्वं हि गार्दभीं प्राप्तवानसि
uvāca vacanaṃ vipras taṃ vai gardabharūpiṇam / svakarmaṇā tanuṃ tvaṃ hi gārdabhīṃ prāptavānasi
the brahmin spoke these words to him who had the form of an ass: "By your own deed you have indeed obtained the body of an ass.
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SkP-RK 26.126
जन्मान्तरकृतैश् चैव कर्मभिः कर्मकारिभिः । शुभं वाप्य् अशुभं वापि प्राप्यते नात्र संशयः
janmāntarakṛtaiś caiva karmabhiḥ karmakāribhiḥ / śubhaṃ vāpy aśubhaṃ vāpi prāpyate nātra saṃśayaḥ
By deeds done in another birth, deeds that bring about their effects, either good or bad is obtained — there is no doubt in this.
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SkP-RK 26.127
कर्मणां च विपाको ऽयमपि देवैः सवासवैः । ज्ञातुं न शक्यते विप्र गाहना कर्मणां गतिः
karmaṇāṃ ca vipāko 'yamapi devaiḥ savāsavaiḥ / jñātuṃ na śakyate vipra gāhanā karmaṇāṃ gatiḥ
And this ripening of deeds cannot be known even by the gods along with Vāsava, O brahmin; deep is the course of deeds.
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SkP-RK 26.128
दोषो न विद्यते चैव तद् ब्राह्मण कथंचन । किंतु जन्मान्तरे येन कर्मणा तत्कृतं तव
doṣo na vidyate caiva tad brāhmaṇa kathaṃcana / kiṃtu janmāntare yena karmaṇā tatkṛtaṃ tava
And so there is no fault (in me) at all, O brahmin; but rather it was done to you by that deed (of yours) in another birth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 26.129
तस्माद्विश हुताशं त्वमनया मेकलातटे । शङ्कराद् वरमासाद्य तावत् प्राप्स्यसि सद्गतिम्
tasmādviśa hutāśaṃ tvamanayā mekalātaṭe / śaṅkarād varamāsādya tāvat prāpsyasi sadgatim
Therefore enter the fire, you together with her, on the bank of the Mekalā; obtaining a boon from Śaṅkara, you will then attain a good destiny."
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SkP-RK 26.130
एवमुक्तो ययौ राजन् हरिकेशस् तया सह । हरिकेशः सुतेजा च नर्मदातीरसन्निधौ
evamukto yayau rājan harikeśas tayā saha / harikeśaḥ sutejā ca narmadātīrasannidhau
Thus addressed, O king, Harikeśa went with her; and Harikeśa and Sutejā, near the bank of the Narmadā,
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SkP-RK 26.131
दारूणि च समाहृत्य प्रविष्टौ च हुताशनम् । तत्क्षणाद् दिव्यदेहौ तु स्नात्वा स्पृष्ट्वा ह्युभाव् अपि
dārūṇi ca samāhṛtya praviṣṭau ca hutāśanam / tatkṣaṇād divyadehau tu snātvā spṛṣṭvā hyubhāv api
having gathered firewood, both entered the fire; and that very instant, having bathed and touched (the water), both had divine bodies,
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SkP-RK 26.132
कामिकं यानमारूढौ सर्वालङ्कारभूषितौ । अस्य तीर्थस्य माहात्म्याद् यथा लक्ष्मीजनार्दनौ
kāmikaṃ yānamārūḍhau sarvālaṅkārabhūṣitau / asya tīrthasya māhātmyād yathā lakṣmījanārdanau
and mounted a vehicle that goes at will, adorned with every ornament, through the greatness of this shrine — like Lakṣmī and Janārdana.
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SkP-RK 26.133
भुञ्जन्तौ विविधान् भोगान् गतौ माहेश्वरं पुरुम् । तेना ऽसौ सङ्गमः पुण्यस्तिर्यग्योनिविमोक्षणः
bhuñjantau vividhān bhogān gatau māheśvaraṃ purum / tenā 'sau saṅgamaḥ puṇyastiryagyonivimokṣaṇaḥ
Enjoying manifold pleasures, the two went to the city of Maheśvara. By that (event) this confluence is holy, a release from animal births.
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SkP-RK 26.134
हरिकेशेश्वरं लिङ्गं सुतेजानिर्मितं तथा । हविर्धानेश्वरं नाम चतुर्थो ऽगस्त्यनिर्मितम्
harikeśeśvaraṃ liṅgaṃ sutejānirmitaṃ tathā / havirdhāneśvaraṃ nāma caturtho 'gastyanirmitam
And the liṅga called Harikeśeśvara, made by Sutejas; and the fourth, named Havirdhāneśvara, made by Agastya.
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SkP-RK 26.135
चत्वारि पुण्यलिङ्गानि काममोक्षप्रदानि तु । तिलोदकप्रदानेन तस्मिंस् तीर्थे नराधिप
catvāri puṇyaliṅgāni kāmamokṣapradāni tu / tilodakapradānena tasmiṃs tīrthe narādhipa
These four are holy liṅgas that grant desires and liberation; and by the giving of sesame and water at that tīrtha, O lord of men—
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