Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 63
SkP-RK 63.1
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: रेवातटे महापुण्ये पितॄणां मोक्षणं प्रति । कुरु यज्ञं महाभाग मुच्यन्ते पितरो यथा
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: revātaṭe mahāpuṇye pitṝṇāṃ mokṣaṇaṃ prati / kuru yajñaṃ mahābhāga mucyante pitaro yathā
Mārkaṇḍeya said: On the bank of the Revā, greatly meritorious, perform a sacrifice for the release of the forefathers, O greatly fortunate one, so that the forefathers are freed.
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SkP-RK 63.2
इति श्रुत्वा महाराज नमस्कृत्य च कल्पगाम् । वशिष्ठप्रमुखैः सार्द्धं जगाम स्वपुरं नृपः
iti śrutvā mahārāja namaskṛtya ca kalpagām / vaśiṣṭhapramukhaiḥ sārddhaṃ jagāma svapuraṃ nṛpaḥ
Having heard this, O great king, and having bowed to Kalpagā, the king went to his own city together with Vasiṣṭha and the foremost (sages).
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SkP-RK 63.3
स वत्सानां च लक्षैकमप्रसूतायुतं तथा । विंशतिः श्यामकर्णानां हयानां च दशायुतम्
sa vatsānāṃ ca lakṣaikamaprasūtāyutaṃ tathā / viṃśatiḥ śyāmakarṇānāṃ hayānāṃ ca daśāyutam
He (gathered) one hundred thousand calves and ten thousand cows that had not yet calved, twenty black-eared (beasts), and a hundred thousand horses,
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SkP-RK 63.4
मणिमाणिक्यमुक्तादि भूषितोच्चैः श्रवस्त्विषाम् । अयुतं च करीन्द्राणां घण्टाभरणशोभिनाम्
maṇimāṇikyamuktādi bhūṣitoccaiḥ śravastviṣām / ayutaṃ ca karīndrāṇāṃ ghaṇṭābharaṇaśobhinām
decked with gems, rubies, pearls and the like, having the radiance of the lofty Uccaiḥśravas; and ten thousand lordly elephants, splendid with bells and ornaments;
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SkP-RK 63.5
मणिमाणिक्यरत्नानां संख्यां कर्तुं न शक्यते । नानादेशनृपैः सार्द्धं ब्राह्मणैर् वेदपारगैः
maṇimāṇikyaratnānāṃ saṃkhyāṃ kartuṃ na śakyate / nānādeśanṛpaiḥ sārddhaṃ brāhmaṇair vedapāragaiḥ
of the gems, rubies and jewels no count could be made—(he came) together with kings of various lands and with brahmins who had mastered the Vedas,
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SkP-RK 63.6
वेणुवीणानिनादेन ब्रह्मघोषरवेण च । आपूरयन् दिशः सर्वा दिवं भूमिं च संस्पृशन्
veṇuvīṇāninādena brahmaghoṣaraveṇa ca / āpūrayan diśaḥ sarvā divaṃ bhūmiṃ ca saṃspṛśan
filling all the directions with the sound of flutes and lutes and with the noise of Vedic chanting, touching heaven and earth (with it),
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SkP-RK 63.7
हर्षेण महता युक्तो यज्ञसम्भारसंवृतः । रन्तिदेवो महीपालः कल्पगातीरम् आश्रितः
harṣeṇa mahatā yukto yajñasambhārasaṃvṛtaḥ / rantidevo mahīpālaḥ kalpagātīram āśritaḥ
joined with great joy, surrounded by the equipment of the sacrifice, Rantideva the protector of the earth took up his station on the bank of the Kalpagā.
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SkP-RK 63.8
अनेकभक्षभोज्यानां तत्र संख्या न विद्यते । अष्टयोजनपर्यन्तं यज्ञयूपाश् च मण्डपाः
anekabhakṣabhojyānāṃ tatra saṃkhyā na vidyate / aṣṭayojanaparyantaṃ yajñayūpāś ca maṇḍapāḥ
Of the many foods and dishes there was no counting there; for eight yojanas around (there stood) sacrificial posts and pavilions,
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SkP-RK 63.9
हेमरत्नमयाः स्तम्भा मणिमौक्तिकभूषिताः । हिरण्मयानि कुण्डानि वेदिकाश् च सहस्रशः
hemaratnamayāḥ stambhā maṇimauktikabhūṣitāḥ / hiraṇmayāni kuṇḍāni vedikāś ca sahasraśaḥ
pillars made of gold and jewels, adorned with gems and pearls, and fire-pits of gold, and altars by the thousand,
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SkP-RK 63.10
स्रुवश् च यज्ञपात्राणि सर्वं स्वर्णम् अयं तथा । समाहूतास् ततो देवा ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः
sruvaś ca yajñapātrāṇi sarvaṃ svarṇam ayaṃ tathā / samāhūtās tato devā brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ
and the ladle and the sacrificial vessels, all of it likewise made of gold. Then the gods were invited—Brahmā, Viṣṇu, and Maheśvara,
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SkP-RK 63.11
चन्द्रादित्यौ ग्रहैः सार्द्धं नक्षत्रध्रुवमण्डलम् । सिद्धा विद्याधरा यक्षाः सुरासुरमहोरगाः
candrādityau grahaiḥ sārddhaṃ nakṣatradhruvamaṇḍalam / siddhā vidyādharā yakṣāḥ surāsuramahoragāḥ
The moon and the sun together with the planets, the circle of the constellations and the pole star, the Siddhas, the Vidyādharas, the Yakṣas, the gods, the asuras and the great serpents (were summoned too).
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SkP-RK 63.12
देवराजश् च देवाश् च बृहस्पतिपुरोगमाः । ततो यज्ञः समारब्धो ब्राह्मणैर् वेदपारगैः
devarājaś ca devāś ca bṛhaspatipurogamāḥ / tato yajñaḥ samārabdho brāhmaṇair vedapāragaiḥ
And the king of the gods and the gods with Bṛhaspati at their head (came). Then the sacrifice was begun by brahmins who had gone to the far shore of the Vedas.
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SkP-RK 63.13
होमेन तर्पिता देवाः सर्वलोकनिवासिनः । निर्धूमश् च ज्वलद् वह्णिः सप्तजिह्वासमन्वितः
homena tarpitā devāḥ sarvalokanivāsinaḥ / nirdhūmaś ca jvalad vahṇiḥ saptajihvāsamanvitaḥ
By the oblation the gods who dwell in all the worlds were gratified, and the fire blazed smokeless, endowed with its seven tongues.
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SkP-RK 63.14
प्रत्यक्षो हव्यवाहश् च स्वयं यज्ञे नराधिप । ततो निवर्तितो यज्ञो ब्राह्मणैर् आप्तदक्षिणैः
pratyakṣo havyavāhaś ca svayaṃ yajñe narādhipa / tato nivartito yajño brāhmaṇair āptadakṣiṇaiḥ
And the bearer of oblations (Agni) was present in person at the sacrifice, O lord of men. Then the sacrifice was concluded by the brahmins, who had received their fees.
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SkP-RK 63.15
घोषणा भ्रामिता राष्ट्रे प्रतीहारैः सहस्रशः । यो यं कामयते कामं सो ऽत्र तं त्वेत्यसंशयः
ghoṣaṇā bhrāmitā rāṣṭre pratīhāraiḥ sahasraśaḥ / yo yaṃ kāmayate kāmaṃ so 'tra taṃ tvetyasaṃśayaḥ
The proclamation was carried round in the realm by the gatekeepers, in their thousands: "Whoever desires whatever desire, let him come here for it — no doubt of it."
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SkP-RK 63.16
आहूताः पूर्वजास् तत्र मातृकाः पैतृकास् तथा । अपमृत्युवशं प्राप्तास् तिर्यग्योनिगताश् च ये
āhūtāḥ pūrvajās tatra mātṛkāḥ paitṛkās tathā / apamṛtyuvaśaṃ prāptās tiryagyonigatāś ca ye
There were summoned the ancestors, those on the mother's side and those on the father's side, and those who had fallen victim to untimely death and those who had gone to animal wombs.
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SkP-RK 63.17
ते सर्वे शुभयोनित्वम् आपन्ना यज्ञयोगतः । अर्चिता नर्मदादेवीं प्रत्यक्षा रूपधारिणी
te sarve śubhayonitvam āpannā yajñayogataḥ / arcitā narmadādevīṃ pratyakṣā rūpadhāriṇī
All of them attained birth in an auspicious womb by force of the sacrifice. The goddess Narmadā, being worshipped, (became) visible in person, assuming a form.
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SkP-RK 63.18
अर्चितो भगवांस् तत्र पार्वत्या सहितो हरः । श्रीपतिश् च श्रिया सार्द्धं शङ्खचक्रगदाधरः
arcito bhagavāṃs tatra pārvatyā sahito haraḥ / śrīpatiś ca śriyā sārddhaṃ śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ
There the Blessed Hara was worshipped together with Pārvatī, and the husband of Śrī along with Śrī, bearer of conch, discus and mace.
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SkP-RK 63.19
शक्रादयस् तथा देवाः सपत्नीका अलंकृताः । गाश्चाश्वांश् च करीन्द्रांश् च ब्राह्मणेभ्यो न्यवेदयत्
śakrādayas tathā devāḥ sapatnīkā alaṃkṛtāḥ / gāścāśvāṃś ca karīndrāṃś ca brāhmaṇebhyo nyavedayat
And so the gods beginning with Śakra, adorned, together with their wives (were worshipped). He presented cows and horses and lordly elephants to the brahmins.
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SkP-RK 63.20
यच् चान्यद् विद्यते किंचिद् धनं धान्यं पयो दधि । अग्निशौचानि वस्त्राणि सर्वं तेभ्यो न्यवेदयत्
yac cānyad vidyate kiṃcid dhanaṃ dhānyaṃ payo dadhi / agniśaucāni vastrāṇi sarvaṃ tebhyo nyavedayat
And whatever else there was — wealth, grain, milk, curds, cloths purified by fire — all of it he presented to them.
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SkP-RK 63.21
युगपत् पूजिता देवा ब्रह्मविष्णुमहेश्वराः । अर्चिता नर्मदादेवी शैलमूले व्यवस्थिता
yugapat pūjitā devā brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ / arcitā narmadādevī śailamūle vyavasthitā
At one and the same time the gods Brahmā, Viṣṇu and Maheśvara were honoured, and the goddess Narmadā was worshipped, established at the foot of the mountain,
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SkP-RK 63.22
प्रवाहो निर्गतो यत्र कुब्जारेवासमागमे । पितरस् तर्पिता देवाः प्राप्ताश् च परमां गतिम्
pravāho nirgato yatra kubjārevāsamāgame / pitaras tarpitā devāḥ prāptāś ca paramāṃ gatim
where the stream issued forth at the confluence of the Kubjā and the Revā. The fathers and the gods were gratified, and they reached the highest goal.
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SkP-RK 63.23
दिव्ययानसमारूढो दधीचिश् च नृपोत्तमः । शतमष्टोत्तरं पूर्वं पश्चिमं तद् अनन्तरम्
divyayānasamārūḍho dadhīciś ca nṛpottamaḥ / śatamaṣṭottaraṃ pūrvaṃ paścimaṃ tad anantaram
And Dadhīci, best of kings, mounted on a celestial vehicle — a hundred and eight to the east, and thereafter the same to the west —
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SkP-RK 63.24
देवयानपथे सन्तः शतशो ऽथ नृपोत्तम । ऊचुश् च देवास् ते सर्वे ब्रह्माद्या रन्तिदेवकम्
devayānapathe santaḥ śataśo 'tha nṛpottama / ūcuś ca devās te sarve brahmādyā rantidevakam
— being by hundreds on the path of the gods' vehicles, O best of kings. And all those gods, with Brahmā at their head, spoke to Rantideva:
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SkP-RK 63.25
वृणीष्व भद्रं ते प्रीताः सत्येनानेन भूमिप । प्राप्तो ऽसि परमं लोकं पितृभिर् मातृभिः सह
vṛṇīṣva bhadraṃ te prītāḥ satyenānena bhūmipa / prāpto 'si paramaṃ lokaṃ pitṛbhir mātṛbhiḥ saha
"Choose (a boon); good fortune to you! We are pleased. By this truth, O lord of the earth, you have attained the highest world together with your fathers and mothers."
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SkP-RK 63.26
रन्तिदेवो ऽब्रवीद् वाक्यं यूयं मे वरदा यदि । कलशः स्थापितो यत्र ब्राह्मणैर् वेदपारगैः
rantidevo 'bravīd vākyaṃ yūyaṃ me varadā yadi / kalaśaḥ sthāpito yatra brāhmaṇair vedapāragaiḥ
Rantideva spoke these words: "If you are granters of a boon to me — where the pot was set down by brahmins who have gone to the far shore of the Vedas,
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SkP-RK 63.27
चतुर्वेदधरैर्भक्तैः पञ्चब्रह्मतनुः स्वयम् । शिवलिङ्गं भवेत् तत्र ज्वालामालासमप्रभम्
caturvedadharairbhaktaiḥ pañcabrahmatanuḥ svayam / śivaliṅgaṃ bhavet tatra jvālāmālāsamaprabham
by devotees who bear the four Vedas — there let there be a Śiva liṅga, itself having the body of the five Brahmans, with a radiance like a garland of flames."
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SkP-RK 63.28
यज्ञपर्वतम् आसाद्य प्रवाहो यज्ञनिर्गतः । स्नाने विनिर्गता कुब्जा चरुके चरुका तथा
yajñaparvatam āsādya pravāho yajñanirgataḥ / snāne vinirgatā kubjā caruke carukā tathā
Having reached the Sacrifice Mountain, the stream that issued from the sacrifice (flowed on); at the bathing place Kubjā came forth, and likewise Carukā at the caru (offering);
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SkP-RK 63.29
चर्मिला चाङ्घ्रिमूले तु शिल्पे शिल्पा विनिर्गता । धनदो देवताश् चान्याः सम्पूज्य प्रणिपत्य च
carmilā cāṅghrimūle tu śilpe śilpā vinirgatā / dhanado devatāś cānyāḥ sampūjya praṇipatya ca
and Carmilā at the foot (of the mountain), and Śilpā came forth at Śilpa. Having worshipped and bowed to the giver of wealth (Kubera) and the other deities,
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SkP-RK 63.30
कल्पगां च नमस्कृत्य कामिकं यानम् आश्रिताः । स्तोत्रं चक्रे महाभाग लिङ्गरूपस्य शूलिनः
kalpagāṃ ca namaskṛtya kāmikaṃ yānam āśritāḥ / stotraṃ cakre mahābhāga liṅgarūpasya śūlinaḥ
and having made obeisance to the wish-granting cow, they mounted the vehicle that goes at will. He composed a hymn, O greatly fortunate one, to the trident-bearer in his liṅga form.
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SkP-RK 63.31
ब्रह्मो वाच: नास्ति रुद्रसमो देवो नास्ति रुद्रसमो गुरुः
brahmo vāca: nāsti rudrasamo devo nāsti rudrasamo guruḥ
Brahmā said: There is no god equal to Rudra, there is no teacher equal to Rudra.
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SkP-RK 63.32
नित्यदामलकायाय स्वप्रभामलमूर्तये । शिवभस्माङ्गरागाय देवेशाय नमो ऽस्तु ते
nityadāmalakāyāya svaprabhāmalamūrtaye / śivabhasmāṅgarāgāya deveśāya namo 'stu te
To him whose body is forever spotless, whose form is made pure by its own radiance, whose limbs are smeared with auspicious ash — homage be to you, lord of the gods.
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SkP-RK 63.33
नीलकण्ठाय देवाय सर्वायामितमूर्तये । बहुरूपाय कान्ताय शाश्वताय नमो ऽस्तु ते
nīlakaṇṭhāya devāya sarvāyāmitamūrtaye / bahurūpāya kāntāya śāśvatāya namo 'stu te
To the blue-throated god, to the All, whose form is unmeasured, of many forms, lovely, everlasting — homage be to you.
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SkP-RK 63.34
पराय परमेशाय सर्वज्ञाय नमो ऽस्तु ते । सर्वप्रणतदेहाय स्वयम् अप्रणताय च
parāya parameśāya sarvajñāya namo 'stu te / sarvapraṇatadehāya svayam apraṇatāya ca
To the supreme one, to the highest lord, to the all-knowing — homage be to you; to him before whose body all bow down, and who himself bows to none.
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SkP-RK 63.35
पूज्यानाम् अपि पूज्याय नमस्त्र्यक्षाय शूलिने । ब्रह्मेन्द्रविष्णुवेद्याय उत्पत्तिस्थितिहेतवे
pūjyānām api pūjyāya namastryakṣāya śūline / brahmendraviṣṇuvedyāya utpattisthitihetave
To him who is to be worshipped even by those who are worshipped, homage to the three-eyed bearer of the trident, to him who is to be known by Brahmā, Indra and Viṣṇu, to the cause of the arising and the continuance (of the world).
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SkP-RK 63.36
देवस्तुत नमस्ते ऽस्तु भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदाय च । वामाय वामरूपाय वामोमारोपभासिने
devastuta namaste 'stu bhuktimuktipradāya ca / vāmāya vāmarūpāya vāmomāropabhāsine
O you who are praised by the gods, homage be to you, and to the giver of enjoyment and of liberation; to the one on the left, of leftward form, to him who shines with Umā placed at his left.
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SkP-RK 63.37
वामकान्तार्धवेहाय ईशानाय नमो ऽस्तु ते । श्रुत्वा स्तोत्रम् इदं देवो ब्रह्मणः सो ऽमितद्युतिः
vāmakāntārdhavehāya īśānāya namo 'stu te / śrutvā stotram idaṃ devo brahmaṇaḥ so 'mitadyutiḥ
To him half of whose body is the lovely one at his left, to Īśāna, homage be to you. — Having heard this hymn of Brahmā's, that god of measureless splendour (said):
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SkP-RK 63.38
वृणीष्व वाञ्छितं यज्ञे वरम् इत्य् आह शङ्करः । ददामि ते न सन्देहो यस् त्वया वर ईप्सितः
vṛṇīṣva vāñchitaṃ yajñe varam ity āha śaṅkaraḥ / dadāmi te na sandeho yas tvayā vara īpsitaḥ
"Choose the boon you wish at the sacrifice," said Śaṅkara; "I shall give you — there is no doubt — whatever boon is desired by you."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 63.39
उवाच वचनं ब्रह्मा शङ्करं सर्वगं प्रभुम् । पञ्चवक्त्रं पञ्चलिङ्गं ब्रह्मपूज्यं प्रकीर्तितम्
uvāca vacanaṃ brahmā śaṅkaraṃ sarvagaṃ prabhum / pañcavaktraṃ pañcaliṅgaṃ brahmapūjyaṃ prakīrtitam
Brahmā spoke these words to Śaṅkara, the all-pervading lord: "The five-faced, five-liṅga one is proclaimed as worshipped by Brahmā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 63.40
बिल्वा निवेदिता यस्मिन्न् आम्राश् च विनिवेदिताः । बिल्वाम्रकन्नाम लिङ्गं संसारार्णवतारणम्
bilvā niveditā yasminn āmrāś ca viniveditāḥ / bilvāmrakannāma liṅgaṃ saṃsārārṇavatāraṇam
That liṅga in which bilva leaves were offered and mangoes too were presented, is named Bilvāmraka, and carries (one) across the ocean of transmigration.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 63.41
प्रसिद्धिं परमां यातु भगवंस् त्वत्प्रसादतः । वामना मेकला यत्र यत्रेदं लिङ्गम् उत्तमम्
prasiddhiṃ paramāṃ yātu bhagavaṃs tvatprasādataḥ / vāmanā mekalā yatra yatredaṃ liṅgam uttamam
Let it attain the highest renown, O Lord, by your grace. Where the Vāmanā and the Mekalā (flow), and where this supreme liṅga stands —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 63.42
तत्र स्नात्वा नरव्याघ्र शिवलोकम् अवाप्यते । इदं वरम् अहं मन्ये लोकानुग्रहकारकम्
tatra snātvā naravyāghra śivalokam avāpyate / idaṃ varam ahaṃ manye lokānugrahakārakam
— bathing there, O tiger among men, one attains the world of Śiva. This boon I consider to be one that confers favour upon the world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 63.43
शङ्करस् तु तथेत्य् एवं प्राह ब्रह्माणम् अव्ययम् । एवम् उक्त्वा महेशानो गणकोटिसमावृतः
śaṅkaras tu tathety evaṃ prāha brahmāṇam avyayam / evam uktvā maheśāno gaṇakoṭisamāvṛtaḥ
And Śaṅkara said "So be it" to the imperishable Brahmā. Having spoken thus, the great lord, surrounded by crores of his hosts,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 63.44
स्तूयमानः सुरैः सर्वैः जगाम भवनं स्वकम् । ब्रह्माद्या देवताश् चैव गताः स्वं स्वं निवेशनम्
stūyamānaḥ suraiḥ sarvaiḥ jagāma bhavanaṃ svakam / brahmādyā devatāś caiva gatāḥ svaṃ svaṃ niveśanam
being praised by all the gods, went to his own abode; and the deities headed by Brahmā went each to his own dwelling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 63.45
रन्तिदेवः प्रतुष्टाव लिङ्गरूपधरं शिवम् । निशम्य रन्तिदेवस्य स्तोत्रं प्राह महेश्वरः
rantidevaḥ pratuṣṭāva liṅgarūpadharaṃ śivam / niśamya rantidevasya stotraṃ prāha maheśvaraḥ
Rantideva praised Śiva who bore the form of the liṅga. Having heard Rantideva's hymn, Maheśvara said:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 63.46
वरं वृणीष्व भद्रं ते स्तोत्रेणानेन सुव्रतं । रन्तिदेवो ऽब्रवीद् वाक्यं यदि मे वरदः शिवः
varaṃ vṛṇīṣva bhadraṃ te stotreṇānena suvrataṃ / rantidevo 'bravīd vākyaṃ yadi me varadaḥ śivaḥ
"Choose a boon — blessings on you — by (the merit of) this hymn, O you of good vows." Rantideva spoke these words: "If Śiva is a giver of boons to me,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 63.47
इदं तीर्थं न मोक्तव्यं महादेव सदा त्वया । अघौघसमप्लुता ये तु तिर्यग्योनिगता नराः
idaṃ tīrthaṃ na moktavyaṃ mahādeva sadā tvayā / aghaughasamaplutā ye tu tiryagyonigatā narāḥ
then this tīrtha must never be abandoned by you, O Mahādeva; and those men who, submerged in a flood of sins, have gone to animal births —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 63.48
अस्य तीर्थस्य माहात्म्यात् ते यान्तु परमां गतिम् । अत्र यद् दीयते दानं सर्वं भवति चाक्षयम्
asya tīrthasya māhātmyāt te yāntu paramāṃ gatim / atra yad dīyate dānaṃ sarvaṃ bhavati cākṣayam
by the greatness of this tīrtha let them go to the highest goal. And whatever gift is given here, all of it becomes imperishable."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 63.49
शङ्कर उवाच: अमासोमसमायोगे कार्त्तिक्यां चैव पर्वणि
śaṅkara uvāca: amāsomasamāyoge kārttikyāṃ caiva parvaṇi
Śaṅkara said: At the conjunction of the new moon with a Monday, and on the festival day of the Kārttika full moon,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 63.50
अत्र यद् दीयते दानं तद् अनन्तं समश्नुते । एतत् ते कथितं राजंस् तीर्थं पापप्रणाशनम्
atra yad dīyate dānaṃ tad anantaṃ samaśnute / etat te kathitaṃ rājaṃs tīrthaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam
whatever gift is given here, that obtains endless (fruit). This tīrtha, which destroys sin, has (now) been told to you, O king.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 63.51
विश्वेदेवाः परां सिद्धिम् अस्मिंस् तीर्थे समागताः । अगस्त्यशौनकश् चैव पराशरो ऽघमर्षणः
viśvedevāḥ parāṃ siddhim asmiṃs tīrthe samāgatāḥ / agastyaśaunakaś caiva parāśaro 'ghamarṣaṇaḥ
The Viśvedevas attained the highest perfection at this holy ford, and also Agastya, Śaunaka, Parāśara, and Aghamarṣaṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 63.52
संसिद्धिं परमां प्राप्ता नाना मुनिगणास् तथा । अत्रायुतं मुनीनां च तपसा दिवमारुहत्
saṃsiddhiṃ paramāṃ prāptā nānā munigaṇās tathā / atrāyutaṃ munīnāṃ ca tapasā divamāruhat
And so too various hosts of sages reached the supreme perfection; here ten thousand sages ascended to heaven by their austerity.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 63.53
संक्रमे च व्यतीपाते ग्रहणे चन्द्रसूर्ययोः । अमासोमसमायोगे षडशीतिमुखे तथा
saṃkrame ca vyatīpāte grahaṇe candrasūryayoḥ / amāsomasamāyoge ṣaḍaśītimukhe tathā
At a solstice-passage (of the sun), at a vyatīpāta conjunction, at an eclipse of the moon or the sun, at the conjunction of the new moon with a Monday, and likewise at the ṣaḍaśītimukha (occasion),
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 63.54
पुण्यं दशगुणं वृद्धिं सत्यम् एतच् छिवोदितम् । सपादकोटिस् तीर्थानां कुब्जारेवासमागमे
puṇyaṃ daśaguṇaṃ vṛddhiṃ satyam etac chivoditam / sapādakoṭis tīrthānāṃ kubjārevāsamāgame
the merit increases tenfold — this is true, spoken by Śiva. There are a crore and a quarter of holy fords at the meeting of the Kubjā and the Revā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 63.55
दक्षिणोत्तरभागे तु क्रोशमात्रं प्रतिष्ठितम् । अवशः स्ववशो वा ऽपि प्राणान् यस् तु परित्यजेत्
dakṣiṇottarabhāge tu krośamātraṃ pratiṣṭhitam / avaśaḥ svavaśo vā 'pi prāṇān yas tu parityajet
On the southern and northern sides it extends just a krośa; whoever, whether against his will or of his own will, gives up his life-breaths (there) —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 63.56
राजा वर्षसहस्राणि विद्याधरपुरे भवेत् । कृमिकीटपतङ्गाद्यास् तीर्थे ऽस्मिन् प्राणमोक्षणे
rājā varṣasahasrāṇi vidyādharapure bhavet / kṛmikīṭapataṅgādyās tīrthe 'smin prāṇamokṣaṇe
he becomes a king for thousands of years in the city of the Vidyādharas. As for worms, insects, moths and the like, when the life-breaths are released at this holy ford,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 63.57
दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं तु राजा विद्याधरे पुरे । बिल्वाम्रकं सिद्धलिङ्गं कामभोगफलप्रदम्
divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu rājā vidyādhare pure / bilvāmrakaṃ siddhaliṅgaṃ kāmabhogaphalapradam
(one becomes) a king for a thousand divine years in the Vidyādhara city. Bilvāmraka is a perfected liṅga, granting the fruit of desires and enjoyments.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 63.58
कुब्जेश्वरं महच् चान्यद् ब्रह्महत्यां व्यपोहति । अत्रान्तरे महाराज शिवक्षेत्रं विदुर्बुधाः
kubjeśvaraṃ mahac cānyad brahmahatyāṃ vyapohati / atrāntare mahārāja śivakṣetraṃ vidurbudhāḥ
And another great one, Kubjeśvara, removes the sin of brahmin-killing. In this region, great king, the wise know a field of Śiva (to be).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 63.59
रेवाकुब्जासमायोगे यवानां सप्ततिस्तथा । अमासोमसमायोगे स्नानाच् छान्तिः प्रकीर्तिता
revākubjāsamāyoge yavānāṃ saptatistathā / amāsomasamāyoge snānāc chāntiḥ prakīrtitā
At the confluence of the Revā and the Kubjā, seventy (measures) of barley likewise (should be given); at the conjunction of the new moon with a Monday, peace is declared to come from bathing (there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 63.60
वाराणसी कुरुक्षेत्रं प्रयागो नैमिषं तथा । पुष्करं च गया चैव केदारं तीर्थम् उत्तमम्
vārāṇasī kurukṣetraṃ prayāgo naimiṣaṃ tathā / puṣkaraṃ ca gayā caiva kedāraṃ tīrtham uttamam
Vārāṇasī, Kurukṣetra, Prayāga, and Naimiṣa, Puṣkara, and Gayā, and Kedāra, the highest holy ford —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 63.61
फलम् एतेषु सामान्यम् अमासोमसमागमे । अक्षयं च फलं प्रोक्तं कुब्जारेवासमागमे
phalam eteṣu sāmānyam amāsomasamāgame / akṣayaṃ ca phalaṃ proktaṃ kubjārevāsamāgame
the fruit at these is (only) common at the conjunction of the new moon with a Monday, but the fruit is declared imperishable at the meeting of the Kubjā and the Revā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 63.62
तिलोदकप्रदानेन मातृकं पैतृकं सुतः । नरकाद् उद्धरेत् सर्वान् पूर्वान् अपि परान् अपि
tilodakapradānena mātṛkaṃ paitṛkaṃ sutaḥ / narakād uddharet sarvān pūrvān api parān api
By the offering of sesame and water a son may lift out of hell all those of his mother's line and his father's line, both the earlier ones and the later ones.
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SkP-RK 63.63
सो ऽपि राजा गृहं प्राप्तः सर्वान् उद्धृत्य पूर्वजान् । अयं ते कथितो राजन् कुब्जारेवासमागमः
so 'pi rājā gṛhaṃ prāptaḥ sarvān uddhṛtya pūrvajān / ayaṃ te kathito rājan kubjārevāsamāgamaḥ
That king too, having lifted up all his ancestors, returned home. This, O king, has been told to you: the meeting of the Kubjā and the Revā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 63.64
रन्तिदेवो हरिश्चन्द्रः पुरुहूतः पुरूरवाः । अत्रेष्ट्वा विविधैर् यज्ञैर् दिव्यन्ति दिवि देववत्
rantidevo hariścandraḥ puruhūtaḥ purūravāḥ / atreṣṭvā vividhair yajñair divyanti divi devavat
Rantideva, Hariścandra, Puruhūta, Purūravas — having sacrificed here with various sacrifices, they shine in heaven like gods.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 63.65
श्रवणात् कीर्तनाद् अस्य तीर्थस्य नरसत्तम । सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा शिवलोके महीयते
śravaṇāt kīrtanād asya tīrthasya narasattama / sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā śivaloke mahīyate
From hearing and from proclaiming this holy ford, O best of men, one's self is purified of all sin and one is honoured in the world of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition