Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 77
SkP-RK 77.1
र्क्स् अध्याय ७७ ततो गच्छेच् च राजेन्द्र कपिलातीर्थम् उत्तमम् । स्नानमात्रः प्रसङ्गेन नर्मदेश्वरकीर्तनम्
rks adhyāya 77 tato gacchec ca rājendra kapilātīrtham uttamam / snānamātraḥ prasaṅgena narmadeśvarakīrtanam
Chapter 77. Then, O best of kings, one should go to the excellent Kapilā tīrtha—merely by bathing (there), and incidentally by the recitation of Narmadeśvara('s praise)...
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SkP-RK 77.2
तस्मिंस् तीर्थे तु राजेन्द्र कपिलां यः प्रयच्छति । यावन्ति रोमकूपानि तत्प्रसूतिकुलेषु च
tasmiṃs tīrthe tu rājendra kapilāṃ yaḥ prayacchati / yāvanti romakūpāni tatprasūtikuleṣu ca
At that tīrtha, O best of kings, whoever gives away a tawny cow—as many as are the hair-pores in her lines of offspring,
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SkP-RK 77.3
तावन्त्य् अब्दसहस्राणि विष्णुलोके महीयते । जले वाग्निप्रवेशे वा अथवानशके नरः
tāvanty abdasahasrāṇi viṣṇuloke mahīyate / jale vāgnipraveśe vā athavānaśake naraḥ
for so many thousands of years he is honoured in the world of Viṣṇu. And a man (who dies) in water, or by entering fire, or by fasting—
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SkP-RK 77.4
तत्र तीर्थे मृतो यस् तु न गर्भे जायते क्वचित् । एव हि विधिर् उद्दिष्टः सकलो नृपसत्तम
tatra tīrthe mṛto yas tu na garbhe jāyate kvacit / eva hi vidhir uddiṣṭaḥ sakalo nṛpasattama
whoever dies at that tīrtha is never born in a womb (again). Thus indeed the whole rule has been declared, O best of kings,
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SkP-RK 77.5
तीर्थस्य च फलं पुण्यं किम् अन्यत् परिपृच्छसि । धन्यं यशस्यम् आयुष्यं सर्वदुःखघ्नम् उत्तमम्
tīrthasya ca phalaṃ puṇyaṃ kim anyat paripṛcchasi / dhanyaṃ yaśasyam āyuṣyaṃ sarvaduḥkhaghnam uttamam
and the holy fruit of the tīrtha. What else do you ask about? (It is) bringing wealth, fame and long life, destroying all sorrow, supreme.
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SkP-RK 77.6
एतच् छ्रुत्वा नरो राजन् सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । ततो गच्छेत् तु राजेन्द्र करञ्जेश्वरम् उत्तमम्
etac chrutvā naro rājan sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate / tato gacchet tu rājendra karañjeśvaram uttamam
Having heard this, O king, a man is released from all sins. Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the excellent Karañjeśvara.
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SkP-RK 77.7
युधिष्ठिर उवाच: को ऽसौ सिद्धो महाभाग तत्र तीर्थे महातपाः
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: ko 'sau siddho mahābhāga tatra tīrthe mahātapāḥ
Yudhiṣṭhira said: Who was that perfected one, O greatly fortunate one, of great austerity, at that sacred place?
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SkP-RK 77.8
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: पुरा चादियुगे राजन् मानसो ब्रह्मणः सुतः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: purā cādiyuge rājan mānaso brahmaṇaḥ sutaḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Long ago, in the first age, O king, there was a mind-born son of Brahmā,
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SkP-RK 77.9
वेदवेदाङ्गतत्त्वज्ञो मरीचिर् नाम नामतः । तस्या ऽपि कश्यपो राजन् कालेन महतानघ
vedavedāṅgatattvajño marīcir nāma nāmataḥ / tasyā 'pi kaśyapo rājan kālena mahatānagha
knower of the truth of the Vedas and the Vedic auxiliaries, Marīci by name; and of him too, O king, after a long time, O sinless one,
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SkP-RK 77.10
पुत्रो ऽथ मानसो जातः साक्षाद् ब्रह्मेव चापरः । क्षमा दमा दया दानं सत्यं शौचम् अथार्जवम्
putro 'tha mānaso jātaḥ sākṣād brahmeva cāparaḥ / kṣamā damā dayā dānaṃ satyaṃ śaucam athārjavam
a mind-born son Kaśyapa was born, like a second Brahmā in person. Patience, self-control, compassion, giving, truth, purity, and uprightness —
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SkP-RK 77.11
मरीचेस् तु गुणास् त्व् एते सन्ति भान्ति च भारत । एवं गुणगणाः कीर्तिः कश्यपे द्विजसत्तमे
marīces tu guṇās tv ete santi bhānti ca bhārata / evaṃ guṇagaṇāḥ kīrtiḥ kaśyape dvijasattame
these qualities belong to Marīci and shine (in him), O Bhārata; likewise (were) the hosts of qualities and the fame in Kaśyapa, best of the twice-born.
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SkP-RK 77.12
ज्ञात्वा प्रजापतिर् दक्षो भार्यार्थे स्वसुतां ददौ । अदितिर् वै दनुश् चैव तथा ह्येकादशा पराः
jñātvā prajāpatir dakṣo bhāryārthe svasutāṃ dadau / aditir vai danuś caiva tathā hyekādaśā parāḥ
Knowing (this), Dakṣa the lord of creatures gave his own daughter (to him) as a wife — Aditi indeed, and Danu, and eleven others besides.
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SkP-RK 77.13
यासां पुत्राश् च पौत्राश् च जाता भ्रातरसंख्यकाः । अदितिर् जनयामास पुत्रानिन्द्रपुरोगमान्
yāsāṃ putrāś ca pautrāś ca jātā bhrātarasaṃkhyakāḥ / aditir janayāmāsa putrānindrapurogamān
Of these, sons and grandsons were born, brothers beyond counting. Aditi brought forth sons headed by Indra.
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SkP-RK 77.14
नागान् प्रेतपिशाचांश् च पतत्रीन् यक्षराक्षसान् । सिंहव्याघ्रवराहांश् च अन्या इत्य् एवम् आदयः
nāgān pretapiśācāṃś ca patatrīn yakṣarākṣasān / siṃhavyāghravarāhāṃś ca anyā ity evam ādayaḥ
Serpents, ghosts and goblins, birds, yakṣas and rākṣasas, lions, tigers and boars — the others (bore) such as these,
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SkP-RK 77.15
जातास् तस्य महाबाहो कश्यपस्य प्रजापतेः । यैस् तु लोकत्रयं व्याप्तं स्थावरं जङ्गमं महत्
jātās tasya mahābāho kaśyapasya prajāpateḥ / yais tu lokatrayaṃ vyāptaṃ sthāvaraṃ jaṅgamaṃ mahat
(these) were born of him, O mighty-armed one, of Kaśyapa the lord of creatures, by whom the great threefold world, unmoving and moving, was filled.
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SkP-RK 77.16
तथान्यश् च महाभागो दनोः पुत्रो व्यजायत । सर्वलक्षणसम्पन्नः करञ्जो नाम नामतः
tathānyaś ca mahābhāgo danoḥ putro vyajāyata / sarvalakṣaṇasampannaḥ karañjo nāma nāmataḥ
And likewise another greatly fortunate son of Danu was born, endowed with all (auspicious) marks, Karañja by name.
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SkP-RK 77.17
बलेर् इव महाभाग चचार सुमहत् तपः । वरेण छन्दयामास त्रिपुरान्तकरः प्रभुः
baler iva mahābhāga cacāra sumahat tapaḥ / vareṇa chandayāmāsa tripurāntakaraḥ prabhuḥ
He performed very great austerity, like Bali's, O greatly fortunate one; the Lord who made an end of Tripura offered him a boon:
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SkP-RK 77.18
भोः करञ्ज महासत्त्व परितुष्टो ऽस्मि ते ऽनघ । वरं वृणीष्व भद्रं ते यत् ते मनसि वर्तते
bhoḥ karañja mahāsattva parituṣṭo 'smi te 'nagha / varaṃ vṛṇīṣva bhadraṃ te yat te manasi vartate
"Ho, Karañja, of great strength, I am well pleased with you, O sinless one; choose a boon — blessings on you — whatever is in your mind."
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SkP-RK 77.19
करञ्ज उवाच: यदि तुष्टो ऽसि मे देव त्रिपुरान्तकर प्रभो । ततः पुत्रैश् च पौत्रैश् च सहितं मे धनं कुरु
karañja uvāca: yadi tuṣṭo 'si me deva tripurāntakara prabho / tataḥ putraiś ca pautraiś ca sahitaṃ me dhanaṃ kuru
Karañja said: If you are pleased with me, O god, O Lord who made an end of Tripura, then make my wealth accompanied by sons and grandsons.
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SkP-RK 77.20
तथेत्य् उक्त्वा महादेव उमया सहितस् तदा । वृषारूढो गणैः सार्धं तत्रैवान्तरधीयत
tathety uktvā mahādeva umayā sahitas tadā / vṛṣārūḍho gaṇaiḥ sārdhaṃ tatraivāntaradhīyata
Saying "So be it," Mahādeva, together with Umā, mounted on his bull, along with his hosts, vanished right there.
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SkP-RK 77.21
गते चादर्शनं देवे सो ऽपि दैत्यो मुदान्वितः । स्वनाम्ना च महादेवं स्थापयित्वा गृहं ययौ
gate cādarśanaṃ deve so 'pi daityo mudānvitaḥ / svanāmnā ca mahādevaṃ sthāpayitvā gṛhaṃ yayau
And when the god had gone out of sight, that daitya too, filled with joy, having installed Mahādeva under his own name, went home.
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SkP-RK 77.22
तदा प्रभृति तत्तीर्थं करञ्जेश्वरम् उत्तमम् । स्नानमात्रो नरो राजन् मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया
tadā prabhṛti tattīrthaṃ karañjeśvaram uttamam / snānamātro naro rājan mucyate brahmahatyayā
From then on that sacred place (is called) the excellent Karañjeśvara; merely by bathing (there) a man, O king, is freed from the killing of a brahmin.
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SkP-RK 77.25
तस्मिंस् तीर्थे महाराज तर्पयेत् पितृदेवताः । सो ऽग्निष्टोमस्य यत्पुण्यं फलं प्राप्नोत्य् असंशयम् ॥ र्क्स्_७७।२३ ॥ अनाशकं तु यः कुर्यात् तस्मिंस् तीर्थे नरोत्तम ॥ र्क्स्_७७।२४ ॥ अथाग्नौ च जले प्राणान् भूतले वापि यस् त्यजेत् । स्वर्गे स तु वसेन् नूनं वर्षाणाम् अयुतद्वयम्
tasmiṃs tīrthe mahārāja tarpayet pitṛdevatāḥ / so 'gniṣṭomasya yatpuṇyaṃ phalaṃ prāpnoty asaṃśayam // rks_77.23 // anāśakaṃ tu yaḥ kuryāt tasmiṃs tīrthe narottama // rks_77.24 // athāgnau ca jale prāṇān bhūtale vāpi yas tyajet / svarge sa tu vasen nūnaṃ varṣāṇām ayutadvayam
At that sacred place, great king, one should offer libations to the fathers and the gods; he obtains, without doubt, that meritorious fruit which belongs to the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice. [77.23] But whoever performs a fast (unto death) at that sacred place, O best of men, [77.24] or gives up his breath there in fire, in water, or on the ground, he surely dwells in heaven for twenty thousand years.
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SkP-RK 77.26
धनवान् सुकुले चान्ते जायते विपुले कुले । वेदवेदाङ्गतत्त्वज्ञः सर्वशास्त्रविशारदः
dhanavān sukule cānte jāyate vipule kule / vedavedāṅgatattvajñaḥ sarvaśāstraviśāradaḥ
And at the end he is born wealthy, in a good family, in a great lineage, a knower of the truth of the Vedas and the Vedic auxiliaries, skilled in all the sciences.
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SkP-RK 77.27
राजा वा राजतुल्यो वा जायते नात्र संशयः । पुत्रपौत्रसमायुक्तः सर्वव्याधिविवर्जितः
rājā vā rājatulyo vā jāyate nātra saṃśayaḥ / putrapautrasamāyuktaḥ sarvavyādhivivarjitaḥ
He is born a king or the equal of a king — there is no doubt here — provided with sons and grandsons, free of all disease.
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SkP-RK 77.28
एतत् ते सर्वमाख्यातं यत् त्वं मां परिपृच्छसि । तीर्थस्य तु फलं युक्त्या सर्वदानेषु भारत
etat te sarvamākhyātaṃ yat tvaṃ māṃ paripṛcchasi / tīrthasya tu phalaṃ yuktyā sarvadāneṣu bhārata
All this that you ask me has been told to you; but the fruit of the sacred ford (is greatest), fittingly, among all gifts, O Bhārata.
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SkP-RK 77.29
एतत् पुण्यं पापहरं धन्यं दुःखप्रणाशनम् । पठतां शृण्वतां चैव तीर्थमाहात्म्यम् उत्तमम्
etat puṇyaṃ pāpaharaṃ dhanyaṃ duḥkhapraṇāśanam / paṭhatāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ caiva tīrthamāhātmyam uttamam
This is meritorious, sin-removing, auspicious, destructive of sorrow — this supreme glorification of the sacred ford, for those who recite it and for those who hear it.
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SkP-RK 77.30
यस् तु श्रावयते श्राद्धे स तत्पितृपरायणः । अक्षयं तस्य सर्वं स्याच् छङ्करस् त्व् इदम् अब्रवीत्
yas tu śrāvayate śrāddhe sa tatpitṛparāyaṇaḥ / akṣayaṃ tasya sarvaṃ syāc chaṅkaras tv idam abravīt
And he who has it recited at a śrāddha is devoted to his forefathers; all that (he does) becomes imperishable for him — thus Śaṅkara declared this.
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