Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 9
SkP-RK 9.1
नर्मदोवाच: त्रेतायां प्रथमे पादे तव वंशे नृपोत्तम । भगीरथ इति ख्यातः स गङ्गा मानयिष्यति
narmadovāca: tretāyāṃ prathame pāde tava vaṃśe nṛpottama / bhagīratha iti khyātaḥ sa gaṅgā mānayiṣyati
Narmadā said: In the first quarter of the Tretā age, in your lineage, O best of kings, one renowned as Bhagīratha will honour the Gaṅgā.
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SkP-RK 9.2
सगराः षष्टिसाहस्रा अलाबुजसमुद्भवाः । कपिलस्य तु मार्गेण हये पातालगामिनि
sagarāḥ ṣaṣṭisāhasrā alābujasamudbhavāḥ / kapilasya tu mārgeṇa haye pātālagāmini
The sixty thousand sons of Sagara, born from a gourd, (went) by Kapila's path, when the horse went to the netherworld.
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SkP-RK 9.3
पितुराज्ञा ऽवसाने तु विदार्य धरणीं ततः । हयं तु वासुदेवेन सागरास् ते विदुर्बुधाः
piturājñā 'vasāne tu vidārya dharaṇīṃ tataḥ / hayaṃ tu vāsudevena sāgarās te vidurbudhāḥ
At the ending of their father's command, having split open the earth, those wise sons of Sagara knew the horse (to have been taken) by Vāsudeva.
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SkP-RK 9.4
प्रविष्टाः सागरास् ते तु रसातलतलं गताः । तान् अहं पूरयिष्यामि आत्मतोयेन सुव्रत
praviṣṭāḥ sāgarās te tu rasātalatalaṃ gatāḥ / tān ahaṃ pūrayiṣyāmi ātmatoyena suvrata
Those (sons) of Sagara, having entered (the earth), went down to the floor of Rasātala; I shall fill them with my own water, O you of good vows.
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SkP-RK 9.5
एवं वृतो वरस् तावच् छेषं वृणु नरेश्वर । पादे द्वितीये त्रेतायाः कालिन्दी च सरस्वती
evaṃ vṛto varas tāvac cheṣaṃ vṛṇu nareśvara / pāde dvitīye tretāyāḥ kālindī ca sarasvatī
Thus far the boon has been chosen; choose the remainder, O lord of men. In the second quarter of the Tretā (age), Kālindī and Sarasvatī,
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SkP-RK 9.6
सरयूर् गण्डकी नाम महाभागा विनिःसृताः । भगीरथ इति ख्यातस् तव वंशे भविष्यति
sarayūr gaṇḍakī nāma mahābhāgā viniḥsṛtāḥ / bhagīratha iti khyātas tava vaṃśe bhaviṣyati
and those greatly blessed (rivers) named Sarayū and Gaṇḍakī came forth. One renowned as Bhagīratha will be (born) in your line.
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SkP-RK 9.7
भागीरथी च विख्याता भविष्यति सरिद्वरा । गङ्गा च जाह्नवी चैव समभागा प्रकीर्तिता
bhāgīrathī ca vikhyātā bhaviṣyati saridvarā / gaṅgā ca jāhnavī caiva samabhāgā prakīrtitā
And that best of rivers will become renowned as Bhāgīrathī; and Gaṅgā and Jāhnavī too are declared to be of equal share.
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SkP-RK 9.8
ख्यातिं यास्यन्ति तास् सर्वाः कन्याद्वीपे न संशयः । आगच्छन्ती तु सा गङ्गा जह्नुना च महर्षिणा
khyātiṃ yāsyanti tās sarvāḥ kanyādvīpe na saṃśayaḥ / āgacchantī tu sā gaṅgā jahnunā ca maharṣiṇā
All of them will attain fame in Kanyādvīpa, there is no doubt. But that Gaṅgā, as she was coming, was by the great sage Jahnu—
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SkP-RK 9.9
हस्तेनाकृष्य सा पीता यथान्यत् प्राकृतं जलम् । दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं तु उदरे च विसर्पिता
hastenākṛṣya sā pītā yathānyat prākṛtaṃ jalam / divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu udare ca visarpitā
—drawn in with his hand and drunk, as if she were some other ordinary water; and for a thousand divine years she moved about within his belly.
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SkP-RK 9.10
विषण्णवदनो राजा तदासीत् स भगीरथः । निष्कलं मे तपस् तप्तं शिवसेवा च निष्कला
viṣaṇṇavadano rājā tadāsīt sa bhagīrathaḥ / niṣkalaṃ me tapas taptaṃ śivasevā ca niṣkalā
Then that king Bhagīratha became downcast of face: "Fruitless is the austerity I have performed, and fruitless my service to Śiva.
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SkP-RK 9.11
मया तु सेवितं ह्येतज् जगत् सर्वं चराचरम् । किं करोमीति निश्चित्य महेशं शरणं गतः
mayā tu sevitaṃ hyetaj jagat sarvaṃ carācaram / kiṃ karomīti niścitya maheśaṃ śaraṇaṃ gataḥ
Indeed by me this whole world, moving and unmoving, has been served." Having resolved, "What am I to do?", he went to Maheśa for refuge.
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SkP-RK 9.12
शिवाज्ञा सयुतो भूत्वा लोकानां हितकामया । आगतश्च पुनर्मोहात् तां गङ्गां स महायशाः
śivājñā sayuto bhūtvā lokānāṃ hitakāmayā / āgataśca punarmohāt tāṃ gaṅgāṃ sa mahāyaśāḥ
Being furnished with Śiva's command, out of the wish for the welfare of the worlds, that greatly famous one came again, out of bewilderment, to that Gaṅgā.
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SkP-RK 9.13
उवाच वचनं राजन् ऋषिः क्रोधसमन्वितः । गङ्गाया मोक्षणं कर्तुं यो माम् आराधयिष्यति
uvāca vacanaṃ rājan ṛṣiḥ krodhasamanvitaḥ / gaṅgāyā mokṣaṇaṃ kartuṃ yo mām ārādhayiṣyati
The sage, filled with anger, spoke these words, O king: "Whoever shall propitiate me in order to bring about the release of Gaṅgā,
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SkP-RK 9.14
गङ्गाया मोक्षणं तत्र कर्तव्य ना ऽत्र संशयः । तस्य तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा जह्नोरमिततेजसः
gaṅgāyā mokṣaṇaṃ tatra kartavya nā 'tra saṃśayaḥ / tasya tad vacanaṃ śrutvā jahnoramitatejasaḥ
by him the release of Gaṅgā is to be effected there—there is no doubt in this." Hearing that speech of Jahnu of measureless splendour,
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SkP-RK 9.15
तम् एवाराथयामास तपसोग्रेण भारत । ततस् तुष्टस् तु भगवान् मुमोचोत्तरवाहिनीम्
tam evārāthayāmāsa tapasogreṇa bhārata / tatas tuṣṭas tu bhagavān mumocottaravāhinīm
he propitiated that very one with fierce austerity, O Bhārata. Then the lord, being pleased, released her, the northward-flowing one.
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SkP-RK 9.16
ततः प्रभृति लोके ऽस्मिञ् जाह्नवीति प्रकीर्तिता । एतत् ते कथितं राजंस् त्रेतायां यद् भविष्यति
tataḥ prabhṛti loke 'smiñ jāhnavīti prakīrtitā / etat te kathitaṃ rājaṃs tretāyāṃ yad bhaviṣyati
From that time onward in this world she is celebrated as Jāhnavī. This has been told to you, O king—what will come to pass in the Tretā (age).
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SkP-RK 9.17
तत्रैवा ऽन्यं प्रवक्ष्यामि मर्कटीतीर्थमुत्तमम् । यत्र स्नात्वा महाराज कामतो ऽकामतो ऽपि वा
tatraivā 'nyaṃ pravakṣyāmi markaṭītīrthamuttamam / yatra snātvā mahārāja kāmato 'kāmato 'pi vā
In that very place I shall proclaim another, the excellent Markaṭī tīrtha, where, having bathed, O great king, whether willingly or unwillingly—
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SkP-RK 9.18
युधिष्ठिर उवाच: संक्षेपाच्छ्रुतम् एतद्धि विस्तरेण तपोधन
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca: saṃkṣepācchrutam etaddhi vistareṇa tapodhana
Yudhiṣṭhira said: This has indeed been heard (only) in brief; (tell it) in full, O you whose wealth is austerity.
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SkP-RK 9.19
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: आसीत् त्रेतायुगे राजा सत्यसेनो महातपाः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: āsīt tretāyuge rājā satyaseno mahātapāḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: In the Tretā age there was a king, Satyasena, of great austerity.
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SkP-RK 9.20
राज्ञी तस्य प्रिया चासीन् नाम्ना शृङ्गारवल्लरी । जातिस्मरा तु सुभगा केवलं मर्कटानना
rājñī tasya priyā cāsīn nāmnā śṛṅgāravallarī / jātismarā tu subhagā kevalaṃ markaṭānanā
And his beloved queen was named Śṛṅgāravallarī; she remembered her former births and was beautiful—only her face was that of a monkey.
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SkP-RK 9.21
कदाचित् स महीपालो मृगया प्रियया सह । जगाम नर्मदातीरं नानाद्रुमलतायुतम्
kadācit sa mahīpālo mṛgayā priyayā saha / jagāma narmadātīraṃ nānādrumalatāyutam
Once that guardian of the earth went hunting together with his beloved to the bank of the Narmadā, thick with various trees and creepers.
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SkP-RK 9.22
स्थापयित्वा तु तां देवीं वनान्तरम् अगात् ततः । क्रीडमाना च सा तत्र वंशगुल्मे स्वकं शिरः
sthāpayitvā tu tāṃ devīṃ vanāntaram agāt tataḥ / krīḍamānā ca sā tatra vaṃśagulme svakaṃ śiraḥ
Having settled that queen (there), he then went into the depths of the forest; and she, playing about there, (saw) her own head in a bamboo thicket,
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SkP-RK 9.23
वृष्ट्वा विस्मयमापन्ना पार्श्वस्थं कंचिद् अब्रवीत् । गृहीत्वैतच्छिरः शीघ्रं नर्मदाया जले क्षिप
vṛṣṭvā vismayamāpannā pārśvasthaṃ kaṃcid abravīt / gṛhītvaitacchiraḥ śīghraṃ narmadāyā jale kṣipa
and having seen (it) she was struck with amazement and said to someone standing beside her: "Take this head and quickly throw it into the water of the Narmadā."
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SkP-RK 9.24
निक्षिप्तमात्रे शिरसि राज्ञी चन्द्रानना ऽभवत् । एतस्मिन्न् अन्तरे राजा प्राप्तस् तत्र प्रिया ऽन्तिकम्
nikṣiptamātre śirasi rājñī candrānanā 'bhavat / etasminn antare rājā prāptas tatra priyā 'ntikam
The moment the head was thrown in, the queen became moon-faced; and in that very interval the king arrived there, near his beloved.
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SkP-RK 9.25
स दृष्ट्वा तादृशं तस्या मुखं पूर्णशशिप्रभम् । पृच्छति स्म प्रियां राजा विस्मयाविष्टचेतनः
sa dṛṣṭvā tādṛśaṃ tasyā mukhaṃ pūrṇaśaśiprabham / pṛcchati sma priyāṃ rājā vismayāviṣṭacetanaḥ
Seeing her face like that, radiant as the full moon, the king, his mind seized with amazement, questioned his beloved.
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SkP-RK 9.26
कथयामास वृत्तान्तं पूर्वजन्मसमुद्भवम् । अत्राहं मर्कटीवासं तीरे वै नार्मदे शूभे
kathayāmāsa vṛttāntaṃ pūrvajanmasamudbhavam / atrāhaṃ markaṭīvāsaṃ tīre vai nārmade śūbhe
She told (him) the story arising from her former birth: "Here I dwelt as a she-monkey, on the lovely bank of the Narmadā."
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SkP-RK 9.27
कदाचित् क्रीडमाना ऽहं वंशं भित्त्वा ह्यकामतः । ततः कालवशाज् जीर्णं शरीरं पतितं जले
kadācit krīḍamānā 'haṃ vaṃśaṃ bhittvā hyakāmataḥ / tataḥ kālavaśāj jīrṇaṃ śarīraṃ patitaṃ jale
"Once, while playing, I broke a bamboo, though not intending to; then, by the force of time, my worn-out body fell into the water."
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SkP-RK 9.28
शिरस् तत्रैव संलग्नं कपिवक्त्रा ऽस्मि तेन वै । इदानीं नर्मदातोये निक्षिप्ते शिरसि प्रिय
śiras tatraiva saṃlagnaṃ kapivaktrā 'smi tena vai / idānīṃ narmadātoye nikṣipte śirasi priya
"The head stuck fast right there, and by that (I became) monkey-faced; now, dear one, when the head was thrown into the water of the Narmadā,"
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SkP-RK 9.29
मुखं मे तीर्थमाहात्म्याच् चन्द्रबिम्बसमप्रभम् । श्रुत्वा स तीर्थमाहात्म्यं विस्मयोत्फुल्ललोचनः
mukhaṃ me tīrthamāhātmyāc candrabimbasamaprabham / śrutvā sa tīrthamāhātmyaṃ vismayotphullalocanaḥ
"my face, through the greatness of the sacred ford, has become radiant as the disk of the moon." Hearing that greatness of the ford, he, his eyes wide open with amazement,
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SkP-RK 9.30
पुरोहितं समाहूय स्नातुं तत्र प्रचक्रमे । स्नात्वा तत्र विधानेन हेमकोटिशतं ददौ
purohitaṃ samāhūya snātuṃ tatra pracakrame / snātvā tatra vidhānena hemakoṭiśataṃ dadau
summoned the household priest and set about bathing there; having bathed there according to the prescribed rite, he gave a hundred crores of gold.
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SkP-RK 9.31
तदा प्रभृति राजेन्द्र मर्कटीतीर्थमुच्यते । पूर्वभागस्थितं तस्य भृगुतीर्थमनुत्तमम्
tadā prabhṛti rājendra markaṭītīrthamucyate / pūrvabhāgasthitaṃ tasya bhṛgutīrthamanuttamam
From that time on, O best of kings, it is called Markaṭī-tīrtha; situated in the eastern part of it is the unsurpassed Bhṛgu-tīrtha.
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SkP-RK 9.32
तत्र स्नात्वा तु कार्तिक्यां नर पापात् प्रमुच्यते । स्वर्गदो मोक्षदश् चैव देवस् तु नरकेश्वरः
tatra snātvā tu kārtikyāṃ nara pāpāt pramucyate / svargado mokṣadaś caiva devas tu narakeśvaraḥ
Bathing there on the full-moon day of Kārttika, O man, one is released from sin; and the god Narakeśvara is the giver of heaven and the giver of liberation.
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SkP-RK 9.33
देवस्य चाग्रे वंशो वै सम्मुखो यत्र दृश्यते । पूर्वभागे स्थितं तत्र तस्मिन् वंशे तु निर्मले
devasya cāgre vaṃśo vai sammukho yatra dṛśyate / pūrvabhāge sthitaṃ tatra tasmin vaṃśe tu nirmale
And in front of the god, where a bamboo is seen facing (him), there, situated in the eastern part, on that spotless bamboo,
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SkP-RK 9.34
त्रिलोचन इति ख्यातं तथैव भ्रुकुटिस्थितम् । तृतीयं लोचनं दृष्ट्वा भृगुस् तु मुनिसत्तम
trilocana iti khyātaṃ tathaiva bhrukuṭisthitam / tṛtīyaṃ locanaṃ dṛṣṭvā bhṛgus tu munisattama
(there is the image) known as Trilocana, with (the third eye) likewise set in the brow; and having seen the third eye, Bhṛgu, O best of sages,
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SkP-RK 9.35
भृगुर् उवाच: प्रणमामि जने संस्थं भूतेशं भूतिदं हरम्
bhṛgur uvāca: praṇamāmi jane saṃsthaṃ bhūteśaṃ bhūtidaṃ haram
Bhṛgu said: I bow to Hara, the lord of beings, the giver of well-being, who abides among men,
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SkP-RK 9.36
भाव्यं भर्गं पशुपतिं भुवनेश्वरम् एव च । दोषमात्रविहीनं च नित्यविज्ञानविग्रहम्
bhāvyaṃ bhargaṃ paśupatiṃ bhuvaneśvaram eva ca / doṣamātravihīnaṃ ca nityavijñānavigraham
who is to be meditated on, Bharga, the lord of creatures, and the lord of the world, free from the least fault, whose form is eternal knowledge,
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SkP-RK 9.37
परद्रव्यापहरणात् परदारनिषेवणात् । पराभवात् पराभूतं रक्ष मां कल्मषात् प्रभो
paradravyāpaharaṇāt paradāraniṣevaṇāt / parābhavāt parābhūtaṃ rakṣa māṃ kalmaṣāt prabho
Protect me, O Lord, from the defilement (arising) from taking others' property, from resorting to others' wives, from overcoming (others)—me who am overcome by others.
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SkP-RK 9.38
आत्माभिमानम् उदितं क्षणभङ्गुरके तथा । कुपथाभिमुखं दीनं त्राहि मां परमेश्वर
ātmābhimānam uditaṃ kṣaṇabhaṅgurake tathā / kupathābhimukhaṃ dīnaṃ trāhi māṃ parameśvara
Self-conceit has arisen in (this body) that perishes in a moment; save me, wretched and turned toward the wrong path, O Supreme Lord.
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SkP-RK 9.41
दीनद्विजवरस्यार्थे प्रज्ञाने परितो भव । वृष्ट्वा सदा शङ्करस्त्वं मूढं मां किं विलम्बसे ॥ र्क्स्_९।३९ ॥ तृष्णां हर हरात्यर्थं लक्ष्मीं मे देहि निश्चलाम् ॥ र्क्स्_९।४० ॥ नित्यं छिनत्ति मोहं पापं हन्ति तारणं विदधाति । तव तीर्थमात्रगमनं तद् अपि न संचितं महेशान
dīnadvijavarasyārthe prajñāne parito bhava / vṛṣṭvā sadā śaṅkarastvaṃ mūḍhaṃ māṃ kiṃ vilambase // rks_9.39 // tṛṣṇāṃ hara harātyarthaṃ lakṣmīṃ me dehi niścalām // rks_9.40 // nityaṃ chinatti mohaṃ pāpaṃ hanti tāraṇaṃ vidadhāti / tava tīrthamātragamanaṃ tad api na saṃcitaṃ maheśāna
For the sake of a wretched, foremost twice-born, be wholly (present) in (his) understanding. O Śaṅkara, having always looked (upon me), why do you delay over me, a fool? (9.39) Take away my thirst, O Hara, utterly, and grant me unshakable prosperity. (9.40) It constantly cuts off delusion, destroys sin, and effects deliverance—merely going to your sacred ford; yet even that has not been accumulated (by me), O great Lord.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 9.42
भूतिमूलविभूढस्य विभागं तन् निरर्थकम् । करुणाहृदयं नाम स्तोत्रम् एतद् भृगूदितम्
bhūtimūlavibhūḍhasya vibhāgaṃ tan nirarthakam / karuṇāhṛdayaṃ nāma stotram etad bhṛgūditam
For one puffed up at the root of (his) prosperity, that apportioning is without purpose. This hymn named 'Compassionate of Heart', uttered by Bhṛgu—
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SkP-RK 9.43
यः पठेत् प्रातरुत्थाय स याति परमां गतिम् । स्तोत्रेणानेन सन्तुष्टः शिवः प्रोवाच तं भृगुम्
yaḥ paṭhet prātarutthāya sa yāti paramāṃ gatim / stotreṇānena santuṣṭaḥ śivaḥ provāca taṃ bhṛgum
whoever recites it on rising at dawn goes to the highest state. Pleased by this hymn, Śiva spoke to that Bhṛgu:
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SkP-RK 9.44
सर्वं दास्यामि ते विप्रवरं यन् मनसीप्सितम् । सिद्धिं चैव पुनः श्लाघ्यां यत् सुरैर् अपि दुर्लभाम्
sarvaṃ dāsyāmi te vipravaraṃ yan manasīpsitam / siddhiṃ caiva punaḥ ślāghyāṃ yat surair api durlabhām
"I shall give you, O best of brahmins, everything that is desired in your mind, and moreover praiseworthy attainment, which is hard to get even for the gods."
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SkP-RK 9.45
भृगुरुवाच: यदि तुष्टो ऽसि देवेश वरं दातुम् इहेच्छसि । मम नाम्ना ऽस्य तीर्थस्य ख्यातिर् भवति भूतले
bhṛguruvāca: yadi tuṣṭo 'si deveśa varaṃ dātum ihecchasi / mama nāmnā 'sya tīrthasya khyātir bhavati bhūtale
Bhṛgu said: If you are pleased, O lord of gods, and wish to grant a boon here, (let it be that) this ford becomes renowned on earth by my name.
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SkP-RK 9.46
शङ्कर उवाच: एवं भवतु विप्रेन्द्र तव नाम्ना भविष्यति
śaṅkara uvāca: evaṃ bhavatu viprendra tava nāmnā bhaviṣyati
Śaṅkara said: So let it be, chief of brahmins; by your name there shall be
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SkP-RK 9.47
क्षेत्रं पापहरं पुण्यं देवानाम् अपि दुर्लभम् । पितृपुत्रविसंवादः क्रोधाज्जातः कथञ्चन
kṣetraṃ pāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ devānām api durlabham / pitṛputravisaṃvādaḥ krodhājjātaḥ kathañcana
a sacred field that removes sin, meritorious, hard to obtain even for the gods. The quarrel between father and son, arisen somehow out of anger,
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SkP-RK 9.48
अस्य तीर्थस्य माहात्म्यात् स तु शान्तिं गमिष्यति । ततः प्रभृति ये देवा ब्रह्माद्याः किन्नरा नराः
asya tīrthasya māhātmyāt sa tu śāntiṃ gamiṣyati / tataḥ prabhṛti ye devā brahmādyāḥ kinnarā narāḥ
But by the greatness of this holy place he will attain peace. From that time on, those gods beginning with Brahmā, the kinnaras, and men —
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SkP-RK 9.49
उपासते भृगुक्षेत्रं यत्र तुष्टो महेश्वरः । दर्शनात् स्पर्शनात् तस्य मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया
upāsate bhṛgukṣetraṃ yatra tuṣṭo maheśvaraḥ / darśanāt sparśanāt tasya mucyate brahmahatyayā
— worship Bhṛgu's field, where Maheśvara is pleased; by seeing it, by touching it, one is freed from the killing of a brahmin.
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SkP-RK 9.50
स्नानं यः कुरुते तत्र मुच्यते स ऋणत्रयात् । अवतारः कृतो राजन् युगे तत्र स्वयम्भुवा
snānaṃ yaḥ kurute tatra mucyate sa ṛṇatrayāt / avatāraḥ kṛto rājan yuge tatra svayambhuvā
Whoever bathes there is freed from the three debts; an incarnation was made there, O king, in that age, by the Self-existent (Brahmā).
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SkP-RK 9.51
तत्र क्षेत्रे नरश्रेष्ठ अष्टौ रुद्राः प्रकीर्तिताः । भृगुश् चैव तथा शूली वेदश्चन्द्रमुखस् तथा
tatra kṣetre naraśreṣṭha aṣṭau rudrāḥ prakīrtitāḥ / bhṛguś caiva tathā śūlī vedaścandramukhas tathā
In that sacred field, O best of men, eight Rudras are proclaimed: Bhṛgu, and likewise Śūlin (the trident-bearer), Veda, and Candramukha,
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SkP-RK 9.52
अट्टहासस् तथा कालः कराली चाष्टमस् तथा । अष्टौ रुद्रास् समुत्पन्नास् तस्मिन् क्षेत्रे युधिष्ठिर
aṭṭahāsas tathā kālaḥ karālī cāṣṭamas tathā / aṣṭau rudrās samutpannās tasmin kṣetre yudhiṣṭhira
Aṭṭahāsa, and Kāla, and Karālī as the eighth — these eight Rudras arose in that sacred field, Yudhiṣṭhira.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 9.53
तेन रम्यं च धन्यं च भृगुक्षेत्रम् उदाहृतम् । अयने विषुवे चैव संक्रान्तौ ग्रहणेषु च
tena ramyaṃ ca dhanyaṃ ca bhṛgukṣetram udāhṛtam / ayane viṣuve caiva saṃkrāntau grahaṇeṣu ca
For that reason the field of Bhṛgu is declared delightful and bestowing wealth: at a solstice, at an equinox, at the sun's passage into a new sign, and at eclipses —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 9.54
व्यतीपाते दिनच्छेदे छायायां तु गजस्य च । स्नानं दानं तथा होमं तर्पणं देवतार्चनम्
vyatīpāte dinacchede chāyāyāṃ tu gajasya ca / snānaṃ dānaṃ tathā homaṃ tarpaṇaṃ devatārcanam
At a vyatīpāta (conjunction), at the day's break, and at the elephant's shadow (gajacchāyā): bathing, giving, likewise oblation, the offering of water (to the ancestors), and worship of the deities —
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SkP-RK 9.55
सर्वं तद् अक्षयं राजंस् तस्मिन् क्षेत्रे न संशयः । स्नातस्य च भृगुक्षेत्रे एकरात्रोषितस्य च
sarvaṃ tad akṣayaṃ rājaṃs tasmin kṣetre na saṃśayaḥ / snātasya ca bhṛgukṣetre ekarātroṣitasya ca
all that is imperishable, O king, in that sacred field — there is no doubt. And for one who has bathed in Bhṛgu's field and stayed there one night,
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SkP-RK 9.56
यत् पुण्यं जायते पुंसो न तत्क्रतुशतैर् अपि । दर्शे भाद्रपदे मासे शुक्लपक्षे विशेषतः
yat puṇyaṃ jāyate puṃso na tatkratuśatair api / darśe bhādrapade māse śuklapakṣe viśeṣataḥ
The merit that accrues to a man (thereby) does not (accrue) even by hundreds of sacrifices — especially on the new-moon day, in the month of Bhādrapada, in the bright fortnight:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 9.57
नरः प्रदक्षिणां कृत्वा भृगुतीर्थस्य संयतः । तत्क्षणाद् विरजो भूत्वा शिवलोके महीयते
naraḥ pradakṣiṇāṃ kṛtvā bhṛgutīrthasya saṃyataḥ / tatkṣaṇād virajo bhūtvā śivaloke mahīyate
A man who, self-restrained, makes circumambulation of Bhṛgutīrtha, becoming free of impurity that very instant, is honored in Śiva's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 9.58
अस्य तीर्थस्य माहात्म्यान् मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः । मर्कट्याः पश्चिमे भागे ह्य् अर्कतीर्थम् उदाहृतम्
asya tīrthasya māhātmyān mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ / markaṭyāḥ paścime bhāge hy arkatīrtham udāhṛtam
By the greatness of this holy ford (one) is released from all sins. To the west of Markaṭī, the Arka-tīrtha (the ford of the Sun) is declared to be.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 9.59
तत्र नित्यं स्थितो भानुः सर्वदेवनमस्कृतः । नरः प्रदक्षिणां कृत्वा सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
tatra nityaṃ sthito bhānuḥ sarvadevanamaskṛtaḥ / naraḥ pradakṣiṇāṃ kṛtvā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
There the Sun stands forever, saluted by all the gods; a man, having made the circumambulation, is freed from all sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 9.60
माहात्म्यं तस्य देवस्य शृणु राजन् समासतः । पुरा गन्धर्वराजस् तु मोहनो नाम नामतः
māhātmyaṃ tasya devasya śṛṇu rājan samāsataḥ / purā gandharvarājas tu mohano nāma nāmataḥ
Hear in brief, O king, the greatness of that god. Long ago there was a king of the gandharvas, Mohana by name.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 9.61
ब्रह्मणस् तु सभां प्राप्तस् तदाराधनतत्परः । तत्र दुर्वाससं दृष्ट्वा रूपेणानेन गर्वितः
brahmaṇas tu sabhāṃ prāptas tadārādhanatatparaḥ / tatra durvāsasaṃ dṛṣṭvā rūpeṇānena garvitaḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
SkP-RK 9.62
अज्ञानेना ऽवमानेन स जहास मुनिं नृप । स्मेराननं समालोक्य तं शशाप मुनिस् तदा
ajñānenā 'vamānena sa jahāsa muniṃ nṛpa / smerānanaṃ samālokya taṃ śaśāpa munis tadā
Out of ignorance and contempt he laughed at the sage, O king; and seeing him with his smiling face, the sage then cursed him.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 9.63
चित्रकुष्ठी दुराचारो भव त्वं रूपगर्वितः । स तु शापभयात् प्राह मुनिं गन्धर्वराट् ततः
citrakuṣṭhī durācāro bhava tvaṃ rūpagarvitaḥ / sa tu śāpabhayāt prāha muniṃ gandharvarāṭ tataḥ
— tr. refused: cyber
SkP-RK 9.64
दुर्वासा उवाच: गच्छ गन्धर्वराज त्वं त्रिपुर्यां नर्मदातटम्
durvāsā uvāca: gaccha gandharvarāja tvaṃ tripuryāṃ narmadātaṭam
Durvāsas said: Go, king of the gandharvas, to Tripurī, to the bank of the Narmadā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 9.65
यस्मिन् नास्ते स्वयं देवः समग्रभयनाशनः । भासते भास्करं नाम विख्यातं चोत्तरे तटे
yasmin nāste svayaṃ devaḥ samagrabhayanāśanaḥ / bhāsate bhāskaraṃ nāma vikhyātaṃ cottare taṭe
There the god himself abides, the destroyer of all fear; (the place) shines, renowned by the name Bhāskara, on the northern bank.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 9.66
तत्र स्नानान् महाराज शापान्तस् ते भविष्यति । स जगाम पुनर् नत्वा ततो वै नर्मदातटम्
tatra snānān mahārāja śāpāntas te bhaviṣyati / sa jagāma punar natvā tato vai narmadātaṭam
"By bathing there, great king, the end of your curse will come about." Having bowed again, he then went to the bank of the Narmadā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 9.67
तत्र स्नात्वा विधानेन पूजयामास भास्करम् । त्रिरात्र्याराधितो भानुः प्रातः प्रोवाच तं नृप
tatra snātvā vidhānena pūjayāmāsa bhāskaram / trirātryārādhito bhānuḥ prātaḥ provāca taṃ nṛpa
Having bathed there according to the rule, he worshipped the Sun. Propitiated for three nights, Bhānu spoke to him at dawn, O king.
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SkP-RK 9.68
गन्धर्व उवाच: यदि तुष्टो ऽसि देवेश वरं दातुमिहेच्छसि
gandharva uvāca: yadi tuṣṭo 'si deveśa varaṃ dātumihecchasi
The Gandharva said: "If you are pleased, lord of the gods, and wish to grant a boon here—
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SkP-RK 9.69
चित्रकुष्ठं विनश्येत त्वत् प्रसादेन मे प्रभो । एवम् अस्त्विति तं प्राह गन्धर्वाधिपतिं तदा
citrakuṣṭhaṃ vinaśyeta tvat prasādena me prabho / evam astviti taṃ prāha gandharvādhipatiṃ tadā
—may (my) mottled leprosy be destroyed, by your favour, O lord." Then (the god) said to him, the lord of the Gandharvas, "So be it."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 9.70
शापान् मुक्तो जगामाथ स्वपुरम् प्रति भारत । एतत् ते कथितं राजन् छिवेन परिकीर्तितम्
śāpān mukto jagāmātha svapuram prati bhārata / etat te kathitaṃ rājan chivena parikīrtitam
Freed from the curse, he then went to his own city, O Bhārata. This has been told to you, O king, as it was proclaimed by Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 9.71
सावित्र्याराधनं तत्र पुत्रार्थं किल भारत । तस्मिंस् तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा समभ्यर्च्य च भास्करम्
sāvitryārādhanaṃ tatra putrārthaṃ kila bhārata / tasmiṃs tīrthe naraḥ snātvā samabhyarcya ca bhāskaram
There, indeed, Sāvitrī was propitiated for the sake of a son, O Bhārata. A man who bathes in that tīrtha and duly worships the Sun—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 9.72
पुत्रवान् व्याधिम् उक्तश्च जायते ना ऽत्र संशयः । कोटीश्वरं तु तत्रैव विद्धिदक्षिणभागतः
putravān vyādhim uktaśca jāyate nā 'tra saṃśayaḥ / koṭīśvaraṃ tu tatraiva viddhidakṣiṇabhāgataḥ
—becomes possessed of a son and freed from disease; there is no doubt in this. And know that Koṭīśvara is in that very place, on the southern side.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 9.73
तम् अभ्यर्च्य विधानेन कोटिलिङ्गार्चनात् फलम् । नरः प्राप्नोति राजेन्द्र सत्यं सत्यं वदाम्यहम्
tam abhyarcya vidhānena koṭiliṅgārcanāt phalam / naraḥ prāpnoti rājendra satyaṃ satyaṃ vadāmyaham
Having worshipped him according to the rule, a man obtains the fruit of worshipping ten million liṅgas, O lord of kings; I speak the truth, the truth.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition