Skanda Purana — Reva Khanda — Chapter 93
SkP-RK 93.1
देव उवाच: ततः पुष्करिणीं गच्छेत् सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम् । श्रुत्वा तस्याः प्रभावं तु सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
deva uvāca: tataḥ puṣkariṇīṃ gacchet sarvapāpapraṇāśinīm / śrutvā tasyāḥ prabhāvaṃ tu sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
The god said: Next one should go to Puṣkariṇī, destroyer of all sins; merely by hearing of her power one is freed from all sins.
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SkP-RK 93.2
रेवाया उत्तरे कूले तीर्थं परमशोभनम् । यत्रास्ते सर्वदा देवो दिव्यमूर्तिर्दिवाकरः
revāyā uttare kūle tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam / yatrāste sarvadā devo divyamūrtirdivākaraḥ
On the northern bank of the Revā there is a most beautiful holy place, where the god Divākara (the Sun), of divine form, always dwells.
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SkP-RK 93.3
कुरुक्षेत्रं यथापुण्यं सर्वकामिकम् उत्तमम् । इदं तीर्थं तथा पुण्यं सर्वकामफलप्रदम्
kurukṣetraṃ yathāpuṇyaṃ sarvakāmikam uttamam / idaṃ tīrthaṃ tathā puṇyaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam
As Kurukṣetra is meritorious, granting all desires, the best (of places), so too is this holy place meritorious, bestowing the fruit of all desires.
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SkP-RK 93.4
कुरुक्षेत्रे यथा वृद्धिर् दानस्य जगतीपते । पुष्करिण्यां तथा वृद्धिर् दानस्यापि न संशयः
kurukṣetre yathā vṛddhir dānasya jagatīpate / puṣkariṇyāṃ tathā vṛddhir dānasyāpi na saṃśayaḥ
As, O lord of the earth, a gift increases at Kurukṣetra, so too at Puṣkariṇī a gift increases—there is no doubt.
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SkP-RK 93.5
यवम् एकं तु यो दद्यात् सौवर्णं चात्र वै नृप । पुष्करिण्यां तथा स्नानं सर्वं स्थानेश्वरे स्मृतम्
yavam ekaṃ tu yo dadyāt sauvarṇaṃ cātra vai nṛpa / puṣkariṇyāṃ tathā snānaṃ sarvaṃ sthāneśvare smṛtam
Whoever here gives even a single barley-grain of gold, O king—so too a bath at Puṣkariṇī—all this is held (equal to that) at Sthāneśvara.
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SkP-RK 93.6
सूर्यग्रहे यथा शक्त्या दत्त्वा दानं यथा विधि । हस्त्य् अश्वरथरत्नानि गृहं गाश् च धुरन्धरान्
sūryagrahe yathā śaktyā dattvā dānaṃ yathā vidhi / hasty aśvaratharatnāni gṛhaṃ gāś ca dhurandharān
As at a solar eclipse, having given a gift according to one's ability and according to rule—elephants, horses, chariots, jewels, a house, and burden-bearing cattle—
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SkP-RK 93.7
सुवर्णं रजतं वापि ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददाति यः । त्रयोदशदिनं यावत् त्रयोदशगुणं भवेत्
suvarṇaṃ rajataṃ vāpi brāhmaṇebhyo dadāti yaḥ / trayodaśadinaṃ yāvat trayodaśaguṇaṃ bhavet
or gold or silver, whoever gives (these) to brahmins—for as long as thirteen days it becomes thirteenfold.
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SkP-RK 93.8
तिलमिश्रेण तोयेन तर्पयेत् पितृदेवताः । द्वादशाब्दं भवेत् तृप्तिस् तत्र तीर्थे महीपते
tilamiśreṇa toyena tarpayet pitṛdevatāḥ / dvādaśābdaṃ bhavet tṛptis tatra tīrthe mahīpate
He should offer libations to the ancestral deities with water mixed with sesame; their satisfaction lasts twelve years at that holy place, O lord of the earth.
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SkP-RK 93.9
यस् तत्र कुरुते श्राद्धं पायसैर् मधुसर्पिषा । श्राद्धं मघादि ऋक्षेषु पितॄणां दत्तम् अक्षयम्
yas tatra kurute śrāddhaṃ pāyasair madhusarpiṣā / śrāddhaṃ maghādi ṛkṣeṣu pitṝṇāṃ dattam akṣayam
Whoever performs a śrāddha there with milk-rice, honey and ghee—a śrāddha (performed) under the lunar mansions beginning with Maghā—what is given to the ancestors is imperishable.
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SkP-RK 93.10
अक्षतैर् बदरैर् बिल्वैर् इङ्गुदैर् वै तिलैः सह । अक्षयं फलमाप्नोति तस्मिंस् तीर्थे न संशयः
akṣatair badarair bilvair iṅgudair vai tilaiḥ saha / akṣayaṃ phalamāpnoti tasmiṃs tīrthe na saṃśayaḥ
With unbroken rice-grains, jujubes, bilva fruits, iṅgudī fruits, together with sesame, one obtains imperishable fruit at that holy place—there is no doubt.
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SkP-RK 93.11
तत्र स्नात्वा तु यो देवं पूजयेच् च दिवाकरम् । स गच्छेत् परमं लोकं त्रिदशैर् अपि वन्दितः
tatra snātvā tu yo devaṃ pūjayec ca divākaram / sa gacchet paramaṃ lokaṃ tridaśair api vanditaḥ
And whoever, having bathed there, worships the god Divākara, he goes to the highest world, honoured even by the thirty gods.
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SkP-RK 93.12
ऋचमेकां पठेद् यस् तु यजुषः साम्न एव च । समग्रस्य स वेदस्य फलम् आप्नोति वै द्विजः
ṛcamekāṃ paṭhed yas tu yajuṣaḥ sāmna eva ca / samagrasya sa vedasya phalam āpnoti vai dvijaḥ
And whatever twice-born man recites a single verse of the Ṛg, the Yajus, or the Sāman, he obtains the fruit of the entire Veda.
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SkP-RK 93.13
त्रिपुष्करं जपेन् मन्त्रं ध्यायमानो दिवाकरम् । स गच्छेत् परमं लोकं त्रिदशैर् अपि वन्दितम्
tripuṣkaraṃ japen mantraṃ dhyāyamāno divākaram / sa gacchet paramaṃ lokaṃ tridaśair api vanditam
(If) one recites the tripuṣkara mantra while meditating on Divākara, he goes to the highest world, honoured even by the thirty gods.
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SkP-RK 93.14
यस्तत्र विधिवत् प्राणांस् त्यजते नृपसत्तम । स गच्छेत् परमं स्थानं यत्र देवो दिवाकरः
yastatra vidhivat prāṇāṃs tyajate nṛpasattama / sa gacchet paramaṃ sthānaṃ yatra devo divākaraḥ
Whoever there gives up his breath according to the prescribed manner, O best of kings, he goes to that highest abode where the god Divākara is.
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SkP-RK 93.15
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: भूयो ऽप्य् अन्यत् प्रवक्ष्यामि आदित्येश्वरम् उत्तमम् । सर्वदुःखहरं पार्थ सर्वविघ्नविनाशनम्
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: bhūyo 'py anyat pravakṣyāmi ādityeśvaram uttamam / sarvaduḥkhaharaṃ pārtha sarvavighnavināśanam
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Again I shall proclaim another (place), the excellent Ādityeśvara, which removes all sorrow, O son of Pṛthā, and destroys all obstacles.
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SkP-RK 93.16
अस्य तीर्थस्य चान्यानि तीर्थानि कुरुनन्दन । न लभन्ते श्रियं नाके मर्त्ये पातालगोचरे
asya tīrthasya cānyāni tīrthāni kurunandana / na labhante śriyaṃ nāke martye pātālagocare
And the other holy places, O delight of the Kurus, do not attain the splendour of this holy place—not in heaven, not in the mortal world, not in the realm of the netherworld.
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SkP-RK 93.17
कुरुक्षेत्रं यथा गङ्गा नैमिषं पुष्करं तथा । वाराणसी च केदारं प्रयागो नृपनन्दन
kurukṣetraṃ yathā gaṅgā naimiṣaṃ puṣkaraṃ tathā / vārāṇasī ca kedāraṃ prayāgo nṛpanandana
Kurukṣetra, likewise the Gaṅgā, Naimiṣa and Puṣkara, and Vārāṇasī, Kedāra, Prayāga, O son of a king—
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SkP-RK 93.18
रवितीर्थस्य सर्वाणि कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम् । रवितीर्थे च यद् दत्तं शृणुष्व कुरुनन्दन
ravitīrthasya sarvāṇi kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm / ravitīrthe ca yad dattaṃ śṛṇuṣva kurunandana
all these are not worth a sixteenth part of the Sun's holy place. Hear now, O delight of the Kurus, what is given at the Sun's holy place.
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SkP-RK 93.19
स्नेहार्थे कथयिष्यामि वार्धक्ये नास्ति पण्डितः । शृण्वन्तु ऋषयः सर्वे तपोनिष्ठा महात्मानः
snehārthe kathayiṣyāmi vārdhakye nāsti paṇḍitaḥ / śṛṇvantu ṛṣayaḥ sarve taponiṣṭhā mahātmānaḥ
Out of affection I shall tell it; in old age there is no learned man. Let all the sages listen, the great-souled ones intent on austerity.
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SkP-RK 93.20
श्रुतं मे रुद्रसान्निध्ये स्कन्दरुद्रगणैः सह । पार्वत्या प्रार्थितः शम्भूरवितीर्थस्य यत्फलम्
śrutaṃ me rudrasānnidhye skandarudragaṇaiḥ saha / pārvatyā prārthitaḥ śambhūravitīrthasya yatphalam
It was heard by me in Rudra's presence, together with Skanda and Rudra's hosts: what Śambhu was asked by Pārvatī, (namely) what the fruit of the Sun's holy place is.
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SkP-RK 93.21
शम्भुनापि तदाख्यातं गिरिजायाः पुरस् तदा । तत्सर्वम् एकचित्तेन रुद्रोद्गीतं श्रुतं मया
śambhunāpi tadākhyātaṃ girijāyāḥ puras tadā / tatsarvam ekacittena rudrodgītaṃ śrutaṃ mayā
And by Śambhu it was then told in Girijā's presence; all that, sung forth by Rudra, was heard by me with single-minded attention.
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SkP-RK 93.22
दुर्भिक्षोपहता विप्रा नर्मदा तटम् आश्रिताः । उद्दालको वशिष्ठश् च माण्डव्यो गौतमस् तथा
durbhikṣopahatā viprā narmadā taṭam āśritāḥ / uddālako vaśiṣṭhaś ca māṇḍavyo gautamas tathā
Brahmins afflicted by famine took refuge on the bank of the Narmadā: Uddālaka and Vasiṣṭha, Māṇḍavya, and likewise Gautama,
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SkP-RK 93.23
याज्ञवल्क्यो ऽथ शाण्डिल्यश्च्यवनो भार्गवस् तथा । नाशके तुर्विभाण्डश् च बालखिल्यादयस् तथा
yājñavalkyo 'tha śāṇḍilyaścyavano bhārgavas tathā / nāśake turvibhāṇḍaś ca bālakhilyādayas tathā
then Yājñavalkya, Śāṇḍilya, Cyavana, and likewise Bhārgava, and Turvibhāṇḍa at Nāśaka, and Bālakhilya and the rest,
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SkP-RK 93.24
शातातपो ऽपि शङ्खश् च जैमिनिर् गोभिलस् तथा । जैगीषव्यः शतानीक ऋषिसङ्घाः समागताः
śātātapo 'pi śaṅkhaś ca jaiminir gobhilas tathā / jaigīṣavyaḥ śatānīka ṛṣisaṅghāḥ samāgatāḥ
Śātātapa too, and Śaṅkha, Jaimini, and likewise Gobhila, Jaigīṣavya, Śatānīka — hosts of seers came together.
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SkP-RK 93.25
तीर्थयात्रा कृता तैस् तु नर्मदाया समन्ततः । आदित्येशं समायाताः प्रसङ्गाद् ऋषिसत्तमाः
tīrthayātrā kṛtā tais tu narmadāyā samantataḥ / ādityeśaṃ samāyātāḥ prasaṅgād ṛṣisattamāḥ
They made a pilgrimage to the sacred fords all around the Narmadā, and in due course those best of seers came to Ādityeśa.
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SkP-RK 93.26
वृक्षैस् संछादितं सर्वं धवैस्तिन्दुकपाटलैः । जम्बीरैर् अर्जुनैः कुन्दैर् जटाकेसरकिंशुकैः
vṛkṣais saṃchāditaṃ sarvaṃ dhavaistindukapāṭalaiḥ / jambīrair arjunaiḥ kundair jaṭākesarakiṃśukaiḥ
The whole (place) was covered over with trees — with dhava, tinduka and pāṭala trees, with citrons, arjunas, kundas, with jaṭā, kesara and kiṃśuka trees,
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SkP-RK 93.27
पुन्नागनारिकेरैस् तु खदिरैः कल्पपादपैः । अनेकश्वापदाकीर्णं मृगमालासमाकुलम्
punnāganārikerais tu khadiraiḥ kalpapādapaiḥ / anekaśvāpadākīrṇaṃ mṛgamālāsamākulam
and with punnāga and coconut trees, with khadiras and wish-fulfilling trees; (it was) strewn with many beasts of prey and thronged with herds of deer,
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SkP-RK 93.28
ऋक्षहस्तिसमायुक्तं चित्रकैश् च सुशोभितम् । प्रविश्य ऋषयः सर्वे वने पुष्पफलाकुले
ṛkṣahastisamāyuktaṃ citrakaiś ca suśobhitam / praviśya ṛṣayaḥ sarve vane puṣpaphalākule
filled with bears and elephants and beautified with leopards. Having entered that forest thick with flowers and fruit, all the seers
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SkP-RK 93.29
वनान्ते च नारी शुभ्रा दृष्टा रक्ताम्बरान्विता । रक्तमाल्या सुशोभाढ्या रस्तचन्दनचर्चिता
vanānte ca nārī śubhrā dṛṣṭā raktāmbarānvitā / raktamālyā suśobhāḍhyā rastacandanacarcitā
saw at the forest's edge a fair woman clad in red garments, wearing red garlands, richly beautiful, smeared with red sandal paste,
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SkP-RK 93.30
रक्ताभरणसंयुक्ता शशिहस्ता भयावहा । तस्याः समीपगो दृष्टः कृष्णजीमूतसन्निभः
raktābharaṇasaṃyuktā śaśihastā bhayāvahā / tasyāḥ samīpago dṛṣṭaḥ kṛṣṇajīmūtasannibhaḥ
adorned with red ornaments, holding a hare (in her hand), terrifying. Near her was seen one resembling a black thundercloud,
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SkP-RK 93.31
महाकायो भीमवक्त्रः पाशहस्तो भयावहः । अनाधृष्यो वयोवृद्ध आतुरः पिङ्गलोचनः
mahākāyo bhīmavaktraḥ pāśahasto bhayāvahaḥ / anādhṛṣyo vayovṛddha āturaḥ piṅgalocanaḥ
huge of body, dreadful of face, holding a noose, terrifying, unassailable, advanced in years, ailing, with tawny eyes,
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SkP-RK 93.32
दीर्घजिह्वः करालास्यस् तीक्ष्णादंष्ट्रो दुरासदः । वृद्धां स्त्रियं कुरुश्रेष्ठ ते पश्यन् विप्रपुंगवाः
dīrghajihvaḥ karālāsyas tīkṣṇādaṃṣṭro durāsadaḥ / vṛddhāṃ striyaṃ kuruśreṣṭha te paśyan viprapuṃgavāḥ
long-tongued, gaping-mouthed, with sharp fangs, hard to approach. O best of the Kurus, those bull-like brahmins, seeing the old woman (and him)—
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SkP-RK 93.33
ततः समीपगा वृद्धा स च वृद्धश् च भारत । स्वाध्यायनिरतैर् विप्रैस् तौ पृष्टौ पापकर्मिणौ
tataḥ samīpagā vṛddhā sa ca vṛddhaś ca bhārata / svādhyāyaniratair viprais tau pṛṣṭau pāpakarmiṇau
Then the old woman came near, and that old man too, O Bhārata; and those two evil-doers were questioned by the brahmins devoted to recitation of the Veda.
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SkP-RK 93.34
वृद्धावूचतुः: युष्माकं यमिनः सर्वे तिष्ठध्वं तीर्थमध्यतः । शीघ्रं प्रविश्यतां सर्वे नर्मदा चैव सेव्यताम्
vṛddhāvūcatuḥ: yuṣmākaṃ yaminaḥ sarve tiṣṭhadhvaṃ tīrthamadhyataḥ / śīghraṃ praviśyatāṃ sarve narmadā caiva sevyatām
The two old ones said: All of you ascetics, stay here in the midst of the ford; let all quickly enter, and let the Narmadā be resorted to.
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SkP-RK 93.37
तयोः श्रुत्वा तु वचनं ब्राह्मणाः शंसितव्रताः । जग्मुस् ते नर्मदाकच्छं दृष्ट्वा रेवां द्विजोत्तमाः ॥ र्क्स्_९३।३५ ॥ नताः केचित् स्तुवन्त्य् अन्ये जयदेवि नमो ऽस्तु ते ॥ र्क्स्_९३।३६ ॥ ऋषय ऊचुः: नमो ऽस्तु ते सिद्धगणैर् निषेविते नमो ऽस्तु ते सर्वपवित्रमङ्गले । नमो ऽस्तु ते विप्रसहस्रपूजिते । नमो ऽस्तु ते रुद्रसमुद्भवे परे
tayoḥ śrutvā tu vacanaṃ brāhmaṇāḥ śaṃsitavratāḥ / jagmus te narmadākacchaṃ dṛṣṭvā revāṃ dvijottamāḥ // rks_93.35 // natāḥ kecit stuvanty anye jayadevi namo 'stu te // rks_93.36 // ṛṣaya ūcuḥ: namo 'stu te siddhagaṇair niṣevite namo 'stu te sarvapavitramaṅgale / namo 'stu te viprasahasrapūjite / namo 'stu te rudrasamudbhave pare
Hearing the words of those two, the brahmins of praiseworthy vows went to the Narmadā's shore; and those best of the twice-born, having seen the Revā — some bowed down, others praised her: "Victory to you, Goddess, homage be to you!" The seers said: Homage to you, served by hosts of Siddhas; homage to you, all-purifying and auspicious; homage to you, worshipped by thousands of brahmins; homage to you, arisen from Rudra, supreme one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 93.38
नमोऽस्तु ते सर्वपवित्रपावने नमो ऽस्तु ते देवि वरे प्रसीद नः । नमो ऽस्तु ते शीतजले सुखप्रदे सरिद्वरे पापहरे दयान्विते
namo'stu te sarvapavitrapāvane namo 'stu te devi vare prasīda naḥ / namo 'stu te śītajale sukhaprade saridvare pāpahare dayānvite
Homage to you, purifier of all that is pure; homage to you, Goddess, excellent one — be gracious to us; homage to you of cool waters, giver of happiness, best of rivers, remover of sin, filled with compassion.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 93.39
अनेकभूताङ्गसुशोभिताङ्गे गन्धर्वयक्षोरगपाविताङ्गे । महागजौघा महिषा वराहाः क्रीडन्ति तोये सुमहोर्मिमालैः
anekabhūtāṅgasuśobhitāṅge gandharvayakṣoragapāvitāṅge / mahāgajaughā mahiṣā varāhāḥ krīḍanti toye sumahormimālaiḥ
O you whose body is adorned by the limbs of many beings, whose body is sanctified by Gandharvas, Yakṣas and serpents — great troops of elephants, buffaloes and boars play in your water with its very great rows of waves.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 93.40
नमामः सर्वे वरदे सुखप्रदे ऽस्मान् पशुपाशबद्धान् । पापैरनेकैः पशुपाशबद्धा भ्रमन्ति तावन्नरकेषु नित्यम्
namāmaḥ sarve varade sukhaprade 'smān paśupāśabaddhān / pāpairanekaiḥ paśupāśabaddhā bhramanti tāvannarakeṣu nityam
We all bow (to you), granter of boons, giver of happiness — (bound) as we are by the bonds of beasts. Bound by the bonds of beasts through their many sins, (men) wander constantly in the hells for so long
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 93.41
यावत् तवाम्भो नहि संस्पृशन्ति स्पृष्टं करैश्चन्द्रमसो रवेश् च । अनेकसंसारभयार्दितानां पापैर् अनेकैः परिवेष्टितानाम्
yāvat tavāmbho nahi saṃspṛśanti spṛṣṭaṃ karaiścandramaso raveś ca / anekasaṃsārabhayārditānāṃ pāpair anekaiḥ pariveṣṭitānām
as they do not touch your water, touched by the rays of the moon and the sun. Of those tormented by the fear of many rebirths, of those hemmed in by many sins,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 93.42
गतिस् त्वम् अम्भोजसमानवक्त्रे द्वन्द्वैर् अनेकैर् अभिसंवृतानाम् । नद्यस् तु पूज्या विमला भवन्ति । त्वां देवि चासाद्य न संशयो ऽत्र
gatis tvam ambhojasamānavaktre dvandvair anekair abhisaṃvṛtānām / nadyas tu pūjyā vimalā bhavanti / tvāṃ devi cāsādya na saṃśayo 'tra
you are the refuge, O you whose face is like a lotus — of those beset by the many pairs of opposites. Indeed rivers become worthy of worship and stainless on reaching you, O Goddess; there is no doubt in this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 93.43
दुखातुराणाम् अभयं ददासि देवैर् अनेकैर् अभिपूजितासि । विण्मूत्रदेहार्णवमग्नदेहा भवन्ति तावन् नरकेषु मर्त्याः
dukhāturāṇām abhayaṃ dadāsi devair anekair abhipūjitāsi / viṇmūtradehārṇavamagnadehā bhavanti tāvan narakeṣu martyāḥ
You give fearlessness to those afflicted by sorrow; you are worshipped by many gods. Mortals remain in the hells with their bodies sunk in the ocean of excrement, urine and (rotting) flesh for just so long
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 93.44
महानिलोद्धूततरङ्गभङ्गं जलं न यावत् तव संस्पृशन्ति । म्लेच्छाः पुलिन्दास् त्वथ यातुधानाः पिबन्ति चाम्भस्तव देवि पुण्यम्
mahāniloddhūtataraṅgabhaṅgaṃ jalaṃ na yāvat tava saṃspṛśanti / mlecchāḥ pulindās tvatha yātudhānāḥ pibanti cāmbhastava devi puṇyam
As long as they do not touch your water, whose waves break up under the great wind's tossing—(so long they remain there); but Mlecchas, Pulindas, and even Yātudhānas drink your holy water, O goddess.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 93.45
ते ऽपि प्रमुञ्चन्ति भयात् तु घोरात् किम् अत्र विप्रा भयपापभीताः । घोरे युगे ऽस्मिन् कलिनाम्न्यपुण्ये त्वं भ्राजसे कालजलौघपूर्णे
te 'pi pramuñcanti bhayāt tu ghorāt kim atra viprā bhayapāpabhītāḥ / ghore yuge 'smin kalināmnyapuṇye tvaṃ bhrājase kālajalaughapūrṇe
They too are released from the dreadful fear—what then of brahmins here, who dread fear and sin? In this dreadful, unholy age named Kali you shine, filled with the flood of the water of time.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 93.46
देव्यत्र नक्षत्रपथे ऽपि गङ्गा तव प्रसादाद् दिवि देव्यतिष्ठत् । काले यथेष्टं परिपालय त्वं यास्याम लोकं तव सुप्रसादात्
devyatra nakṣatrapathe 'pi gaṅgā tava prasādād divi devyatiṣṭhat / kāle yatheṣṭaṃ paripālaya tvaṃ yāsyāma lokaṃ tava suprasādāt
O goddess Gaṅgā, here—and even on the path of the stars—by your grace the goddess stood in heaven. Protect (us) in time as you wish; we shall go to (our) world by your good grace.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 93.47
वयं तथा त्वं कुरु नः प्रसादं त्वाम् आश्रितास् त्वां शरणं गता वै । गतिस् त्वम् एवात्र पितेव पुत्रं त्वम् आदिदेव प्रभवे विचित्रे
vayaṃ tathā tvaṃ kuru naḥ prasādaṃ tvām āśritās tvāṃ śaraṇaṃ gatā vai / gatis tvam evātra piteva putraṃ tvam ādideva prabhave vicitre
So are we; do us your grace. We have taken refuge in you, gone to you for shelter. You alone are the resort here, as a father to a son; you are the primal god, of wondrous power.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 93.48
काले ऽप्य् अनावृष्टिभवं क्षयं च रक्षस्व (?) । सर्वं जगतः स्वरूपम् ॥॥ ॥॥
kāle 'py anāvṛṣṭibhavaṃ kṣayaṃ ca rakṣasva (?) / sarvaṃ jagataḥ svarūpam .... ....
And in time protect (us) from the destruction that arises from drought ... the whole form of the world ... ...
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 93.49
एवं स्तुता महादेवी नर्मदा सरितां वरा । प्रत्यक्षा सा पराभूता ब्राह्मणानां युधिष्ठिर
evaṃ stutā mahādevī narmadā saritāṃ varā / pratyakṣā sā parābhūtā brāhmaṇānāṃ yudhiṣṭhira
Thus praised, the great goddess Narmadā, best of rivers, became visible in person to the brahmins, O Yudhiṣṭhira.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 93.50
नर्मदोवाच: तुष्टाहं वरदा विप्रा दास्ये वो वाञ्छितं फलम् । ततो ऽवर्षन् महामेघा धान्यं च प्रचुरं तथा
narmadovāca: tuṣṭāhaṃ varadā viprā dāsye vo vāñchitaṃ phalam / tato 'varṣan mahāmeghā dhānyaṃ ca pracuraṃ tathā
Narmadā said: I am pleased, O brahmins, and grant boons; I shall give you the fruit you desire. Thereupon the great clouds rained, and grain (grew) abundantly.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 93.51
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: पठन्ति ये स्तोत्रम् इदं नरेन्द्र शृण्वन्ति भक्त्या परयआ प्रपन्नाः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: paṭhanti ye stotram idaṃ narendra śṛṇvanti bhaktyā parayaā prapannāḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Those who recite this hymn, O lord of men, and who, having taken refuge, listen to it with the highest devotion—
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 93.52
तेभ्यो ऽन्तकाले सरिदुत्तमेयं गतिं विशद्धां नितरां ददाति । प्रातः समुत्थाय समान एवं संकीर्तयेद् रुद्रमुमां च देवीम्
tebhyo 'ntakāle sariduttameyaṃ gatiṃ viśaddhāṃ nitarāṃ dadāti / prātaḥ samutthāya samāna evaṃ saṃkīrtayed rudramumāṃ ca devīm
to them, at the hour of death, this best of rivers grants an utterly pure destination. Rising at dawn, one should likewise praise Rudra and the goddess Umā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 93.53
पापानि सर्वाणि लयं ग्रयान्ति समाश्रयन्ते च महानुभावाः । पापैस् तु मुक्ता दिवि मोदयन्ते शम्भोर्गिरा चैव तु नान्यथा च
pāpāni sarvāṇi layaṃ grayānti samāśrayante ca mahānubhāvāḥ / pāpais tu muktā divi modayante śambhorgirā caiva tu nānyathā ca
All sins go to dissolution, and (such men) become of great dignity; freed from sins they take their delight in heaven—by Śambhu's own word, and not otherwise.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 93.54
मार्कण्डेय उवाच: दृष्टास् ते पुरुषा नान्या नर्मदातटम् आश्रिताः । स्नानदेवार्च्चनैर्युक्ताः पञ्चैव तु महाबलाः
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca: dṛṣṭās te puruṣā nānyā narmadātaṭam āśritāḥ / snānadevārccanairyuktāḥ pañcaiva tu mahābalāḥ
Mārkaṇḍeya said: Those men, and no others, were seen dwelling on the bank of the Narmadā, engaged in bathing and worship of the gods—five of them, of great strength.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 93.55
विप्रा ऊचुः: दिनान्ते च स्त्रियोर् युग्मं दृष्टं रौद्रं भयावहम्
viprā ūcuḥ: dinānte ca striyor yugmaṃ dṛṣṭaṃ raudraṃ bhayāvaham
The brahmins said: And at the end of the day a pair of women was seen, fierce and terrifying.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 93.56
त्रयो वृद्धाश् च पुरुषाः पाशहस्ता भयावहाः । दुर्द्धरा दुर्निसंकाशा इतश्चेतश् च चञ्चलाः
trayo vṛddhāś ca puruṣāḥ pāśahastā bhayāvahāḥ / durddharā durnisaṃkāśā itaścetaś ca cañcalāḥ
And three aged men, nooses in hand, terrifying, hard to withstand, of ill aspect, moving restlessly this way and that,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 93.57
व्याहरन्ति भिया वाचा आकाङ्क्षा दर्शनस्य च । अपरस्परिणस् सर्वे निरीक्षन्ते परस्परम्
vyāharanti bhiyā vācā ākāṅkṣā darśanasya ca / aparaspariṇas sarve nirīkṣante parasparam
They speak with a voice of fear, and with a longing to be seen; all of them, not belonging to one another, gaze at one another.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 93.58
पुरुषा ऊचुः: तीर्थावगाहनं सर्वैः पूर्वपश्चिमदक्षिणे
puruṣā ūcuḥ: tīrthāvagāhanaṃ sarvaiḥ pūrvapaścimadakṣiṇe
The men said: Immersion at the sacred ford was performed by all of us, in the east, the west, the south,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 93.59
उत्तरे च कृतं भक्त्या न पापं तद् व्यपोहितम् । निष्पापाश् चात्र सञ्जातास् तीर्थस्यास्य प्रभावतः
uttare ca kṛtaṃ bhaktyā na pāpaṃ tad vyapohitam / niṣpāpāś cātra sañjātās tīrthasyāsya prabhāvataḥ
and in the north it was done with devotion; that sin was not (thereby) removed. Yet here we have become free of sin, through the power of this sacred ford.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 93.60
शृण्वन्तु ऋषयः सर्वे अग्निज्वालोपमा द्विजाः । पातकानि च घोराणि यान्य् अचिन्त्यानि देहिनाम्
śṛṇvantu ṛṣayaḥ sarve agnijvālopamā dvijāḥ / pātakāni ca ghorāṇi yāny acintyāni dehinām
Let all the seers hear, the twice-born who are like flames of fire, of the dreadful sins of embodied beings, which are unthinkable.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 93.61
पापिष्ठेन तु चानेन गरोर्दारा विदूषिताः । हृतं चान्येन मित्रस्य सुवर्णं च तथा च वै
pāpiṣṭhena tu cānena garordārā vidūṣitāḥ / hṛtaṃ cānyena mitrasya suvarṇaṃ ca tathā ca vai
By this most sinful one the wife of his teacher was defiled; and by another the gold of a friend was stolen, and so on.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 93.62
ब्रह्महत्या कृता रौद्रा कृतं चान्येन पातकम् । सुरापानं तु चाप्य् अस्य संजातं चान्यकामतः
brahmahatyā kṛtā raudrā kṛtaṃ cānyena pātakam / surāpānaṃ tu cāpy asya saṃjātaṃ cānyakāmataḥ
A dreadful brahmin-murder was committed; and by another a (grave) sin was committed; and this one incurred the drinking of liquor, unintentionally.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 93.63
गोवधं पापम् एतेन कृतम् एकेन पापिना । अकामतो ऽपि सर्वेषां पातकानि नराधिप
govadhaṃ pāpam etena kṛtam ekena pāpinā / akāmato 'pi sarveṣāṃ pātakāni narādhipa
The sin of cow-slaughter was committed by this one sinner. Even unintentionally, O ruler of men, (these were) the sins of them all.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 93.64
ब्राह्मणास् तांस् तु ते दृष्ट्वा पापिष्ठा गतकल्मषाः । तीर्थस्यास्य प्रभावेण नर्मदायाः प्रभावतः
brāhmaṇās tāṃs tu te dṛṣṭvā pāpiṣṭhā gatakalmaṣāḥ / tīrthasyāsya prabhāveṇa narmadāyāḥ prabhāvataḥ
But those most sinful men, having seen those brahmins, became free of stain, by the power of this tīrtha, by the power of the Narmadā.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 93.65
न क्वाचित् पातकानां तु प्रवेशश् चात्र जायते । एवं संचिन्त्य ते सर्वे पापिष्ठाश् च परस्परम्
na kvācit pātakānāṃ tu praveśaś cātra jāyate / evaṃ saṃcintya te sarve pāpiṣṭhāś ca parasparam
"But nowhere here does any entry of sins occur." Thinking thus, all those most sinful men (said) to one another:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 93.66
क्षिप्रम् एव समुद्धृत्य विचिन्त्य हृदये हरिम् । स्नात्वा रेवाजले पुण्ये तार्पित्वा पितृदेवताः
kṣipram eva samuddhṛtya vicintya hṛdaye harim / snātvā revājale puṇye tārpitvā pitṛdevatāḥ
having very quickly lifted (themselves/it) up, having meditated on Hari in the heart, having bathed in the holy water of the Revā, having offered libations to the ancestors and the gods,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
SkP-RK 93.67
नत्वा तु भास्करं देवं हृदि ध्यात्वा जनार्दनम् । कृत्वा प्रदक्षिणां भक्त्या ज्वलिते जातवेदसि
natvā tu bhāskaraṃ devaṃ hṛdi dhyātvā janārdanam / kṛtvā pradakṣiṇāṃ bhaktyā jvalite jātavedasi
and having bowed to the god Bhāskara (the Sun), having meditated in the heart on Janārdana, having devotedly made a circumambulation, when the fire was blazing,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 93.68
पतिताः पाण्डवश्रेष्ठ पापोद्विग्नाश् च पापिनः । सात्त्विकीं कामनां कृत्वा त्यक्त्वा प्राणान् दिवङ्गताः
patitāḥ pāṇḍavaśreṣṭha pāpodvignāś ca pāpinaḥ / sāttvikīṃ kāmanāṃ kṛtvā tyaktvā prāṇān divaṅgatāḥ
those sinners, agitated by their sin, fell (into it), O best of the Pāṇḍavas; having made a sattvic wish and given up their lives, they went to heaven.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
SkP-RK 93.69
निष्पापास् ते महाभागैर् नर्मदायोत्तरे तटे । विमानस्थास् तदा दृष्टा ब्राह्मणैस् ते युधिष्ठिर
niṣpāpās te mahābhāgair narmadāyottare taṭe / vimānasthās tadā dṛṣṭā brāhmaṇais te yudhiṣṭhira
Sinless, they were then seen by the greatly blessed brahmins on the northern bank of the Narmadā, standing in celestial chariots, O Yudhiṣṭhira.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition