Vamana Purana — Chapter 57

VamP 57.1

पुलस्त्य उवाच । तस्मिंस्तीर्थवरे स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा देवं त्रिलोचनम् । पूजयित्वा सुवर्णाक्षं नैमिषं प्रययौ ततः

pulastya uvāca / tasmiṃstīrthavare snātvā dṛṣṭvā devaṃ trilocanam / pūjayitvā suvarṇākṣaṃ naimiṣaṃ prayayau tataḥ

Pulastya said: Having bathed at that best of holy places, having beheld the three-eyed god, having worshipped Suvarṇākṣa, he then went on to Naimiṣa.

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VamP 57.2

तत्र तीर्थसहस्राणि त्रिंशत्पापहराणि च । तोम्त्याः काञ्चनाक्ष्याश्च गुरुदायाश्च मध्यतः

tatra tīrthasahasrāṇi triṃśatpāpaharāṇi ca / tomtyāḥ kāñcanākṣyāśca gurudāyāśca madhyataḥ

There are thousands of holy places there, and thirty that remove sin; ... of the Golden-eyed and of the Gurudās (?) in the middle.

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VamP 57.3

तेषु स्नात्वार्च्य देवेशं पीतवाससमच्युतम् । ऋषीनपि च संपूज्य नैमिषारण्यवासिनः

teṣu snātvārcya deveśaṃ pītavāsasamacyutam / ṛṣīnapi ca saṃpūjya naimiṣāraṇyavāsinaḥ

Having bathed in them and worshipped the lord of gods, the yellow-robed Acyuta, and having also honoured the sages who dwell in the Naimiṣa forest,

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VamP 57.4

देवदेवं तथेशानं संपूज्य विधिना ततः । गयायां गोपतिं द्रष्टुं जगाम स महासुरः

devadevaṃ tatheśānaṃ saṃpūjya vidhinā tataḥ / gayāyāṃ gopatiṃ draṣṭuṃ jagāma sa mahāsuraḥ

and having then duly worshipped the god of gods, Īśāna, that great demon went to Gayā to behold Gopati.

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VamP 57.5

तत्र ब्रह्मध्वजे स्नात्वा कृत्वा चास्य प्रदक्षिणाम् । पिण्डनिर्वपणं पुण्यं पिदृणां स चकार ह

tatra brahmadhvaje snātvā kṛtvā cāsya pradakṣiṇām / piṇḍanirvapaṇaṃ puṇyaṃ pidṛṇāṃ sa cakāra ha

There, having bathed at Brahmadhvaja and made circumambulation of it, he performed the meritorious offering of rice-balls to the fathers.

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VamP 57.6

उदपाने तथा स्नात्वा तत्राभ्यर्च्य पितॄन् वशी । गदापाणिं समभ्यर्च्य गोपतिं चापि शङ्करम्

udapāne tathā snātvā tatrābhyarcya pitṝn vaśī / gadāpāṇiṃ samabhyarcya gopatiṃ cāpi śaṅkaram

Likewise having bathed at Udapāna and worshipped the fathers there, self-controlled, having duly worshipped the mace-bearer (Viṣṇu) and Gopati Śaṅkara as well,

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VamP 57.7

इन्द्रतीर्थे तथा स्नात्वा संतर्प्य पितृदेवताः । महानदीजले स्नात्वा सरयूमाजगाम सः

indratīrthe tathā snātvā saṃtarpya pitṛdevatāḥ / mahānadījale snātvā sarayūmājagāma saḥ

and likewise having bathed at Indratīrtha and gratified the fathers and the gods, and having bathed in the water of the Mahānadī, he came to the Sarayū.

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VamP 57.8

तस्यां स्नात्वा समभ्यर्च्य गोप्रतारे कुशेशयम् । उपोष्य रजनीमेकां विरजां नगरीं ययौ

tasyāṃ snātvā samabhyarcya gopratāre kuśeśayam / upoṣya rajanīmekāṃ virajāṃ nagarīṃ yayau

Having bathed in it and worshipped Kuśeśaya at Gopratāra, and having fasted for one night, he went to the city Virajā.

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VamP 57.9

स्नात्वा विरजसे तीर्थे दत्त्वा पिण्डं पितॄंस् तथा । दर्शनार्थ ययौ श्रीमान् अजितं पुरुषोत्तमम्

snātvā virajase tīrthe dattvā piṇḍaṃ pitṝṃs tathā / darśanārtha yayau śrīmān ajitaṃ puruṣottamam

Having bathed at the Viraja ford and given the rice-ball to the fathers, the glorious one went to behold the unconquered Puruṣottama.

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VamP 57.10

तं दृष्ट्वा पुण्डरीकाक्षमक्षरं परमं शुचिः । षड्रात्रमुष्य तत्रैव महेन्द्रं दक्षिणं ययौ

taṃ dṛṣṭvā puṇḍarīkākṣamakṣaraṃ paramaṃ śuciḥ / ṣaḍrātramuṣya tatraiva mahendraṃ dakṣiṇaṃ yayau

Having seen him, the lotus-eyed, imperishable, supreme one, being pure, and having stayed there itself for six nights, he went to the southern Mahendra.

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VamP 57.13

तत्र देववरं शंभुमर्द्धनारीश्वरं हरम् । दृष्ट्वार्च्य संपूज्य पितॄन् महेन्द्रं चोत्तरं गतः ॥ वम्प्_५७।११ ॥ तत्र देववरं शंभुं गोपालं सोमपायिनम्। दृष्ट्वा स्नात्वा सोमतीर्थे सह्याचलमुपागतः ॥ वम्प्_५७।१२ ॥ तत्र स्नात्वा महोदक्यां वैकुण्ठं चार्च्यं भक्तितः । सुरान् पितृन् समभ्यर्च्य पारियात्रं गिरिं गतः

tatra devavaraṃ śaṃbhumarddhanārīśvaraṃ haram / dṛṣṭvārcya saṃpūjya pitṝn mahendraṃ cottaraṃ gataḥ // vamp_57.11 // tatra devavaraṃ śaṃbhuṃ gopālaṃ somapāyinam. dṛṣṭvā snātvā somatīrthe sahyācalamupāgataḥ // vamp_57.12 // tatra snātvā mahodakyāṃ vaikuṇṭhaṃ cārcyaṃ bhaktitaḥ / surān pitṛn samabhyarcya pāriyātraṃ giriṃ gataḥ

There, having seen and worshipped Śambhu, best of gods, Hara who is half woman and half lord, and having honoured the fathers, he went to the northern Mahendra. (57.11) There, having seen Śambhu, best of gods, Gopāla the soma-drinker, and having bathed at Somatīrtha, he approached the Sahya mountain. (57.12) There, having bathed in the Mahodakī and worshipped Vaikuṇṭha with devotion, having honoured the gods and the fathers, he went to the Pāriyātra mountain.

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VamP 57.14

तत्र स्नात्वा लाह्गलिन्यां पूजयित्वापराजितम् । कशेरुदेशं चाभयेत्य विश्वरूपं ददर्श सः

tatra snātvā lāhgalinyāṃ pūjayitvāparājitam / kaśerudeśaṃ cābhayetya viśvarūpaṃ dadarśa saḥ

There, having bathed in the Lāṅgalinī and worshipped Aparājita, and having come to the Kaśeru region, he beheld the All-formed one.

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VamP 57.15

यत्र देववरः शंभुर्गणानां तु सुपूजितम् । विश्वरूपमथात्मानं दर्शयामास योगवित्

yatra devavaraḥ śaṃbhurgaṇānāṃ tu supūjitam / viśvarūpamathātmānaṃ darśayāmāsa yogavit

— where Śambhu, best of gods, knower of yoga, well worshipped by the hosts, showed his own all-encompassing form.

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VamP 57.16

तत्र मङ्कुणिकातोये स्नात्वाभ्यर्य्य महेश्वरम् । जगामाद्रिं स सौगन्धि प्रह्लादो मलायाचलम्

tatra maṅkuṇikātoye snātvābhyaryya maheśvaram / jagāmādriṃ sa saugandhi prahlādo malāyācalam

There, having bathed in the water of the Maṅkuṇikā and worshipped Maheśvara, Prahlāda went to the fragrant Malaya mountain.

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VamP 57.17

महाह्रदे ततः स्नात्वा पूजयित्वा च शङ्करम् । ततो जगाम योगात्मा द्रष्टुं विन्ध्ये सदाशिवम्

mahāhrade tataḥ snātvā pūjayitvā ca śaṅkaram / tato jagāma yogātmā draṣṭuṃ vindhye sadāśivam

Then having bathed in the great lake and worshipped Śaṅkara, that yoga-souled one went to behold Sadāśiva in the Vindhya.

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VamP 57.18

ततो विपाशासलिले स्नात्वाभ्यर्च्य सदाशिवम् । त्रिरात्रं समुपोष्याथ अवन्तीं नगरीं ययो

tato vipāśāsalile snātvābhyarcya sadāśivam / trirātraṃ samupoṣyātha avantīṃ nagarīṃ yayo

Then having bathed in the water of the Vipāśā and worshipped Sadāśiva, and having fasted three nights, he went to the city of Avantī.

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VamP 57.19

तत्र शिप्राजले स्नात्वा विष्णुं संपूज्य भक्तिततः । श्मशानस्थं ददर्शाथ महाकालवपुर्धरम्

tatra śiprājale snātvā viṣṇuṃ saṃpūjya bhaktitataḥ / śmaśānasthaṃ dadarśātha mahākālavapurdharam

There, having bathed in the water of the Śiprā and worshipped Viṣṇu with devotion, he then beheld (the god) dwelling in the cremation ground, bearing the body of Mahākāla.

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VamP 57.20

तस्मिन् हि सर्वसत्त्वानां तेन रूपेण शङ्करः । तामसं रूपमास्थाय संहारं कुरुते वशी

tasmin hi sarvasattvānāṃ tena rūpeṇa śaṅkaraḥ / tāmasaṃ rūpamāsthāya saṃhāraṃ kurute vaśī

For in that (place) Śaṅkara, the self-controlled, assuming that form, the dark form, carries out the destruction of all beings.

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VamP 57.21

तत्रस्थेन सुरेशेन श्वेतकिर्नाम भूपतिः । रक्षितस्त्वन्तकं दग्ध्वा सर्वबूतापहारिणम्

tatrasthena sureśena śvetakirnāma bhūpatiḥ / rakṣitastvantakaṃ dagdhvā sarvabūtāpahāriṇam

By the lord of gods abiding there the king named Śvetaki was protected, (the god) having burnt up Death, the taker-away of all beings.

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VamP 57.22

तत्रातिहृष्टो वसति नित्यं शर्वः सहोमया । वृतः प्रमथकोटीभिर्बहुभिस्त्रिदशार्चितः

tatrātihṛṣṭo vasati nityaṃ śarvaḥ sahomayā / vṛtaḥ pramathakoṭībhirbahubhistridaśārcitaḥ

There Śarva dwells always, greatly delighted, together with Umā, surrounded by many crores of Pramathas, honoured by the thirty (gods).

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VamP 57.23

तं दृष्ट्वाथ महाकालं कालकालान्तकान्तकम् । यमसंयमनं मृत्योर्मृत्युं चित्रविचित्रकम्

taṃ dṛṣṭvātha mahākālaṃ kālakālāntakāntakam / yamasaṃyamanaṃ mṛtyormṛtyuṃ citravicitrakam

Then, having seen that Mahākāla, the ender of Time's ender, the restrainer of Yama, the death of Death, of manifold and varied form,

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VamP 57.24

श्मसाननिलयं शंभुं भूतनाथं जगत्पतिम् । पूजयित्वा शूलधरं जगाम निषधान् प्रति

śmasānanilayaṃ śaṃbhuṃ bhūtanāthaṃ jagatpatim / pūjayitvā śūladharaṃ jagāma niṣadhān prati

— Śambhu whose abode is the cremation ground, lord of beings, lord of the world — having worshipped the trident-bearer, he went toward the Niṣadhas.

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VamP 57.25

तत्रामरेश्वरं देवं दृष्ट्वा संपूज्य भक्तितः । महोदयं समभ्येत्य हयग्रीवं ददर्श सः

tatrāmareśvaraṃ devaṃ dṛṣṭvā saṃpūjya bhaktitaḥ / mahodayaṃ samabhyetya hayagrīvaṃ dadarśa saḥ

There, having seen the god Amareśvara and worshipped (him) with devotion, he came to Mahodaya and beheld Hayagrīva.

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VamP 57.26

अश्वतीर्थे ततः स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा च तुरगाननम् । श्रीधरं चैव संपूज्य पञ्चालविषयं ययौ

aśvatīrthe tataḥ snātvā dṛṣṭvā ca turagānanam / śrīdharaṃ caiva saṃpūjya pañcālaviṣayaṃ yayau

Then, having bathed at Aśvatīrtha and seen the Horse-faced (god), and having worshipped Śrīdhara too, he went to the land of the Pañcālas.

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VamP 57.27

तत्रेश्वरगुणैर्युक्तं पुत्रमर्थपतेरथ । पाञ्चालिकं वशी दृष्ट्वा प्रयागं परतो ययौ

tatreśvaraguṇairyuktaṃ putramarthapateratha / pāñcālikaṃ vaśī dṛṣṭvā prayāgaṃ parato yayau

There the self-controlled (one), having seen the Pāñcāla son of the lord of wealth, endowed with the qualities of a lord, went on further to Prayāga.

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VamP 57.28

स्नात्वा सन्निहिते तीर्थे यामुने लोकविश्रुते । दृष्ट्वा वटेश्वरं रुद्रं माधवं योगशायिनम्

snātvā sannihite tīrthe yāmune lokaviśrute / dṛṣṭvā vaṭeśvaraṃ rudraṃ mādhavaṃ yogaśāyinam

Having bathed at the Yamunā's Sannihita ford, famed in the world, and having seen Vaṭeśvara Rudra and Mādhava lying in yoga—

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VamP 57.29

द्वावेव भक्तितः पूज्यौ पूजयित्वा महासुरः । माघमासमथोपोष्य ततो वाराणसीं गतः

dvāveva bhaktitaḥ pūjyau pūjayitvā mahāsuraḥ / māghamāsamathopoṣya tato vārāṇasīṃ gataḥ

—the great demon, having worshipped just those two who are to be honoured with devotion, and having then fasted through the month of Māgha, went from there to Vārāṇasī.

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VamP 57.30

ततो ऽस्यां वरणायं च तीर्थेषु च पृथक् पृथक् । सर्वपापहराद्येषु स्नात्वार्ऽच्य पितृदेवताः

tato 'syāṃ varaṇāyaṃ ca tīrtheṣu ca pṛthak pṛthak / sarvapāpaharādyeṣu snātvār'cya pitṛdevatāḥ

Then in it and in the Varaṇā, and in the sacred fords each separately, in Sarvapāpahara and the rest, having bathed and worshipped the fathers and the gods,

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VamP 57.31

प्रदक्षिमीकृत्य पुरीं पूज्याविमुक्तकेशवौ । लोलं दिवाकरं दृष्ट्वा ततो मधुवनं ययौ

pradakṣimīkṛtya purīṃ pūjyāvimuktakeśavau / lolaṃ divākaraṃ dṛṣṭvā tato madhuvanaṃ yayau

having circumambulated the city and worshipped Avimukta and Keśava, and having seen Lola and the Sun, he then went to Madhuvana.

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VamP 57.32

तत्र स्वयंभुवं देवं ददर्शासुरसत्तमः । तमभ्यर्च्य महातेजाः पुष्करारण्यमागमत्

tatra svayaṃbhuvaṃ devaṃ dadarśāsurasattamaḥ / tamabhyarcya mahātejāḥ puṣkarāraṇyamāgamat

There the best of the Asuras saw the god Self-existent (Brahmā); having worshipped him, the greatly splendid one came to the Puṣkara forest.

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VamP 57.33

तेषु त्रिष्वपि तीर्थेषु स्नात्वार्ऽच्य पितृदेवताः । पुष्कराक्षमयोगन्धि ब्रह्माणं चाप्यपूजयत्

teṣu triṣvapi tīrtheṣu snātvār'cya pitṛdevatāḥ / puṣkarākṣamayogandhi brahmāṇaṃ cāpyapūjayat

In those three fords too, having bathed and worshipped the fathers and the gods, he worshipped the lotus-eyed one, Ayogandhi, and Brahmā as well.

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VamP 57.34

ततो भूयः सरस्वत्यास्तीर्थे त्रैलोक्यविश्रुते । कोटितीर्थे रुद्रकोटिं ददर्श वृषभध्वजम्

tato bhūyaḥ sarasvatyāstīrthe trailokyaviśrute / koṭitīrthe rudrakoṭiṃ dadarśa vṛṣabhadhvajam

Then again, at the Sarasvatī's ford famed in the three worlds, at Koṭitīrtha, he saw Rudrakoṭi, whose banner is the bull.

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VamP 57.35

नैमिषेया द्विजवरा मागधेयाः ससैन्धवाः । धर्मारण्याः पौष्करेया दण्डकारण्यकास्तथा

naimiṣeyā dvijavarā māgadheyāḥ sasaindhavāḥ / dharmāraṇyāḥ pauṣkareyā daṇḍakāraṇyakāstathā

The best of the twice-born of Naimiṣa, those of Magadha together with those of Sindhu, those of Dharmāraṇya, those of Puṣkara, and those of the Daṇḍaka forest,

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VamP 57.36

चाम्पेया भारुकच्छेया देविकातीरगाश्च ये । ते तत्र शङ्करं द्रष्टुं समायाता द्विजातयः

cāmpeyā bhārukaccheyā devikātīragāśca ye / te tatra śaṅkaraṃ draṣṭuṃ samāyātā dvijātayaḥ

those of Campā, those of Bharukaccha, and those who dwell on the bank of the Devikā—those twice-born came there to see Śaṅkara.

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VamP 57.37

कोटिसंख्यास्तपः सिद्धा हरदर्शलालसाः । अहं पूर्वमहं पूर्वमित्येवं वादिनो मुन्

koṭisaṃkhyāstapaḥ siddhā haradarśalālasāḥ / ahaṃ pūrvamahaṃ pūrvamityevaṃ vādino mun

Numbering a crore, accomplished in austerity, eager for the sight of Hara, the sages spoke thus: "I first!" "I first!"

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VamP 57.38

तान् संक्षुब्धान् हरो दृष्ट्वा महर्षीन् दग्धकिल्बिषान् । तेषामेवानुकम्पार्थं कोटिमूर्त्तिरभूद् भवः

tān saṃkṣubdhān haro dṛṣṭvā maharṣīn dagdhakilbiṣān / teṣāmevānukampārthaṃ koṭimūrttirabhūd bhavaḥ

Seeing those great seers agitated, their sins burnt away, Bhava (Śiva), out of compassion for them alone, became a crore of forms.

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VamP 57.39

ततस्ते मुनयः प्रीताः सर्व एव महेश्वरम् । संपूजयन्तस्तस्थुर्वै तीर्थं कृत्वा पृथक् पृथक् । इत्येवं रुद्रकोटीति नाम्ना शंभुरजायत

tataste munayaḥ prītāḥ sarva eva maheśvaram / saṃpūjayantastasthurvai tīrthaṃ kṛtvā pṛthak pṛthak / ityevaṃ rudrakoṭīti nāmnā śaṃbhurajāyata

Then those sages, all of them pleased, stood worshipping Maheśvara, each making a sacred ford separately; thus Śaṃbhu came to be by the name "Rudrakoṭi."

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VamP 57.40

तं ददर्श महातेजाः प्रह्लादो भक्तिमान् वशी । कोटितीर्थे ततः स्नात्वा तर्पयित्वा वसुन् पितॄन् । रुद्रकोटिं समभ्यर्च्य जगाम कुरुजाङ्गलम्

taṃ dadarśa mahātejāḥ prahlādo bhaktimān vaśī / koṭitīrthe tataḥ snātvā tarpayitvā vasun pitṝn / rudrakoṭiṃ samabhyarcya jagāma kurujāṅgalam

The greatly splendid Prahlāda, devoted and self-controlled, saw him; then, having bathed at Koṭitīrtha and satisfied the Vasus and the fathers (with libations), and having worshipped Rudrakoṭi, he went to Kurujāṅgala.

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VamP 57.41

त६ देववरं स्थाणुं शङ्करं पार्वतीप्रियम् । सरस्वतीजले मग्नं ददर्श सुरपूजितम्

ta6 devavaraṃ sthāṇuṃ śaṅkaraṃ pārvatīpriyam / sarasvatījale magnaṃ dadarśa surapūjitam

There he saw the best of gods, Sthāṇu Śaṅkara, dear to Pārvatī, immersed in the water of the Sarasvatī, worshipped by the gods.

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VamP 57.42

सारस्वते ऽम्भसि स्नात्वा स्थाणुं संपूज्य भक्तितः । स्नात्वा दसाश्वमेधे च संपूज्य च सुरान् पितृन्

sārasvate 'mbhasi snātvā sthāṇuṃ saṃpūjya bhaktitaḥ / snātvā dasāśvamedhe ca saṃpūjya ca surān pitṛn

Having bathed in the Sarasvatī's water and worshipped Sthāṇu with devotion, and having bathed at Daśāśvamedha and worshipped the gods and the fathers,

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VamP 57.43

सहस्रलिङ्गं संपूज्य स्नात्वा कन्याह्रदे शुचिः । अभिवाद्य गुरुं शुक्रं सोमतीर्थं जगाम ह

sahasraliṅgaṃ saṃpūjya snātvā kanyāhrade śuciḥ / abhivādya guruṃ śukraṃ somatīrthaṃ jagāma ha

having worshipped Sahasraliṅga and bathed in Kanyāhrada, pure, and having saluted his teacher Śukra, he went to Somatīrtha.

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VamP 57.44

तत्र स्नात्वार्ऽच्य च पितृन् सोमं संपूज्य भक्तिततः । क्षीरिकावासमभ्येत्य स्नानं चक्रे महायशाः

tatra snātvār'cya ca pitṛn somaṃ saṃpūjya bhaktitataḥ / kṣīrikāvāsamabhyetya snānaṃ cakre mahāyaśāḥ

There, having bathed and worshipped the fathers, and having worshipped Soma with devotion, the greatly renowned one came to Kṣīrikāvāsa and performed his bath.

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VamP 57.45

प्रदक्षिणीकृत्य तरुं वरुणं चार्च्य बुद्धिमान् । भूयः कुरुध्वजं दृष्ट्वा पद्माख्यां नगरी गतः

pradakṣiṇīkṛtya taruṃ varuṇaṃ cārcya buddhimān / bhūyaḥ kurudhvajaṃ dṛṣṭvā padmākhyāṃ nagarī gataḥ

The wise one circumambulated the tree and worshipped Varuṇa; then, having seen Kurudhvaja again, he went to the city called Padmā.

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VamP 57.46

तत्रार्च्य मित्रावरुणौ भास्करौ लोकपूजितौ । कुमारधारामभ्येत्य ददर्श स्वामिनं वशी

tatrārcya mitrāvaruṇau bhāskarau lokapūjitau / kumāradhārāmabhyetya dadarśa svāminaṃ vaśī

There, having worshipped Mitra and Varuṇa and the two Bhāskaras, honoured by the world, the self-controlled one came to Kumāradhārā and beheld the Lord.

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VamP 57.47

स्नात्वा कपिलधारायां संतर्प्यार्च्य पितृन् सुरान् । दृष्ट्वा स्कन्दं समभ्यर्च्य नर्मदायां जगाम ह

snātvā kapiladhārāyāṃ saṃtarpyārcya pitṛn surān / dṛṣṭvā skandaṃ samabhyarcya narmadāyāṃ jagāma ha

Having bathed at Kapiladhārā and satisfied and worshipped the ancestors and the gods, and having seen and duly worshipped Skanda, he went to the Narmadā.

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VamP 57.48

तस्यां स्नात्वा समभ्यर्च्य वासुदेवं श्रियः पतिम् । जगाम भूधरं द्रष्टुं वाराहं चक्रधारिणम्

tasyāṃ snātvā samabhyarcya vāsudevaṃ śriyaḥ patim / jagāma bhūdharaṃ draṣṭuṃ vārāhaṃ cakradhāriṇam

Having bathed in her and duly worshipped Vāsudeva, the lord of Śrī, he went to see the Boar, the bearer of the earth, who holds the discus.

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VamP 57.49

स्नात्वा कोकामुके तीर्थे संपूज्य धरणीधरम् । त्रिसौवर्णं महादेवमर्बुदेशं जगाम ह

snātvā kokāmuke tīrthe saṃpūjya dharaṇīdharam / trisauvarṇaṃ mahādevamarbudeśaṃ jagāma ha

Having bathed at the Kokāmukha ford and worshipped the Upholder of the Earth, and (worshipped) the Great God Trisauvarṇa, he went to Arbudeśa.

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VamP 57.50

तत्र नारीह्रदे स्नात्वा पूजयित्वा च शङ्करम् । कालिञ्जरं समभ्येत्य नीलकण्ठं ददर्श सः

tatra nārīhrade snātvā pūjayitvā ca śaṅkaram / kāliñjaraṃ samabhyetya nīlakaṇṭhaṃ dadarśa saḥ

There, having bathed in the Nārīhrada and worshipped Śaṅkara, he came to Kāliñjara and beheld Nīlakaṇṭha.

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VamP 57.51

नीलतीर्थजले स्नात्वा पूजयित्वा ततः शिवम् । जगाम सागरानूपे प्रभासे द्रष्टुमीश्वरम्

nīlatīrthajale snātvā pūjayitvā tataḥ śivam / jagāma sāgarānūpe prabhāse draṣṭumīśvaram

Having bathed in the water of the Nīla ford and then worshipped Śiva, he went to Prabhāsa on the shore of the ocean to see the Lord.

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VamP 57.52

स्नात्वा च संगमे नद्याः सरस्वत्यार्णंवस्य च । सोमेश्वरं लोकपतिं ददर्श स कपर्दिनम्

snātvā ca saṃgame nadyāḥ sarasvatyārṇaṃvasya ca / someśvaraṃ lokapatiṃ dadarśa sa kapardinam

And having bathed at the confluence of the river Sarasvatī and the ocean, he beheld Someśvara, the lord of the world, wearing matted hair.

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VamP 57.53

यो दक्षशापनिर्दग्धः क्षयी ताराधिपः शशी । आप्यायितः शङ्करेण विष्णुना सकपर्दिना

yo dakṣaśāpanirdagdhaḥ kṣayī tārādhipaḥ śaśī / āpyāyitaḥ śaṅkareṇa viṣṇunā sakapardinā

(That Someśvara is he by whom) the moon, lord of the stars, burnt up by Dakṣa's curse and wasting away, was replenished by Śaṅkara together with Viṣṇu who wears matted hair.

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VamP 57.54

तावर्च्य देवप्रवरौ प्रजगाम महालयम् । तत्र रुद्रं समभ्यर्च्य प्रजगामोत्तरान् कुरून्

tāvarcya devapravarau prajagāma mahālayam / tatra rudraṃ samabhyarcya prajagāmottarān kurūn

Having worshipped those two foremost of gods, he went on to Mahālaya; there, having duly worshipped Rudra, he proceeded to the Northern Kurus.

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VamP 57.55

पद्मनाभं स तत्रर्च्य सप्तगोदावरं ययौ । तत्र स्नात्वार्ऽच्य विश्वेशं भीमं त्रैलोक्यवन्दितम्

padmanābhaṃ sa tatrarcya saptagodāvaraṃ yayau / tatra snātvār'cya viśveśaṃ bhīmaṃ trailokyavanditam

There he worshipped Padmanābha and went to Saptagodāvara; having bathed there, he worshipped Viśveśa, Bhīma, revered by the three worlds.

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VamP 57.56

गत्वा दारुवने श्रीमान् लिङ्गं स ददर्श ह । तमर्च्य ब्राह्मणीं गत्वा स्नात्वार्ऽच्य त्रिदशेश्वरम्

gatvā dāruvane śrīmān liṅgaṃ sa dadarśa ha / tamarcya brāhmaṇīṃ gatvā snātvār'cya tridaśeśvaram

Going to the Dāruvana, the glorious one beheld the liṅga there; having worshipped it, he went to the Brāhmaṇī, bathed, and worshipped the lord of the thirty (gods).

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VamP 57.57

प्लक्षावतरणं गत्वा श्रीनिवासमपूजयत् । ततश्च कुण्डिनं गत्वा संपूज्य प्रामतृप्तिदम्

plakṣāvataraṇaṃ gatvā śrīnivāsamapūjayat / tataśca kuṇḍinaṃ gatvā saṃpūjya prāmatṛptidam

Going to Plakṣāvataraṇa, he worshipped Śrīnivāsa; and then, going to Kuṇḍina, he worshipped (the god) who grants full satisfaction.

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VamP 57.58

शूर्पारके चतुर्बाहुं पूजयित्वा विधानतः । मागधारण्यमासाद्य ददर्श वसुधाधिपम्

śūrpārake caturbāhuṃ pūjayitvā vidhānataḥ / māgadhāraṇyamāsādya dadarśa vasudhādhipam

Having worshipped the Four-armed One at Śūrpāraka according to the rule, he reached the Māgadha forest and beheld the lord of the earth.

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VamP 57.59

तमर्चयित्वा विश्वेशं स जगाम प्रजामुखम् । महातीर्थे ततः स्नात्वा वासुदेवं प्रणम्य च

tamarcayitvā viśveśaṃ sa jagāma prajāmukham / mahātīrthe tataḥ snātvā vāsudevaṃ praṇamya ca

Having worshipped him, Viśveśa, he went to Prajāmukha; then, having bathed at the Great Ford and bowed to Vāsudeva,

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VamP 57.60

शोणं शंप्राप्य संपूज्य स्कमवर्माणमीश्वरम् । महाकोश्यां महादेवं हंसाख्यं भक्तिमानथ

śoṇaṃ śaṃprāpya saṃpūjya skamavarmāṇamīśvaram / mahākośyāṃ mahādevaṃ haṃsākhyaṃ bhaktimānatha

reaching the Śoṇa he worshipped the Lord Skamavarman; then, full of devotion, (he worshipped) at Mahākośī the Great God named Haṃsa.

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VamP 57.61

पूजयित्वा जगामाथ सैन्धवारण्यमुत्तमम् । तत्रेश्वरं सुनेत्राख्यं शङ्खशूलधरं गुरुम् । पूजयित्वा महाबाहुः प्रजागाम त्रिविष्टपम्

pūjayitvā jagāmātha saindhavāraṇyamuttamam / tatreśvaraṃ sunetrākhyaṃ śaṅkhaśūladharaṃ gurum / pūjayitvā mahābāhuḥ prajāgāma triviṣṭapam

Having worshipped (him), he then went to the excellent Saindhava forest; and having worshipped there the Lord named Sunetra, the teacher who bears conch and trident, the mighty-armed one proceeded to Triviṣṭapa.

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VamP 57.62

तत्र देवं महेशानं जटाधरमिति श्रुतम् । तं दृष्ट्वार्ऽच्य हरिं चासौ तीर्थं कनखलं ययौ

tatra devaṃ maheśānaṃ jaṭādharamiti śrutam / taṃ dṛṣṭvār'cya hariṃ cāsau tīrthaṃ kanakhalaṃ yayau

There (is) the god Maheśāna, known as Jaṭādhara; having seen and worshipped him and Hari, he went to the ford Kanakhala.

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VamP 57.63

तत्रार्च्य भद्रकालीशं वीरभद्रं च दानवः । धनाधिपं च मेघङ्कं ययावथ गिरिव्रजम्

tatrārcya bhadrakālīśaṃ vīrabhadraṃ ca dānavaḥ / dhanādhipaṃ ca meghaṅkaṃ yayāvatha girivrajam

Having worshipped there Bhadrakālīśa and Vīrabhadra, the Dānava also (worshipped) the lord of wealth and Meghaṅka, and then went to Girivraja.

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VamP 57.64

तत्र देवं पशुपतिं लोकनाथं महेश्वरम् । संपूजयित्वा पिधिवत्कामरूपं जगाम ह

tatra devaṃ paśupatiṃ lokanāthaṃ maheśvaram / saṃpūjayitvā pidhivatkāmarūpaṃ jagāma ha

There, having duly worshipped the god Paśupati, lord of the worlds, Maheśvara, he went to Kāmarūpa.

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VamP 57.65

शशिप्रभं देववरं त्रिनेत्रं संपूजयित्वा सह वै मृडान्या । जगाम तीर्थप्रवरं महाख्यं तस्मिन् महादेवमपूजयत्

śaśiprabhaṃ devavaraṃ trinetraṃ saṃpūjayitvā saha vai mṛḍānyā / jagāma tīrthapravaraṃ mahākhyaṃ tasmin mahādevamapūjayat

Having worshipped the moon-bright best of gods, the three-eyed one, together indeed with Mṛḍānī, he went to the foremost of holy places called Mahā(khya); there he worshipped Mahādeva.

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VamP 57.66

ततस्त्रिकूटं गिरिमत्रिपुत्रं जगाम द्रष्टुं स हि चक्रपाणिनम् । तमीड्य भक्त्या तु गजेन्द्रसोक्षणं जजाप जप्यं परमं पवित्रम्

tatastrikūṭaṃ girimatriputraṃ jagāma draṣṭuṃ sa hi cakrapāṇinam / tamīḍya bhaktyā tu gajendrasokṣaṇaṃ jajāpa japyaṃ paramaṃ pavitram

Then he went to Mount Trikūṭa to see the son of Atri and indeed the wielder of the discus; and praising him with devotion, he recited the supreme, purifying prayer (called) the Release of the Lord of Elephants.

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VamP 57.67

तत्रोष्य दैत्येश्वरसूनुरादरान्मासत्रयं मूलफलाम्बुभक्षी । निवेद्य विप्रप्रवरेषु काञ्चनं जगाम घोरं स हि दण्डकं वनम्

tatroṣya daityeśvarasūnurādarānmāsatrayaṃ mūlaphalāmbubhakṣī / nivedya viprapravareṣu kāñcanaṃ jagāma ghoraṃ sa hi daṇḍakaṃ vanam

Having dwelt there reverently for three months, the son of the lord of the demons, eating (only) roots, fruit and water, and having presented gold to the foremost of brahmins, went to the terrible Daṇḍaka forest.

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VamP 57.68

तत्र दिव्यं महाशाखं वनस्पतिवपुर्धरम् । ददर्श पुण्डरीकाक्षं महाश्वापदवारणम्

tatra divyaṃ mahāśākhaṃ vanaspativapurdharam / dadarśa puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ mahāśvāpadavāraṇam

There he saw a divine (being) with great branches, bearing the body of a great tree, lotus-eyed, warding off great beasts of prey.

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VamP 57.69

तस्याधस्थात् त्रिरात्रं स महाभागवतो ऽसुरः । स्थितः स्थिण्डिलशायी तु पठन् सारस्वतं स्तवम्

tasyādhasthāt trirātraṃ sa mahābhāgavato 'suraḥ / sthitaḥ sthiṇḍilaśāyī tu paṭhan sārasvataṃ stavam

Beneath it that demon, a great devotee (of the Lord), remained for three nights, sleeping on the bare ground and reciting the Sārasvata hymn of praise.

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VamP 57.70

तस्मात् तीर्थवरं विद्वान् सर्वपापप्रमोचनम् । जगाम दानवो द्रष्टुं सर्वपापहरं हरिम्

tasmāt tīrthavaraṃ vidvān sarvapāpapramocanam / jagāma dānavo draṣṭuṃ sarvapāpaharaṃ harim

From there the learned Dānava went to the foremost holy place, which releases (one) from all sins, to see Hari, the remover of all sin.

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VamP 57.71

तस्याग्रतो जजापासौ स्तवौ पापप्रणाशनौ । यौ पुरा भगवान् प्राह क्रोडरूपी जनार्दनः

tasyāgrato jajāpāsau stavau pāpapraṇāśanau / yau purā bhagavān prāha kroḍarūpī janārdanaḥ

Before him he recited those two hymns that destroy sin, which the Lord Janārdana, in the form of a boar, had formerly proclaimed.

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VamP 57.73

५७।७२ तत्र सर्वगतं विष्णुं मत्वा चक्रे रतिं बली । पूजयन् भगवत्पादौ महाभागवतो मुने

57.72 tatra sarvagataṃ viṣṇuṃ matvā cakre ratiṃ balī / pūjayan bhagavatpādau mahābhāgavato mune

There, knowing Viṣṇu to be present everywhere, the mighty one took delight (in him), worshipping the feet of the Lord — a great devotee, O sage.

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VamP 57.74

इयं तवोक्ता मुनिसंघजुष्टा प्रह्लादतीर्थानुगतिः सुपुण्या । यत्कीर्त्तनाच्छ्रवणात् स्पर्शनाच्च विमुक्तपापा मनुजा भवन्ति

iyaṃ tavoktā munisaṃghajuṣṭā prahlādatīrthānugatiḥ supuṇyā / yatkīrttanācchravaṇāt sparśanācca vimuktapāpā manujā bhavanti

This most meritorious pilgrimage of Prahlāda to the holy places, frequented by throngs of sages, has been told to you; by proclaiming, hearing and touching which men become freed of sin.

AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition