Varaha Purana — Chapter 147
VrP 147.1
अथ गोनिष्क्रमणमाहात्म्यम्।। धरण्युवाच ।। अत्याश्चर्यं श्रुतं ह्येतद्रुरुक्षेत्रसमुद्भवम् ।। हृषीकेशस्य महिमा त्वया य उपवर्णितः
atha goniṣkramaṇamāhātmyam|| dharaṇyuvāca || atyāścaryaṃ śrutaṃ hyetadrurukṣetrasamudbhavam || hṛṣīkeśasya mahimā tvayā ya upavarṇitaḥ
Now the greatness of Goniṣkramaṇa. Dharaṇī said: Most wonderful indeed is this that I have heard, the origin of Rurukṣetra — the majesty of Hṛṣīkeśa which you have described.
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VrP 147.2
अन्यच्च यत्परं गुह्यं क्षेत्रं परमपावनम् ।। वक्तुमर्हसि देवेश परं कौतूहलं मम
anyacca yatparaṃ guhyaṃ kṣetraṃ paramapāvanam || vaktumarhasi deveśa paraṃ kautūhalaṃ mama
And that other field which is a supreme secret, supremely purifying — you should tell (of it), lord of gods; my curiosity is great.
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VrP 147.3
श्रीवराह उवाच ।। शृणु भूमे प्रयत्नेन कारणं परमं मम ।। गुह्यमस्त्यपरं चैव हिमशृङ्ग शिलोच्चये
śrīvarāha uvāca || śṛṇu bhūme prayatnena kāraṇaṃ paramaṃ mama || guhyamastyaparaṃ caiva himaśṛṅga śiloccaye
Śrī Varāha said: Listen attentively, O Earth, to the supreme cause (of it) — mine. There is yet another secret (place) on the rocky height of Himaśṛṅga,
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VrP 147.4
गोनिष्क्रमणकं नाम गावो यत्र प्रतारिताः ।। यथा निष्क्रमणं प्राप्य सुरभीणां वसुन्धरे
goniṣkramaṇakaṃ nāma gāvo yatra pratāritāḥ || yathā niṣkramaṇaṃ prāpya surabhīṇāṃ vasundhare
named Goniṣkramaṇaka, where the cows were led across — as (they) attained a way out, (the way) of the cows, O Vasundharā,
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VrP 147.5
सप्ततिर्यत्र कल्पानि और्वो यत्र प्रजापतिः ।। तपश्चचार परमं मम मायाबलान्वितः
saptatiryatra kalpāni aurvo yatra prajāpatiḥ || tapaścacāra paramaṃ mama māyābalānvitaḥ
where for seventy kalpas Aurva, the lord of creatures, practised supreme austerity, endowed with the power of my māyā.
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VrP 147.6
तस्यैवं वर्त्तमानस्य याति काले महत्तरे ।। एवं हि तप्यमानस्य सर्वलोकस्य संशयः
tasyaivaṃ varttamānasya yāti kāle mahattare || evaṃ hi tapyamānasya sarvalokasya saṃśayaḥ
As he continued thus, while a very long time passed — as he practised austerities in this way, doubt arose in all the world.
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VrP 147.7
न वरं प्रार्थयत्येष लाभालाभसमन्वितः ।। सूचकोऽपि न विद्येत बलिकर्मसु संयतः
na varaṃ prārthayatyeṣa lābhālābhasamanvitaḥ || sūcako'pi na vidyeta balikarmasu saṃyataḥ
"He asks for no boon, being indifferent to gain and loss; nor is there any indicator (of his purpose), restrained as he is in the rites of offering."
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VrP 147.8
अथ दीर्घस्य कालस्य कश्चिद्ब्रह्मयतिस्तदा ।। तपस्तपस्यति मुनौ तस्मिन्शैलोच्चये धरे
atha dīrghasya kālasya kaścidbrahmayatistadā || tapastapasyati munau tasminśailoccaye dhare
Then, after a long time, some brahmin ascetic (came), while that sage was practising austerity on that rocky height, O Earth.
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VrP 147.9
ईश्वरोऽपि महाभागे तत्पार्श्वं समुपागतः ।। गोनिष्क्रमेति विख्याते तस्मिंस्तीर्थे महौजसि
īśvaro'pi mahābhāge tatpārśvaṃ samupāgataḥ || goniṣkrameti vikhyāte tasmiṃstīrthe mahaujasi
Even the Lord, O greatly fortunate one, came to his side, at that mighty ford renowned as Goniṣkrama.
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VrP 147.11
तन्निर्गतं ततो ज्ञात्वा और्वं सर्वे तपस्विनः ।। महेश्वरो महातेजाः सम्भ्रमात्समुपागतः
tannirgataṃ tato jñātvā aurvaṃ sarve tapasvinaḥ || maheśvaro mahātejāḥ sambhramātsamupāgataḥ
Then, knowing that Aurva had gone out from there, all the ascetics (came); and Maheśvara of great splendour came in haste.
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VrP 147.12
फलपुष्पसमाकीर्णा लक्ष्मीश्चैवोपजायते ।। आश्रमं रूपसम्पन्नं फलपुष्पोपशोभितम्
phalapuṣpasamākīrṇā lakṣmīścaivopajāyate || āśramaṃ rūpasampannaṃ phalapuṣpopaśobhitam
It is strewn with fruits and flowers, and prosperity too arises there — a hermitage endowed with beauty, adorned with fruits and flowers;
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VrP 147.13
तच्च वै भस्मसाद्भूतं महारुद्रस्य तेजसा।। दग्ध्वा तं चाश्रमं पुण्यमौरवस्य सुमहत्प्रियम्
tacca vai bhasmasādbhūtaṃ mahārudrasya tejasā|| dagdhvā taṃ cāśramaṃ puṇyamauravasya sumahatpriyam
and that was reduced to ashes by the fiery power of the great Rudra — having burnt that holy hermitage, so very dear to Aurva,
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VrP 147.14
ईश्वरोऽपि ततः प्राप्तः शीघ्रमेव हिमालयम् ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे देवि गृह्य पुष्पकरण्डकम्
īśvaro'pi tataḥ prāptaḥ śīghrameva himālayam || etasminnantare devi gṛhya puṣpakaraṇḍakam
And the Lord too then quickly reached the Himālaya. Meanwhile, O goddess, taking up his flower-basket,
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VrP 147.15
आश्रमं समनुप्राप्त और्वोऽपि मुनिपुंगवः ।। शान्तो दान्तः क्षमाशीलः सत्यव्रतपरायणः
āśramaṃ samanuprāpta aurvo'pi munipuṃgavaḥ || śānto dāntaḥ kṣamāśīlaḥ satyavrataparāyaṇaḥ
Aurva too, the bull among sages, arrived at his hermitage — calm, self-restrained, of a forbearing nature, devoted to the vow of truth.
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VrP 147.16
दृष्ट्वा स्वमाश्रमं दग्धं बहुपुष्पफलोदकम् ।। मन्युना परमाविष्टो दुःखनेत्रपरिप्लुतः
dṛṣṭvā svamāśramaṃ dagdhaṃ bahupuṣpaphalodakam || manyunā paramāviṣṭo duḥkhanetrapariplutaḥ
Seeing his own hermitage, (once) rich in flowers, fruit and water, burnt down, he was utterly overcome with wrath, his eyes flooded with (tears of) grief,
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VrP 147.17
उवाच क्रोधरक्ताक्षो वचनं निर्दहन्निव ।। येनैष चाश्रमो दग्धो बहुपुष्पफलोदकः
uvāca krodharaktākṣo vacanaṃ nirdahanniva || yenaiṣa cāśramo dagdho bahupuṣpaphalodakaḥ
and, his eyes red with anger, he spoke words as though burning (all) up: "By whom this hermitage, rich in flowers, fruit and water, has been burnt,
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VrP 147.18
सोऽपि दुःखेन सन्तप्तः सर्वलोकान्भ्रमिष्यति ।। एवमौर्वेण दत्ते तु शापे तस्मिन्महौजसि
so'pi duḥkhena santaptaḥ sarvalokānbhramiṣyati || evamaurveṇa datte tu śāpe tasminmahaujasi
he too, tormented by suffering, shall wander through all the worlds." When that curse had thus been uttered by Aurva of great might,
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VrP 147.19
महाभयात्तु लोकानां न कश्चित्पर्यवारयत् ।। तत्क्षणादेव देवेशि ईशोऽपि जगतो विभुः
mahābhayāttu lokānāṃ na kaścitparyavārayat || tatkṣaṇādeva deveśi īśo'pi jagato vibhuḥ
out of the worlds' great fear no one warded it off. From that very moment, O mistress of the gods, even the Lord, the sovereign of the world (was afflicted).
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VrP 147.21
दह्यते स्म जगत्सर्वं स तु किञ्चिन्न चेच्छति ।। को वा प्रति विधिस्तत्र यथा सर्वस्य सम्भवेत्
dahyate sma jagatsarvaṃ sa tu kiñcinna cecchati || ko vā prati vidhistatra yathā sarvasya sambhavet
"The whole world is being burnt, yet he wishes nothing at all. What remedy is there in this, such that (well-being) might come about for all?"
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VrP 147.22
एवमुक्ते मया क्रोधादीक्षितस्तस्य चाश्रमः ।। दग्धोऽभवत्क्षणेनैव वयं तस्माद्विनिर्गताः
evamukte mayā krodhādīkṣitastasya cāśramaḥ || dagdho'bhavatkṣaṇenaiva vayaṃ tasmādvinirgatāḥ
When this had been said by me, his hermitage was gazed upon in anger; in a mere moment it was burnt, and we went out from there.
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VrP 147.23
एतद्दुःखेन सन्तप्तो मन्युना च परिप्लुतः ।। और्वः शशाप रोषेण तेन तप्ता वयं शिवे
etadduḥkhena santapto manyunā ca pariplutaḥ || aurvaḥ śaśāpa roṣeṇa tena taptā vayaṃ śive
Tormented by this grief and overwhelmed with wrath, Aurva cursed (us) in his fury; by that we have been scorched, O Śivā.
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VrP 147.24
ततोऽभ्रमद्विरूपाक्षः शं न प्राप्नोति कर्हिचित् ।। अहं च परितप्तोऽस्मि आत्मत्वादीश्वरस्य च
tato'bhramadvirūpākṣaḥ śaṃ na prāpnoti karhicit || ahaṃ ca paritapto'smi ātmatvādīśvarasya ca
Then Virūpākṣa wandered about and nowhere finds peace; and I too am scorched all over, because of (my) being the very self of Īśvara.
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VrP 147.25
तेन दाहेन सन्तप्तो न शक्नोमि विचेष्टितुम् ।। पार्वत्या च ततः प्रोक्तः आवां नारायणं प्रति
tena dāhena santapto na śaknomi viceṣṭitum || pārvatyā ca tataḥ proktaḥ āvāṃ nārāyaṇaṃ prati
Tormented by that burning I am unable to stir. And then I was addressed by Pārvatī: "Let us two (go) to Nārāyaṇa;
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VrP 147.26
गच्छावस्तस्य वाक्येन सुखं यत्र भविष्यति ।। ततो नारायणं गत्वा सह तेन तमौर्वकम्
gacchāvastasya vākyena sukhaṃ yatra bhaviṣyati || tato nārāyaṇaṃ gatvā saha tena tamaurvakam
let us go — by his word there will be relief." Then, having gone to Nārāyaṇa together with him, (we said) of that (matter of) Aurva:
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VrP 147.27
विज्ञापयामो रुद्रस्य शापोऽयं विनिवर्त्तताम् ।। सन्तप्ताः स्म वयं सर्वे तस्माच्छापं निवर्त्तय
vijñāpayāmo rudrasya śāpo'yaṃ vinivarttatām || santaptāḥ sma vayaṃ sarve tasmācchāpaṃ nivarttaya
"We make (this) known: let this curse of Rudra be turned back. We are all scorched; therefore revoke the curse."
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VrP 147.28
और्वोऽप्युवाच नोक्तं मे अनृतं तु कदाचन ।। सुरभीगणमानीय गत्वैतं स्नापयन्तु वै
aurvo'pyuvāca noktaṃ me anṛtaṃ tu kadācana || surabhīgaṇamānīya gatvaitaṃ snāpayantu vai
Aurva too said: "Never has an untruth been spoken by me. Let them go, bring the herd of cows, and bathe him (with their milk);
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VrP 147.29
रुद्रशापो निवृत्तः स्यात्तेनैव किल नान्यथा ।। एतस्मिन्नन्तरे देवि मया गावोऽवतारिताः
rudraśāpo nivṛttaḥ syāttenaiva kila nānyathā || etasminnantare devi mayā gāvo'vatāritāḥ
by that alone, indeed, and not otherwise, will Rudra's curse be undone." Meanwhile, O goddess, the cows were brought down by me.
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VrP 147.31
तच्च गोनिष्क्रमं नाम तीर्थं परमपावनम् ।। तत्र स्नानं तु कुर्वीत एकरात्रोषितो नरः
tacca goniṣkramaṃ nāma tīrthaṃ paramapāvanam || tatra snānaṃ tu kurvīta ekarātroṣito naraḥ
And that most purifying holy place is named Goniṣkrama. There a man should bathe, having fasted/stayed one night;
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VrP 147.32
गोलोकं च समासाद्य मोदते नात्र संशयः ।। अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम्
golokaṃ ca samāsādya modate nātra saṃśayaḥ || athātra muñcate prāṇānkṛtvā karma suduṣkaram
and, reaching Goloka, he rejoices — there is no doubt here. And if here he gives up his life-breaths, having performed a very difficult act,
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VrP 147.33
शंखचक्रगदायुक्तो मम लोके महीयते ।। पंच धाराः पतन्त्यत्र मूले मूलवटस्य हि
śaṃkhacakragadāyukto mama loke mahīyate || paṃca dhārāḥ patantyatra mūle mūlavaṭasya hi
he is honoured in my world, equipped with conch, discus and mace. Five streams fall here, at the root of the Mūlavaṭa (fig tree).
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VrP 147.34
तत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वीत पंचरात्रोषितो नरः ।। पंचानामपि यज्ञानां फलमाप्नोति मानवः
tatra snānaṃ prakurvīta paṃcarātroṣito naraḥ || paṃcānāmapi yajñānāṃ phalamāpnoti mānavaḥ
There a man should bathe, having stayed five nights; the mortal obtains the fruit of all five sacrifices.
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VrP 147.35
अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम् ।। पंचयज्ञफलं भुक्त्वा मम लोकं प्रपद्यते
athātra muñcate prāṇānkṛtvā karma suduṣkaram || paṃcayajñaphalaṃ bhuktvā mama lokaṃ prapadyate
And if here he gives up his life-breaths, having performed a very difficult act, having enjoyed the fruit of the five sacrifices he attains my world.
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VrP 147.36
अस्ति पंचपदं नाम तस्मिन्क्षेत्रे परं मम।। मम पूर्वेण पार्श्वेण दृढाः पंच महाशिलाः
asti paṃcapadaṃ nāma tasminkṣetre paraṃ mama|| mama pūrveṇa pārśveṇa dṛḍhāḥ paṃca mahāśilāḥ
In that field of mine there is a supreme (place) called Pañcapada; on my eastern side (there are) five firm great rocks.
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VrP 147.37
मत्पूर्वां दिशमाश्रित्य तत्र ब्रह्मपदद्वयम् ।। मध्ये तु तस्य कुण्डस्य शिला विस्तीर्णसंश्रिता
matpūrvāṃ diśamāśritya tatra brahmapadadvayam || madhye tu tasya kuṇḍasya śilā vistīrṇasaṃśritā
Resting upon my eastern direction, there are two footprints of Brahmā there; and in the middle of that pool a broad slab lies extended.
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VrP 147.38
ऊर्द्ध्वं नालपरीणाहं तत्र विष्णुपदं मम ।। तत्र स्नानं तु कुर्वीत पंचरात्रोषितो नरः
ūrddhvaṃ nālaparīṇāhaṃ tatra viṣṇupadaṃ mama || tatra snānaṃ tu kurvīta paṃcarātroṣito naraḥ
Above, of the girth of a (lotus-)stalk, there is my Viṣṇu-footprint; there a man should bathe, having fasted for five nights.
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VrP 147.39
यांति शुद्धांस्तु लोकांस्ते ये च भागवतप्रियाः ।। अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्युक्तः पञ्चपदे नरः
yāṃti śuddhāṃstu lokāṃste ye ca bhāgavatapriyāḥ || athātra muñcate prāṇānyuktaḥ pañcapade naraḥ
They go to the pure worlds, they who are dear to the Bhāgavatas; and if a man, being yoked (devoted), gives up his breath here at Pañcapada—
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VrP 147.41
यत्र धारा पतत्येका पश्चिमां दिशमाश्रिता ।। तत्र स्नानं तु कुर्वीत एकरात्रोषितो नरः
yatra dhārā patatyekā paścimāṃ diśamāśritā || tatra snānaṃ tu kurvīta ekarātroṣito naraḥ
Where a single stream falls, turned toward the western direction, there a man should bathe, having fasted for one night.
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VrP 147.42
ब्रह्मलोकमवाप्नोति ब्रह्मणा सह मोदते ।। कौमुदस्य तु मासस्य शुक्लपक्षस्य द्वादशी
brahmalokamavāpnoti brahmaṇā saha modate || kaumudasya tu māsasya śuklapakṣasya dvādaśī
He obtains the world of Brahmā and rejoices together with Brahmā. And (on) the twelfth of the bright fortnight of the month Kaumuda (Kārttika),
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VrP 147.43
यज्ञानां वाजपेयानां फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः ।। अथात्र मुंचते प्राणान्मम कर्मसु निष्ठितः
yajñānāṃ vājapeyānāṃ phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ || athātra muṃcate prāṇānmama karmasu niṣṭhitaḥ
a man obtains the fruit of the Vājapeya sacrifices; and if he gives up his breath here, established in the rites (devoted) to me,
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VrP 147.44
वाजपेयफलं भुक्त्वा मम लोकं प्रपद्यते ।। अस्ति कोटिवटं नाम तस्मिन् क्षेत्रे परं मम
vājapeyaphalaṃ bhuktvā mama lokaṃ prapadyate || asti koṭivaṭaṃ nāma tasmin kṣetre paraṃ mama
having enjoyed the fruit of the Vājapeya, he attains my world. In that field of mine there is a supreme (place) called Koṭivaṭa.
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VrP 147.45
पंचक्रोशं ततो गत्वा वायव्यां दिशि संस्थितः ।। तत्र स्नानं तु कुर्वीत षष्ठकालोषितो नरः
paṃcakrośaṃ tato gatvā vāyavyāṃ diśi saṃsthitaḥ || tatra snānaṃ tu kurvīta ṣaṣṭhakāloṣito naraḥ
Having gone five krośas from there, situated in the north-western direction—there a man should bathe, having fasted for the sixth mealtime.
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VrP 147.46
बहुयज्ञस्य कोटीनां फलं प्राप्नोति निष्कलम् ।। अथात्र मुंचते प्राणान्भूमे कोटिवटे शुभे
bahuyajñasya koṭīnāṃ phalaṃ prāpnoti niṣkalam || athātra muṃcate prāṇānbhūme koṭivaṭe śubhe
He obtains the undiminished fruit of many crores of sacrifices; and if he gives up his breath here, on the auspicious ground of Koṭivaṭa,
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VrP 147.47
यज्ञकोटिफलं भुक्त्वा मम कोटिं प्रपद्यते ।। अस्ति विष्णुसरो नाम तस्मिन् क्षेत्रे परं मम
yajñakoṭiphalaṃ bhuktvā mama koṭiṃ prapadyate || asti viṣṇusaro nāma tasmin kṣetre paraṃ mama
having enjoyed the fruit of a crore of sacrifices, he attains my crore(-fold world). In that field of mine there is a supreme (place) called Viṣṇusaras.
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VrP 147.48
पूर्वोत्तरेण पार्श्वेन पंचक्रोशं न संशयः ।। मत्सरः पद्मपत्राक्षि आगाधं परिसंस्थितम्
pūrvottareṇa pārśvena paṃcakrośaṃ na saṃśayaḥ || matsaraḥ padmapatrākṣi āgādhaṃ parisaṃsthitam
On the north-eastern side, five krośas—there is no doubt of it. My lake, O lotus-petal-eyed one, stands all around, unfathomable.
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VrP 147.49
पंचक्रोशश्च विस्तारः पर्वतः परिमण्डलः ।। तत्र भ्रमति यो भद्रे कुर्याच्चैव प्रदक्षिणम्
paṃcakrośaśca vistāraḥ parvataḥ parimaṇḍalaḥ || tatra bhramati yo bhadre kuryāccaiva pradakṣiṇam
Five krośas is its extent; the mountain is circular. Whoever circles there, O good lady, and makes a circumambulation—
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VrP 147.51
तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि ब्रह्मलोके महीयते ।। अथाऽत्र मुंचते प्राणान्स्वकर्मपरिनिष्ठितः
tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi brahmaloke mahīyate || athā'tra muṃcate prāṇānsvakarmapariniṣṭhitaḥ
for that many thousands of years he is honoured in the world of Brahmā; and if he gives up his breath here, firmly established in his own duty,
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VrP 147.52
ब्रह्मलोकं समुत्सृज्य मम लोके महीयते ।। तस्मिन् क्षेत्रे महाभागे आश्चर्यं शृणु सुन्दरि
brahmalokaṃ samutsṛjya mama loke mahīyate || tasmin kṣetre mahābhāge āścaryaṃ śṛṇu sundari
having left the world of Brahmā behind, he is honoured in my world. In that greatly blessed field, hear of a wonder, O beautiful one.
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VrP 147.53
गवां वै श्रूयते शब्दो मम कर्मसुखावहः ।। अथात्र ज्येष्ठमासस्य शुक्लपक्षस्य द्वादशी
gavāṃ vai śrūyate śabdo mama karmasukhāvahaḥ || athātra jyeṣṭhamāsasya śuklapakṣasya dvādaśī
Indeed the sound of cows is heard, bringing joy in (the doing of) my rites; and here, (on) the twelfth of the bright fortnight of the month Jyeṣṭha,
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VrP 147.54
श्रूयते सुमहाञ्छब्दः स्वयमेतन्न संशयः ।। एवं गोस्थलके पुण्ये महाभागवतः शुचिः
śrūyate sumahāñchabdaḥ svayametanna saṃśayaḥ || evaṃ gosthalake puṇye mahābhāgavataḥ śuciḥ
a very great sound is heard, of itself—there is no doubt of this. Thus in the holy Gosthalaka, a pure great devotee (of mine)
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VrP 147.55
करोति शुभकर्माणि शीघ्रं मुच्येत किल्बिषात् ।। एवं तेन महाभागे ईश्वरेण यशस्विनि
karoti śubhakarmāṇi śīghraṃ mucyeta kilbiṣāt || evaṃ tena mahābhāge īśvareṇa yaśasvini
performs auspicious deeds and would quickly be freed from sin. Thus by him, O greatly blessed, glorious lady, by the Lord,
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VrP 147.56
शापदाहो विनिर्मुक्तः सर्वैः सह मरुद्गणैः।। एतद्गोस्थलकं नाम सर्वशान्तिकरं परम्
śāpadāho vinirmuktaḥ sarvaiḥ saha marudgaṇaiḥ|| etadgosthalakaṃ nāma sarvaśāntikaraṃ param
he was wholly released from the burning of the curse, together with all the hosts of the Maruts. This (place) named Gosthalaka is supreme, bringing all peace,
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VrP 147.57
कथितं देवि कार्त्स्न्येन तवानुग्रहकाम्यया।। एषोऽध्यायो महाभागे सर्वमङ्गलकारकः
kathitaṃ devi kārtsnyena tavānugrahakāmyayā|| eṣo'dhyāyo mahābhāge sarvamaṅgalakārakaḥ
and has been told in full, O goddess, out of the wish to favour you. This chapter, O greatly blessed one, is the maker of all good fortune,
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VrP 147.58
मम मार्गानुसाराणां मम च प्रीतिवर्द्धनः ।। श्रेष्ठानां परमं श्रेष्ठं मङ्गलानां च मङ्गलम्
mama mārgānusārāṇāṃ mama ca prītivarddhanaḥ || śreṣṭhānāṃ paramaṃ śreṣṭhaṃ maṅgalānāṃ ca maṅgalam
(This chapter) is an increaser of love for me among those who follow my path, and (an increaser) of my own pleasure; it is the supreme best of the best, and the auspiciousness of auspicious things.
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VrP 147.59
लाभानां परमो लाभो धर्माणां धर्म उत्तमः ।। लभन्ते पठमाना वै मम मार्गानुसारिणः
lābhānāṃ paramo lābho dharmāṇāṃ dharma uttamaḥ || labhante paṭhamānā vai mama mārgānusāriṇaḥ
It is the highest gain among gains, the best dharma among dharmas; those who follow my path indeed obtain (it) by reciting it.
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VrP 147.61
तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि मम लोके महीयते ।। पतनं च न विद्येत पठमानो दिने दिने
tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi mama loke mahīyate || patanaṃ ca na vidyeta paṭhamāno dine dine
For that many thousands of years he is honoured in my world, and for one who recites it day after day there would be no fall.
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VrP 147.62
तारितानि कुलान्येभिः सप्त सप्त च सप्त च ।। पिशुनाय न दातव्यं न मूर्खाय शठाय च
tāritāni kulānyebhiḥ sapta sapta ca sapta ca || piśunāya na dātavyaṃ na mūrkhāya śaṭhāya ca
By these (recitations) families have been carried across—seven and seven and seven; it is not to be given to a slanderer, nor to a fool, nor to a cheat.
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VrP 147.63
देयं पुत्राय शिष्याय यश्च जानाति सेवितुम् ।। एतन्मरणकाले तु न कदाचित्तु विस्मरेत्
deyaṃ putrāya śiṣyāya yaśca jānāti sevitum || etanmaraṇakāle tu na kadācittu vismaret
It should be given to a son, to a pupil, and to one who knows how to serve; and at the time of death one should never forget this.
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VrP 147.64
श्लोकं वा यदि वा पादं यदीच्छेत्परमां गतिम् ।। तत्क्षेत्रं तु महाभागे पंचयोजनमण्डलम्
ślokaṃ vā yadi vā pādaṃ yadīcchetparamāṃ gatim || tatkṣetraṃ tu mahābhāge paṃcayojanamaṇḍalam
(One should recall) a verse, or else a quarter-verse, if one desires the highest goal. That sacred field, O greatly blessed one, is a circle of five yojanas.
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VrP 147.65
तिष्ठामि परया प्रीत्या दिशं पूर्वामुपाश्रितः ।। पश्चिमेन वहेद्गङ्गां निष्कामेन वसुन्धरे
tiṣṭhāmi parayā prītyā diśaṃ pūrvāmupāśritaḥ || paścimena vahedgaṅgāṃ niṣkāmena vasundhare
There I abide with the highest delight, facing the eastern direction; on the west, O Vasundharā, the Ganges should flow, free of desire.
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VrP 147.66
एवं रहस्यं गुह्यं च सर्वकर्मसुखावहम् ।। एतत्ते परमं भद्रे गुह्यं धर्मसमन्वितम्
evaṃ rahasyaṃ guhyaṃ ca sarvakarmasukhāvaham || etatte paramaṃ bhadre guhyaṃ dharmasamanvitam
Thus (this is) secret and hidden, and brings ease in all works; this, O good lady, is the supreme secret of mine, endowed with dharma—
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VrP 147.67
मम क्षेत्रं महाभागे यत्त्वया परिपृच्छितम्
mama kṣetraṃ mahābhāge yattvayā paripṛcchitam
—my sacred field, O greatly blessed one, about which you asked me.
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VrP 147.147
तत्र त्वौर्वो महाभागे तप्यते समदर्शनः ।। पद्मानां कारणादौर्वो गंगाद्वारमुपागतः महादाहेन सन्तप्तः शम्भुर्देवीमुवाच ह ।। और्वस्य तु तपो दृष्ट्वा भीतैर्देवैरुदाहृतम् सप्तसप्ततिः कल्याणि सौरभेया महौजसः ।। तेनाप्लावितदेहाश्च परां निर्वृतिमागताः विमुक्तः सर्वसंसारान्मम लोकं च गच्छति ।। ततो ब्रह्मपदं नाम क्षेत्रं गुह्यं परं मम उपवासं त्रिरात्रं तु कृत्वा कर्म सुदुष्करम् ।। यावन्ति भ्रममाणस्य पदानि ननु सुन्दरि तेजः श्रियं च लक्ष्मीं च सर्वकामान्यशस्विनि ।। यावन्ति चाक्षराणि स्युरत्राध्याये मनस्विनि
tatra tvaurvo mahābhāge tapyate samadarśanaḥ || padmānāṃ kāraṇādaurvo gaṃgādvāramupāgataḥ mahādāhena santaptaḥ śambhurdevīmuvāca ha || aurvasya tu tapo dṛṣṭvā bhītairdevairudāhṛtam saptasaptatiḥ kalyāṇi saurabheyā mahaujasaḥ || tenāplāvitadehāśca parāṃ nirvṛtimāgatāḥ vimuktaḥ sarvasaṃsārānmama lokaṃ ca gacchati || tato brahmapadaṃ nāma kṣetraṃ guhyaṃ paraṃ mama upavāsaṃ trirātraṃ tu kṛtvā karma suduṣkaram || yāvanti bhramamāṇasya padāni nanu sundari tejaḥ śriyaṃ ca lakṣmīṃ ca sarvakāmānyaśasvini || yāvanti cākṣarāṇi syuratrādhyāye manasvini
There, O greatly blessed one, Aurva of equal vision practises austerity. For the sake of the lotuses Aurva came to Gaṅgādvāra. Burned by a great burning, Śambhu spoke to the Goddess; and, seeing Aurva's austerity, it was told by the frightened gods: seventy-seven, O fair one, were the sons of Surabhi, of great vigour; and those whose bodies were bathed by it attained the highest extinction. He is freed from all transmigration and goes to my world. Then there is the sacred field named Brahmapada, my supreme secret one. Having kept a fast for three nights, a very difficult act—as many as are the steps of one who wanders about, surely, O beautiful one, (so much) splendour and prosperity and fortune and all desires, O glorious one—and as many as the syllables may be in this chapter, O thoughtful one.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain