Varaha Purana — Chapter 160
VrP 160.1
अथ मथुरापरिक्रमप्रादुर्भावः ।। श्रीवराह उवाच ।। अष्टम्यां मथुरां प्राप्य कार्त्तिकस्यासिते नरः ।। स्नात्वा विश्रांतितीर्थे तु पितृदेवार्च्चने रतः
atha mathurāparikramaprādurbhāvaḥ || śrīvarāha uvāca || aṣṭamyāṃ mathurāṃ prāpya kārttikasyāsite naraḥ || snātvā viśrāṃtitīrthe tu pitṛdevārccane rataḥ
Now, the manifestation of the circumambulation of Mathurā. Śrī Varāha said: A man, having reached Mathurā on the eighth (day) of the dark (fortnight) of Kārttika, and having bathed at the Viśrānti ford, devoted to the worship of the fathers and the gods —
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VrP 160.2
विश्रांतिदर्शनं कृत्वा दीर्घविष्णुं च केशवम् ।। प्रदक्षिणायाः सम्यग्वै फलमाप्नोति मानवः
viśrāṃtidarśanaṃ kṛtvā dīrghaviṣṇuṃ ca keśavam || pradakṣiṇāyāḥ samyagvai phalamāpnoti mānavaḥ
— having made the viewing of (the god at) Viśrānti, and of Dīrghaviṣṇu and Keśava, that man duly obtains the fruit of the circumambulation.
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VrP 160.3
उपवासरतः सम्यगल्पमेध्याशनोऽथवा ।। दन्तकाष्ठं च सायाह्ने कृत्वा शुद्ध्यर्थमात्मनः
upavāsarataḥ samyagalpamedhyāśano'thavā || dantakāṣṭhaṃ ca sāyāhne kṛtvā śuddhyarthamātmanaḥ
Duly given to fasting, or else eating little and (only) pure food, and having used the tooth-stick in the evening for his own purification,
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VrP 160.4
ब्रह्मचर्येण तां रात्रिं कृत्वा सङ्कल्प्य मानसे ।। धौतवस्त्रेण सुस्नातो मौनव्रतपरायणः
brahmacaryeṇa tāṃ rātriṃ kṛtvā saṅkalpya mānase || dhautavastreṇa susnāto maunavrataparāyaṇaḥ
having passed that night in chastity, having formed the resolve in his mind, well bathed, with a washed garment, intent on the vow of silence,
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VrP 160.5
तिलाक्षतकुशान् गृह्य पितृदेवार्थमुद्यतः ।। दीपहस्तो वनं गत्वा श्रान्तो विश्रान्तिजागरे
tilākṣatakuśān gṛhya pitṛdevārthamudyataḥ || dīpahasto vanaṃ gatvā śrānto viśrāntijāgare
taking sesame, unbroken grains and kuśa grass, ready for the sake of the fathers and the gods, lamp in hand, having gone to the forest, wearied by the night-vigil at Viśrānti —
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VrP 160.6
यथानुक्रमणं तैश्च ध्रुवाद्यैर्ऋषिभिः कृतम् ।। एवं परंपरायातं क्रमणीयं नरोत्तमैः
yathānukramaṇaṃ taiśca dhruvādyairṛṣibhiḥ kṛtam || evaṃ paraṃparāyātaṃ kramaṇīyaṃ narottamaiḥ
and the sequence (of the circuit) as it was made by those sages beginning with Dhruva — thus it has come down in succession, and is to be traversed by the best of men.
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VrP 160.7
प्रदक्षिणा वर्त्तमाना भक्तिश्रद्धासमन्वितः ।। सर्वान्कामानवाप्नोति हयमेधफलं लभेत्
pradakṣiṇā varttamānā bhaktiśraddhāsamanvitaḥ || sarvānkāmānavāpnoti hayamedhaphalaṃ labhet
Performing the circumambulation, endowed with devotion and faith, he obtains all his desires and would gain the fruit of a horse sacrifice.
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VrP 160.8
एवं जागरणं कृत्वा नवम्यां नियतः शुचिः ।। ब्राह्मे मुहुर्त्ते संप्राप्ते ततो यात्रामुपक्रमेत्
evaṃ jāgaraṇaṃ kṛtvā navamyāṃ niyataḥ śuciḥ || brāhme muhurtte saṃprāpte tato yātrāmupakramet
Having thus kept the vigil, on the ninth (day), restrained and pure, when the brāhma hour has arrived, he should then begin the journey.
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VrP 160.9
तथा प्रारभयेद्यात्रां यावन्नोदयते रविः ।। प्रातः स्नानं तथा कुर्यात्तीर्थे दक्षिणकोटिके
tathā prārabhayedyātrāṃ yāvannodayate raviḥ || prātaḥ snānaṃ tathā kuryāttīrthe dakṣiṇakoṭike
He should so begin the journey that the sun has not yet risen; and he should likewise perform the morning bath at the ford at the southern edge.
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VrP 160.11
विज्ञाप्य सिद्धिकर्त्तारं यात्रासिद्धिप्रदायकम् ।। यस्य संस्मरणादेव सर्वे नश्यन्त्युपद्रवाः
vijñāpya siddhikarttāraṃ yātrāsiddhipradāyakam || yasya saṃsmaraṇādeva sarve naśyantyupadravāḥ
Having made his petition to the accomplisher of success, the giver of success in the journey, by the mere remembrance of whom all calamities perish:
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VrP 160.12
यथा रामस्य यात्रायां सिद्धिस्ते सुप्रतिष्ठिता ।। तथा परिभ्रमन्तेऽद्य भवान्सिद्धिप्रदो भव
yathā rāmasya yātrāyāṃ siddhiste supratiṣṭhitā || tathā paribhramante'dya bhavānsiddhiprado bhava
"As in Rāma's expedition your power of accomplishment was well established, so today, for one who makes the circuit, may you be a giver of success."
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VrP 160.13
इति विज्ञाप्य विधिवद्धनूमन्तं गणेश्वरम् ।। दीपपुष्पोपहारैस्तु पूजयित्वा विसर्ज्जयेत्
iti vijñāpya vidhivaddhanūmantaṃ gaṇeśvaram || dīpapuṣpopahāraistu pūjayitvā visarjjayet
Having thus petitioned, according to rule, Hanumān the lord of the hosts, and having worshipped (him) with offerings of lamps and flowers, he should dismiss (him).
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VrP 160.14
तथैव पद्मनाभं तु दीर्घविष्णुं भयापहम् ।। विज्ञाप्य सिद्धिकर्त्तारं देव्यश्च तदनन्तरम्
tathaiva padmanābhaṃ tu dīrghaviṣṇuṃ bhayāpaham || vijñāpya siddhikarttāraṃ devyaśca tadanantaram
So too having petitioned Padmanābha, and Dīrghaviṣṇu who removes fear, the accomplisher of success, and thereafter the goddesses,
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VrP 160.15
दृष्ट्वा वसुमतीं देवीं तथैव ह्यपराजिताम् ।। आयुधागारसंस्थां च नृणां सर्वभयापहाम्
dṛṣṭvā vasumatīṃ devīṃ tathaiva hyaparājitām || āyudhāgārasaṃsthāṃ ca nṛṇāṃ sarvabhayāpahām
having seen the goddess Vasumatī and likewise Aparājitā, who stands in the armoury and removes all fear of men,
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VrP 160.16
कंसवासनिकां तद्वदौग्रसेनां च चर्च्चिकाम् ।। वधूटीं च तथा देवि दानवक्षयकारिणीम्
kaṃsavāsanikāṃ tadvadaugrasenāṃ ca carccikām || vadhūṭīṃ ca tathā devi dānavakṣayakāriṇīm
and likewise Kaṃsavāsanikā and Augrasenā and Carcikā, and Vadhūṭī too, O goddess, who brings about the destruction of the dānavas,
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VrP 160.17
जयदां देवतानां च मातरो देवपूजिताः ।। गृहदेव्यो वास्तुदेव्यो दृष्ट्वानुज्ञाप्य निर्गमेत्
jayadāṃ devatānāṃ ca mātaro devapūjitāḥ || gṛhadevyo vāstudevyo dṛṣṭvānujñāpya nirgamet
and the victory-giving mothers of the gods, worshipped by the gods, the house-goddesses and the site-goddesses — having seen (them) and taken leave, he should set out.
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VrP 160.18
मौनव्रतधरो गच्छेद्यावद्दक्षिणकोटिके ।। प्राप्य स्नात्वा पितृँस्तर्प्य दृष्ट्वा देवं प्रणम्य च
maunavratadharo gacchedyāvaddakṣiṇakoṭike || prāpya snātvā pitṛ~starpya dṛṣṭvā devaṃ praṇamya ca
Holding the vow of silence he should go until (he reaches) the southern edge; having arrived, having bathed, having offered water to the fathers, having seen the god and bowed to him,
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VrP 160.19
नत्वा गच्छेदिक्षुवासां देवि कृष्णसुपूजिताम् ।। बालक्रीडनरूपाणि कृतानि सह गोपकैः ।। यानि तीर्थानि तान्येव स्थापितानि महर्षिभिः
natvā gacchedikṣuvāsāṃ devi kṛṣṇasupūjitām || bālakrīḍanarūpāṇi kṛtāni saha gopakaiḥ || yāni tīrthāni tānyeva sthāpitāni maharṣibhiḥ
having bowed, he should go, O goddess, to Ikṣuvāsā, well worshipped by Kṛṣṇa. The forms of childhood play that were performed together with the cowherds — whatever fords those are, they have been established by the great sages.
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VrP 160.21
पुण्यस्थल महास्थल महापापविनाशनम् ।। पंचस्थलानि तत्रैव सर्वपापहराणि च
puṇyasthala mahāsthala mahāpāpavināśanam || paṃcasthalāni tatraiva sarvapāpaharāṇi ca
O holy site, O great site, destroyer of great sin! Right there are the five sites, which remove all sins.
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VrP 160.22
येषां तु दर्शनादेव ब्रह्मणा सह मोदते ।। शिवं सिद्धमुखं दृष्ट्वा स्थलानां फलमाप्नुयात्
yeṣāṃ tu darśanādeva brahmaṇā saha modate || śivaṃ siddhamukhaṃ dṛṣṭvā sthalānāṃ phalamāpnuyāt
By the mere sight of these one rejoices together with Brahmā; having seen Śiva and the Siddha-face (Siddhamukha), one obtains the fruit of (all) the sthalas.
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VrP 160.23
हयमुक्तिं ततो गच्छेत्सिंदूरं ससहायकम् ।। श्रूयते चात्र ऋषिभिर्गाथा गीता पुरातनी
hayamuktiṃ tato gacchetsiṃdūraṃ sasahāyakam || śrūyate cātra ṛṣibhirgāthā gītā purātanī
Then one should go to Hayamukti and to Sindūra along with (its) attendant (shrine); and here an ancient song sung by the sages is heard.
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VrP 160.24
अश्वारूढेन तेनैव यत्रेयं समनुष्ठिता ।। अश्वो मुक्तिं गतस्तत्र सहायसहितः सुखम्
aśvārūḍhena tenaiva yatreyaṃ samanuṣṭhitā || aśvo muktiṃ gatastatra sahāyasahitaḥ sukham
By that very man, mounted on a horse, this pilgrimage was performed there; there the horse attained liberation, and happily, together with (its) companion.
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VrP 160.25
राजपुत्रः स्थितस्तत्र यानयात्रा न मुक्तिदा ।। तस्माद्यानैश्च यात्रा तु न कर्त्तव्या फलेच्छया
rājaputraḥ sthitastatra yānayātrā na muktidā || tasmādyānaiśca yātrā tu na karttavyā phalecchayā
A king's son stayed there: a pilgrimage by vehicle does not grant liberation. Therefore a pilgrimage should not be made with vehicles by one who desires the fruit.
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VrP 160.26
तस्मिंस्तीर्थे तु तं दृष्ट्वा स्पृष्ट्वा पापैः प्रमुच्यते ।। कुण्डं शिवस्य विख्यातं तत्र स्नानफलं महत्
tasmiṃstīrthe tu taṃ dṛṣṭvā spṛṣṭvā pāpaiḥ pramucyate || kuṇḍaṃ śivasya vikhyātaṃ tatra snānaphalaṃ mahat
But at that sacred place, having seen and touched him, one is released from sins. There is (a pool) famed as Śiva's kuṇḍa; great is the fruit of bathing there.
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VrP 160.27
मल्लिकादर्शनं कृत्वा कृष्णस्य जयदं शुभम् ।। ततः कदंबखण्डस्य गमनात्सिद्धिमाप्नुयात्
mallikādarśanaṃ kṛtvā kṛṣṇasya jayadaṃ śubham || tataḥ kadaṃbakhaṇḍasya gamanātsiddhimāpnuyāt
Having made the viewing of Mallikā, which is auspicious and grants victory, (belonging) to Kṛṣṇa; then, by going to the Kadamba grove, one would attain success.
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VrP 160.28
चर्चिका योगिनी तत्र योगिनीपरिवारिता ।। कृष्णस्य रक्षणार्थं हि स्थिता सा दक्षिणां दिशम्
carcikā yoginī tatra yoginīparivāritā || kṛṣṇasya rakṣaṇārthaṃ hi sthitā sā dakṣiṇāṃ diśam
There is Carcikā the Yoginī, surrounded by yoginīs; for the sake of protecting Kṛṣṇa she is stationed (facing) the southern quarter.
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VrP 160.29
अस्पृश्या चास्पृशा चैव मातरौ लोकपूजितौ ।। बालानां दर्शनं ताभ्यां महारक्षां करिष्यति
aspṛśyā cāspṛśā caiva mātarau lokapūjitau || bālānāṃ darśanaṃ tābhyāṃ mahārakṣāṃ kariṣyati
Aspṛśyā and Aspṛśā, the two mothers honoured by the world: the sight of them by children will grant great protection.
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VrP 160.31
क्षेत्रपालं ततो गत्वा शिवं भूतेश्वरं हरम् ।। मथुराक्रमणं तस्य जायते सफलं तथा
kṣetrapālaṃ tato gatvā śivaṃ bhūteśvaraṃ haram || mathurākramaṇaṃ tasya jāyate saphalaṃ tathā
Then, having gone to Kṣetrapāla, to Śiva, Bhūteśvara, Hara, his entry into Mathurā thereby becomes fruitful.
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VrP 160.32
कृष्णक्रीडासेतुबन्धं महापातकनाशनम् ।। बालानां क्रीडनार्थं च कृत्वा देवो गदाधरः
kṛṣṇakrīḍāsetubandhaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam || bālānāṃ krīḍanārthaṃ ca kṛtvā devo gadādharaḥ
(Then) the Kṛṣṇa-play causeway (Kṛṣṇakrīḍāsetubandha), destroyer of great sins: the god Gadādhara made it for the children's play,
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VrP 160.33
गोपकैः सहितस्तत्र क्षणमेकं दिनेदिने ।। तत्रैव रमणार्थं हि नित्यकालं स गच्छति
gopakaiḥ sahitastatra kṣaṇamekaṃ dinedine || tatraiva ramaṇārthaṃ hi nityakālaṃ sa gacchati
and there, together with the cowherd boys, for a single moment day by day; for the sake of sporting he goes there at all times.
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VrP 160.34
बलिह्रदं च तत्रैव जलक्रीडाकृतं शुभम् ।। यस्य सन्दर्शनादेव सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
balihradaṃ ca tatraiva jalakrīḍākṛtaṃ śubham || yasya sandarśanādeva sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate
And there too is the auspicious Balihrada, made for water-sport, by the mere sight of which one is released from all sins.
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VrP 160.35
ततः परं च कृष्णेन कुक्कुटैः क्रीडनं कृतम् ।। यस्य दर्शनमात्रेण चण्डोऽपि गतिमाप्नुयात्
tataḥ paraṃ ca kṛṣṇena kukkuṭaiḥ krīḍanaṃ kṛtam || yasya darśanamātreṇa caṇḍo'pi gatimāpnuyāt
And beyond that, the playing with cocks was done by Kṛṣṇa; by the mere sight of it even a cruel man would attain (the good) course.
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VrP 160.36
स्तम्भोच्चयं सुशिखरं सौरभैः सुसुगन्धिभिः ।। भूषितं पूजितं तत्र कृष्णेनाक्लिष्टकर्मणा
stambhoccayaṃ suśikharaṃ saurabhaiḥ susugandhibhiḥ || bhūṣitaṃ pūjitaṃ tatra kṛṣṇenākliṣṭakarmaṇā
(There is) the lofty pillar with a fine top, adorned and worshipped there with sweet fragrant perfumes by Kṛṣṇa of untiring deeds.
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VrP 160.37
तस्य प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा परिपूज्य प्रयत्नतः ।। मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो विष्णुलोकं व्रजेत्तु सः
tasya pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā paripūjya prayatnataḥ || mucyate sarvapāpebhyo viṣṇulokaṃ vrajettu saḥ
Having circumambulated it and worshipped it thoroughly with effort, one is freed from all sins, and he goes to the world of Viṣṇu.
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VrP 160.38
वसुदेवेन देवक्या गर्भस्य रक्षणाय च ।। कृतमेकान्तशयनं महापातकनाशनम्
vasudevena devakyā garbhasya rakṣaṇāya ca || kṛtamekāntaśayanaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam
And by Vasudeva, for the protection of Devakī's embryo, the Ekāntaśayana ("solitary bed") was made, destroyer of great sins.
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VrP 160.39
ततो नारायणस्थानं प्रविशेन्मुक्तिहेतवे ।। परिक्रम्य ततो देवान्नारायणपुरोगमान्
tato nārāyaṇasthānaṃ praviśenmuktihetave || parikramya tato devānnārāyaṇapurogamān
Then one should enter the abode of Nārāyaṇa for the sake of liberation; then, having circumambulated the gods headed by Nārāyaṇa,
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VrP 160.41
अनुज्ञाय ततः स्थानं द्रष्टुं गर्त्तेश्वरं शिवम् ।। दृष्टमात्रेण तत्रैव यात्राफलमवाप्यते
anujñāya tataḥ sthānaṃ draṣṭuṃ gartteśvaraṃ śivam || dṛṣṭamātreṇa tatraiva yātrāphalamavāpyate
and having taken leave, (one should go) then to that place to see Śiva Garteśvara; there, by the mere sight (of him), the fruit of the pilgrimage is obtained.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.42
महाविद्येश्वरी देवी आरक्षं पापकं हरेत् ।। क्षेत्रस्य रक्षणार्थं हि यात्रायाः सिद्धिदां नृणाम्
mahāvidyeśvarī devī ārakṣaṃ pāpakaṃ haret || kṣetrasya rakṣaṇārthaṃ hi yātrāyāḥ siddhidāṃ nṛṇām
The goddess Mahāvidyeśvarī, the guardian, would take away evil; for she is (there) for the protection of the sacred field, granting men the success of the pilgrimage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 160.43
प्रभा मल्ली च तत्रैव दृष्ट्वा कामानवाप्नुयात् ।। महाविद्येश्वरी देवी कृष्णरक्षार्थमुद्यता
prabhā mallī ca tatraiva dṛṣṭvā kāmānavāpnuyāt || mahāvidyeśvarī devī kṛṣṇarakṣārthamudyatā
Prabhā and Mallī are also there; having seen (them) one would obtain (one's) desires. The goddess Mahāvidyeśvarī is intent on protecting Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.44
नित्यं सन्निहिता तत्र सिद्धिदा पापनाशिनी ।। कृष्णेन बलभद्रेण गोपैः कंसं जिघांसुभिः
nityaṃ sannihitā tatra siddhidā pāpanāśinī || kṛṣṇena balabhadreṇa gopaiḥ kaṃsaṃ jighāṃsubhiḥ
She is always present there, granting attainments and destroying sins. By Kṛṣṇa, by Balabhadra, and by the cowherds who sought to kill Kaṃsa —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.45
सङ्केतकं कृतं तत्र मन्त्रनिश्चयकारकम् ।। तदा संकेतकैः सा च सिद्धा देवी प्रतिष्ठिता
saṅketakaṃ kṛtaṃ tatra mantraniścayakārakam || tadā saṃketakaiḥ sā ca siddhā devī pratiṣṭhitā
— a rendezvous (saṅketaka) was made there, one that settled the plan; then by those meetings she became the perfected goddess, established (there).
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 160.46
सिद्धिप्रदा भोगदा च तेन सिद्धेश्वरी स्मृता ।। संकेतकेश्वरीं चैव दृष्ट्वा सिद्धिमवाप्नुयात्
siddhipradā bhogadā ca tena siddheśvarī smṛtā || saṃketakeśvarīṃ caiva dṛṣṭvā siddhimavāpnuyāt
She gives attainment and gives enjoyment; therefore she is remembered as Siddheśvarī. And seeing Saṃketakeśvarī one obtains attainment.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.47
तत्र कुण्डं स्वच्छजलं महापातकनाशनम् ।। ततो दृष्ट्वा महादेवं गोकर्णेश्वरनामतः
tatra kuṇḍaṃ svacchajalaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam || tato dṛṣṭvā mahādevaṃ gokarṇeśvaranāmataḥ
There is a pool there with clear water, destroying great sins. Then, having seen Mahādeva by the name Gokarṇeśvara —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.48
यस्य दर्शनमात्रेण सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ।। सरस्वतीं नदीं दृष्ट्वा ततो भद्राणि पश्यति
yasya darśanamātreṇa sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate || sarasvatīṃ nadīṃ dṛṣṭvā tato bhadrāṇi paśyati
— by the mere sight of whom one is released from all sins; and having seen the river Sarasvatī, one thereafter sees auspicious things.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.49
विघ्नराजं ततो गच्छेद्गणेशं विघ्ननायकम् ।। सर्वसिद्धिप्रदं रम्यं दर्शनाच्च फलं लभेत्
vighnarājaṃ tato gacchedgaṇeśaṃ vighnanāyakam || sarvasiddhipradaṃ ramyaṃ darśanācca phalaṃ labhet
Then one should go to Vighnarāja, Gaṇeśa the lord of obstacles, the delightful giver of all attainments; and from the sight (of him) one would gain the fruit.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.51
महादेवमुखाकारं नाम्ना रुद्रमहालयम् ।। क्षेत्रपं तं परं दृष्ट्वा क्षेत्रवासफलं लभेत्
mahādevamukhākāraṃ nāmnā rudramahālayam || kṣetrapaṃ taṃ paraṃ dṛṣṭvā kṣetravāsaphalaṃ labhet
(Then to that) which has the form of Mahādeva's face, by name Rudramahālaya; having seen that supreme guardian of the sacred field, one gains the fruit of dwelling in the field.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.52
तस्मादुत्तरकोटिं च दृष्ट्वा देवं गणेश्वरम् ।। द्यूतक्रीडा भगवता कृता गोपजनैः सह
tasmāduttarakoṭiṃ ca dṛṣṭvā devaṃ gaṇeśvaram || dyūtakrīḍā bhagavatā kṛtā gopajanaiḥ saha
From there, having seen the northern corner and the god Gaṇeśvara — the game of dice was played by the Lord together with the cowherd folk.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.53
नानापहासरूपेण जिता गोप्यो धनानि च ।। गोपैरानीय ताश्चैव कृष्णाय च निवेदिताः
nānāpahāsarūpeṇa jitā gopyo dhanāni ca || gopairānīya tāścaiva kṛṣṇāya ca niveditāḥ
With much joking, the cowherd women and their goods were won; and the cowherds brought them and presented them to Kṛṣṇa.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.54
गोपालकृष्णगमनं महापातकनाशनम् ।। समस्तं बालचरितं भ्रमणं च यथासुखम्
gopālakṛṣṇagamanaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam || samastaṃ bālacaritaṃ bhramaṇaṃ ca yathāsukham
The going of Gopāla Kṛṣṇa destroys great sins; (so does) the whole of his childhood exploits and his roaming about at pleasure.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.55
कृतं तत्र यथारूपं यद्रूपं च यथा तथा ।। ऋषिभिः सेवितं ध्यातं विष्णोर्माहात्म्यमुत्तमम्
kṛtaṃ tatra yathārūpaṃ yadrūpaṃ ca yathā tathā || ṛṣibhiḥ sevitaṃ dhyātaṃ viṣṇormāhātmyamuttamam
Whatever was done there in whatever form, and whatever form (he took), just so — it was served and meditated on by the seers, the highest greatness of Viṣṇu.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 160.56
ततो गच्छेन्महातीर्थं विमलं यमुनाम्भसि ।। स्नात्वा पीत्वा पितॄंस्तर्प्य नाम्ना रुद्रमहालयम्
tato gacchenmahātīrthaṃ vimalaṃ yamunāmbhasi || snātvā pītvā pitṝṃstarpya nāmnā rudramahālayam
Then one should go to the great sacred ford Vimala in the water of the Yamunā; having bathed, drunk, and satisfied the ancestors, (one should visit) the one named Rudramahālaya.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.57
गार्ग्यतीर्थे महापुण्ये नरस्तत्र तथा क्रमेत् ।। भद्रेश्वरे महातीर्थे सोमतीर्थे तथैव च
gārgyatīrthe mahāpuṇye narastatra tathā kramet || bhadreśvare mahātīrthe somatīrthe tathaiva ca
At the very meritorious Gārgyatīrtha a man should likewise proceed there, and so too at the great ford Bhadreśvara and at Somatīrtha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.58
स्नात्वा सोमेश्वरं देवं दृष्ट्वा यात्राफलं लभेत् ।। सरस्वत्याः सङ्गमे च देवर्षिपितृमानवान्
snātvā someśvaraṃ devaṃ dṛṣṭvā yātrāphalaṃ labhet || sarasvatyāḥ saṅgame ca devarṣipitṛmānavān
Having bathed and seen the god Someśvara, one gains the fruit of the pilgrimage; and at the confluence of the Sarasvatī, (satisfying) the gods, seers, ancestors and men —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.59
सन्तर्प्य विधिवद्दत्त्वा विष्णुसायुज्यमाप्नुयात् ।। घण्टाभरणके तद्वत्तथा गरुडकेशवे
santarpya vidhivaddattvā viṣṇusāyujyamāpnuyāt || ghaṇṭābharaṇake tadvattathā garuḍakeśave
— having satisfied them and given (gifts) according to rule, one would attain union with Viṣṇu; likewise at Ghaṇṭābharaṇaka and at Garuḍakeśava,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.61
गोपानां तीर्थके चैव तथा वै मुक्तिकेश्वरे ।। वैलक्षगरुडे चैव महापातकनाशने
gopānāṃ tīrthake caiva tathā vai muktikeśvare || vailakṣagaruḍe caiva mahāpātakanāśane
and at the ford of the cowherds, and likewise at Muktikeśvara, and at Vailakṣagaruḍa, which destroys great sins,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.62
तीर्थान्येतानि पुण्यानि यथा विश्रान्तिसंज्ञकम् ।। एषु तीर्थेषु क्रमितो भक्तिमांश्च जितेन्द्रियः
tīrthānyetāni puṇyāni yathā viśrāntisaṃjñakam || eṣu tīrtheṣu kramito bhaktimāṃśca jitendriyaḥ
these are the meritorious sacred fords, as is the one named Viśrānti. He who proceeds through these fords, being devoted and having subdued his senses —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.63
देवान्पितॄन् समभ्यर्च्य ततो देवं प्रसादयेत् ।। अविमुक्तेश देवेश सप्तर्षिभिरभिष्टुत
devānpitṝn samabhyarcya tato devaṃ prasādayet || avimukteśa deveśa saptarṣibhirabhiṣṭuta
— having worshipped the gods and the ancestors, should then propitiate the god: "O Avimukteśa, lord of gods, praised by the seven seers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.64
मथुराक्रमणीयं मे सफलं स्यात्तवाज्ञया ।। इत्येवं देवदेवेशं विज्ञाप्य क्षेत्रपं शिवम्
mathurākramaṇīyaṃ me saphalaṃ syāttavājñayā || ityevaṃ devadeveśaṃ vijñāpya kṣetrapaṃ śivam
may my circuit of Mathurā be fruitful by your command." Having thus informed the lord of the gods of gods, Śiva the guardian of the field,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.65
विश्रान्तिसंज्ञके स्नानं कृत्वा च पितृतर्पणम् ।। गतश्रमं परिक्रम्य स्तुत्वा दृष्ट्वा प्रणम्य च
viśrāntisaṃjñake snānaṃ kṛtvā ca pitṛtarpaṇam || gataśramaṃ parikramya stutvā dṛṣṭvā praṇamya ca
having bathed at (the ford) named Viśrānti and made the ancestral libation, having circumambulated Gataśrama, praised it, seen it and bowed to it,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.66
सुमङ्गलां ततो गच्छेद्यात्रासिद्धिं प्रसादयेत् ।। सर्वमङ्गलमांगल्ये शिवे सर्वार्थसाधिके
sumaṅgalāṃ tato gacchedyātrāsiddhiṃ prasādayet || sarvamaṅgalamāṃgalye śive sarvārthasādhike
Then one should go to Sumaṅgalā and propitiate (her) for the success of the pilgrimage: "O you who are the auspiciousness of all auspicious things, Śivā, accomplisher of every aim,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.67
यात्रेयं त्वत्प्रसादेन सफला मे भवत्विति ।। पिप्पलादेश्वरं देवं पिप्पलादेन पूजितम्
yātreyaṃ tvatprasādena saphalā me bhavatviti || pippalādeśvaraṃ devaṃ pippalādena pūjitam
may this journey of mine, by your grace, become fruitful" — (and then) the god Pippalādeśvara, worshipped by Pippalāda,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.68
विश्रान्तस्तु परिक्रम्य त्रातस्तत्र महातपाः ।। उपलिप्य ततस्तस्य शीर्षोपरि महच्छिवम्
viśrāntastu parikramya trātastatra mahātapāḥ || upalipya tatastasya śīrṣopari mahacchivam
and the great ascetic who, having rested and circumambulated, was rescued there; then, having smeared (with unguent) the great Śiva above his head,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 160.69
स्वनाम्ना चिह्नितं स्थाप्य तदा यात्राफलं लभेत् ।। कर्कोटकं तथा नागं महादुष्टनिवारणम्
svanāmnā cihnitaṃ sthāpya tadā yātrāphalaṃ labhet || karkoṭakaṃ tathā nāgaṃ mahāduṣṭanivāraṇam
having installed (it) marked with his own name, one then obtains the fruit of the pilgrimage. Likewise the serpent Karkoṭaka, who wards off great evils,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.71
सुखवासं च वरदं कृष्णस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः ।। सुखासीनं च तत्रैव स्थापितं शकुनाय वै
sukhavāsaṃ ca varadaṃ kṛṣṇasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ || sukhāsīnaṃ ca tatraiva sthāpitaṃ śakunāya vai
and Sukhavāsa, the boon-giver of Kṛṣṇa of unfaltering deeds; and (the one) seated at ease, installed in that very place for the sake of a (favourable) omen.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 160.72
स्वानुकूलः स्वरो यत्र प्रवेशे दक्षिणः स्वनः ।। ध्याता स्वभावे कृष्णेन स्वसा सातिसुखप्रदा
svānukūlaḥ svaro yatra praveśe dakṣiṇaḥ svanaḥ || dhyātā svabhāve kṛṣṇena svasā sātisukhapradā
Where the sound is favourable to oneself, the sound on the right at the entry; meditated upon in her own nature by Kṛṣṇa, she is (his) sister, giver of great happiness.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 160.73
भयार्तेन च कृष्णेन ध्याता देवी च चण्डिका ।। स्थापिता सिद्धिदा तत्र नाम्ना चार्त्तिहरा ततः
bhayārtena ca kṛṣṇena dhyātā devī ca caṇḍikā || sthāpitā siddhidā tatra nāmnā cārttiharā tataḥ
And by Kṛṣṇa, stricken with fear, the goddess Caṇḍikā was meditated upon; she was installed there as the giver of success, and thereafter (called) by the name Ārtiharā ("Remover of Distress").
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.74
दृष्ट्वा सर्वार्त्तिहरणं यस्या देव्याः सुखी नरः ।। अग्रोत्तरं शुभवरं शकुनार्थं च याचतः
dṛṣṭvā sarvārttiharaṇaṃ yasyā devyāḥ sukhī naraḥ || agrottaraṃ śubhavaraṃ śakunārthaṃ ca yācataḥ
Having seen that remover of all distress — the goddess by whose (sight) a man becomes happy — and asking, for the sake of an omen, for the excellent boon that stands foremost and northward,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 160.75
कृष्णस्य कंसघातार्थं संभूता सा तथोत्तरे ।। तां दृष्ट्वा मनुजः कामान्सर्वानिष्टानवाप्नुयात्
kṛṣṇasya kaṃsaghātārthaṃ saṃbhūtā sā tathottare || tāṃ dṛṣṭvā manujaḥ kāmānsarvāniṣṭānavāpnuyāt
she came into being in the north for Kṛṣṇa's sake, for the slaying of Kaṃsa; seeing her, a man would obtain all his desired wishes.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.76
वज्राननं ततो ध्यात्वा कृष्णो मल्लजिघांसया।। निहत्य मल्लान्पश्चाद्धि वज्राननमकल्पयत्
vajrānanaṃ tato dhyātvā kṛṣṇo mallajighāṃsayā|| nihatya mallānpaścāddhi vajrānanamakalpayat
Then Kṛṣṇa, wishing to kill the wrestlers, meditated on Vajrānana; and after slaying the wrestlers he afterwards established Vajrānana.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.77
वाञ्छितार्थफलं चक्रे कृष्णेनास्य मनोरथान्।। यस्यै यस्यै देवतायै तस्यै तस्यै ददौ मखम्
vāñchitārthaphalaṃ cakre kṛṣṇenāsya manorathān|| yasyai yasyai devatāyai tasyai tasyai dadau makham
(The deity) made his wishes bear the fruit of the desired object through Kṛṣṇa; and to each and every deity he gave a sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 160.78
उपयाचितं तु माङ्गल्यं सर्वपापहरं शुभम्।। कृष्णस्य बालचरितं महापातकनाशनम्
upayācitaṃ tu māṅgalyaṃ sarvapāpaharaṃ śubham|| kṛṣṇasya bālacaritaṃ mahāpātakanāśanam
But what is prayed for (there) is auspicious, propitious, remover of all sins: the childhood deeds of Kṛṣṇa, which destroy great sins.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 160.79
सूर्यं तं वरदं देवं माथुराणां कुलेश्वरम् ।। दृष्ट्वा तत्रैव दानं च दत्त्वा यात्रां समापयेत्
sūryaṃ taṃ varadaṃ devaṃ māthurāṇāṃ kuleśvaram || dṛṣṭvā tatraiva dānaṃ ca dattvā yātrāṃ samāpayet
Having seen that boon-granting god Sūrya, the lord of the lineage of the people of Mathurā, and having given a gift there itself, one should conclude the pilgrimage.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.81
क्रमतः पदविन्यासाद्यावन्तः सर्वतो दिशः ।। तावन्तः कुलसंभूताः सूर्ये तिष्ठन्ति शाश्वते
kramataḥ padavinyāsādyāvantaḥ sarvato diśaḥ || tāvantaḥ kulasaṃbhūtāḥ sūrye tiṣṭhanti śāśvate
As many as (there are), in all directions, by the placing of the steps in due order, so many, born of (one's) family, abide in the eternal Sun.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
VrP 160.82
ब्रह्मघ्नश्च सुरापश्च चौरा भग्नव्रताश्च ये ।। अगम्यागमने शीलाः क्षेत्रदारापहारकाः
brahmaghnaśca surāpaśca caurā bhagnavratāśca ye || agamyāgamane śīlāḥ kṣetradārāpahārakāḥ
Those who are killers of brahmins, drinkers of liquor, thieves, breakers of vows, given to intercourse with forbidden women, and stealers of fields and of wives —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.83
मथुराक्रमणं कृत्वा विपाप्मानो भवन्ति ते ।। अन्यदेशागतो दूरात्परिभ्रमति यो नरः
mathurākramaṇaṃ kṛtvā vipāpmāno bhavanti te || anyadeśāgato dūrātparibhramati yo naraḥ
having made the circuit of Mathurā, they become free of sin. And the man who, having come from another country, wanders about from afar —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.84
तस्य सन्दर्शनादन्ये पूताः स्युर्विगतामयाः ।। श्रुतं यैश्च विदूरस्थैः कृतयात्रं नरं नरैः
tasya sandarśanādanye pūtāḥ syurvigatāmayāḥ || śrutaṃ yaiśca vidūrasthaiḥ kṛtayātraṃ naraṃ naraiḥ
by the sight of him others become purified and free of affliction; and those men, dwelling far off, by whom a man who has performed the pilgrimage is (merely) heard of —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.85
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तास्ते यान्ति परमं पदम्
sarvapāpavinirmuktāste yānti paramaṃ padam
they, wholly released from all sins, go to the supreme abode.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
VrP 160.160
प्रक्षाल्य पादावाचम्य हनुमन्तं प्रसादयेत् ।। सर्वमङ्गलमाङ्गल्यं कुमारं ब्रह्मचारिणम् ख्यातिं गतानि सर्वाणि सर्वपापहराणि च ।। वत्सपुत्रं ततो गच्छेत्सर्वपापहरं परम् ।। अर्कस्थलं वीरस्थलं कुशस्थलमनन्तरम् वर्षखातं ततो गत्वा कुण्डं पापहरं परम् ।। गत्वा स्नात्वा पितॄँस्तर्प्य सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते दृष्ट्वा ततः सुविज्ञाप्य गणं विधिविनायकम् ।। कुब्जिकां वामनां चैव ब्राह्मण्यौ कृष्णपालिते गंगा साध्वी च तत्रैव महापातकनाशिनी ।। दृष्ट्वा स्पृष्ट्वा तथा ध्यात्वा सर्वकामान्समश्नुते धारालोपनके तद्वद्वैकुण्ठे खण्डवेलके ।। मन्दाकिन्याः संयमने असिकुण्डे तथैव च दृष्ट्वा गच्छेत्ततो देवीं या कृष्णेन विनिर्मिता ।। कंसभेदं प्रथमतः श्रुतं यत्र कुमन्त्रितम् एवं प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा नवम्यां शुक्लकौमुदे ।। सर्वं कुलं समादाय विष्णुलोके महीयते
prakṣālya pādāvācamya hanumantaṃ prasādayet || sarvamaṅgalamāṅgalyaṃ kumāraṃ brahmacāriṇam khyātiṃ gatāni sarvāṇi sarvapāpaharāṇi ca || vatsaputraṃ tato gacchetsarvapāpaharaṃ param || arkasthalaṃ vīrasthalaṃ kuśasthalamanantaram varṣakhātaṃ tato gatvā kuṇḍaṃ pāpaharaṃ param || gatvā snātvā pitṝ~starpya sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate dṛṣṭvā tataḥ suvijñāpya gaṇaṃ vidhivināyakam || kubjikāṃ vāmanāṃ caiva brāhmaṇyau kṛṣṇapālite gaṃgā sādhvī ca tatraiva mahāpātakanāśinī || dṛṣṭvā spṛṣṭvā tathā dhyātvā sarvakāmānsamaśnute dhārālopanake tadvadvaikuṇṭhe khaṇḍavelake || mandākinyāḥ saṃyamane asikuṇḍe tathaiva ca dṛṣṭvā gacchettato devīṃ yā kṛṣṇena vinirmitā || kaṃsabhedaṃ prathamataḥ śrutaṃ yatra kumantritam evaṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā navamyāṃ śuklakaumude || sarvaṃ kulaṃ samādāya viṣṇuloke mahīyate
Having washed the feet and sipped water, one should propitiate Hanumān, the auspiciousness of all auspicious things, the youth, the celibate. All (these places) have attained renown, and they remove all sins. Then one should go to Vatsaputra, the supreme remover of all sins; (then) Arkasthala, Vīrasthala, and next Kuśasthala. Then having gone to Varṣakhāta, the pool that is the supreme remover of sin — having gone, bathed there and offered water to the fathers, one is released from all sins. Then, having seen and duly made known (one's request) to the Gaṇa Vidhivināyaka, and to Kubjikā and Vāmanā, the two brahmin women protected by Kṛṣṇa, and there too to Gaṅgā Sādhvī, destroyer of great sins — having seen, touched and meditated (upon them), one attains all one's desires. At Dhārālopanaka, and likewise at Vaikuṇṭha, at Khaṇḍavelaka, at the Saṃyamana of the Mandākinī, and likewise at Asikuṇḍa — having seen (these), one should then go to the goddess who was fashioned by Kṛṣṇa, where first the breaking of Kaṃsa, the evil plot, was heard of. Having thus made the circumambulation on the ninth day of the bright fortnight of Kaumuda (Kārttika), one is honoured in the world of Viṣṇu together with all one's family.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain