Varaha Purana — Chapter 178

VrP 178.1

श्रीवराह उवाच ।। शत्रुघ्नेन पुरा घोरो लवणः सूदितो यथा ।। द्विजानुग्रहकामार्थमन्नमुग्रस्वरूपिणम्

śrīvarāha uvāca || śatrughnena purā ghoro lavaṇaḥ sūdito yathā || dvijānugrahakāmārthamannamugrasvarūpiṇam

The Blessed Boar said: (Hear) how of old the dreadful Lavaṇa, who fed on food of terrible form, was slain by Śatrughna out of a wish to show favour to the twice-born.

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VrP 178.2

द्वादश्यां मार्गशीर्षस्य उपोष्य नियतः शुचिः ।। यः करोति वरारोहे शत्रुघ्नचरितं यथा

dvādaśyāṃ mārgaśīrṣasya upoṣya niyataḥ śuciḥ || yaḥ karoti varārohe śatrughnacaritaṃ yathā

He who, on the twelfth of Mārgaśīrṣa, having fasted, restrained and pure, enacts, O fair-hipped one, (a commemoration of) Śatrughna's deed as it was—

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VrP 178.3

द्विजानां प्रीणनं कृत्वा स्वधान्नपटुभोजनैः ।। लवणस्य वधादेव शत्रुघ्नस्य शरीरके

dvijānāṃ prīṇanaṃ kṛtvā svadhānnapaṭubhojanaiḥ || lavaṇasya vadhādeva śatrughnasya śarīrake

—having gratified brahmins with (offerings of) svadhā, food and skilful dishes: from the very slaying of Lavaṇa, in the person of Śatrughna,

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VrP 178.4

हर्षस्तु सुमहाञ्जातो रामस्याक्लिष्टकर्मणः ।। अयोध्यायाः समायातो रामः सबलवाहनः

harṣastu sumahāñjāto rāmasyākliṣṭakarmaṇaḥ || ayodhyāyāḥ samāyāto rāmaḥ sabalavāhanaḥ

a very great joy arose in Rāma of untiring deeds; Rāma came from Ayodhyā with his army and mounts,

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VrP 178.5

महोत्सवं च कर्तुं स शत्रुघ्नस्य महात्मनः ।। सितामाग्रहणीं प्राप्य मथुरां लवणान्तकः

mahotsavaṃ ca kartuṃ sa śatrughnasya mahātmanaḥ || sitāmāgrahaṇīṃ prāpya mathurāṃ lavaṇāntakaḥ

and to hold a great festival for the great-souled Śatrughna. The slayer of Lavaṇa, having reached Mathurā, on the bright (fortnight's) Āgrahaṇī day,

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VrP 178.6

एकादश्यां सोपवासः स्नात्वा विश्रान्तिसंज्ञके ।। कृत्वा महोत्सवं तत्र कुटुम्बसहितः पुरा

ekādaśyāṃ sopavāsaḥ snātvā viśrāntisaṃjñake || kṛtvā mahotsavaṃ tatra kuṭumbasahitaḥ purā

on the eleventh, fasting, having bathed at (the place) called Viśrānti, held a great festival there of old, together with his family;

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VrP 178.7

तस्मिन्मुक्त्वा यथाकामं ब्राह्मणान्वै प्रतर्प्य च ।। तस्मिन्नहनि तत्रैव यः कुर्यात्स महोत्सवम्

tasminmuktvā yathākāmaṃ brāhmaṇānvai pratarpya ca || tasminnahani tatraiva yaḥ kuryātsa mahotsavam

having there given freely as he wished and gratified the brahmins—whoever on that day, in that very place, performs a great festival,

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VrP 178.8

सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः पितृभिः सह मोदते ।। स्वर्गलोके चिरं कालं यावत्स्थित्यन्तजन्मनः

sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ pitṛbhiḥ saha modate || svargaloke ciraṃ kālaṃ yāvatsthityantajanmanaḥ

freed from all sins, he rejoices together with his forefathers in the world of heaven for a long time, as long as (the world) lasts, until the end of birth.

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