Vayu Purana — Uttarardha — Chapter 46
VaP 2 46.1
।।सनत्कुमार उवाच।। वक्ष्ये शिलाया माहात्म्यं श्रृणु नारद मुक्तिदम्। यस्या गायन्ति देवाश्च माहात्म्यं मुनिपुङ्गवाः
||sanatkumāra uvāca|| vakṣye śilāyā māhātmyaṃ śrṛṇu nārada muktidam| yasyā gāyanti devāśca māhātmyaṃ munipuṅgavāḥ
Sanatkumāra said: I shall declare the greatness of the rock; hear, Nārada, (that which is) release-giving — whose greatness the gods and the foremost of sages sing.
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VaP 2 46.2
शिला स्थिता पृथिव्यां सा देवरूपातिपावनी। विचित्राख्यं शिलातीर्थं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम्
śilā sthitā pṛthivyāṃ sā devarūpātipāvanī| vicitrākhyaṃ śilātīrthaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam
That rock, exceedingly purifying, of divine form, stood upon the earth; the rock-tīrtha called Vicitra is renowned in the three worlds.
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VaP 2 46.3
तस्याः संस्पर्शनाल्लोकाः सर्वे हरिपुरं ययुः। शून्ये लोकत्रये जाते शून्या यमपुरी ह्यभूत्
tasyāḥ saṃsparśanāllokāḥ sarve haripuraṃ yayuḥ| śūnye lokatraye jāte śūnyā yamapurī hyabhūt
By touching her all the people went to Hari's city; when the three worlds had become empty, Yama's city too became empty.
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VaP 2 46.4
यम इन्द्रादिभिर्गत्वा ऊचे ब्रह्माणमद्भुतम्। अधिकारं गृहाणाथ यमदण्डं पितामह
yama indrādibhirgatvā ūce brahmāṇamadbhutam| adhikāraṃ gṛhāṇātha yamadaṇḍaṃ pitāmaha
Yama, having gone with Indra and the others, said to Brahmā (this) wondrous (thing): "Take back my office, grandfather, and Yama's rod."
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VaP 2 46.5
यममूचे ततो ब्रह्मा स्वगृहे धारयस्व ताम्। ब्रह्मोक्तो धर्मराजस्तु गृहे तां समधारयत्
yamamūce tato brahmā svagṛhe dhārayasva tām| brahmokto dharmarājastu gṛhe tāṃ samadhārayat
Then Brahmā said to Yama: "Keep her in your own house." And the King of Dharma, told (this) by Brahmā, kept her in his house.
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VaP 2 46.6
यमोऽधिकारं स्वं चक्रे पापिनां शासनादिकम्। एवंविधा गुरुतरा शिला जगति विश्रुता
yamo'dhikāraṃ svaṃ cakre pāpināṃ śāsanādikam| evaṃvidhā gurutarā śilā jagati viśrutā
Yama took as his own charge the punishing and the rest of sinners. Such a stone, exceedingly weighty, became famed in the world.
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VaP 2 46.7
यथा ब्रह्ना यथा विष्णुर्यथा देवो महेश्वरः। ब्रह्माण्डे च यथा मेरु स्तथेयं देवरूपिणी
yathā brahnā yathā viṣṇuryathā devo maheśvaraḥ| brahmāṇḍe ca yathā meru statheyaṃ devarūpiṇī
As Brahmā is, as Viṣṇu is, as the god Maheśvara is, and as Meru is in the cosmic egg, so is she, having the form of a deity. (brahnā = brahmā)
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VaP 2 46.8
गयासुरस्य शिरसि गुरुत्वाद्धारिता यतः । अतः पवित्रयोर्योगः पितॄणां मोक्षदायकः
gayāsurasya śirasi gurutvāddhāritā yataḥ | ataḥ pavitrayoryogaḥ pitṝṇāṃ mokṣadāyakaḥ
Since by reason of her weight she was set upon the head of Gayāsura, therefore the conjunction of the two pure things bestows liberation on the ancestors.
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VaP 2 46.9
पवित्रयोर्द्वयोर्योगे हयमेध मजोऽकरोत्। भागार्थमागतान्दृष्ट्वा विष्ण्वादीनब्रवीच्छिला
pavitrayordvayoryoge hayamedha majo'karot| bhāgārthamāgatāndṛṣṭvā viṣṇvādīnabravīcchilā
At the conjunction of the two pure things the Unborn (Brahmā) performed a horse sacrifice; seeing Viṣṇu and the others come for their portions, the stone said (to them):
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VaP 2 46.10
शिलास्थितिप्रतिज्ञां तु कुर्वन्तु पितृमुक्तये। तथेत्युक्त्वा शिलायान्ते देवा विष्ण्वादयः स्थिताः
śilāsthitipratijñāṃ tu kurvantu pitṛmuktaye| tathetyuktvā śilāyānte devā viṣṇvādayaḥ sthitāḥ
"Let (you) make a promise to abide in the stone, for the release of the ancestors." Saying "so be it," the gods, Viṣṇu and the rest, took their stand within the stone.
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VaP 2 46.11
शिलारूपेण मूर्त्त्या च पदरूपेण देवताः। मूर्त्तामूर्तस्वरूपेण स्थिताः पूर्वप्रतिज्ञया
śilārūpeṇa mūrttyā ca padarūpeṇa devatāḥ| mūrttāmūrtasvarūpeṇa sthitāḥ pūrvapratijñayā
In the form of the stone, in image form, and in the form of a footprint, the deities remained, in both embodied and unembodied form, by their earlier promise.
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VaP 2 46.12
दैत्यस्य मुण्ड पृष्ठे तु यस्मात्सा संस्थिता शिला। तस्मात्स मुण्डपृष्ठाद्रिः पितॄणां ब्रह्मलोकदः
daityasya muṇḍa pṛṣṭhe tu yasmātsā saṃsthitā śilā| tasmātsa muṇḍapṛṣṭhādriḥ pitṝṇāṃ brahmalokadaḥ
Since that stone stands upon the back of the demon's head, therefore that mountain is Muṇḍapṛṣṭha, granting the world of Brahmā to the ancestors.
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VaP 2 46.13
आच्छादितः शिलापादः प्रभासेनाद्रिणा यतः। भासितो भास्करेणेति प्रभासः परिकल्पितः
ācchāditaḥ śilāpādaḥ prabhāsenādriṇā yataḥ| bhāsito bhāskareṇeti prabhāsaḥ parikalpitaḥ
Since the stone's foot was covered by the mountain Prabhāsa — "it was made to shine by the sun" — thus Prabhāsa was so designated.
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VaP 2 46.14
प्रभासं हि विनिर्भिद्य शिलाङ्गुष्ठो विनिर्गतः। अङ्गुष्ठोत्थित ईशोऽपि प्रभासेशः प्रकीर्त्तितः
prabhāsaṃ hi vinirbhidya śilāṅguṣṭho vinirgataḥ| aṅguṣṭhotthita īśo'pi prabhāseśaḥ prakīrttitaḥ
Having split through Prabhāsa, the stone's thumb came out; and the Lord who arose from the thumb is proclaimed Prabhāseśa.
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VaP 2 46.15
शिलाङ्गुष्ठैकतेशो यः सा च प्रेतशिला स्मृता। पिण्डदानाद्यतस्तस्यां प्रेतत्वान्मुच्यते नरः
śilāṅguṣṭhaikateśo yaḥ sā ca pretaśilā smṛtā| piṇḍadānādyatastasyāṃ pretatvānmucyate naraḥ
That which is one portion of the stone's thumb is known as the Preta-stone; hence, by the giving of rice-balls there, a man is freed from the state of a preta.
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VaP 2 46.16
महानदीप्रबासाद्योः सङ्गमे स्नानकृन्नरः। रामो देव्या सह स्नातो रामतीर्थं ततः स्मृतम्
mahānadīprabāsādyoḥ saṅgame snānakṛnnaraḥ| rāmo devyā saha snāto rāmatīrthaṃ tataḥ smṛtam
A man who bathes at the confluence of the Mahānadī and Prabhāsa (rivers) — Rāma bathed there together with the Goddess, and thence it is known as Rāmatīrtha.
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VaP 2 46.17
प्रार्थितोऽत्र महानद्या राम स्नातो भवेति च। रामतीर्थं ततो भूत्वा त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम्
prārthito'tra mahānadyā rāma snāto bhaveti ca| rāmatīrthaṃ tato bhūtvā triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam
Here Rāma was entreated by the Mahānadī: "Be one who has bathed (here)"; thence, having become Rāmatīrtha, it is renowned in the three worlds.
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VaP 2 46.18
जन्मान्तरशतं साग्रं यत्कृतं दुष्कृतं मया। तत्सर्वं विलयं यातु रामतीर्थाभिषेचनात्
janmāntaraśataṃ sāgraṃ yatkṛtaṃ duṣkṛtaṃ mayā| tatsarvaṃ vilayaṃ yātu rāmatīrthābhiṣecanāt
Whatever evil has been done by me through a full hundred other births, let all that go to dissolution by the bathing at Rāmatīrtha.
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VaP 2 46.19
मन्त्रेणानेन यः स्नात्वा श्राद्धं कुर्वीत मानवः। रामतीर्थे पिण्डदस्तु विष्णुलोकं प्रयात्यसौ। तथेत्युक्त्वा स्थितो रामः सीतया भरताग्रजः
mantreṇānena yaḥ snātvā śrāddhaṃ kurvīta mānavaḥ| rāmatīrthe piṇḍadastu viṣṇulokaṃ prayātyasau| tathetyuktvā sthito rāmaḥ sītayā bharatāgrajaḥ
The man who, having bathed with this formula, should perform the śrāddha — one who gives rice-balls at Rāmatīrtha goes to the world of Viṣṇu. Saying "so be it," Rāma, Bharata's elder brother, remained there with Sītā.
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VaP 2 46.20
राम राम महाबाहो देवानामभयङ्कर। त्वां नमस्येऽत्र देवेशं मम नश्यतु पातकम्
rāma rāma mahābāho devānāmabhayaṅkara| tvāṃ namasye'tra deveśaṃ mama naśyatu pātakam
"Rāma, Rāma, mighty-armed, giver of fearlessness to the gods, I bow to you here, lord of gods: let my sin perish."
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VaP 2 46.21
मन्त्रेणानेन यः स्नात्वा श्राद्धं कुर्यात्सपिण्डकम् । प्रेतत्वात्तस्य पितरो विमुक्ताः पितृतां ययुः
mantreṇānena yaḥ snātvā śrāddhaṃ kuryātsapiṇḍakam | pretatvāttasya pitaro vimuktāḥ pitṛtāṃ yayuḥ
Whoever, having bathed with this formula, should perform the śrāddha together with the rice-balls — his ancestors, released from the state of pretas, attained the state of (true) ancestors.
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VaP 2 46.22
आपस्त्वमसि देवेश ज्योतिषां पतिरेव च। पाप नाशय मे देव मनोवाक्कायकर्मजम्
āpastvamasi deveśa jyotiṣāṃ patireva ca| pāpa nāśaya me deva manovākkāyakarmajam
"You are the waters, lord of gods, and you are the lord of the lights; destroy, O god, my sin born of mind, speech, body and act."
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VaP 2 46.23
नमस्कृत्य प्रभासेशं भासमानं शिवं व्रजेत्। तञ्च शम्भुं नमस्कृत्य कुर्याद्यमबलिं ततः
namaskṛtya prabhāseśaṃ bhāsamānaṃ śivaṃ vrajet| tañca śambhuṃ namaskṛtya kuryādyamabaliṃ tataḥ
Having bowed to Prabhāseśa, one should go to the shining Śiva; and having bowed to that Śambhu, one should then make the offering to Yama.
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VaP 2 46.24
रामे वनं गते शैलमागत्य भरतः स्थितः । पितृपिण्डादिकं कृत्वा रामं संस्थाप्य तत्र च
rāme vanaṃ gate śailamāgatya bharataḥ sthitaḥ | pitṛpiṇḍādikaṃ kṛtvā rāmaṃ saṃsthāpya tatra ca
When Rāma had gone to the forest, Bharata came to the mountain and stayed; having performed the rice-ball offering to his father and the rest, and having established (an image of) Rāma there,
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VaP 2 46.25
रामं सीतां लक्ष्मणञ्च मुनीन्स्थापितवान्प्रभुः। भरतस्याश्रमे पुण्ये नित्यं पुण्यतमैर्वृतम्। मतङ्गस्य पदं तत्र दृश्यते सर्वमानुषैः
rāmaṃ sītāṃ lakṣmaṇañca munīnsthāpitavānprabhuḥ| bharatasyāśrame puṇye nityaṃ puṇyatamairvṛtam| mataṅgasya padaṃ tatra dṛśyate sarvamānuṣaiḥ
the lord established Rāma, Sītā and Lakṣmaṇa and the sages in Bharata's holy hermitage, always surrounded by the most holy ones; there the footprint of Mataṅga is seen by all men.
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VaP 2 46.26
स्थापितं धर्मसर्वस्वं लोकस्यास्य निदर्शनात्। मतङ्गस्य पदे श्राद्धी सर्वांस्तारयते पितॄन्
sthāpitaṃ dharmasarvasvaṃ lokasyāsya nidarśanāt| mataṅgasya pade śrāddhī sarvāṃstārayate pitṝn
The entire essence of dharma was established (there), as an example for this world. At Mataṅga's footprint one who performs the śrāddha carries all his ancestors across.
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VaP 2 46.27
रामतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा रामं सीतां समर्च्य च। रामेश्वरं प्रणम्याथ न देही जायते पुनः
rāmatīrthe naraḥ snātvā rāmaṃ sītāṃ samarcya ca| rāmeśvaraṃ praṇamyātha na dehī jāyate punaḥ
A man who bathes at Rāma's tīrtha and worships Rāma and Sītā, and then bows to Rāmeśvara, is not born embodied again.
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VaP 2 46.28
शिलाया जघनं भूयः समाक्रान्तं नगेन तु। धर्मराजेन संप्रोक्तो न गच्छेति नगः स्मृतः
śilāyā jaghanaṃ bhūyaḥ samākrāntaṃ nagena tu| dharmarājena saṃprokto na gaccheti nagaḥ smṛtaḥ
Again the rock's hinder part was pressed down by the mountain; being told by Dharmarāja "Do not go," the mountain is called (Nagendra/'the one that stays'—naga).
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VaP 2 46.29
यमराजधर्मराजौ निश्चलार्थं व्यवस्थितौ। ताभ्यां बलिं प्रयच्छामि पितॄणां मुक्ति हेतवे
yamarājadharmarājau niścalārthaṃ vyavasthitau| tābhyāṃ baliṃ prayacchāmi pitṝṇāṃ mukti hetave
Yamarāja and Dharmarāja are stationed (there) for the sake of steadiness; to those two I present an offering, for the liberation of the ancestors.
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VaP 2 46.30
द्वौ श्वानौ श्यामशबलौ वैवस्वतकुलोद्भवौ। ताभ्यां बलिं प्रयच्छामि स्यातामेतावहिंसकौ
dvau śvānau śyāmaśabalau vaivasvatakulodbhavau| tābhyāṃ baliṃ prayacchāmi syātāmetāvahiṃsakau
The two dogs, the dark one and the brindled one, born of the lineage of Vaivasvata—to those two I present an offering; may these two do no harm.
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VaP 2 46.31
ऐन्द्रवारुण वायन्ययाम्यनैऋत्यसंस्थिताः। वायसाः प्रतिगृह्णन्तु भूयो पिण्डं मया स्थितम्
aindravāruṇa vāyanyayāmyanaiṛtyasaṃsthitāḥ| vāyasāḥ pratigṛhṇantu bhūyo piṇḍaṃ mayā sthitam
Stationed in the quarters of Indra (east), Varuṇa (west), Vāyu (northwest), Yama (south) and Nirṛti (southwest)—let the crows accept in turn the rice-ball set out by me.
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VaP 2 46.32
यमोऽसि यमदूतोऽसि वायसोऽसि महाबल। सप्तजन्मकृतं पापं बलिं भुक्त्वा विनाशय
yamo'si yamadūto'si vāyaso'si mahābala| saptajanmakṛtaṃ pāpaṃ baliṃ bhuktvā vināśaya
You are Yama, you are Yama's messenger, you are the crow, O greatly powerful one: having eaten the offering, destroy the sin committed in seven births.
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VaP 2 46.33
रामे वनं गते शैलमागत्य भरतेन हि। पितुः पिण्डादिकं कृत्वा रामेशः स्थापितोऽत्र वै
rāme vanaṃ gate śailamāgatya bharatena hi| pituḥ piṇḍādikaṃ kṛtvā rāmeśaḥ sthāpito'tra vai
When Rāma had gone to the forest, Bharata came to the mountain and, having performed the rice-ball offering and the rest for his father, Rāmeśa was indeed established here.
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VaP 2 46.34
स्नात्वा नत्वा च रामेशं रामसीता समन्वितम्। तत्र श्राद्धं सपिण्डञ्च कृत्वा विष्णुपुरं व्रजेत्। पितृभिः सह धर्मात्मा कुलानाञ्च शतैःसह
snātvā natvā ca rāmeśaṃ rāmasītā samanvitam| tatra śrāddhaṃ sapiṇḍañca kṛtvā viṣṇupuraṃ vrajet| pitṛbhiḥ saha dharmātmā kulānāñca śataiḥsaha
Having bathed and bowed to Rāmeśa together with Rāma and Sītā, and having performed there the śrāddha with the rice-ball, the man of righteous soul would go to Viṣṇu's city together with his ancestors and with hundreds of his families.
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VaP 2 46.35
रामं सीतां लक्ष्मणञ्च मुनीन्स्थापितवान्प्रभुः। भरतस्याश्रमे पुण्ये नित्यं पुण्यतमैर्वृतम्। मतङ्गस्य पदं तत्र दृश्यते सर्वमानुषैः
rāmaṃ sītāṃ lakṣmaṇañca munīnsthāpitavānprabhuḥ| bharatasyāśrame puṇye nityaṃ puṇyatamairvṛtam| mataṅgasya padaṃ tatra dṛśyate sarvamānuṣaiḥ
The Lord established Rāma, Sītā, Lakṣmaṇa and the sages in Bharata's holy hermitage, ever thronged by the most holy ones; Mataṅga's footprint is seen there by all men.
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VaP 2 46.36
वह्निर्द्वौ वरुणौ रुद्राश्चत्वारः पितृमोक्षदाः। भरताश्रममासाद्य तान्नमेत्पूजयेन्नरः
vahnirdvau varuṇau rudrāścatvāraḥ pitṛmokṣadāḥ| bharatāśramamāsādya tānnametpūjayennaraḥ
Fire, the two Varuṇas, and the four Rudras are the givers of release to the ancestors; having reached Bharata's hermitage, a man should bow to them and worship them.
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VaP 2 46.37
पापेभ्यश्चोपपापेभ्यो मुच्यते पितृभिः सह। यत्र कुत्रापि देवर्षे भरतस्याश्रमे नरः । स्नातः श्राद्धादिकं कुर्यात्तत्कल्पेऽपि न हीयते
pāpebhyaścopapāpebhyo mucyate pitṛbhiḥ saha| yatra kutrāpi devarṣe bharatasyāśrame naraḥ | snātaḥ śrāddhādikaṃ kuryāttatkalpe'pi na hīyate
He is freed, along with his ancestors, from sins and lesser sins. O divine seer, wherever in Bharata's hermitage a man, having bathed, performs śrāddha and the rest, that is not lost even at (the end of) that kalpa.
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VaP 2 46.38
गयायां चाक्षयं श्राद्धं जपहोमतपांसि च। सर्वमानन्त्यमाहुर्वै यद्दत्तं भरताश्रमे
gayāyāṃ cākṣayaṃ śrāddhaṃ japahomatapāṃsi ca| sarvamānantyamāhurvai yaddattaṃ bharatāśrame
At Gayā the śrāddha is imperishable, and so too muttered prayer, oblation and austerities; indeed they call everything endless that is given in Bharata's hermitage.
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VaP 2 46.39
चतुर्युगस्वरूपेण चतस्रो रविमूर्त्तयः । दृष्टाः स्पृष्टाः पूजितास्ताः पितॄणां मुक्तिदायकाः
caturyugasvarūpeṇa catasro ravimūrttayaḥ | dṛṣṭāḥ spṛṣṭāḥ pūjitāstāḥ pitṝṇāṃ muktidāyakāḥ
There are four forms of the Sun, in the shape of the four yugas; seen, touched and worshipped, they are givers of liberation to the ancestors.
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VaP 2 46.40
मुक्तिर्वांमन इत्येव तारकाख्यो विधिः परः। संसारार्णवतप्तानां नावावेतौ सुरेश्वरौ। तारकं ब्रह्म विश्वेषां मृतानां जीवतामिदम्
muktirvāṃmana ityeva tārakākhyo vidhiḥ paraḥ| saṃsārārṇavataptānāṃ nāvāvetau sureśvarau| tārakaṃ brahma viśveṣāṃ mṛtānāṃ jīvatāmidam
"Liberation is speech and mind"—just so is the supreme rite called Tāraka. For those scorched by the ocean of transmigration these two lords of the gods are boats; this is the saving (tāraka) brahman of all, of the dead and of the living.
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VaP 2 46.41
त्रिविक्रमञ्च ब्रह्माणं यः पश्येत्पुरुषोत्तमम्। पितृभिः सह धर्मात्मा स याति परमां गतिम्
trivikramañca brahmāṇaṃ yaḥ paśyetpuruṣottamam| pitṛbhiḥ saha dharmātmā sa yāti paramāṃ gatim
He who beholds Trivikrama and Brahmā, the highest Person, that righteous-souled one goes with his ancestors to the supreme goal.
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VaP 2 46.42
शिलाया वामपादेऽपि तथाभ्युद्यन्तको गिरिः । स्थापितः पिण्डदस्तत्र पितॄन्ब्रह्मपुरं नयेत्
śilāyā vāmapāde'pi tathābhyudyantako giriḥ | sthāpitaḥ piṇḍadastatra pitṝnbrahmapuraṃ nayet
On the left foot of the rock too there is likewise the mountain Abhyudyantaka; one who offers the rice-ball there, (once it is) established, would lead his ancestors to Brahmā's city.
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VaP 2 46.43
नैमिषारण्यपार्श्वे तु ईचे ब्रह्मा सुरैः सह। मुख्यसंज्ञं हि तत्तीर्थं देवास्तत्र पदे स्थिताः
naimiṣāraṇyapārśve tu īce brahmā suraiḥ saha| mukhyasaṃjñaṃ hi tattīrthaṃ devāstatra pade sthitāḥ
Beside the Naimiṣa forest Brahmā sacrificed together with the gods; that tīrtha bears the name Mukhya, and the gods stand there at the footprint.
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VaP 2 46.44
त्रिषु तेषु पदेष्वेव तीर्थेषु मुनिसत्तम। यत्किञ्चिदशुभं कर्म तत्प्रणश्यति नारद
triṣu teṣu padeṣveva tīrtheṣu munisattama| yatkiñcidaśubhaṃ karma tatpraṇaśyati nārada
In those three footprints, in those tīrthas, O best of sages, whatever inauspicious deed there is, that perishes, O Nārada.
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VaP 2 46.45
तन्नैमिषवनं पुण्यं सेवितं पुण्यपूरुषैः। तत्र व्यासः शुकः पैलः कण्वो वेधाः शिवो हरिः
tannaimiṣavanaṃ puṇyaṃ sevitaṃ puṇyapūruṣaiḥ| tatra vyāsaḥ śukaḥ pailaḥ kaṇvo vedhāḥ śivo hariḥ
That Naimiṣa forest is holy, frequented by holy men; there are Vyāsa, Śuka, Paila, Kaṇva, the Creator (Brahmā), Śiva, Hari.
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VaP 2 46.46
तेषां दर्शनमात्रेण मुच्यते पातकैर्नरः। वामहस्ते शिलायास्तु तथा चोद्यन्तको गिरिः
teṣāṃ darśanamātreṇa mucyate pātakairnaraḥ| vāmahaste śilāyāstu tathā codyantako giriḥ
By the mere sight of them a man is freed from his sins; and on the left hand of the Rock (stands) the Udyantaka mountain.
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VaP 2 46.47
स पर्वतः समानीतो ह्यगस्त्येन महात्मना। तत्र ब्रह्मा हरश्चैव तपश्चोग्रञ्च चक्रतुः
sa parvataḥ samānīto hyagastyena mahātmanā| tatra brahmā haraścaiva tapaścograñca cakratuḥ
That mountain was brought there by the great-souled Agastya; there Brahmā and Hara both performed fierce austerity.
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VaP 2 46.48
तत्रागस्त्यस्य हि वरं कुण्डं त्रैलोक्यदुर्लभम्। यत्र मुन्यष्टकं सिद्धं तपस्तप्त्वा शिवं गतम्। कुण्डे मुन्यष्टकं नत्वा पितॄन्ब्रह्मपुरं नयेत्
tatrāgastyasya hi varaṃ kuṇḍaṃ trailokyadurlabham| yatra munyaṣṭakaṃ siddhaṃ tapastaptvā śivaṃ gatam| kuṇḍe munyaṣṭakaṃ natvā pitṝnbrahmapuraṃ nayet
There indeed is Agastya's excellent pool, hard to obtain in the three worlds, where the group of eight sages, having practised austerity, became perfected and attained Śiva; having bowed to the eight sages at the pool, one would lead one's forefathers to Brahmā's city.
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VaP 2 46.49
अगस्त्येनाथ देवर्षे ह्युदयाद्रेर्महात्मना। शिलाया वामहस्तेऽपि स्थापितो गिरिराट् शुभः। वादित्राद्यैर्दिव्यगीतैराढ्यो वादित्रको गिरिः
agastyenātha devarṣe hyudayādrermahātmanā| śilāyā vāmahaste'pi sthāpito girirāṭ śubhaḥ| vāditrādyairdivyagītairāḍhyo vāditrako giriḥ
Then, O divine sage, by the great-souled Agastya that auspicious king of mountains, (part) of the Mountain of Sunrise, was set on the left hand of the Rock; rich with instrumental music and the rest and with divine songs, it is the mountain Vāditraka.
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VaP 2 46.50
तत्र विद्याधरो नाम गन्धर्वाप्सरसाङ्गणैः। समेतोऽद्यापि कीतानि दिव्यानि सह गीयते
tatra vidyādharo nāma gandharvāpsarasāṅgaṇaiḥ| sameto'dyāpi kītāni divyāni saha gīyate
There (dwells) one named Vidyādhara; joined with troops of gandharvas and apsarases, even today divine (songs) are sung together (with him).
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VaP 2 46.51
मोहनश्च सुनीथश्च शैलूजो मोहनोत्तमः। पर्वतो नारदध्यानी सङ्गीती पुष्पदन्तकः। हाहा हूहूप्रभृतयो गीतदानं प्रजक्रिरे
mohanaśca sunīthaśca śailūjo mohanottamaḥ| parvato nāradadhyānī saṅgītī puṣpadantakaḥ| hāhā hūhūprabhṛtayo gītadānaṃ prajakrire
Mohana, Sunītha, Śailūja, Mohanottama, Parvata, Nārada the meditator, Saṅgītin, Puṣpadantaka, and Hāhā, Hūhū and the rest made a gift of song.
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VaP 2 46.52
तथा चित्ररथो नाम सर्वगन्धर्वसंवृतः। गायति मधुराण्येव गीतान्यद्रौ महोत्सवम्
tathā citraratho nāma sarvagandharvasaṃvṛtaḥ| gāyati madhurāṇyeva gītānyadrau mahotsavam
So too one named Citraratha, surrounded by all the gandharvas, sings sweet songs on the mountain, a great festival.
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VaP 2 46.53
अतः स पर्वतो देवैः सेव्यतेऽद्यापि नित्यशः। धर्मजास्तत्र देवेशो हरो भस्माङ्गरागवान्
ataḥ sa parvato devaiḥ sevyate'dyāpi nityaśaḥ| dharmajāstatra deveśo haro bhasmāṅgarāgavān
Therefore that mountain is frequented by the gods even today, constantly; there (are) the sons of Dharma, and the lord of gods Hara, whose limbs are smeared with ash.
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VaP 2 46.54
पार्वत्या सहितो रुद्रः पर्वते गीतनादिते। मोदते पूजितोद्येयः पितॄणां परमां गतिम्
pārvatyā sahito rudraḥ parvate gītanādite| modate pūjitodyeyaḥ pitṝṇāṃ paramāṃ gatim
Rudra, together with Pārvatī, on that mountain resounding with song, rejoices; worshipped and to be praised, (he grants) the highest goal to the forefathers.
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VaP 2 46.55
गयायां परमात्मा हि गोपतिर्वा गदाधरः। हीयते वैष्णवी माया तथा रुद्रार्च्चया मुने
gayāyāṃ paramātmā hi gopatirvā gadādharaḥ| hīyate vaiṣṇavī māyā tathā rudrārccayā mune
At Gayā (dwells) the supreme Self, the lord of cattle, or Gadādhara; and the Vaiṣṇava illusion is destroyed there by worship of Rudra, O sage.
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VaP 2 46.56
शिलाया दक्षिणे हस्ते भस्मकूटो गिरिर्धृतः। धर्म्मराजेन तत्रास्ते ह्यगस्त्यः सह भार्य्यया
śilāyā dakṣiṇe haste bhasmakūṭo girirdhṛtaḥ| dharmmarājena tatrāste hyagastyaḥ saha bhāryyayā
On the right hand of the Rock the mountain Bhasmakūṭa is held up by the King of Dharma; there indeed dwells Agastya with his wife.
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VaP 2 46.57
अगस्त्यस्य पदे स्नातः पिण्डदो ब्रह्मलोकगः। ब्रह्मणस्तु वरं लेभे माहात्म्यं भुवि दुर्लभम्
agastyasya pade snātaḥ piṇḍado brahmalokagaḥ| brahmaṇastu varaṃ lebhe māhātmyaṃ bhuvi durlabham
One who has bathed at Agastya's footprint and offered the piṇḍa goes to Brahmā's world; and (Agastya) obtained from Brahmā the boon of greatness hard to attain on earth,
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VaP 2 46.58
लोपामुद्रां तथा भार्य्यां पितॄणां परमां गतिम्। तत्रागस्त्येश्वरं दृष्ट्वा मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया
lopāmudrāṃ tathā bhāryyāṃ pitṝṇāṃ paramāṃ gatim| tatrāgastyeśvaraṃ dṛṣṭvā mucyate brahmahatyayā
and his wife Lopāmudrā (grants) the highest goal to the forefathers. There, having seen Agastyeśvara, one is freed from the killing of a brahmin.
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VaP 2 46.59
अगस्त्यञ्च सभार्य्यञ्च पितॄन्ब्रह्मपुरं नयेत्। दण्डिनाथ तपस्तेपे सीताद्रेर्दक्षिणे गिरौ
agastyañca sabhāryyañca pitṝnbrahmapuraṃ nayet| daṇḍinātha tapastepe sītādrerdakṣiṇe girau
And (worshipping) Agastya together with his wife, one would lead one's forefathers to Brahmā's city. Then Daṇḍin performed austerity on the mountain south of Sītādri.
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VaP 2 46.60
वटो वटेश्वरस्तत्र स्थितश्च प्रपितामहः। तदग्रे रुक्मिणीकुण्डं पश्चिमे कपिला नदी। कपिलेशो नदीतीरे ह्यमासोमसमागमे
vaṭo vaṭeśvarastatra sthitaśca prapitāmahaḥ| tadagre rukmiṇīkuṇḍaṃ paścime kapilā nadī| kapileśo nadītīre hyamāsomasamāgame
There stands the banyan, and Vaṭeśvara, and the Great-grandfather (Brahmā); in front of it is Rukmiṇī's pool, to the west the river Kapilā; Kapileśa (stands) on the river bank, at the conjunction of the new moon with the moon.
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VaP 2 46.61
कपिलायां नरः स्नात्वा कपिलेशं समर्च्य च। कृते श्राद्धे पिण्डदाने पितरो मोक्षमाप्नुयुः
kapilāyāṃ naraḥ snātvā kapileśaṃ samarcya ca| kṛte śrāddhe piṇḍadāne pitaro mokṣamāpnuyuḥ
When a man has bathed in the Kapilā and duly worshipped Kapileśa, and the śrāddha and the piṇḍa-offering have been performed, his forefathers would attain release.
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VaP 2 46.62
तत्राग्निधारा गिरिवरादागतोद्यन्तकादनु। तत्र सारस्वतं कुण्डं सरस्वत्या प्रकल्पितम्
tatrāgnidhārā girivarādāgatodyantakādanu| tatra sārasvataṃ kuṇḍaṃ sarasvatyā prakalpitam
There is the Agnidhārā, come down from Udyantaka, best of mountains; there is the Sārasvata pool, fashioned by Sarasvatī.
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VaP 2 46.63
शुक्रस्तत्र सुतैः सार्द्धं षण्डामर्क्कादिभिः प्रभुः। तत्र तत्र मुनीन्द्राणां पदेषु मुनिसत्तम। श्राद्धपिण्डादिकृत्स्नातः पितॄंस्तारयते नरः
śukrastatra sutaiḥ sārddhaṃ ṣaṇḍāmarkkādibhiḥ prabhuḥ| tatra tatra munīndrāṇāṃ padeṣu munisattama| śrāddhapiṇḍādikṛtsnātaḥ pitṝṃstārayate naraḥ
There the lord Śukra (dwells) together with his sons, Ṣaṇḍa, Marka and the rest; and in each of the footprints of the chief sages there, O best of sages, a man who has bathed and performed the śrāddha, the piṇḍa and the rest carries his forefathers across.
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VaP 2 46.64
शिलाया वामहस्तेऽपि गृद्रकूटो गिरिर्धृतः। गृध्ररूपेण संसिद्धास्तपस्तप्त्वा महर्षयः
śilāyā vāmahaste'pi gṛdrakūṭo girirdhṛtaḥ| gṛdhrarūpeṇa saṃsiddhāstapastaptvā maharṣayaḥ
On the left hand of the Rock too the mountain Gṛdhrakūṭa is held; there great sages, having practised austerity in the form of vultures, became perfected.
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VaP 2 46.65
अतो गिरिर्गृध्रकूटस्तत्र गृध्रेश्वरः स्थितः। दृष्ट्वा गृध्रेश्वरं नत्वा यायाच्छम्भोः पदं नरः
ato girirgṛdhrakūṭastatra gṛdhreśvaraḥ sthitaḥ| dṛṣṭvā gṛdhreśvaraṃ natvā yāyācchambhoḥ padaṃ naraḥ
Hence the mountain is Gṛdhrakūṭa; there Gṛdhreśvara abides. Having seen and bowed to Gṛdhreśvara, a man would go to Śambhu's abode.
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VaP 2 46.66
तत्र गृध्रे गुहायाञ्च पिण्डदः शिवलोकभाक् । तत्र गृध्रे वटं नत्वा प्राप्तकामो दिवं व्रजेत्
tatra gṛdhre guhāyāñca piṇḍadaḥ śivalokabhāk | tatra gṛdhre vaṭaṃ natvā prāptakāmo divaṃ vrajet
There at Gṛdhra (peak) and in the cave, one who offers piṇḍas gains a share of Śiva's world; there at Gṛdhra, having bowed to the banyan tree, one whose wishes are fulfilled goes to heaven.
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VaP 2 46.67
ऋणमोक्षं पापमोक्षं शिवं दृष्ट्वा शिवं व्रजेत्। शूरक्षेत्रञ्च तत्रास्ते पिण्डदः स्वर्नयेत्पितॄन्
ṛṇamokṣaṃ pāpamokṣaṃ śivaṃ dṛṣṭvā śivaṃ vrajet| śūrakṣetrañca tatrāste piṇḍadaḥ svarnayetpitṝn
Having seen Śiva (as) the release from debt and the release from sin, one goes to Śiva; and there stands Śūrakṣetra — one who offers piṇḍas there leads (his) forefathers to heaven.
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VaP 2 46.68
आदिपालेन गिरिणा समाक्रान्तं शिलोदरम्। तत्रास्ते गजरूपेण विघ्रेशो विग्ननाशनः। तं दृष्ट्वा मुच्यते विघ्नैः पितॄन् ब्रह्मपुरं नयेत्
ādipālena giriṇā samākrāntaṃ śilodaram| tatrāste gajarūpeṇa vighreśo vignanāśanaḥ| taṃ dṛṣṭvā mucyate vighnaiḥ pitṝn brahmapuraṃ nayet
Śilodara is overrun by Ādipāla, the mountain; there abides, in elephant form, the lord of obstacles, the destroyer of obstacles. Having seen him one is freed from obstacles and leads (one's) forefathers to Brahmā's city.
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VaP 2 46.69
नितम्बे मुण्डपृष्ठस्य देवदारुवनं त्वभूत्। मुण्डपृष्ठारविन्द्राद्री दृष्ट्वा पापं विनाशयेत्। गयानाभौ सुषुम्नायां पिण्डदः स्वर्नयेत्पितॄन्
nitambe muṇḍapṛṣṭhasya devadāruvanaṃ tvabhūt| muṇḍapṛṣṭhāravindrādrī dṛṣṭvā pāpaṃ vināśayet| gayānābhau suṣumnāyāṃ piṇḍadaḥ svarnayetpitṝn
On the flank of Muṇḍapṛṣṭha there came to be the Devadāru forest; seeing the mountains Muṇḍapṛṣṭha and Aravinda destroys sin. At Gayā's navel, at Suṣumnā, one who offers piṇḍas leads (his) forefathers to heaven.
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VaP 2 46.70
शिलाया वामपादे तु स्थापितः प्रेतपर्वतः। धर्मराजेन पापेभ्यो गिरिः प्रेतशिलाह्वयः
śilāyā vāmapāde tu sthāpitaḥ pretaparvataḥ| dharmarājena pāpebhyo giriḥ pretaśilāhvayaḥ
But at the left foot of the Rock the Preta mountain was set up by the King of Dharma for the sinful — the mountain named Pretaśilā.
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VaP 2 46.71
पादेन दूरे निक्षिप्तः शिलायाः पादभारतः। गतः शिलायाः संसर्गात्प्रेतकूटः पवित्रताम्
pādena dūre nikṣiptaḥ śilāyāḥ pādabhārataḥ| gataḥ śilāyāḥ saṃsargātpretakūṭaḥ pavitratām
Cast far off by the foot, by the weight of the Rock's foot, Pretakūṭa attained purity through contact with the Rock.
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VaP 2 46.72
प्रेतकुण्डञ्च तत्रास्ते देवास्तत्र पदे स्थिताः। तत्र कुण्डादिकं कृत्वा प्रेतत्वान्मोचयेत्पितॄन्
pretakuṇḍañca tatrāste devāstatra pade sthitāḥ| tatra kuṇḍādikaṃ kṛtvā pretatvānmocayetpitṝn
And the Preta pool is there; the gods stand there at the (foot)print. Performing there the pool-rite and the rest, one should free (one's) forefathers from the condition of pretas.
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VaP 2 46.73
पृथक्स्थिताश्च बहवो विघ्नकारिण एव ते। श्राद्धादिकारिणां नॄणां तीर्थे पितृविमुक्तये। प्रेता धानुष्करूपेण करग्रहणकारकाः
pṛthaksthitāśca bahavo vighnakāriṇa eva te| śrāddhādikāriṇāṃ nṝṇāṃ tīrthe pitṛvimuktaye| pretā dhānuṣkarūpeṇa karagrahaṇakārakāḥ
And many stand apart, and those very ones are makers of obstacles for men who perform the śrāddha and the rest at the sacred ford for the release of the forefathers: pretas in the form of bowmen, who seize (them) by the hand.
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VaP 2 46.74
पादाङ्कितां मुण्डपृष्ठां महादेवनिवासिनीम्। तां दृष्ट्वा सर्वलोकश्च मुक्तः पापोपपातकैः
pādāṅkitāṃ muṇḍapṛṣṭhāṃ mahādevanivāsinīm| tāṃ dṛṣṭvā sarvalokaśca muktaḥ pāpopapātakaiḥ
Muṇḍapṛṣṭhā, marked by the footprint, in whom Mahādeva dwells — having seen her, the whole world too is freed from sins and minor sins.
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VaP 2 46.75
गयाशिरसि पुण्ये च सर्वपापैर्विवर्जिते। ग्रेतादिवर्जितं यस्मात्ततोऽतिपावनं वरम्
gayāśirasi puṇye ca sarvapāpairvivarjite| gretādivarjitaṃ yasmāttato'tipāvanaṃ varam
And at Gayāśiras, holy and free of all sins — since it is free of pretas and the like, therefore it is the most purifying, the best.
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VaP 2 46.76
कीकटेषु गया पुण्या पुण्यं राजगृहं वनम्। च्यवनस्याश्रमं पुण्यं नदी पुण्या पुनःपुना
kīkaṭeṣu gayā puṇyā puṇyaṃ rājagṛhaṃ vanam| cyavanasyāśramaṃ puṇyaṃ nadī puṇyā punaḥpunā
Among the Kīkaṭas, Gayā is holy, holy is the forest of Rājagṛha, holy is Cyavana's hermitage, holy is the river Punaḥpunā.
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VaP 2 46.77
वैकुण्ठो लोहदण्डश्च गृध्रकूटश्च शोणकः। अत्र श्राद्धादिना सर्वान्पितॄन्ब्रह्मपुरं नयेत्
vaikuṇṭho lohadaṇḍaśca gṛdhrakūṭaśca śoṇakaḥ| atra śrāddhādinā sarvānpitṝnbrahmapuraṃ nayet
Vaikuṇṭha, Lohadaṇḍa, Gṛdhrakūṭa and Śoṇaka — here, by the śrāddha and the rest, one leads all (one's) forefathers to Brahmā's city.
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VaP 2 46.78
क्रौञ्चरूपेण हि मुनिर्मुण्डपृष्ठे तपोऽकरोत्। तस्य पादाङ्कितो यस्मात्क्रौञ्चपादस्ततः स्मृतः
krauñcarūpeṇa hi munirmuṇḍapṛṣṭhe tapo'karot| tasya pādāṅkito yasmātkrauñcapādastataḥ smṛtaḥ
For the sage performed austerity on Muṇḍapṛṣṭha in the form of a curlew (krauñca); since it was marked by his foot, it is therefore known as Krauñcapāda.
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VaP 2 46.79
स्नातो जलाशये तत्र नयेत्स्वर्गं स्वकं कुलम्। बलिः काकशिलायाञ्च काकेभ्य ऋणमोक्षदः
snāto jalāśaye tatra nayetsvargaṃ svakaṃ kulam| baliḥ kākaśilāyāñca kākebhya ṛṇamokṣadaḥ
Having bathed in the pool there, one may lead one's own family to heaven; and an offering at Kākaśilā for the crows grants release from debt.
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VaP 2 46.80
मुण्डपृष्ठस्य सानौ हि लोमशो लोमहर्षणः। द्वावेतौ परमं तप्त्वा तपःसिद्धिं परां गतौ
muṇḍapṛṣṭhasya sānau hi lomaśo lomaharṣaṇaḥ| dvāvetau paramaṃ taptvā tapaḥsiddhiṃ parāṃ gatau
For on the ridge of Muṇḍapṛṣṭha, Lomaśa and Lomaharṣaṇa, these two, having performed the highest austerity, attained the supreme perfection of austerity.
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VaP 2 46.81
आहूतास्तु सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा लोमशेन महानदी। शरावती वेत्रवती चन्द्रभागा सरस्वती
āhūtāstu saricchreṣṭhā lomaśena mahānadī| śarāvatī vetravatī candrabhāgā sarasvatī
And the best of rivers were summoned by Lomaśa: the Mahānadī, Śarāvatī, Vetravatī, Candrabhāgā, Sarasvatī,
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VaP 2 46.82
कावेरी सिन्धुरीरा च चन्दना च सरिद्वरा। वासिष्ठी सरयूर्गङ्गा यमुना गण्डकीन्दिरा
kāverī sindhurīrā ca candanā ca saridvarā| vāsiṣṭhī sarayūrgaṅgā yamunā gaṇḍakīndirā
Kāverī, Sindhu and Īrā, and Candanā, best of rivers, Vāsiṣṭhī, Sarayū, Gaṅgā, Yamunā, Gaṇḍakī, Indirā,
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VaP 2 46.83
महावैतरणी नाम्ना निक्षरा च दिवौकसः । सावव्यलकनन्दा च ह्युदीची कन्काह्वया
mahāvaitaraṇī nāmnā nikṣarā ca divaukasaḥ | sāvavyalakanandā ca hyudīcī kankāhvayā
(the one) named Mahāvaitaraṇī, and Nikṣarā of the heaven-dwellers, and Alakanandā, and the northern one named Kaṅkā,
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VaP 2 46.84
कौशिकी ब्रह्मदा ज्येष्ठा सर्वस्याघविमोचिनी। कृष्णवल्वा चर्म्मवती द्वे नद्यौ मुक्तिदायिके
kauśikī brahmadā jyeṣṭhā sarvasyāghavimocinī| kṛṣṇavalvā carmmavatī dve nadyau muktidāyike
Kauśikī the giver of Brahman, the eldest, freeing everyone from sin; Kṛṣṇavalvā and Carmavatī, the two rivers that grant release,
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VaP 2 46.85
आहूते सरितां श्रेष्ठे लोमह्रर्षेण साहसात् । तपसस्तु प्रभावेण नर्म्मदा मुनिपुङ्गव। तासु सर्वासु यः स्नात्वा पिण्डदः स्वर्नयेत्पितॄन्
āhūte saritāṃ śreṣṭhe lomahrarṣeṇa sāhasāt | tapasastu prabhāveṇa narmmadā munipuṅgava| tāsu sarvāsu yaḥ snātvā piṇḍadaḥ svarnayetpitṝn
and when the best of rivers had been summoned by Lomaharṣa forcibly, by the power of his austerity, (also) the Narmadā, O foremost of sages. He who bathes in all of these and offers piṇḍas leads (his) forefathers to heaven.
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VaP 2 46.86
ब्रह्मयोनिं प्रविश्याथ निर्गच्छेद्यस्तु मानवः। परं ब्रह्म स यातीह विमुक्तो योनिसङ्कटात्
brahmayoniṃ praviśyātha nirgacchedyastu mānavaḥ| paraṃ brahma sa yātīha vimukto yonisaṅkaṭāt
And the man who, having entered the Brahmayoni, comes out (again) — he goes here to the supreme Brahman, freed from the narrow strait of the womb.
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VaP 2 46.87
निक्षरायां पुष्करिण्यां स्नातः श्राद्धादिकं नरः। कुर्य्यात्क्रौञ्चपदे दिव्ये नियमाद्वासरत्रयम्। सर्वान्पितॄन्नयेत्स्वर्गं पञ्चपापिन एव च
nikṣarāyāṃ puṣkariṇyāṃ snātaḥ śrāddhādikaṃ naraḥ| kuryyātkrauñcapade divye niyamādvāsaratrayam| sarvānpitṝnnayetsvargaṃ pañcapāpina eva ca
A man who bathes in the Nikṣarā (and) in the Puṣkariṇī and performs the śrāddha and the rest, and who observes the vow for three days at the divine Krauñcapada, leads all his forefathers to heaven, even those guilty of the five sins.
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VaP 2 46.88
जनार्दनो भस्मकूटे तस्य हस्ते तु पिण्डदः। आत्मनोऽप्यथवान्येषां सव्येनापि तिलैर्विना। जीवतां दधिसंमिश्रं सर्वे ते विष्णुलोकगाः
janārdano bhasmakūṭe tasya haste tu piṇḍadaḥ| ātmano'pyathavānyeṣāṃ savyenāpi tilairvinā| jīvatāṃ dadhisaṃmiśraṃ sarve te viṣṇulokagāḥ
Janārdana is on Bhasmakūṭa; one who offers a piṇḍa into his hand — whether for himself or for others, even with the left (hand), even without sesame, (or) mixed with curds for those still living — all these go to Viṣṇu's world.
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VaP 2 46.89
यस्तु पिण्डो मया दत्तस्तव हस्ते जनार्दन। यदुद्दिश्य त्वया देयस्तस्मिन्पिण्डो मृते प्रभो
yastu piṇḍo mayā dattastava haste janārdana| yaduddiśya tvayā deyastasminpiṇḍo mṛte prabho
"Whatever piṇḍa has been given by me into your hand, Janārdana — for whomever it was intended, that piṇḍa is to be given by you, O Lord, when he has died."
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VaP 2 46.90
एष पिण्डो मया दत्तस्तव हस्ते जनार्दन। अन्तकाले गते मह्यं त्वया देयो गयाशिरे
eṣa piṇḍo mayā dattastava haste janārdana| antakāle gate mahyaṃ tvayā deyo gayāśire
"This piṇḍa has been given by me into your hand, Janārdana; when my final hour has come, it is to be given by you to me at Gayāśira."
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VaP 2 46.91
जनार्दन नमस्तुभ्यं नमस्ते पितृमोक्षद। पितृपते नमस्तेऽस्तु नमस्ते पितृरूपिणे
janārdana namastubhyaṃ namaste pitṛmokṣada| pitṛpate namaste'stu namaste pitṛrūpiṇe
"Janārdana, homage to you; homage to you, giver of release to the fathers; lord of the fathers, homage be to you; homage to you who have the form of the fathers."
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VaP 2 46.92
गयायां पितृरूपेण स्वयमेव जनार्दनः। तं दृष्ट्वा पुण्डरीकाक्षं मुच्यते च ऋणत्रयात्
gayāyāṃ pitṛrūpeṇa svayameva janārdanaḥ| taṃ dṛṣṭvā puṇḍarīkākṣaṃ mucyate ca ṛṇatrayāt
At Gayā, Janārdana himself (dwells) in the form of a father; seeing him, the lotus-eyed one, one is released from the three debts.
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VaP 2 46.93
नमस्ते पुण्डरीकाक्ष ऋणत्रयविमोचक। लक्ष्मीकान्त नमस्तेऽस्तु पितॄणां मोक्षदो भव
namaste puṇḍarīkākṣa ṛṇatrayavimocaka| lakṣmīkānta namaste'stu pitṝṇāṃ mokṣado bhava
"Homage to you, lotus-eyed one, releaser from the three debts; beloved of Lakṣmī, homage be to you; be the giver of release to the fathers."
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VaP 2 46.94
वामजानु सुसंपात्य नत्वा भीमो जनार्दनम्। श्राद्धं सपिण्डकं कृत्वा भ्रातृभिर्ब्रह्मलोकभाक्। पितृभिः सह धर्मात्मा कुलानाञ्च शतेन च
vāmajānu susaṃpātya natvā bhīmo janārdanam| śrāddhaṃ sapiṇḍakaṃ kṛtvā bhrātṛbhirbrahmalokabhāk| pitṛbhiḥ saha dharmātmā kulānāñca śatena ca
Setting down his left knee well and bowing to Janārdana, righteous Bhīma, having performed the śrāddha together with the piṇḍa, became a sharer of Brahmā's world along with his brothers, together with his forefathers and with a hundred of his lineages.
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VaP 2 46.95
शिलायां व्यक्तरूपेण व्यक्ताव्यक्तात्मना स्थितः। लक्ष्मीशो विभुधैः सार्द्धं तस्माद्देवमयी शिला
śilāyāṃ vyaktarūpeṇa vyaktāvyaktātmanā sthitaḥ| lakṣmīśo vibhudhaiḥ sārddhaṃ tasmāddevamayī śilā
On the rock, in manifest form, the husband of Lakṣmī stands with the gods, as one whose nature is both manifest and unmanifest; therefore the rock is made of the deity.
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