The Matsya Purana (critical study)
by Kushal Kalita | 2018 | 74,766 words | ISBN-13: 9788171103058
This page relates ‘Tirthas recommended for Shraddhas’ of the English study on the Matsya-purana: a Sanskrit text preserving ancient Indian traditions and legends written in over 14,000 metrical verses. In this study, the background and content of the Matsyapurana is outlined against the cultural history of ancient India in terms of religion, politics, geography and architectural aspects. It shows how the encyclopedic character causes the text to deal with almost all the aspects of human civilization.
Part 3b - Tīrthas recommended for Śrāddhas
Hiraṇyaka extends from Ramyaka to the Śveta mountain.[1]
Indranīla is one of the holy places highly praised for śrāddha and the gods are said to live here.[2]
Jayatīrtha is one of the holy places where the performance of śrāddha is extolled.[3]
Kṛṣṇatīrtha is a holy place for offering śrāddhas.[4]
Kubjātīrtha is a holy place where the śrāddha performed is believed to bear endless fruits.[5]
Mahābodhi is one of the holy places where the performance of śrāddhas is recommended.[6]
The goddess Mahābhāga is worshipped at Mahālaya.[7] It is believed to be holy because of Śiva's abode.[8]
In Mahāliṅga the goddess Kapilā is worshipped.[9] It is a famous holy place where the performance of śrāddhas is recommended.[10]
Mahānada is one of the holy places where the performance of śrāddha is recommended and here the gods are said to dwell.[11]
Mahārudra is a famous holy place where the performance of śrāddhas is recommended. Mahāśāla is a famous tīrtha known for offering śrāddhas.[12]
Mahāśālanadi is a holy place where the performance of śrāddhas is recommended. [13]
Mandodarītīrtha is one of the holy places where the performance of śrāddha is recommended.[14]
Nāgatīrtha is a holy place where the performance of śrāddha is recommended.[15]
Pāśupātatīrtha is a holy place where the performance of śrāddha is said to bear innumerable fruits.[16]
Pṛthūdaka is one of the holy places where the performance of śrāddhas is recommended.[17]
In Puruṣottama the goddess Vimalā is worshipped. It is a holy place for offering śrāddha.[18]
Bahumūlaka serpents are said to reside in Prajāpatikṣetra.[19] This is a sacred region of Prayāga.[20]
Bhairavakṣetra is an excellent holy place for the offering of srāddhas.[21]
Cakravāka is a holy place where the performance of śrāddhas is recommended.[22]
Campā, the river is recognised as a holy place for the offering of śrāddhas.[23]
Dhūtapāpa is a holy place for the manes and the performance of śrāddhas is said to give an everlasting fruit.[24]
Ekāmbhakat is one of the holy places where the performance of the śrāddha is performed.[25] The goddess Kīrtimatī is worshipped here.[26]
Rāmādhivāsa is one of the holy places where the performance of śrāddha is highly extolled, and the gods are said, to abide here.[27]
In Rāmatīrtha goddess Ramanā is worshipped.[28] The offers of śrāddha here are said to attain the highest abode.[29]
Rāmeśvara is one of the holy places where the performance of śrāddhas is extolled.[30]
Goddess Mahādevī is worshipped in Śāligrāma.[31] This is a holy place where the performance of śrāddha is recommended.[32]
Syāmatapañcakakṣetra is situated on the banks of the Sarasvatī.[33] It is a holy place where the performance of śrāddha is recommended.[34] It is a sacred pitṛtīrtha.[35]
It said to be sacred at Kurukṣetra whereas the Narmadā is sacred at all places.[36]
The goddess Devamātā is worshipped[37] on the banks of Paravara of the Sarasvatī.[38]
Footnotes and references:
[1]:
Ibid., 113.31
[2]:
Ibid., 22.53,54
[3]:
Ibid., 22.49
[4]:
Ibid., 22.38
[5]:
Ibid., 22.66,67
[6]:
Ibid., 22.23
[7]:
Ibid., 13.44
[8]:
Ibid., 189.29
[9]:
Ibid., 13.33
[10]:
Ibid., 22.54
[11]:
Ibid., 22.53,54
[12]:
Ibid., 22.34
[13]:
Ibid., 22.42
[14]:
Ibid., 22.41
[15]:
Ibid., 22.33
[16]:
Ibid.,22.55-56
[17]:
Ibid.,22.52
[18]:
Ibid., 13.35
[19]:
Ibid.,104.5
[20]:
Ibid., 111.14.
[21]:
Ibid., 22.31.
[22]:
Ibid.,22.42
[23]:
Ibid.,22.41
[24]:
Ibid.,22.39.40
[25]:
Ibid.,22.51
[26]:
,15.29
[27]:
,22.53-54
[28]:
Ibid.,13.40
[29]:
Ibid., 22.70-72
[30]:
Ibid., 22.50
[31]:
Ibid.,13.33
[32]:
Ibid., 22.62
[33]:
Ibid., 7.3
[34]:
Ibid., 22.38
[35]:
Ibid., 22.23
[36]:
Ibid., 186.10
[37]:
Ibid., 13.44
[38]:
Ibid.,13.44