Chapter 538

śrīnārāyaṇa uvāca |
śṛṇu lakṣmi tataḥ śaṃbhuḥ prāha satīṃ tu pārvatīm |
varāhākhyo mahāviṣṇuḥ somatīrthe pratiṣṭhati || 1 ||
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tathā brahmā gaṇeśaśca herambanāmataḥ sthitaḥ |
tathā kapardināmāpi kṣetrarakṣākaraḥ sthitaḥ || 2 ||
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atastatra mahātīrthe kapardīśrīgaṇādhipaḥ |
pūjanīyastathā viṣṇurvarāho'rcyaḥ sadā janaiḥ || 3 ||
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āsīd rājā purā devi śaśabinduritismṛtaḥ |
sa tu sākaṃ bhāryayā vaihāyasena pathaikadā || 4 ||
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vimānena yayau tīrthaṃ kartuṃ prabhāsamuttamam |
phālgune kṛṣṇapakṣe tu caturdaśyāṃ niśāmukhe || 5 ||
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atha someśvarakṣetre vratino'tra samāgatān |
apaśyanmunivaryāṃśca tadvā jāgaraṇe sthitān || 6 ||
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somanāthaṃ munīn natvā kaṃcit kedārakaṃ prati |
yayau tatra sthitaṃ liṃgaṃ pupūja paramādarāt || 7 ||
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ṛṣayaste ca papracchuḥ kathaṃ muktvā tu somakam |
kedāraṃ pūjitaṃ rājan vadātra kāraṇaṃ tu naḥ || 8 ||
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rājā prāha purā cāhaṃ saurāṣṭre śūdravarṇajaḥ |
abhavaṃ bhāryayā sākaṃ kṣetre cātra samāgataḥ || 9 ||
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hariṇīsariti tatra kamalāni mayā tadā |
dṛṣṭāni tāni nītāni vikrayārthaṃ mayā tadā || 10 ||
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somanāthasamīpaṃ ca vikrayārthaṃ sthito divā |
astaṃgate'pi ca ravau krītāni kenacinna vai || 11 ||
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tato'haṃ kṣudhayā vyāpto gato liṃgasamīpataḥ |
tatra kācidanaṃgākhyā śivarātrivratasthitā || 12 ||
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svatantrā strī jāgaraṇe gītanṛtyotsave ratā |
mayā dṛṣṭā tathā pṛṣṭā kimetat kriyate tvayā || 13 ||
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sā māmuvāca hi tadā śivarātrivrataṃ prati |
vratakartā duḥkhahīno jāyate sampadā yutaḥ || 14 ||
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bhayarogāriṣṭanāśo jāyate'sya pade pade |
atha śrutvā mama buddhirutpannā tadvrataṃ prati || 15 ||
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upavāsaḥ sahajato jātaḥ padmasthale mama |
snātvā taiḥ kamalairdevo rudreśaḥ pūjitastadā || 16 ||
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jāgaraṇaṃ kṛtaṃ patnyā sākaṃ kalyāṇavāñcchayā |
tatpuṇyena ca rājā'smi rājñī ceyaṃ mama priyā || 17 ||
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jātismaraḥ sabhāryo'smi tato rudreśvaraṃ khalu |
kedāre saṃsthitaṃ tvatra pūjayāmi purā'rcitam || 18 ||
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ato rudreśvaraṃ tīrthaṃ rājyapradaṃ prapūjanāt |
dharmārthakāmamokṣāṇāṃ pradaṃ śāntipradaṃ sukham || 19 ||
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svatantrā yā pramadā ca pūjayitrī tadā'bhavat |
sā tu raṃbhānāmasvargāpsarā jātā manoharā || 20 ||
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evaṃ kedārarudreśaṃ tīrthaṃ tatra pravartate |
tataḥ saṃpūjayet tatra śvetaketvīśvaraṃ haram || 21 ||
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śvetaketunṛpeṇā'tra purā kṛtvā tapaḥ param |
muktirlabdhā tatra śaṃbhuḥ śvetaketvīśvaro'bhavat || 22 ||
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athā''dityeśvaraṃ preyāt pūrvasyāṃ saṃsthitaṃ haram |
atha śaṃbhustripurasya vināśāya svanetrataḥ || 23 ||
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aśru mumoca krodhena sa bhaumo maṃgalo'bhavat |
tena vai pūjitastatra bhaumeśvaro'bhavaddharaḥ || 24 ||
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evaṃ navagrahatīrthaṃ tatra 3 vartate priye |
jñānakriyecchāḥ śaktayastisro nārāyaṇasya yāḥ || 25 ||
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maṃgalā ca viśālā ca catvarā tāḥ sthitāḥ sadā |
tāsāṃ tīrthaṃ paraṃ cātra prabhāse śāntidāyakam || 26 ||
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viśālākṣī tathā viṣṇoḥ samutpannā purā yudhe |
daityānāṃ tu vināśārthaṃ tattīrthe caṃ prabhāsake || 27 ||
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lakṣmi sākaṃ tvayā cāhaṃ gatavān vai purā yuge |
lakṣmītīrthaṃ tathā kṛṣṇanārāyaṇasya tīrthakam || 28 ||
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vartate somasatkṣetre darśanānmuktidaṃ śubham |
kāmatīrthaṃ ratitīrthaṃ vartate ca prabhāsake || 29 ||
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gaurītīrthamiṣātīrthaṃ pāpahantu vibhāsate |
nāradastvekadā cakre puṇḍarīkaṃ kratuṃ purā || 30 ||
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nāradakratutīrthaṃ tad vartate tu prabhāsake |
gautamo'pi munistatra purā yātrārthamāgataḥ || 31 ||
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cāturmāsaṃ tapaścakre gautamaṃ tīrthamucyate |
ādau kṛte yuge daityo mahān vai meghavāhanaḥ || 32 ||
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abhūnmahāśarīraḥ sa yojanāyatavistṛtaḥ |
pāduke dve samāruhya ādinārāyaṇaḥ svayam || 33 ||
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jaghāna taṃ mahādaityaṃ pādukātīrthamucyate |
pādukayā hato daityastāḍitayā tu vakṣasi || 34 ||
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pādukāsanasaṃstho'haṃ kṛṣṇanārāyaṇaḥ svayam |
tiṣṭhāmi somake tīrthe mokṣado'suranāśakaḥ || 35 ||
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iti te kathitaṃ lakṣmi māhātmyaṃ viṣṇudaivatam |
athaikādaśarudrāṇāṃ tīrthāni santi tatra vai || 36 ||
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ajaikapādahirbudhno virūpākṣo'tha raivataḥ |
haraśca bahurūpaśca tryambakaśca sureśvaraḥ || 37 ||
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prāṇo'pānaḥ samānaścodāno vyānaśca vāyavaḥ |
nāgaśca kūrmaḥ kṛkalo devadatto dhanaṃjayaḥ || 38 ||
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ātmā ceti kramājjātā rudrā hyekādaśaiva te |
amūrtā mūrtimāpannāstattīrthaṃ ca prabhāsake || 39 ||
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nandinā'pi tapastaptaṃ mṛtyuñjayaharopari |
nanditīrthaṃ tu tattatra vartate bahupuṇyadam || 40 ||
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dhenūrbhūtvā purā pṛthvī tīrthārthaṃ tatra cāgatā |
someśaṃ snapayāmāsa satī dugdhasya dhārayā || 41 ||
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tataḥ snātvā vilīnā'bhūd yatra gotīrthameva tat |
pāpatāpaharaṃ jātaṃ pṛthivyā yogataḥ priyam || 42 ||
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atha pūrvaṃ samudre'bhūd virāvo nāma rākṣasaḥ |
manuṣyādo hatastatra sudarśanena viṣṇunā || 43 ||
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tadidaṃ paścime jātaṃ virāvalayanaṃ sthalam |
viṣṇucakraprapūtaṃ ca tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam || 44 ||
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cakrapāṇirahaṃ pūjyastatra virāvalīnake |
pūjako me paraṃdhāma yāsyatyeva na saṃśayaḥ || 45 ||
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atha dvādaśasūryāśca viṣṇordarśanahetave |
prabhāsaṃ prathamaṃ yānti tato'śvapaṭṭasārasam || 46 ||
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kṣetraṃ yānti darśanārthaṃ kṛṣṇanārāyaṇasya te |
viṣṇurdhātā bhagaḥ pūṣā maitrendrau varuṇo'ryamā || 47 ||
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vivasvavānaṃśumāṃstvaṣṭā parjanyo dvādaśaiva te |
svasvamāsāntake kāle snātvā yānti prabhāsake || 48 ||
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viṣṇuḥ saṃsnāti vai caitre vaiśākhe tvaryamā tathā |
vivasvān jyeṣṭhamāse'tha cāṣāḍhe tvaṃśumāṃstathā || 49 ||
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parjanyaḥ śrāvaṇe māsi bhādre tu varuṇastathā |
indraścāśvayuji māsi dhātā saṃsnāti kārtike || 50 ||
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mārgaśīrṣe tathā mitraḥ pūṣā pauṣe prayāti ca |
māghe bhagastathā tvaṣṭā snāti tatra ca phālgune || 51 ||
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ete vai naijamāsānte taptvā snātvā prayānti ca |
ityādityasthalaṃ tīrthaṃ prabhāse vartate śubham || 52 ||
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athā'ṣṭavarṣako brahmā somanāthasya tūtsave |
āgato'bhūt pratiṣṭhāyāṃ pūrvasyāṃ tasya cāsanam || 53 ||
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brahmatīrthaṃ tu tatproktaṃ snānātpāpavināśakam |
brahmāṇamaṣṭavarṣaṃ ca rathe saṃsthāpya śobhite || 54 ||
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sāvitrīsahitaṃ māse kārtike pūrṇimādine |
vāhayet kārayed yātrāṃ somanāthaṃ prati dhruvam || 55 ||
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pūjayed bhaktibhāvena ṣoḍaśādyupacārakaiḥ |
rathaṃ tu karṣayet tasya caturmukhasya sarvathā || 56 ||
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punaḥ saṃsthāpayettasya mandire vādyanartanaiḥ |
rāṣṭrasya śreyamanvicchan rathayātrāṃ prakārayet || 57 ||
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ahaṃ lakṣmi kathayāmi yatra yatra pitāmahaḥ |
vartate bhūtale sṛṣṭau kalpe kalpāntare'pi vā || 58 ||
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kālenā'staṃ sthalaṃ cāpi smaraṇīyaṃ sukhapradam |
puṣkare sa suraśreṣṭho gayāyāṃ prapitāmahaḥ || 59 ||
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vedagarbhaḥ kānyakubje bhṛgukacche caturmukhaḥ |
sṛṣṭikartā ca kauberyāṃ nandigrāme bṛhaspatiḥ || 60 ||
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aṣṭavarṣaḥ prabhāse ca kāśyāṃ surapriyo hi saḥ |
caturvedo dvārikāyāṃ vaidiśe bhuvanādhipaḥ || 61 ||
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pauṇḍrake puṇḍarīkākṣaḥ pītākṣo hastināpure |
vijayākhyo jayantyāṃ sa jagannāthe jayantakaḥ || 62 ||
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vādyadeśe padmahastastamolau ca tamopahāḥ |
ahicchatre janānandaḥ kāñcyāṃ janapriyo hyajaḥ || 63 ||
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karṇāṭake ca vai brahmā ṛṣyaśṛṃge munīśvaraḥ |
śrīkaṇṭhe śrīnivāsākhyaḥ kāmarūpe śubhākaraḥ || 64 ||
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uḍḍīsāyāṃ devakatāṃ sraṣṭā jālandhare tathā |
mallikāyāṃ ca sa viṣṇurmahendrādau tu bhārgavaḥ || 65 ||
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gohaste sthaviro brahmā ujjayinyāṃ pitāmahaḥ |
kauśāmbyāṃ ca mahādevaḥ sākete'rkapitāmahaḥ || 66 ||
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citrakūṭe virañciśca vandhye vārāhaviśvasṛṭ |
haridvāre sureśaśca himādrau haṃsavāhanaḥ || 67 ||
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haihikāyāṃ vedahasto'rbudādrau padmahastakaḥ |
vṛndāvane padmanetro naimiṣe kuśahastakaḥ || 68 ||
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gopakṣetre gocaro'yaṃ sucandro yamunātaṭe |
gaṃgātīre padmabhūśca janasthāne jalodbhavaḥ || 69 ||
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dakṣiṇe setupālaśca uttare haṃsavāhanaḥ |
arbude vāsakṛdbrahmā utkale nāradādhipaḥ || 70 ||
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aśvapaṭṭasarastīre parameṣṭhī pitāmahaḥ |
prayāge ca yajurnāthaḥ svayaṃbhūḥ raivatācale || 71 ||
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kacche nārāyaṇamadhurbrahmavāhe asupriyaḥ |
aṃkulake brahmagarbho vidarbhāyāṃ dvijapriyaḥ || 72 ||
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nārāyaṇarṣirgomante indraprasthe durāsadaḥ |
sudarśanaśca pampāyāṃ surūpe rāṣṭravardhanaḥ || 73 ||
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virajāyāṃ mahārūpo devādhyakṣaḥ samasthale |
kadambe kelanādhyakṣaḥ supīṭhe jaladeśvaraḥ || 74 ||
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kailāse devagaṃgādhraḥ śrīśaile ca trinetradhṛk |
tryambake tripurāriśca naimiṣe cakradhṛk tathā || 75 ||
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śṛṃgaveradhure śūro nandipuryāṃ virūpakaḥ |
gotameśaḥ svacchapāde mālavān hāstine pure || 76 ||
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vācikṣetre dvijeśo'yaṃ svarge diveśvarastathā |
bhūtikāyāṃ pureśaśca candrāyāṃ haṃsavāhanaḥ || 77 ||
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campāyāṃ gāruḍo brahmā mahāyakṣo mahodaye |
suyajñaḥ pūjakāraṇye dharmāraṇye vṛṣātmakaḥ || 78 ||
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pūrvadeśe śuklavarṇo vibhāvaryāṃ supadmajaḥ |
devadāruvane keśī mātṛbhūmau vināyakaḥ || 79 ||
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alakāyāṃ dhaneśeśastrikuṭe yogirāḍajaḥ |
pātāle nāgabhūrbrahmā kovidāre yugādikṛt || 80 ||
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strīrājye suratādhyakṣaḥ saḥ paurṇādrau prabhogadhṛk |
śālmalau takṣakeśaśca ambiṣṭhāyāṃ sudarśakaḥ || 81 ||
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naravīthyāṃ mahāvīraḥ kāntāre durganāśakaḥ |
padmāvatyāṃ padmagraho gagane mṛgarūpadhṛk || 82 ||
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samudre meghavāhaśca raṇeṣu kṣārabhūḥ sadā |
cakreṣu mūlabījaśca lalāṭe ca gurustathā || 83 ||
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satyaloke prapitādirdarbhastṛṇeṣu vai tathā |
yajñeṣu mukhyavipraśca vairāje kamalodbhavaḥ |
mero cājasvarūpaśca pitṛloke ca pitṛkaḥ || 84 ||
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camatkārapure chinnaśirāḥ kurau ca vājapaḥ |
bhāgyadeveṣu vedhāśca vidhātā sṛṣṭikūṭake || 851 ||
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śāstreṣu vaidharūpaścāṣṭottaraśatarūpakaḥ |
brahma vai vartate sṛṣṭau janakaḥ parameśvaraḥ || 86 ||
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prabhāse bālarūpaṃ taṃ pūjayet parameṣṭhinam |
aṣṭottaraśataviśvasṛjāṃ pūjāphalaṃ bhavet || 87 ||
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āgneyaṃ tu yadā ṛkṣe kārtikyāṃ ced bhavet kvacit |
prājāpatyaṃ bhaveccedvā sā tithistatra puṇyadā || 88 ||
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viśākhāsu yadā sūryaḥ kṛttikāsu ca candramāḥ |
sa yogaḥ padmako nāma prabhāse kārya eva saḥ || 89 ||
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atha lakṣmi śṛṇu cānyad dakṣo dharmāya kanyakāḥ |
purā daśa dadau tāsāmekā viśvā tu nāmataḥ || 90 ||
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sā dharmāttu mahāviśvā cāṣṭāvajanayat sutān |
āyo bhavaśca sāmaśca dharaścaiva nalo'nilaḥ || 91 ||
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pratyūṣaśca prabhāsaśca vasavo'ṣṭau vṛṣātmajāḥ |
teṣāṃ madhye saptamaśca putrecchayā prabhāsakam || 92 ||
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samāyayau pratyūṣaḥ sa tape varṣaśataṃ param |
somanāthaḥ prasannaḥ san sutaṃ tasmai hi devalam || 93 ||
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dadau pratyūṣakastatra yalliṃgaṃ samapūjayat |
pratyūṣeśvara ityukto mahādevaḥ sutapradaḥ || 94 ||
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athā'nilo'pi tatraivā''rādhayāmāsa śaṃkaram |
manojaveti vikhyātaṃ tasmai cāpi sutaṃ dadau || 95 ||
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anileśvara ityevaṃ khyātiṃ jagāma śaṃkaraḥ |
prabhāsena tathā liṃgaṃ prabhāseśvaramāhitam || 96 ||
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bṛhaspatestu bhaginī bhuvanā tasya kāminī |
viśvakarmā'bhavattasyāṃ sutaḥ prabhāsato balī || 97 ||
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prabhāseśvarasaṃjñaḥ sa mahādevo'bhavat khalu |
prabhāsena sthāpito vai phālgune tāmase dale || 018 ||
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trayodaśyāṃ śivarātrau tīrthaṃ tatparamaṃ hyabhūt |
atha tatra mahātīrthaṃ vāmanasvāmināmakam || 99 ||
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baliṃ badhvā sarvarājyaṃ yācitvā balikhātakai |
yatra pādaṃ prathamaṃ ca nyastaṃ tattīrthamuttamam || 100 ||
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viṣṇutīrthamitikhyātaṃ vartate sāgarāntike |
viṣṇunā vihato yatra purā śaṃkhāsurastaṭe || 101 ||
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śaṃkhatīrthaṃ hareryogādvartate dhvānakārakam |
vīrabhadreśvaraṃ cāpi tīrthaṃ tatrāsti śāṃkaram || 102 ||
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athaikadā tvanādiśrīkṛṣṇanārāyaṇaḥ svayam |
bahugopīsamāyukto'śvapaṭṭasaraso yayau || 103 ||
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prabhāsaṃ paramaṃ kṣetraṃ rantuṃ raivatake tadā |
kṛṣṇanārāyaṇeśaṃ ca gopīśvaraṃ dvitīyakam || 104 ||
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bāṇaṃ saṃsthāpitaṃ tena śubhraṃ tattīrthamuttamam |
athaikadā candrakalā āyayuḥ ṣoḍaśaiva tāḥ || 15 ||
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kaleśvaraṃ paraṃ tīrthaṃ cakruḥ snātvā prabhāsake |
lambinī candrikā kāntā kūṭā śāntā mahodayā || 106 ||
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bhīṣaṇī nandinī caiva suparṇā vimalā'kṣayā |
śubhadā śobhanā puṇyā haṃsā sītā kalāḥ kramāt || 107 ||
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kalādityaḥ sthāpitaśca sūryo'pi tīrthamācarat |
athaikadā catuṣṣaṣṭiyoginyastatra saṃyayuḥ || 108 ||
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raivatācalapaścimayoginyadrita eva tāḥ |
yoginīśvaramevaitāḥ sthāpayāmāsurīśvaram || 109 ||
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tāsāṃ nāmāni vai lakṣmi śṛṇu yāḥ śaṃkarapriyāḥ |
ādau mukhyā mahālakṣmīrnandā kṣemakarī tathā || 110 ||
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śivadūtī mahābhadrā bhrāmarī candramaṇḍalā |
revatī harasiddhiśca durgā viṣamalocanā || 111 ||
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sahajā kulajā kubjā māyāvī śāṃbhavī kriyā |
ādyā sarvagatā śuddhā bhāvamānyā manotigā || 112 ||
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vidyā'vidyā mahāmāyā suṣumṇā sarvamaṃgalā |
okārātmā mahādevī vedārthajananī śivā || 113 ||
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purāṇā''nvīkṣikī dīkṣā cāmuṇḍā śaṃkarapriyā |
brāhmī śāntikarī gaurī brahmaṇyā brāhmaṇapriyā || 114 ||
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bhadrā bhagavatī kṛṣṇā grahanakṣatramālinī |
tripurā tvaritā nityā sāṃkhyā kuṇḍalinī dhruvā || 115 ||
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kalyāṇī śobhanā nityā niṣkalā paramā kalā |
yoginī yogasadbhāvā yogagamyā guhāśayā || 116 ||
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kātyāyanī umā śarvā aparṇā tā harastriyaḥ |
yugāntare tathā'nyāścopāsanābalataḥ priyā || 117 ||
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yoginyo'pi prajāyante koṭiśaḥ śaṃkarapriyāḥ |
etāsāṃ somanāthasya sannidhau tīrthamuttamam || 118 ||
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vartate pāpanāśārthaṃ pāvanaṃ sukhadaṃ sadā |
etāsāṃ pūjanaṃ kāryamaṣṭakāsu sadā janaiḥ || 119 ||
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devatvaṃ sāttvikā yānti sāttvikīṃ bhaktimāsthitāḥ |
paṭhanācchravaṇāccāpi bhuktimuktipradaṃ śubham || 120 ||
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māhātmyaṃ somatīrthasya prabhāsasya ca te puraḥ |
kathitaṃ yacchaṃkaroktaṃ pārvatyai tu prabhāsake || 121 ||
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iti śrīlakṣmīnārāyaṇīyasaṃhitāyāṃ prathame kṛtayugasantāne'nekaprasiddhatīrthāni brahmā bhinnasthaleṣu bhinno bhinno varṇitaḥ vasavo'ṣṭau sūryā rudrāḥ catuḥṣaṣṭiyoginyaśca kathitā iti nirūpaṇanāmā'ṣṭātriṃśadadhikapañcaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ || 538 ||
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