Chapter 76 - Description of glory of Kamakhya

CHAPTER LXXVI Sri Narada said O Lord, the master of the creation, listening the noble glory of Ganga from your lotus face I became pious no doubt. (1) Again I desire to listen the glory of Kamarupa tirtha in detail. Now please narrate this. (2) Sri Mahadeva said O the best among the sages please listen. I am telling you the glory of the tirtha at Kamarupa where goddess Siva is the bestower of visible result and no such place is better than this in the world, (3) Gods accompanied with: Gandharvas and higher gods like Brahma and others visit the place regularly for the worship of Malamaya in Yoni form. The absolute the primordial as the supreme goddess stays for the welfare of the creation at that place. (4-5) O the best among the sages, it is Kamakha where Bralma, Visnu and Siva practise penance to attain Bhagavati. (6) Vasistha, the best among the sages doing there initiatory rites became the authority of hymn. (7) The other siddha's and divine sages who have possessed command over others are only due to the favour of Kamakhya. (8)

472 Meditating there on the highest Mantra they attained perfection and the lord of the gods was identified with sun. (9) The man visiting, touching and worshipping Bhagavati in Yoni form a very secret properly became liberated and moved in the world like another Siva capable enough to defeat the unconquerable gods. All gods those move towards the abode of Indra came under his control. O sage there is nothing in three worlds unattainable for him. (10-12) His birth is fruitful who going to Yonimandala salutes goddess 'tripurablairavi' with devotion. (13) Only by touching the place the man at once is liberated from the sin of slaying of brahmins, no doubt due to the grace of Kamaksa. (14) O my son, the visit of Kamakhya is inaccessible for gods. So he who visits Kamaksa is adorable by gods. (15) The visit of Kamakhya destroys the sins gained in thousands of births within a moment. (16) O my son this is very confidential and it should not be disclosed anywhere by you. There is no such tirtha like Kamakhy present on the earth. (17) O sage, due to the fall of the limb of Sati this place was more auspicious in Bharate region and the abolisher of sin of the people. (18)

473 Among the limbs the vagina of Blagavati is more worthy as the vagina form of the goddess resides in all women. Where that vagina fell Sati appears there, that is why there is no such auspicious place like this world. (19-20) Sambhu the adorable by Siddhas, Gandharvas, Gods, Kinnares and demons, is the bestower of liberation to the men at Varanasi where that Sambhu coming to that place regularly desires liberation from Malie svari. That is why there is no such place more auspicious than this (Kamel). (21-22) round the He who circumambulates from left to right of that tirtha of 'Sri Yonimandala' is believed to have gone three worlds. (23) He who keeps the nirmalya of Kamakhya on his head, wonders like Bhairava being adorable by gods. (24) He has no fear from anybody on the earth the elements of fear vanish far being afraid of him. (25) O the great sage the 'Prasada' of the goddess should be accepted without thinking any thing. O sage the higher caste should take the Prasada offered by the lower caste and if he eats the same with binding down the head then only he attains fortune and salvation due to the grace of the mother goddess. (26-27) Desiring the satisfaction of his ancestors if one performs Sraddha there no doubt which is equivalent in merit

474 with the Sraddlia al Gaya for hundred years. (28) The ascetic bathing at Lolita and performing sacrifice attains the mastery over mantra no doubt. (29) He becomes another Siva with uncontrollable knowledge and attains the divinity due to Her grace. (30) One should not think otherwise regarding Durga etc., there. If one does so he moves to the hell. (31) Those who meditating Bhairavi there divinity kingship ever gods, Bralmatvam, Sivatwam and Visnutvam are easily accessible to him. (32) Parasurama, the son fpof Jamadagni in order to kill Kartavirya performed a sacrifice there and became embodied with Visnu. (33) Like that in the earth others who perform sacrifice there. They are put on a equal status and attain salvation at end, (34) Kamakhya is the supreme tirtha, a supreme meditation a supreme religion, a supreme way of life, a supreme wealth a supreme abode, O the best among the sages, thinking thus one cannot attain his rebirth. (35-36) One attains Her visit by the merit he gained in his thousands of births. (37) :

475 The tirtle named Kamarupa inaccessible to it is like deviloka for the gods as well as for others. (38) Here ends the seventy sixth chapter called the description of glory of Kamakhya in Sri Mahabhagavata Upapurana.