Chapter 29

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pṛthuruvāca |
hate caiva mahāpāpe ekasminpāpacāriṇi |
lokāḥ sukhena jīvaṃti sādhavaḥ puṇyadarśinaḥ || 1 ||
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tasmādekaṃ prahartavyaṃ pāpiṣṭhaṃ pāpacetanam |
tasmāttvāṃ hi haniṣyāmi sarvasattvapraṇāśinīm || 2 ||
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tvayā bījāni sarvāṇi luptānyetāni sāṃpratam |
grāsaṃ kṛtvā sthirībhūtvā prajāṃ hatvā kva yāsyasi || 3 ||
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hate pāpe durācāre sukhaṃ jīvaṃtisādhavaḥ |
tasmātpāpaṃ prahaṃtavyaṃ satyamevaṃ na saṃśayaḥ || 4 ||
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pālitavyaṃ prayatnena yasmāddharmaḥ pravarddhate |
bhavatyā tu mahatpāpaṃ prajāsaṃkṣayakārakam || 5 ||
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ekasyārthena yo hanyādātmano vā parasya vā |
lokopatāpakaṃ hatvā na bhavettasya pātakam || 6 ||
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sukhameṣyaṃti bahavo yasmiṃstu nihate śubhe |
vasudhe nihate duṣṭe pātakaṃ nopapātakam || 7 ||
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prajānimittaṃ tvāmeva haniṣyāmi na saṃśayaḥ |
yadi me puṇyasaṃyuktaṃ vacanaṃ na kariṣyati || 8 ||
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jagato'sya hitārthāya sādhu caiva vasuṃdhare |
haniṣye tvāṃ śitairbāṇairmadvākyāttu parāṅmukhīm || 9 ||
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svīyena tejasā caiva puṇyāṃ trailokyavāsinīm |
prajāṃ caiva dhariṣyāmi dharmeṇāpi na saṃśayaḥ || 10 ||
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macchāsanaṃ samāsthāya dharmayuktaṃ vasuṃdhare |
imāḥ prajā ājñayā me saṃjīvaya sadaiva hi || 11 ||
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evaṃ me śāsanaṃ bhadre adya yarhi kariṣyasi |
tataḥ prīto'smi te nityaṃ gopāyiṣyāmi sarvadā || 12 ||
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tvāmeva hi na saṃdeha anye caiva nṛpottamāḥ |
dhenurūpeṇa sā pṛthvī bāṇāṃcitakalevarā || 13 ||
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uvācedaṃ pṛthuṃ vainyaṃ dharmādhāraṃ mahāmatim |
dharaṇyuvāca |
tavādeśaṃ mahārāja satyapuṇyārthasaṃyutam || 14 ||
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prajānimittamatyarthaṃ vidhāsyāmi na saṃśayaḥ |
udyamenāpi puṇyena upāyena nareśvara || 15 ||
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samāraṃbhāḥ prasiddhyaṃti puṇyāścaivāpyupakramāḥ |
upāyaṃ paśya rājeṃdra yena tvaṃ satyavānbhaveḥ || 16 ||
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dhārayethāḥ prajāścemā yena sarvāḥ pravarddhaye |
saṃlagnāścottamā bāṇā mamāṃge te śilāśitāḥ || 17 ||
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samuddhara svayaṃ rājaṃśchalyaṃti bhṛśameva te |
samāṃ kuru mahārāja tiṣṭhenmayi yathā payaḥ || 18 ||
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sūta uvāca |
dhanuṣogreṇa tāñchailānnānārūpāngurūṃstathā |
utsārayaṃstataḥ sarvāṃ samarūpāṃ cakāra saḥ || 19 ||
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tadāprabhṛti te śailā vṛddhimāpurdvijottamāḥ |
tasyā aṃgātsvayaṃ bāṇānsvakīyānnṛpanaṃdanaḥ || 20 ||
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samuddhṛtya tato vainyaḥ prītena manasā tadā |
gartāśca kaṃdarāścaiva bāṇāghātaiḥ samīkṛtāḥ || 21 ||
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evaṃ pṛthvadyaṃsamāṃ sarvāṃ cakāra puṇyavarddhanaḥ |
samīkṛtya mahābhāgo vatsaṃ tasyā vyakalpayat || 22 ||
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manuṃ svāyaṃbhuvaṃ pūrvaṃ pariciṃtya punaḥ punaḥ |
atīteṣvatha sarveṣu manvaṃtareṣu sattamāḥ || 23 ||
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viṣamatvaṃ gatā bhūmiḥ paṃthā nāsīcca kutracit |
samāni viṣamāṇyevaṃ svayamāsandvijottamāḥ || 24 ||
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pūrvaṃ manoścākṣuṣasya prāpte caivāṃtare tadā |
jāte pūrvavisarge ca viṣame ca dharātale || 25 ||
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grāmāṇāṃ ca purāṇāṃ ca pattanānāṃ tathaiva ca |
deśānāṃ kṣetrapannānāṃ maryādā na hi dṛśyate || 26 ||
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kṛṣirnaiva na vāṇijyaṃ na gorakṣā pravartate |
nānṛtaṃ bhāṣate kaścinna lobho na ca matsaraḥ || 27 ||
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nābhimānaṃ ca vai pāpaṃ na karoti kadā kila |
vaivasvatasya saṃprāpte aṃtare dvijasattama || 28 ||
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vainyasya saṃbhavātpūrvaṃ prajānāmeva saṃbhavaḥ |
imāḥ prajā dvijāḥ sarvā nivāsaṃ samarocayan || 29 ||
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kvacidbhūmau girau kvāpi nadītīreṣu vai tadā |
kuṃjeṣu sarvatīrtheṣu sāgarasya taṭeṣu ca || 30 ||
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nivāsaṃ cakrire sarvāḥ prajāḥ puṇyena vai tadā |
tāsāmāhāraḥ saṃjātaḥ phalamūlamadhustathā || 31 ||
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mahatā kṛcchreṇa tāsāmāhāraśca dvijottamāḥ |
pṛthurvainyaḥ samālokya prajānāṃ kaṣṭameva hi || 32 ||
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svāyaṃbhuvo manurvatsaḥ kalpitastena bhūbhujā |
svapāṇiḥ kalpitastena pātramevaṃ mahāmate || 33 ||
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sa pṛthuḥ puruṣavyāghro dudoha vasudhāṃ tadā |
sarvasasyamayaṃ kṣīraṃ sasarvānnaṃ guṇānvitam || 34 ||
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tena puṇyena cānnena sudhākalpena tāḥ prajāḥ |
tṛptiṃ nayaṃti devānvai prajāḥ pitṝṃstathāparān || 35 ||
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prasādāttasya vainyasya sukhaṃ jīvaṃti tāḥ prajāḥ |
devebhyaśca pitṛbhyaśca datvā cānnaṃ prajāstataḥ || 36 ||
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brāhmaṇebhyo viśeṣeṇaatithibhyastathaiva ca |
paścādbhuṃjaṃti puṇyāstāḥ prajāḥ sarvā dvijottamāḥ || 37 ||
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yajñaiścānye yajaṃtyeva tarpayaṃti janārdanam |
tena cānnena deveśaṃ tṛptiṃ gacchaṃti devatāḥ || 38 ||
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punarvarṣati parjanyaḥ preṣito mādhavena ca |
tasmātpuṇyā mahauṣadhyaḥ saṃbhavaṃti supuṇyadāḥ || 39 ||
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sasyajātāni sarvāṇi pṛthurvainyaḥ prajāpatiḥ |
tenānnena prajāḥ sarvā vartaṃte'dyāpi nityaśaḥ || 40 ||
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ṛṣibhiścaiva militairdugdhā ceyaṃ vasuṃdharā |
punarviprairmahābhāgyaiḥ satyavadbhiḥ suraistathā || 41 ||
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somo vatsasvarūpobhūddogdhā devaguruḥ svayam |
ūrjaṃ kṣīraṃ payaḥ kalpaṃ yena jīvaṃti cāmarāḥ || 42 ||
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teṣāṃ satyena puṇyena sarve jīvaṃti jaṃtavaḥ |
satyapuṇye pravartaṃte ṛṣidugdhā vasuṃdharā || 43 ||
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athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi yathā dugdhā iyaṃ dharā |
pitṛbhiśca purā vatsa vidhinā yena vai tadā || 44 ||
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supātraṃ rājataṃ kṛtvā svadhā kṣīraṃ sudhānvitam |
parikalpya yamaṃ vatsaṃ dogdhā cāṃtaka eva saḥ || 45 ||
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nāgaiḥ sarpaistato dugdhā takṣakaṃ vatsameva ca |
alābupātramādāya viṣaṃ kṣīraṃ dvijottamāḥ || 46 ||
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nāgānāṃ tu tathā dogdhā dhṛtarāṣṭraḥ pratāpavān |
sarpā nāgā dvijaśreṣṭhāstena vartaṃti cātulāḥ || 47 ||
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nāgā vartaṃti tenāpi hyatyugreṇa dvijottamāḥ |
viṣeṇa ghorarūpeṇa sarpāścaiva bhayānakāḥ || 48 ||
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tenaiva vartayaṃtyugrā mahākāyā mahābalāḥ |
tadāhārāstadācārāstadvīryāstatparākramāḥ || 49 ||
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athātaḥ saṃpravakṣyāmi yathā dugdhā vasuṃdharā |
asurairdānavaiḥ sarvaiḥ kalpayitvā dvijottamāḥ || 50 ||
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pātramatrānnasadṛśamāyasaṃ sarvakāmikam |
kṣīraṃ māyāmayaṃ kṛtvā sarvārātivināśanam || 51 ||
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teṣāmabhūtsa vai vatso virocanaḥ pratāpavān |
ṛtvigdvimūrddhā daityānāṃ madhurdogdhā mahābalaḥ || 52 ||
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tayā hi māyayā daityāḥ pravarttaṃte mahābalāḥ |
mahāprajñā mahākāyā mahātejaḥ parākramāḥ || 53 ||
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tadbalaṃ pauruṣaṃ teṣāṃ tena jīvaṃti dānavāḥ |
tayaite māyayādyāpi sarvamāyā dvijottamāḥ || 54 ||
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pravartaṃte mitaprajñāste tadeṣāmidaṃ balam |
tathā tu dugdhā yakṣaiḥ sā sarvādhārāsu medinī || 55 ||
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iti śuśruma vipreṃdrāḥ purākalpe mahātmabhiḥ |
aṃtardhānamayaṃ kṣīramayaspātre suvistare || 56 ||
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vaiśravaṇo mahāprājñastadā vatsaḥ prakalpitaḥ |
maṇidharasya pitā puṇyaḥ prājño buddhimatāṃ varaḥ || 57 ||
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dogdhā rajatanābhastu tasyāścāsīnmahāmatiḥ |
sarvajñaḥ sarvadharmajño yakṣarājasuto balī || 58 ||
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aṣṭabāhurmahātejā dviśīrṣaḥ sumahātapāḥ |
yakṣāvartaṃta tenāpi sarvadaiva dvijottamāḥ || 59 ||
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punardugdhā iyaṃ pṛthvī rākṣasaiśca mahābalaiḥ |
tathā caiṣā piśācaiśca sāturairdagdhavāribhiḥ || 60 ||
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utplutaṃ nṛkapālaṃ taṃ śāvapātramayaḥ kṛtam |
suprajāṃ bhoktukāmāste tīvrakopaparākramāḥ || 61 ||
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dogdhā rajatanābhastu teṣāmāsīnmahābalaḥ |
sumālī nāma vatsaśca śoṇitaṃ kṣīrameva ca || 62 ||
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rakṣāṃsi yātudhānāśca piśācāśca mahābalāḥ |
yakṣāstena ca jīvaṃti bhūtasaṅghāśca dāruṇāḥ || 63 ||
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gaṃdharvairapsarobhiśca punardugdhā vasuṃdharā |
kṛtvā vatsaṃ suvidvāṃsaṃ taiśca citrarathaṃ punaḥ || 64 ||
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duduhuḥ padmapātre tu gāṃdharvaṃ gītasaṃkulam |
surucirnāma gaṃdharvasteṣāmāsīnmahāmatiḥ || 65 ||
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dogdhā puṇyatamaścaiva tasyāśca dvijasattamāḥ |
śucigītaṃ mahātmānaḥ sukṣīraṃ duduhustadā || 66 ||
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gaṃdharvāstena jīvaṃti anyāścāpsarasastathā |
parvataiśca mahāpuṇyairdugdhā ceyaṃ vasuṃdharā || 67 ||
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ratnāni vividhānyeva oṣadhīścāmṛtopamāḥ |
vatsaścaiva mahābhāgo himavānparikalpitaḥ || 68 ||
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merurdogdhā ca saṃjātaḥ pātraṃ kṛtvā tu śailajam |
tena kṣīreṇa saṃvṛddhāḥ śailāḥ sarve mahaujasaḥ || 69 ||
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punardugdhā mahāvṛkṣaiḥ puṇyaiḥ kalpadrumādibhiḥ |
pālāśaṃ pātrāmāninyuśchinnadagdhaprarohaṇam || 70 ||
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śālo dudoha puṣpāṃgaḥ plakṣo vatso'bhavattadā |
guhyakaiścāraṇaiḥ siddhairvidyādharagaṇaistadā || 71 ||
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dugdhā ceyaṃ sarvadhātrī sarvakāmapradāyinī |
yaṃ yamicchaṃti ye lokāḥ pātravatsaviśeṣaṇaiḥ || 72 ||
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taistaisteṣāṃ dadātyeva kṣīraṃ sadbhāvamīdṛśam |
iyaṃ dhātrī vidhātrī tu iyaṃ śreṣṭhā vasuṃdharā || 73 ||
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sarvakāmadughā dhenuriyaṃ puṇyairalaṃkṛtā |
iyaṃ jyeṣṭhā pratiṣṭhā tu iyaṃ sṛṣṭiriyaṃ prajā || 74 ||
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pāvanī puṇyadā puṇyā sarvasasya prarohiṇī |
carācarasya sarvasya pratiṣṭhā yonireva ca || 75 ||
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mahālakṣmīriyaṃ vidyā sarvaviśvamayī sadā |
sarvakāmadughā dogdhrī sarvabījaprarohiṇī || 76 ||
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sarveṣāṃ śreyasāṃ mātā sarvalokadharā iyam |
paṃcānāmapi bhūtānāṃ prakāśo rūpameva ca || 77 ||
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asīdiyaṃ samudrāṃtā medinīti pariśrutā |
madhukaiṭabhayoḥ kṛtsnā medasā samabhiplutā || 78 ||
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teneyaṃ medinī nāma procyate brahmavādibhiḥ |
tatobhyupagamātprājña pṛthorvainyasya sattamāḥ || 79 ||
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duhitṛtvamanuprāptā devī pṛthvīti cocyate |
tena rājñā dvijaśreṣṭhāḥ pāliteyaṃ vasuṃdharā || 80 ||
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grāmādhāraṃ gṛhāṇāṃ ca purapattanamālinī |
sasyākaravatī sphītā sarvatīrthamayī dvijāḥ || 81 ||
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evaṃ vasumatī devī sarvalokamayī sadā |
evaṃ prabhāvo rājeṃdraḥ purāṇe paripaṭhyate || 82 ||
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pṛthurvainyo mahābhāgaḥ sarvakarmaprakāśakaḥ |
yathā viṣṇuryathā brahmā yathā rudraḥ sanātanaḥ || 83 ||
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namaskāryāstrayo devā devādyairbrahmavādibhiḥ |
brāhmaṇairṛṣibhiḥ sarvairnamaskāryo nṛpottamaḥ || 84 ||
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varṇānāmāśramāṇāṃ yaḥ sthāpakaḥ sarvalokadhṛk |
pārthivaiśca mahābhāgaiḥ pārthivatvamihepsubhiḥ || 85 ||
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ādirājo namaskāryaḥ pṛthurvainyaḥ pratāpavān |
dhanurvedārthibhiryodhaiḥ sadaiva jayakāṃkṣibhiḥ || 86 ||
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namaskāryo mahārājo vṛttidātā mahībhṛtām |
evaṃ pātraviśeṣāśca mayā khyātā dvijottamāḥ || 87 ||
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vatsānāṃ suviśeṣāśca dogdhṝṇāṃ bhavadagrataḥ |
kṣīrasyāpi viśeṣaṃ tu yathoddiṣṭaṃ hi bhūbhujā || 88 ||
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samākhyātaṃ tathāgre ca bhavatāṃ vai yathārthataḥ |
dhanyaṃ yaśasyamārogyaṃ puṇyaṃ pāpapraṇāśanam || 89 ||
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pṛthorvainyasya caritaṃ yaḥ śṛṇoti dvijottamāḥ |
tasya bhāgīrathī snānamahanyahani jāyate || 90 ||
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sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā viṣṇulokaṃ prayāti saḥ || 91 ||
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iti śrīpadmapurāṇe paṃcapaṃcāśatsahasrasaṃhitāyāṃ bhūmikhaṃḍe |
pṛthūpākhyāne ekonatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 29 ||
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