Chapter 21

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nārada uvāca |
sagarasyātmajā vīrāḥ kathaṃ jātā mahābalāḥ |
vikrāṃtāḥ ṣaṣṭisāhasrā vijñāneśvara tadvada || 1 ||
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śrīpārvatīpatiruvāca |
dve patnyau sagarasyāstāṃ tapasā dagdhakilbiṣe |
aurvastābhyāṃ varaṃ prādāttoṣito munisattamaḥ || 2 ||
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ṣaṣṭiṃputrasahasrāṇi ekā vavre tarasvinām |
ekā vaṃśadharaṃ tvekaṃ yatheṣṭaṃ varaśālinī || 3 ||
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tatraikā suṣuve tuṃbyāṃ putrānśūrānbahūnatha |
te tu sarve'pi dhātrībhirvarddhitāstu yathākramam || 4 ||
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kapilānāṃ tu dugdhānāṃ teṣāṃ tatra mahātmanām || 5 ||
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tenaiva dugdhayogena vavṛdhuste mahātmanaḥ |
ekaḥ paṃcajano nāma putro rājā babhūva ha || 6 ||
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tataḥ paṃcajanasyāsīdaṃśumānnāma vīryavān |
dilīpastanayastasya putro yasya bhagīrathaḥ || 7 ||
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yastu gaṃgāsaricchreṣṭhāmānayāmāsa suvrataḥ |
samudra mānayitvaināṃ duhitṛtvamakalpayat || 8 ||
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nāradauvāca |
kathaṃ gaṃgā samānītā kiṃ tapastena vai kṛtam |
tatsarvaṃ me samācakṣva suvrato'si dayānidhe || 9 ||
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mahādeva uvāca |
pūrvajānāṃ hitārthāya gato'sau haimake girau |
tatra gatvā tapastaptaṃ varṣāṇāmayutaṃ tadā || 10 ||
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ādidevaḥ prasanno'bhūdyo'sau devo niraṃjanaḥ |
tena dattā iyaṃ gaṃgā ākāśātsamupasthitā || 11 ||
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tatra viśveśvaro devo yatra tiṣṭhati nityaśaḥ |
gaṃgāṃ dṛṣṭvā'gatāṃ tena gṛhītā jāhnavī tadā || 12 ||
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jaṭājūṭe ca saṃdhārya varṣāṇāmayutaṃ sthitam |
na niḥsṛtā tadā gaṃgā īśasyaiva prabhāvataḥ || 13 ||
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vicāritaṃ tadā tena kva gatā mama mātṛkā |
sa dhyānena vicāryaivaṃ gṛhītā ceśvareṇa tu || 14 ||
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tataḥ kailāsamagamatsa tu bhagīratho nṛpaḥ |
tatra gatvā muniśreṣṭha hyakarodulbaṇaṃ tapaḥ || 15 ||
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ārādhitastadā tena dattavānahamāpagām |
ekaṃ keśaṃ parityajya dattā tripathagā tadā || 16 ||
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sa gṛhītvā gato gaṃgāṃ pātāle yatra pūrvajāḥ |
alakanaṃdā tadā nāma gaṃgāyāḥ prathamaṃ smṛtam || 17 ||
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haridvāre yadāyātā viṣṇupādodakī tadā |
tadeva tīrthaṃ pravaraṃ devānāmapi durllabham || 18 ||
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tattīrthe ca naraḥ snātvā hariṃ dṛṣṭvā viśeṣataḥ |
pradakṣiṇaṃ ye kurvaṃti na caite duḥkhabhāginaḥ || 19 ||
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brahmahatyādi pāpānāṃ rāśayaḥ saṃtyanekaśaḥ |
vilayaṃ yāṃti te sarve harerdarśanataḥ sadā || 20 ||
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ekadā keśavasthāne haridvāre hyahaṃ gataḥ |
tasmāttīrthaprabhāvācca jāto'haṃ viṣṇurūpavān || 21 ||
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ye gacchaṃti naraśreṣṭhāste vai yāṃti hyanāmayam |
caturbhujāstu te lokāḥ narā nāryaśca sarvaśaḥ || 22 ||
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vaikuṃṭhaṃ yāṃti te sarve harerdarśanamātrataḥ |
mamāpyadhika tīrthaṃ tu haridvāraṃ suśobhanam || 23 ||
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tīrthānāṃ pravaraṃ tīrthaṃ caturvargapradāyakam |
kalau dharmakaraṃ puṃsāṃ mokṣadaṃ cārthadaṃ tathā || 24 ||
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yatra gaṃgā mahāramyā nityaṃ vahati nirmalā |
etatkathānakaṃ puṇyaṃ haridvārākhyamuttamam || 25 ||
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uktaṃ ca śṛṇvatāṃ puṃsāṃ phalaṃ bhavati śāśvatam |
aśvamedhe kṛte yāge gosahasre tathaiva ca || 26 ||
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tatpuṇyaṃ labhate vidvānharerdarśanamātrataḥ |
gohaṃtā brahmahā caiva ye cānye pitṛghātakāḥ || 27 ||
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evaṃvidhāni pāpāni bahūnyapi ca vai dvija |
vilayaṃ yāṃti sarvāṇi harerdarśanamātrataḥ || 28 ||
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iti śrīpādmemahāpurāṇe paṃcapaṃcāśatasahasrasaṃhitāyāṃ uttarakhaṇḍe umāpati nārada saṃvādeharidvāra māhātmye gaṃgotpattipūrvakaṃ haridvāramāhātmyaṃ nāma |
ekaviṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 21 ||
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