Padma Purana [sanskrit]
462,305 words | ISBN-13: 9789385005305
The Padma-purana Book 6 Chapter 164 (Sanskrit text), including grammatical analysis, glossary and relevant print editions. The Padmapurana is a one of the largest of the eighteen Major Puranas containing roughly 50,000 metrical verses. Although popular for its inclusion of the Ramayana and large sections on pilgrimage guides this is also known for its dedication to both Shiva and Vishnu.
Chapter 164
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mahādeva uvāca |
atra tīrthaṃ mahaccānyatkaśyapākhyaṃ sureśvari |
yatra hrado mahānāsīnnagadeva vinirmitaḥ || 1 ||
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tatra kuśeśvaro nāma devo yatra virājate |
yatra kuṃḍaṃ tathā ramyaṃ kaśyapena vinirmitam || 2 ||
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tatra snātvā tu bho devi na naro nirayaṃ vrajet |
agnihotrakarā viprā nityaṃ vedaparāyaṇāḥ || 3 ||
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nivasaṃti mahadevi kāśyapāyāṃ bahuśrutāḥ |
yathā kāśī tathā ceyaṃ nagarī ṛṣinirmitā || 4 ||
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kāśyapena yataścātra taptaṃ bahutaraṃ tapaḥ |
gaṃgā vai tapasā yena ānīteśajaṭodbhavā || 5 ||
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sā gaṃgā kāśyapī devi mahāpātakanāśinī |
yasyā darśanamātreṇa mucyaṃte duṣṭakilbiṣāt || 6 ||
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godānaṃ ca praśaṃsaṃti rathadānaṃ tathaiva ca |
śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā tu tatraiva dānaṃ deyaṃ prayatnataḥ || 7 ||
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kalau yuge tathā ghore mahāpātakanāśanam |
kaśyapākhyaṃ samaṃ tīrthaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati || 8 ||
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yatra vai devatāḥ sarvā ṛṣayo vītakalmaṣāḥ |
nityaṃ tiṣṭhaṃti deveśi tīrtharājaprasādataḥ || 9 ||
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Other editions:
Also see the following editions of the Sanskrit text or (alternative) English translations of the Padma Purana Chapter 164
Sri Padma Purana (Sanskrit Text and Hindi Translation)
by Chaukhamba Surbharati Prakashan (2016)
Sanskrit Text and Hindi Translation with Sloka Index (Set of 7 Volumes)
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Padma Purana (In Six Volumes)
by Chowkhamba Sanskrit Series Office (2007)
Sanskrit Text Only
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Sri Padma Purana (Tamil)
by Azhwargal Aaivu Maiyam, Chennai (2015)
Translated by S. Jagatrakshgan
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