Chapter 23

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śrīsūta uvāca |
agnitīrthābhidhe tīrthe sarvapātakanāśane |
snānaṃ kṛtvā viśuddhātmā cakratīrthaṃ tato vrajet || 1 ||
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yaṃyaṃ kāmaṃ samuddiśya cakratīrthe dvijottamāḥ |
snānaṃ samācarenmartyastaṃtaṃ kāmaṃ samaśnute || 2 ||
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purāhirbudhnyanāmā tu maharṣiḥ saṃśita vrataḥ |
sudarśanamupāstāsmiṃstapasvī gaṃdhamādane || 3 ||
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tapasyaṃtaṃ muniṃ tatra rākṣasā ghorarūpiṇaḥ |
abādhaṃta sadā viprāstapovighnaikatatparāḥ || 4 ||
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sudarśanaṃ tadāgatya bhaktarakṣaṇavāṃchayā |
yātudhānānbādhamānānnyavadhīrlīlayā purā || 5 ||
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tadāprabhṛti taccakraṃ bhaktaprārthanayā dvijāḥ |
ahirbudhnyakṛte tīrthe sannidhānaṃ sadā'karot || 6 ||
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tadāprabhṛti tattīrthaṃ cakratīrthamitīryate |
sudarśanaprasādena tatra tīrthe nimajjanāt || 7 ||
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rakṣaḥpiśācā dikṛtā pīḍā nāstyeva karhicit |
snātvāsminpāvane tīrthe chinnapāṇiḥ purā raviḥ |
sa hiraṇyamayau pāṇī labdhavāṃstīrthavaibhavāt || 8 ||
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ṛṣaya ūcuḥ |
chinnapāṇiḥ kathamabhūdādityaḥ sūtanaṃdana |
yathā ca labdhavānpāṇī sauvarṇau tadvadasva naḥ || 9 ||
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śrīsūta uvāca |
iṃdrādayaḥ surāḥ pūrvaṃ saṃtataṃ daityapīḍitāḥ || 10 ||
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kiṃ kurma iti saṃcitya saṃbhūya samamaṃtrayan |
bṛhaspatiṃ puraskṛtya maṃtrayitvā ciraṃ surāḥ || 11 ||
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turāsāhaṃ purodhāya dhāma svāyaṃbhuvaṃ yayuḥ |
te brahmāṇaṃ samāsādya dṛṣṭvā stutvā ca bhaktitaḥ || 12 ||
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tato vyajijñapastasmai sveṣāmāgamakāraṇam |
surā ūcuḥ |
bhagavanbhāratīnātha daityā hyasmānbalotkaṭāḥ || 13 ||
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bādhaṃte satataṃ deva tatra brūhi pratikriyām |
ityuktaḥ sa surairbrahmā tānāha kṛpayā vacaḥ || 14 ||
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brahmovāca |
mā bhaiṣṭa yūyaṃ vibudhāstatropāyaṃ bravīmyaham |
māheśvaraṃ mahāyajñamasurāṇāṃ vināśanam || 15 ||
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prārabhadhvaṃ surā yūyaṃ munibhistattvadarśibhiḥ |
ayaṃ ca daivataiḥ sarvairvidhilobhaṃ vinā kṛtaḥ || 16 ||
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māheśvaro mahāyajñaḥ kriyatāṃ gaṃdhamādane |
yadi hyanyatra taṃ yajñaṃ kuryustadvibudharṣabhāḥ || 17 ||
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yajñavighnaṃ tadā kuryurdurātmānaḥ suradviṣaḥ |
kriyate yadyayaṃ yajño gaṃdhamādanaparvate || 18 ||
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sudarśanaprasādena naiva vighno bhavettadā |
ahirbudhnyābhidhānasya maharṣergaṃdhamādane || 19 ||
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anugrahāya tattīrthe sannidhatte sudarśanam |
ataḥ kurudhvaṃ bho yūyaṃ taṃ yajñaṃ gaṃdhamādane || 20 ||
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nātidūre cakratīrthādasurāṇāṃ vināśakam |
tataste brahmavacasā sahasā gaṃdhamādanam || 21 ||
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bṛhaspatiṃ puraskṛtya jagmuryajñacikīrṣayā |
te praṇamya mahātmānamahirbudhnyaṃ munīśvaram || 22 ||
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akalpayanyajñavāṭannātidūre tadāśramāt |
yajñakarmasu niṣṇātaiḥ sahitāste tapodhanaiḥ || 23 ||
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iṣṭimārebhire devā asurāṇāṃ vināśinīm |
tasminkarmaṇi hotāsītsvayameva bṛhaspatiḥ || 24 ||
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babhūva maitrāvaruṇo jayaṃtaḥ pākaśāsaniḥ |
acchāvāko babhūvātra vasūnāmaṣṭamo vasuḥ || 25 ||
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grāvastudabhavattatra śaktiputraḥ parāśaraḥ |
aṣṭāvakro mahātejā adhvaryudhuramūḍhavān || 26 ||
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tatra pratiprasthātābhūdviśvāmitro mahāmuniḥ |
neṣṭā babhūva varuṇa unnetā ca dhaneśvaraḥ || 27 ||
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brahmā babhūva savitā yajñasyārdhadhuraṃ vahan |
babhūva brāhmaṇācchaṃsī vasiṣṭho brahmaṇottamaḥ || 28 ||
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āgnīdhro'bhūcchunaḥśepaḥ potā jātaśca pāvakaḥ |
udgātā vāyurabhavatprastotā ca paretarāṭ || 29 ||
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pratihartā tu tatrāsīdagastyaḥ kuṃbhasaṃbhavaḥ |
subrahmaṇyo madhucchaṃdā viśvāmitrātmajo mahān || 30 ||
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yajamānaḥ svayamabhūddevarājaḥ puraṃdaraḥ |
upadraṣṭā babhūvātra vyāsaputraḥ śuko muniḥ || 31 ||
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tataste ṛtvijaḥ sarve devarājaṃ puraṃdaram |
vidhivaddīkṣayāṃcakrustatra māheśvare kratau || 32 ||
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prāvartata mahāyajña evaṃ vai gaṃdhamādane |
sudarśanaprabhāvena duḥsahenātipīḍitāḥ || 33 ||
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nāviṃdannasurāstatra raṃdhraṃ yajñe pravartite |
evanniraṃtarāyo'sau prāvartata mahā kratuḥ || 34 ||
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bhakṣayaṃśca haristatra jajvāla hutavāhanaḥ |
vidhivatkarmajālāni kṛtvādhvaryurasaṃbhramāt || 35 ||
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maṃtrapūtaṃ puroḍāśaṃ juhavāmāsa pāvake |
hutaśeṣaṃ puroḍāśaṃ vibhajyādhvaryurādarāt || 36 ||
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ṛtvigbhyo hotṛmukhyebhyaḥ pradadau pāpanāśanam |
savitre brahmaṇe caikamatyugrataratejasam || 37 ||
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dadau tatra puroḍāśabhāgaṃ prāśitranāmakam |
pratijagrāha pāṇibhyāṃ prāśitraṃ savitā tadā || 38 ||
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savitrā spṛṣṭamātraṃ sattatprāśitraṃ durāsadam |
tasya pāṇī praciccheda paśyatāṃ sarvaṛtvijām || 39 ||
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tataḥ saṃchinnapāṇiḥ sa prāśitreṇogratejasā |
kimetaditi saṃtrasto viṣaṇṇavadano'bhavat || 40 ||
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savitā ṛtvijaḥ sarvānsamāhūyedamabravīt |
savitovāca |
puroḍāśasya bhāgo'yaṃ mama prāśitranāmakaḥ || 41 ||
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dattaściccheda matpāṇī miṣatsveva bhavatsvapi |
ato bhavaṃtaḥ saṃbhūya sarva eva hi ṛtvijaḥ || 42 ||
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kalpayaṃtāmimau pāṇī nocedyajñaṃ nihanmyamum |
saviturvākyamākarṇya te sarve samaciṃtayan || 43 ||
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tatra madhye munīṃdrāṇāṃ devānāṃ caiva sarvaśaḥ |
aṣṭāvakro mahātejā ṛtvijastānabhāṣata || 44 ||
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aṣṭāvakra uvāca |
śṛṇudhvamṛtvijaḥ sarve mama vākyaṃ samāhitāḥ |
mayi jīvati vipreṃdrā viriṃcānāṃ śataṃ gatam || 45 ||
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jāyaṃte ca mriyaṃte ca caturānanakoṭayaḥ |
paśyanneva ca tānsarvānahaṃ prāṇānadhārayam || 46 ||
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tatra lokeśvarābhikhye vartamāne prajāpatau |
vipro hariharonāma nivasañchayāmalāpure || 47 ||
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vyādhenāraṇyavāsena kelyarthaṃ lakṣyavedhinā |
chinnapādo'bhavadbāṇairlakṣya madhyaṃ samāgataḥ || 48 ||
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sa gaṃdhamādanaṃ prāpya munibhiḥ preritastadā |
snātvā ca munitīrthe'sminprāptavāṃścaraṇau purā || 49 ||
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tadā puṇyamidaṃ tīrthaṃ munitīrthamitīritam |
idānīṃ cakratīrthākhyaṃ cakranāma tvaviṃdata || 50 ||
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tadatra kriyatāṃ snānaṃ prāśitracchinnapāṇinā |
munitīrthe savitrāpi yuṣmākaṃ yadi rocate || 51 ||
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ṛtvijaḥ kathitāstvevamaṣṭāvakramaharṣiṇā |
savitāramabhāṣaṃta sarva eva praharṣitāḥ || 52 ||
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savitaḥ snāhi tīrthe' smiṃstava pāṇī bhaviṣyataḥ |
aṣṭāvakro yathā prāha tathā kuru samāhitaḥ || 53 ||
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tataḥ sa savitā gatvā cakratīrthaṃ mahattaram |
sasnau pāṇyoravāptyarthamiṣṭadāyini tatra saḥ || 54 ||
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uttiṣṭhanneva sa tadā tatra snātvā sabhaktikam |
yukto hiraṇmayābhyāṃ tu pāṇibhyāṃ samadṛśyata || 55 ||
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hiraṇyapāṇiṃ taṃ dṛṣṭvā jahṛṣuḥ sarvaṛtvijaḥ |
tataḥ samāpya taṃ yajñaṃ daityasaṃghānvijitya ca || 56 ||
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iṃdrādayaḥ surāḥ sarve sukhitāḥ svargamāyayuḥ |
tasmādetatsamāgatya tīrthaṃ sarvaiśca mānavaiḥ || 57 ||
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sevanīyaṃ prayatnena svasvābhīṣṭasya siddhaye |
aṃdhaiśca kuṇibhirmūkairbadhiraiḥ kubjakairapi || 58 ||
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khaṃjaiḥ paṃgubhirapyetadaṃgahīnaistathāparaiḥ |
saṃchinnapāṇicaraṇaiḥ saṃchinnānyāṃgasaṃcayaiḥ || 59 ||
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manuṣyaiśca tathānyaiśca vikalāṃgasya pūrtaye |
sevanīyamidaṃ tīrthaṃ sarvābhīṣṭapradāyakam || 60 ||
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evaṃ vaḥ kathitaṃ viprāścakratīrthasya vaibhavam |
yatra snātvā purā chinnau pāṇī prāpa prabhākaraḥ || 61 ||
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yaḥ paṭhedimamadhyāyaṃ śṛṇuyādvā samāhitaḥ |
aṃgāni vikalānyasya pūrṇāni syurna saṃśayaḥ || 62 ||
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mokṣakāmasya martyasya muktiḥ syānnātra saṃśayaḥ || 63 ||
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