Chapter 58

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| adhyāya || 58 ||
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uttānapāda uvāca |
athāto devadeveśa bhānumatyakarocca kim |
eṣa me saṃśayo deva kathayasva prasādataḥ || 1 ||
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īśvara uvāca |
cintayitvā muhūrtaṃ sā gatā kuṇḍasya sannidhau |
dṛṣṭvā kuṇḍasya māhātmyaṃ rājñī harṣeṇa pūritā || 2 ||
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viprān bahūn samāhūya pūjayāmāsa tatkṣaṇāt |
dattvā tu vidhivaddānaṃ brāhmaṇebhyo nṛpātmaja || 3 ||
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niścayaṃ paramaṃ kṛtvā sthitā śāntena cetasā |
tataḥ sampūjya vidhivatpitṝndevānnarādhipa || 4 ||
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kṣapayitvā pakṣamekaṃ madhumāsasya sā sthitā |
amāvāsyāṃ tato rājñī gatā parvatasannidhau || 5 ||
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nagaśṛṅgaṃ samāruhya kṛtvā mukulitau karau |
vijñāpya brāhmaṇān sarvānidaṃ vacanamabravīt || 6 ||
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mama mātā pitā bhrātā ye cānye sakhibāndhavāḥ |
kṣamāpayitvā sarvāṃstānvacanaṃ mama kathyatām || 7 ||
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tvatputrī śūlabhede tu tapaḥ kṛtvā svaśaktitaḥ |
visṛjya caiva sātmānaṃ tasmiṃstīrthe divaṃ yayau || 8 ||
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brāhmaṇā ūcuḥ |
saṃdeśaṃ kathayiṣyāmastvayoktaṃ śobhanavrate |
mātāpitṛbhyāṃ suśroṇi mā te'bhūdatra saṃśayaḥ || 9 ||
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tato visṛjya tāṃllokān sthitā parvatamūrdhani |
ardhottarīyavastreṇa gāḍhaṃ baddhā punaḥpunaḥ || 10 ||
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tataścikṣepa sātmānamekacittā narādhipa |
nagārddhe patitā yāvattāvaddṛṣṭāḥ surāṅganāḥ || 11 ||
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bhobho vatse mahābhāge bhānumatyatitāpasi |
divyaṃ vimānamāruhya kailāsaṃ prati gamyatām || 12 ||
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tataḥ sā paśyatāṃ teṣāṃ janānāṃ tridivaṃ gatā || 13 ||
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mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
iti te kathitaḥ sarvaḥ śūlabhedasya vistaraḥ |
yaḥ śrutaḥ śaṅkarātpūrvamṛṣidevasamāgame || 14 ||
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ya idaṃ paṭhate bhaktyā tīrthe devakule'pi vā |
sa mucyate mahāpāpādapi janmaśatārjitāt || 15 ||
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brahmahā ca surāpī ca steyī ca gurutalpagaḥ |
goghātī strīvighātī ca devabrahmasvahārakaḥ || 16 ||
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svāmidrohī mitraghātī tathā viśvāsaghātakaḥ |
paranyāsāpahārī ca paranikṣepalopakaḥ || 17 ||
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rasabhedī tulābhedī tathā vārddhuṣikastu yaḥ |
yaḥ kanyāvighnakartā ca tathā vikrayakārakaḥ || 18 ||
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parabhāryā bhrātṛbhāryā gauḥ snuṣā kanyakā tathā |
abhigāmī paradveṣī tathā dharmapradūṣakaḥ || 19 ||
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mucyante sarve evaite śūlabhedaprabhāvataḥ || 20 ||
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ya idaṃ śrāvayecchrāddhe viprāṇāṃ bhuñjatāṃ nṛpa |
mudaṃ prayānti saṃhṛṣṭāḥ pitarastasya sarvaśaḥ || 21 ||
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yaścedaṃ śṛṇuyādbhaktyā paṭhyamānaṃ naro vaśī |
sa muktaḥ sarvapāpebhyaḥ sarvakalyāṇabhāgbhavet || 22 ||
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idaṃ yaśasyamāyuṣyamidaṃ pāvanamuttamam |
paṭhatāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ nṛṇāmāyuḥkīrtivivardhanam || 23 ||
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iti kathitamidaṃ te śūlabhedasya puṇyaṃ mahimana hi manuṣyaiḥ śrūyate yatsapāpaiḥ |
madanariputaṭinyā yāmyakūlasthitasya prabaladuritakandocchedakuddālakalpam || 24 ||
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