Chapter 73

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| adhyāya || 73 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
narmadādakṣiṇe kūle tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam |
sarvapāpaharaṃ pārtha gopāreśvaramuttamam |
godehānniḥsṛtaṃ liṅgaṃ puṇyaṃ bhūmitale nṛpa || 1 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
godehānniḥsṛtaṃ kasmālliṅgaṃ pāpakṣayaṃkaram |
dakṣiṇe narmadākūle maṇināgasamīpataḥ |
saṃkṣepātkathyatāṃ vipra gopāreśvarasambhavam || 2 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
kāmadhenustapastatra purā pārtha cakāra ha |
dhyāyate parayā bhaktyā devadevaṃ maheśvaram || 3 ||
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tuṣṭastasyā jagannātha kapilāya maheśvaraḥ |
niḥsṛto dehamadhyāttu acchedyaḥ parameśvaraḥ || 4 ||
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tuṣṭo devi jaganmātaḥ kapile parameśvari |
ārādhanaṃ kṛtaṃ yasmāttadvadāśu śubhānane || 5 ||
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surabhyuvāca |
lokānāmupakārāya sṛṣṭāhaṃ parameṣṭhinā |
lokakāryāṇi sarvāṇi sidhyanti matprasādataḥ || 6 ||
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lokāḥ svargaṃ prayāsyanti matprasādena śaṅkara |
tīrthe tvaṃ bhava me śambho lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā || 7 ||
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tatheti bhagavānuktvā tīrthe tatrāvasanmudā |
tadāprabhṛti tattīrthaṃ vikhyātaṃ vasudhātale |
snānenaikena rājendra pāpasaṅghaṃ vyapohati || 8 ||
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gopāreśvaragodānaṃ yastu bhaktyā ca kārayet |
yogye dvijottame deyā yogyā dhenuḥ sakāñcanā || 9 ||
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savatsā taruṇī śubhrā bahukṣīrā savastrakā |
kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśyāmaṣṭamyāṃ vā pradāpayet || 10 ||
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sarveṣu caiva māseṣu kārttike ca viśeṣataḥ |
dāpayetparayā bhaktyā dvije svādhyāyatatpare || 11 ||
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vidhinā ca pradadyādyo vidhinā yastu gṛhṇate |
tāvubhau puṇyakarmāṇau prekṣakaḥ puṇyabhājanam || 12 ||
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piṇḍadānaṃ prakuryādyaḥ pretānāṃ bhaktisaṃyutaḥ |
piṇḍenaikena rājendra pretā yānti parāṃ gatim || 13 ||
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bhaktyā praṇāmaṃ rudrasya ye kurvanti dine dine |
teṣāṃ pāpaṃ pralīyeta bhinnapātre jalaṃ yathā || 14 ||
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tatra tīrthe tu yo rājanvṛṣabhaṃ ca samutsṛjet |
pitaraścoddhṛtāstena śivaloke mahīyate || 15 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
vṛṣotsarge kṛte tāta phalaṃ yajjāyate nṛṇām |
tatsarvaṃ kathayasvāśu prayatnena dvijottama || 16 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
sarvalakṣaṇasampūrṇe vṛṣe caiva tu yatphalam |
tadahaṃ sampravakṣyāmi śṛṇuṣva dharmanandana || 17 ||
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kārttike caiva vaiśākhe pūrṇimāyāṃ narādhipa |
rudrasya sannidhau bhūtvā śuciḥ snāto jitendriyaḥ || 18 ||
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vṛṣasyaiva samutsargaṃ kārayetprīyatāṃ haraḥ |
sāṃnidhye kārayetputra catasro vatsikāḥ śubhāḥ || 19 ||
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dattvā tu vipramukhyāya sarvalakṣaṇasaṃyutāḥ |
prīyatāṃ ca mahādevo brahmā viṣṇurmaheśvaraḥ || 20 ||
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vṛṣabhe romasaṃkhyā yā sarvāṅgeṣu narādhipa |
tāvadvarṣapramāṇaṃ tu śivaloke mahīyate || 21 ||
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śivaloke vasitvā tu yadā martyeṣu jāyate |
kule mahati sambhūtirdhanadhānyasamākule || 22 ||
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nīrogo rūpavāṃścaiva vidyāḍhyaḥ satyavākśuciḥ |
gopāreśvaramāhātmyaṃ mayā khyātaṃ yudhiṣṭhira |
godehānniḥsṛtaṃ liṅgaṃ narmadādakṣiṇe taṭe || 23 ||
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