Chapter 78

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| adhyāya || 78 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
tato gacchettu rājendra naradeśvaramuttamam |
tīrthānāṃ paramaṃ tīrthaṃ nirmitaṃ nāradena tu || 1 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
nāradena muniśreṣṭha kasmāttīrthaṃ vinirmitam |
etadākhyāhi me sarvaṃ prasanno yadi sattama || 2 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
parameṣṭhisutaḥ pārtha nārado munisattamaḥ |
revāyāścottare kūle tapastena purā kṛtam || 3 ||
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navanāḍīnirodhena kāṣṭhāvatyāṃ gatena ca |
toṣitaḥ paśubhartā vai nāradena yudhiṣṭhira || 4 ||
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īśvara uvāca |
tuṣṭo'haṃ tava viprendra yoginātha ayonija |
varaṃ prārthaya me vatsa yaste manasi vartate || 5 ||
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nārada uvāca |
tvatprasādena me śambho yogaścaiva prasidhyatu |
acalā te bhavedbhaktiḥ sarvakālaṃ mamaiva tu || 6 ||
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svecchācārī bhave deva vedavedāṅgapāragaḥ |
trikālajño jagannātha gītajño'haṃ sadā bhave || 7 ||
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dine dine yathā yuddhaṃ devadānavamānuṣaiḥ |
pātāle martyaloke vā svarge vāpi maheśvara || 8 ||
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paśyeyaṃ tvatprasādena bhavantaṃ pārvatīṃ tathā |
tīrthaṃ lokeṣu vikhyātaṃ sarvapāpakṣayaṃkaram || 9 ||
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īśvara uvāca |
evaṃ nārada sarvaṃ tu bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ |
cintitaṃ matprasādena sidhyate nātra saṃśayaḥ || 10 ||
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svecchācāro bhavervatsa svarge pātālagocare |
martye vā bhrama vai yoginna kenāpi nivāryase || 11 ||
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sapta svarāstrayo grāmā mūrcchanāścaikaviṃśatiḥ |
tānā ekonapañcāśatprasādānme tava dhruvam || 12 ||
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mama priyaṃkaraṃ divyaṃ nṛtyagītaṃ bhaviṣyati |
kaliṃ ca paśyase nityaṃ devadānavakinnaraiḥ || 13 ||
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tvattīrthaṃ bhūtale puṇyaṃ matprasādādbhaviṣyati |
vedavedāṅgatattvajño hyaśeṣajñānakovidaḥ |
ekastvamasi niḥsaṅgo matprasādena nārada || 14 ||
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ityuktvāntardadhe devo nāradastatra śūlinam |
sthāpayāmāsa rājendra sarvasattvopakārakam || 15 ||
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pṛthivyāmuttamaṃ tīrthaṃ nirmitaṃ nāradena tu |
tatra tīrthe nṛpaśreṣṭha yo gacchedvijitendriyaḥ || 16 ||
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māsi bhādrapade pārtha kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśī |
upoṣya parayā bhaktyā rātrau kurvīta jāgaram || 17 ||
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chatraṃ tatra pradātavyaṃ brāhmaṇe śubhalakṣaṇe |
śastreṇa tu hatā ye vai teṣāṃ śrāddhaṃ pradāpayet |
te yānti paramaṃ lokaṃ piṇḍadānaprabhāvataḥ || 18 ||
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kapilā tatra dātavyā pitḥnuddiśya bhārata |
ityuccārya dvije deyā yāntu te paramāṃ gatim || 19 ||
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asya śrāddhasya bhāvena brāhmaṇasya prasādataḥ |
narmadātoyabhāvena nyāyārjitadhanasya ca |
teṣāṃ caiva prabhāvena pretā yāntu parāṃ gatim || 20 ||
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ityuccārya dvije deyā dakṣiṇā ca svaśaktitaḥ |
haviṣyānnaṃ viśālākṣa dvijānāṃ caiva dāpayet || 21 ||
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dīpaṃ bhaktyā pradātavyaṃ nṛtyaṃ gītaṃ ca kārayet |
avāptaṃ tena vai sarvaṃ yaḥ karotīśvarālaye || 22 ||
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sa yāti rudrasāṃnidhyamiti rudraḥ svayaṃ jagau |
vidyādānena caikena akṣayāṃ gatimāpnuyāt || 23 ||
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dhūrvahāstatra dātavyā bhūmiḥ sasyavatī nṛpa |
citrabhānuṃ śubhairmantraiḥ prīṇayettatra bhaktitaḥ || 24 ||
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ājyena suprabhūtena homadravyeṇa bhārata |
ye yajanti sadā bhaktyā trikālaṃ nṛtyameva ca || 25 ||
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tīrthe nāradanāmākhye revāyāścottare taṭe |
citrabhānumukhā devāḥ sarvadevamaya ṛṣiḥ || 26 ||
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ṛṣiṇā prīṇitāḥ sarve tasmātprītyo hutāśanaḥ |
pūjite havyavāhe tu dāridryaṃ naiva jāyate || 27 ||
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dhanena vipulā prītirjāyate pratijanmani |
kulīnāśca suveṣāśca sarvakālaṃ dhanena tu || 28 ||
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plavo nadīnāṃ patiraṅganānāṃ rājā ca sadvṛttarataḥ prajānām |
dhanaṃ narāṇāmṛtavastarūṇāṃ gataṃ gataṃ yauvanamānayanti || 29 ||
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dhanadatvaṃ dhaneśena tasmiṃstīrthe hyupārjitam |
yamena ca yamatvaṃ hi indratvaṃ caiva vajriṇā || 30 ||
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anyairapi mahīpālaiḥ pārthivatvamupārjitam |
nāradeśvaramāhātmyāddhruvo niścalatāṃ gataḥ || 31 ||
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sarvatīrthavaraṃ tīrthaṃ nirmitaṃ nāradena tu |
pṛthivyāṃ sāgarāntāyāṃ revāyāścottare taṭe |
tadvaraṃ sarvatīrthānāṃ mahāpātakanāśanam || 32 ||
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