Chapter 108

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| adhyāya || 108 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
tato gacchenmahīpāla rohiṇītīrthamuttamam |
vikhyātaṃ triṣu lokeṣu sarvapāpaharaṃ param || 1 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
rohiṇītīrthamāhātmyaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam |
śrotumicchāmi tattvena tanme tvaṃ vaktumarhasi || 2 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
tasminnekārṇave ghore naṣṭe sthāvarajaṅgame |
udadhau ca śayānasya devadevasya cakriṇaḥ || 3 ||
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nābhau samutthitaṃ padmaṃ ravimaṇḍalasannibham |
karṇikākesaropetaṃ patraiśca samalaṃkṛtam || 4 ||
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tatra brahmā samutpannaścaturvadanapaṅkajaḥ |
kiṃ karomīti deveśa ājñā me dīyatāṃ prabho || 5 ||
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evamuktastu deveśaḥ śaṅkhacakragadādharaḥ |
uvāca madhurāṃ vāṇīṃ tadā devaṃ pitāmaham || 6 ||
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sarasvatyāṃ mahābāho lokaṃ kuru mamājñayā |
bhūtagrāmamaśeṣasya utpādanavidhikṣayam || 7 ||
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etacchrutaṃ tu vacanaṃ padmanābhasya bhārata |
cintayāmāsa bhagavānsaptarṣīnhitakāmyayā || 8 ||
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kramātte cintitāḥ prājñāḥ pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ |
prācetaso vasiṣṭhaśca bhṛgurnārada eva ca || 9 ||
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yajñe prācetaso dakṣo mahātejāḥ prajāpatiḥ |
dakṣasyāpi tathā jātāḥ pañcāśadduhitaro'nagha || 10 ||
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dadau sa daśa dharmāya kaśyapāya trayodaśa |
tathaiva sa mahābhāgaḥ saptaviṃśatimindave || 11 ||
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rohiṇīnāma yā tāsāṃ madhye tasya narādhipa |
aniṣṭā sarvanārīṇāṃ bhartuścaiva viśeṣataḥ || 12 ||
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tataḥ sā paramaṃ kṛtvā vairāgyaṃ nṛpasattama |
āgatya narmadātīre cacāra vipulaṃ tapaḥ || 13 ||
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ekarātraistrirātraiśca ṣaḍdvādaśabhireva ca |
pakṣamāsopavāsaiśca karśayanti kalevaram || 14 ||
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ārādhayantī satataṃ mahiṣāsuranāśinīṃ |
devīṃ bhagavatīṃ tāta sarvārtivinivāraṇīm || 15 ||
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snātvā snātvā jale nityaṃ narmadāyāḥ śucismitā |
tatastuṣṭā mahābhāgā devī nārāyaṇī nṛpa || 16 ||
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prasannā te mahābhāge vratena niyamena ca |
etacchrutvā tu vacanaṃ rohiṇī śaśinaḥ priyā || 17 ||
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yathā bhavāmi na cirāttathā bhavatu mānade |
evamastviti sā coktvā bhavānī bhaktavatsalā || 18 ||
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stūyamānā munigaṇaistatraivāntaradhīyata |
tadāprabhṛti tattīrthaṃ rohiṇī śaśinaḥ priyā || 19 ||
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saṃjātā sarvakālaṃ tu vallabhā nṛpasattama |
tatra tīrthe tu yā nārī naro vā snāni bhaktitaḥ || 20 ||
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vallabhā jāyate sā tu bharturvai rohiṇī yathā |
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ kaścitprāṇatyāgaṃ karoti vai || 21 ||
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saptajanmāni dāmpatyaviyogo na bhavetkvacit || 22 ||
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