Chapter 191

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adhyāya || 191 ||
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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
siddheśvaraṃ tato gacchettasyaiva tu samīpataḥ |
amṛtasrāvi talliṅgamādyaṃ svāyambhuvaṃ tathā || 1 ||
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dṛṣṭamātreṇa yeneha hyanṛṇo jāyate naraḥ |
purā varṣaśataṃ sāgramārādhya parameśvaram || 2 ||
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prāpnuyuḥ paramāṃ siddhimādityā dvādaśaiva tu |
ataḥ siddheśvaraḥ proktaḥ siddhidaḥ siddhikāṅkṣiṇām || 3 ||
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yudhiṣṭhira uvāca |
kathaṃ siddheśvare prāptāḥ siddhiṃ devā dvijottama |
ādityā iti yaccoktaṃ tanme vismāpanaṃ kṛtam || 4 ||
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tapasyugre vyavasitā ādityāḥ kena hetunā |
samprāptāstu dvijaśreṣṭha siddhiṃ caivābhilāṣikīm || 5 ||
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saṃkṣipya tu mayā pṛṣṭaṃ vistarāddvija śaṃsa me || 6 ||
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mārkaṇḍeya uvāca |
aditerdvādaśādityā jātāḥ śakrapurogamāḥ |
indro dhātā bhagastvaṣṭā mitro'tha varuṇo'ryamā || 7 ||
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vivasvānsavitā pūṣā hyaṃśumānviṣṇureva ca |
ta ime dvādaśādityā icchanto bhāskaraṃ padam || 8 ||
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narmadātaṭamāśritya tapasyugre vyavasthitāḥ |
siddheśvare mahārāja kāśyapeyairmahātmabhiḥ || 9 ||
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parā siddhiranuprāptā dvādaśādityasaṃjñitaiḥ |
sthāpitaśca jagaddhātā tasmiṃstīrthe divākaraḥ || 10 ||
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svakīyāṃśavibhāgena dvādaśādityasaṃjñitaiḥ |
tadāprabhṛti tattīrthaṃ rājankhyātiṃ gataṃ bhuvi || 11 ||
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pralaye samanuprāpte hyādityā dvādaśaiva te |
dvādaśādityato rājan sambhavanti yugakṣaye || 12 ||
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indrastapati pūrveṇa dhātā caivāgnigocare |
gabhastipatirvai yāmye tvaṣṭā nairṛtadiṅmukhaḥ || 13 ||
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varuṇaḥ paścime bhāge mitrastu vāyave tathā |
viṣṇuśca saumyadigbhāge vivasvānīśagocare || 14 ||
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ūrdhvataścaiva savitā hyadhaḥ pūṣā viśoṣayan |
aṃśumāṃstu tathā viṣṇurmukhato nirgataṃ jagat || 15 ||
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pradahanvai naraśreṣṭha babhramuśca itastataḥ |
yathaiva te mahārāja dahanti sakalaṃ jagat || 16 ||
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tathaiva dvādaśādityā bhaktānāṃ bhāvasādhanāḥ |
prātarutthāya yaḥ snātvā dvādaśādityasaṃjñitam || 17 ||
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paśyate devadeveśaṃ śṛṇu tasyaiva yatphalam |
vācikaṃ mānasaṃ pāpaṃ karmajaṃ yatpurākṛtam || 18 ||
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naśyate tatkṣaṇādeva dvādaśādityadarśanāt |
pradakṣiṇaṃ tu yaḥ kuryāttasya devasya bhārata || 19 ||
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pradakṣiṇīkṛtā tena pṛthivī nātra saṃśayaḥ |
tatra tīrthe tu saptamyāmupavāsena yatphalam || 20 ||
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anyatra saptasaptamyāṃ labhanti na labhanti ca |
ṣaṣṭhyāṃ vāre dainakare dvādaśādityadarśanāt || 21 ||
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pradakṣiṇaṃ tu yaḥ kuryāttasya pāpaṃ tu naśyati |
arogī saptajanmāni bhavedvai nātra saṃśayaḥ || 22 ||
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yastu pradakṣiṇaśataṃ dadyādbhaktyā dine dine |
dadrūpiṭakakuṣṭhāni maṇḍalāni vicarcikāḥ || 23 ||
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naśyanti vyādhayaḥ sarve garuḍeneva pannagāḥ |
putraprāptirbhavettasya ṣaṣṭyā vāsarasevanāt || 24 ||
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