Chapter 28

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| sūta uvāca |
tasyāṃ devasabhāyāṃ ca saṃsthitā ye dvijottamāḥ |
prabhāsādīni tīrthāni mūrtāni sakalāni ca || 1 ||
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tāni śrutvā vacastasya devācāryasya tādṛśam |
bhayaṃ kṛtvā mahaccitte procuśca tridiveśvaram || 2 ||
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yadyevaṃ devadeveśa bhaviṣya tyaśubhaṃ yugam |
vayaṃ nāśaṃ sameṣyāmo na sthāsyāmo jagattraye || 3 ||
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puraṃdarādya cāsmākaṃ sthānaṃ kiṃcitpradarśaya |
tasmātkīrtaya naḥ sthānaṃ kiṃcitkvāpi puraṃdara || 4 ||
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yadāśritya nayiṣyāmo raudraṃ kaliyugaṃ vibho |
aspṛṣṭāni narairmlecchaiḥ prabhāvasahitāni ca |
pātāle svargaloke vā martye vā surasattama || 5 ||
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teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā kṛpāviṣṭaḥ śatakratuḥ |
provāca brāhmaṇaśreṣṭhaṃ bhūya eva bṛhaspatim || 6 ||
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aspṛṣṭaṃ kalinā sthānaṃ kiṃci dvada bṛhaspate |
samāśrayāya tīrthānāṃ yadi vetsi jagattraye || 7 ||
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śakrasya tadvacaḥ śrutvā ciraṃ dhyātvā vṛhaspatiḥ |
tatra provāca tīrthāni bhayā dbhītāni harṣayan || 8 ||
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hāṭakeśvaramityuktamasti kṣetramanuttamam |
liṃgasya patanājjātaṃ devadevasya śūlinaḥ || 9 ||
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yatra pūrvaṃ tapastaptaṃ viśvāmitreṇa dhīmatā |
triśaṃkorbhūmipālasya kṛte tīrthe mahātmanā || 10 ||
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yatra sthitvā sabhūpālastriśaṃkuḥ pāpavarjitaḥ |
caṇḍālatvaṃ parityajya sadeha stridivaṃ gataḥ || 11 ||
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yatra śakrasamādeśātpūritaṃ pāṃsubhiḥ purā |
saṃvartakena raudreṇa vāyunā tīrthamuttamam || 12 ||
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yatra rakṣatyadhastācca sa svayaṃ hāṭakeśvaraḥ |
upariṣṭātpradeśaṃ ca kalau devo'caleśvaraḥ || 13 ||
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hāṭakeśvaramāhātmyādaspṛṣṭaṃ kalinā hi tat |
paṃcakrośapramāṇena acaleśvarajena ca || 14 ||
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tasmāsvāṃśena gacchaṃtu tatra tīrthānyaśeṣataḥ |
teṣāṃ kalibhayaṃ śakra naiva tatrāstyasaṃśayam || 15 ||
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tacchrutvā vacanaṃ tasya sarvatīrthāni tatkṣaṇāt |
hāṭakeśvarasaṃjñaṃ tatkṣetraṃ jagmurdvijottamāḥ || 16 ||
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yajñopavītamātrāṇi kṛtvā sthānāni cātmanaḥ |
kṣetramāsādayāmāsustatsarvahi dvijottamāḥ || 17 ||
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etasmātkāraṇājāta kṣetraṃ puṇyatamaṃ hi tat |
hāṭakeśvaradevasya mahāpātakanāśanam || 18 ||
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ṛṣaya ūcuḥ |
atyāścaryamidaṃ sūta yattvayaitadudāhṛtam |
saṃgamaṃ sarvatīrthānāṃ kṣetre tatra prakīrtitam || 19 ||
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tāvanmātraprabhāvāṇi tatsthāni prabhavaṃti kim |
tāni tīrthāni no brūhi vistareṇa mahāmate || 20 ||
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nāmataḥ sthānataścaiva tathā caiva prabhāvataḥ |
sarvāṇyapimahābhāga paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi naḥ || 21 ||
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sūta uvāca |
tisraḥ koṭyo'rdhakoṭiśca tīrthānāṃ dvijasattamāḥ |
hāṭakeśvarajaṃ kṣetraṃ vyāpya sarvaṃ vyavasthitāḥ || 22 ||
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na teṣāṃ kīrtanaṃ śakyaṃ kartuṃ varṣaśatairapi |
tathā svāyaṃbhuvasyādau kalpasya prathamasya ca || 23 ||
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kṛtaḥ samāśrayastatra kṣetre tīrthaiḥ śubhāvahe |
bahutvādatha kālasya bahūni dvijasattamāḥ || 24 ||
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ucchedaṃ saṃprayātāni tīrthānyāyatanāni ca |
yānyahaṃ veda kārtsnyena prabhāvasahitāni ca |
tāni vaḥ kīrtayiṣyāmi śṛṇudhvaṃ susamāhitāḥ || 25 ||
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yeṣāṃ saṃśravaṇādeva naraḥ pāpātpramucyate |
dhyānātsnānāttathā dānātsparśanādvijasattamāḥ || 26 ||
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