Chapter 33

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śrīprahlāda uvāca |
śrutvā brahmamaheśānau yaduktaṃ viṣṇupārṣadaiḥ |
dvārakāyāstu māhātmyaṃ tadvarṇayitumūcatuḥ || 1 ||
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śrībrahmeśānāvūcatuḥ |
bhobhoḥ kṣetrāṇi tīrthāni sarāṃsi sāgarādayaḥ |
prayāgādīni tīrthāni kāśyādyā muktidāyakāḥ || 2 ||
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bhavatāṃ tīrtharājānāṃ mahārājastviyaṃ śubhā |
dvārakā sevanīyā vai sthīyatāṃ svecchayā bahiḥ || 3 ||
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śrīprahlāda uvāca |
maheśavacanaṃ śrutvā sarveṣāmutsavo'bhavat |
pradakṣiṇāṃ tataḥ kṛtvā dvārakāṃ praṇipatya ca |
āvāsaṃ cakrire tatra kṣetratīrthāni harṣataḥ || 4 ||
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bhāgīrathī prayāgaṃ ca yamunā ca sarasvatī |
sarayūgaṃḍakī puṇyā gomatī pūrvavāhinī || 5 ||
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anyāśca saritaḥ sarvāḥ sindhuśoṇau nadau tathā |
paṃcāśatkoṭibhistīrthairdigbhāge hyuttare sthitāḥ |
laṃpaṭāḥ kṛṣṇasevāyāṃ paśyato dvārakāṃ muhuḥ || 6 ||
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mandākinī tathā puṇyā nadī bhāgīrathī ca yā |
mahānadī narmadā ca śiprā prācī sarasvatī || 7 ||
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cakṣurbhadrā tathā sītā nadyo'nyāḥ pāpanāśinī |
vartaṃte pūrvadigbhāge tīrthaiśca ṣaṣṭikoṭibhiḥ || 8 ||
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payoṣṇī tapatī puṇyā vidarbhā ca payasvinī |
godāvarī mahāpuṇyā bhīmā kṛṣṇānadī tathā || 9 ||
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kāverīpramukhāḥ puṇyā anyaiścaivāghanāśinīḥ |
svatīrthasahitā bhaktyā navanavatikoṭibhiḥ || 10 ||
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sthitā dakṣiṇadigbhāge dvārakāsevanotsukāḥ |
krīḍaṃti gomatīnīre tīre ca kṛṣṇasannidhau || 11 ||
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saptadvīpeṣu yāḥ saṃti tathā'nyā vai saridvarāḥ |
sāgarāśca tathā sapta paścimāyāṃ diśi sthitāḥ || 12 ||
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krīḍaṃti cakratīrthe vai tīrthaiśca śatakoṭibhiḥ |
paśyaṃti ca muhuḥ kṛṣṇaṃ paścimābhimukhaṃ sadā || 13 ||
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vidiśāsu ca sarvāsu tīrthasaṃkhyā na vidyate |
puṣkarādīni tīrthāni viśālā virajā gayā || 14 ||
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śataikakoṭibhistīrthairgomatyudadhisaṃgame |
varttaṃte kṛṣṇasevāyāṃ sotsavāni dvijottamāḥ || 15 ||
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vārāṇasī pūraiśānyāmavantī pūrvadiksthitā |
āgneyyāṃ diśi kāṃtī ca dakṣiṇe mathurā sthitā || 16 ||
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nairṛtyāṃ ca tathā māyā ayodhyā paścime sthitāḥ |
vāyavyāṃ tu kurukṣetraṃ harikṣetraṃ tathottare || 17 ||
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śivakṣetraṃ ca aiśānyāmaiṃdryāṃ ca puruṣottamaḥ |
āgneyyāṃ ca bhṛgukṣetraṃ prabhāsaṃ dakṣiṇāśritam || 18 ||
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śrīraṃgaṃ nairṛte bhāge lohadaṃḍaṃ tu paścime |
nārasiṃhāni vāyavye kokāmukhyaṃ tathottare || 19 ||
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kāmākhyā reṇukādīni śākteyāni ca sarvaśaḥ |
kṣetrarājāni sarvāṇi yathāsthāne vasaṃti hi || 20 ||
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uttare caiva saurāṇi gāṇapatyāni kṛtsnaśaḥ |
kṣetrāṇyuttarataḥ saṃti rukmiṇyāḥ sannidhau dvijāḥ || 21 ||
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dhenukaṃ naimiṣāraṇyaṃ daṃḍakaṃ saiṃdhavaṃ tathā |
daśāraṇyamarbudaṃ ca naranārāyaṇāśramam || 22 ||
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yathādiśaṃ vasaṃti sma dvārakāyāḥ samantataḥ |
mervādyāḥ parvatāḥ saumye dvārakāsevanotsukāḥ || 23 ||
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kailāsādyāśca aiśānyāmaindryāṃ himavadādayaḥ |
śrīśailādyāśca āgneyyāṃ siṃhādryādyā yame tathā || 24 ||
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nairṛtyāṃ vāmamārgādyā mahendraṛṣabhādayaḥ |
anye ca puṇyaśailāśca salokāloka mānasāḥ |
dvārakāṃ paritaḥ saṃti paryyupāsaṃti pratyaham || 25 ||
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evaṃ brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaḥ sanakādayaḥ |
kṣetratīrthādibhiryuktā anyaiḥ puṇyatamaistathā || 26 ||
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śraddhayā parayā bhaktyā kanyārāśisthite gurau |
āyāṃti dvārakāṃ draṣṭuṃ brāhmyādyāśca praharṣitāḥ || 27 ||
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iti śrīskānde mahā purāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyā saptame prabhāsakhaṇḍe caturthe dvārakāmāhātmye dvārakāmāhātmyavarṇanapūvakaṃ dvārakāyāṃ sarvatīrthakṣetrādikṛtanivāsa varṇanaṃnāma trayastriṃśattamo'dhyāyaḥ || 33 ||
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