The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 3.84

Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text) 3.84

Language: Sanskrit

3.84.1

pulastya uvāca |
tato gacchenmahārāja dharmatīrthamanuttamam |
yatra dharmo mahābhāgastaptavānuttamaṃ tapaḥ ||

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tena tīrthaṃ kṛtaṃ puṇyaṃ svena nāmnā ca viśrutam |
tatra snātvā naro rājandharmaśīlaḥ samāhitaḥ ||

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āsaptamaṃ kulaṃ caiva punīte nātra saṃśayaḥ |
tato gaccheta rājendra jñānapāvanamuttamam ||

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agniṣṭomamavāpnoti munilokaṃ ca gacchati |
saugandhikavanaṃ rājaṃstato gaccheta mānavaḥ ||

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tatra brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaśca tapodhanāḥ |
siddhacāraṇagandharvāḥ kinnarāśca mahoragāḥ ||

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tadvanaṃ praviśanneva sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate |
tataścāpi saricchreṣṭhā nadīnāmuttamā nadī ||

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plakṣādevī smṛtā rājanpuṇyādevī sarasvatī |
tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta valmīkānniḥsṛte jale ||

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arcayitvā pitṝndevānaśvamedhaphalaṃ labhet |
īśānādhyuṣitaṃ nāma tatra tīrthaṃ sudurlabham ||

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ṣaṭsu śamyānipāteṣu valmīkāditi niścayaḥ |
kapilānāṃ sahasraṃ ca vājimedhaṃ ca vindati ||

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tatra snātvā naravyāghra dṛṣṭametatpurātane |
sugandhāṃ śatakumbhāṃ ca pañcayakṣāṃ ca bhārata ||

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abhigamya naraśreṣṭha svargaloke mahīyate |
triśūlakhātaṃ tatraiva tīrthamāsādya bhārata ||

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tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta pitṛdevārcane rataḥ |
gāṇapatyaṃ ca labhate dehaṃ tyaktvā na saṃśayaḥ ||

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tato gaccheta rājendra devyāḥ sthānaṃ sudurlabham |
śākambharīti vikhyātā triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā ||

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divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ hi śākena kila suvratā |
āhāraṃ sā kṛtavatī māsi māsi narādhipa ||

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ṛṣayobhyāgatāstatra devyā bhaktyā tapodhanāḥ |
ātithyaṃ ca kṛtaṃ teṣāṃ śākena kila bhārata ||

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tataḥ śākambharītyeva nāma tasyāḥ pratiṣṭhitam |
śākambharīṃ samāsādya brahmacārī samāhitaḥ ||

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trirātramuṣitaḥ śākaṃ bhakṣayitvā naraḥ śuciḥ |
śākāhārasya yatkiñcidvarṣairdvādaśabhiḥ kṛtam ||

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tatphalaṃ tasya bhavati devyāśchandena bhārata |
tato gacchetsuvarṇākhyaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam ||

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tatra viṣṇuḥ prasādārthaṃ rudramārādhayatpurā |
varāṃśca subahūṃllebhe daivateṣu sudurlabhān ||

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uktaśca tripuraghnena parituṣṭena bhārata |
api ca tvaṃ priyataro loke kṛṣṇa bhaviṣyasi ||

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tvanmukhaṃ ca jagatsarvaṃ bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ |
tatrābhigamya rājendra pūjayitvā vṛṣadhvajam ||

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aśvamedhamavāpnoti gāṇapatyaṃ ca vindati |
dhūmāvatīṃ tato gacchetrirātropoṣito naraḥ ||

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manasā prārthitānkāmāṃllabhate nātra saṃśayaḥ |
devyāstu dakṣiṇārdhena rathāvarto narādhipa ||

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tatrāroheta dharmajña śraddadhāno jitendriyaḥ |
mahādevaprasādāddhi gaccheta paramāṃ gatim ||

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pradakṣiṇamupāvṛtya gaccheta bharatarṣabha |
dhārāṃ nāma mahāprājñaḥ sarvapāpapramocanīm ||

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tatra snātvā naravyāghra na śocati narādhipa |
tato gaccheta dharmajña namaskṛtya mahāgirim ||

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svargadvāreṇa yattulyaṃ gaṅgādvāraṃ na saṃśayaḥ |
tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta koṭitīrthe samāhitaḥ ||

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puṇḍarīkamavāpnoti kulaṃ caiva samuddharet |
uṣyaikāṃ rajanīṃ tatra gosahasraphalaṃ labhet ||

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saptagaṅge trigaṅge ca śakrāvarte ca tarpayan |
devānpitṝṃśca vidhivatpuṇye loke mahīyate ||

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tataḥ kanakhale snātvā trirātropoṣito naraḥ |
aśvamedhamavāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati ||

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kapilāvaṭaṃ tato gacchettīrthasevī narādhipa |
upoṣya rajanīṃ tatra gosahasraphalaṃ labhet ||

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nāgarājasya rājendra kapilasya mahātmanaḥ |
tīrthaṃ kuruvaraśreṣṭha sarvalokeṣu viśrutam ||

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tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta nāgatīrthe narādhipa |
kapilānāṃ sahasrasya phalaṃ vindati mānavaḥ ||

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tato lalitakaṃ gacchecchantanostīrthamuttamam |
tatra snātvā naro rājanna durgatimavāpnuyāt ||

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gaṅgāyamunayormadhye snāti yaḥ saṅgame naraḥ |
daśāśvamedhānāpnoti kulaṃ caiva samuddharet ||

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tato gaccheta rājendra sugandhaṃ lokaviśrutam |
sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā brahmaloke mahīyate ||

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rudrāvartaṃ tato gacchettīrthasevī narādhipa |
tatra snātvā naro rājansvargaloke ca gacchati ||

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gaṅgāyāśca naraśreṣṭha sarasvatyāśca saṅgame |
snātvāśvamedhaṃ prāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati ||

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bhadrakarṇeśvaraṃ gatvā devamarcya yathāvidhi |
na durgatimavāpnoti nākapṛṣṭhe ca pūjyate ||

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tataḥ kubjāmrake gacchettīrthasevī narādhipa |
gosahasramavāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca nacchati ||

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arundhatīvaṭaṃ gacchettīrthasevī narādhipa |
sāmudrakamupaspṛśya brahmacārī samāhitaḥ ||

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aśvamedhamavāpnoti trirātropoṣito naraḥ |
gosahasraphalaṃ vidyātkulaṃ caiva samuddharet ||

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brahmāvartaṃ tato gacchedbrahmacārī samāhitaḥ |
aśvamedhamavāpnoti somalokaṃ ca gacchati ||

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yamunāprabhavaṃ gatvā samupaspṛśya yāmunam |
aśvamedhaphalaṃ labdhvā svargaloke mahīyate ||

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darvīsaṅkramaṇaṃ prāpya tīrthaṃ trailokyapūjitam |
aśvamedhamavāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati ||

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sindhośca prabhavaṃ gatvā siddhagandharvasevitam |
tatroṣya rajanīḥ pañca vindedbahu suvarṇakam ||

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atha vedīṃ samāsādya naraḥ paramadurgamām |
aśvamedhamavāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati ||

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ṛṣikulyāṃ samāsādya vāsiṣṭhaṃ caiva bhārata |
vāsiṣṭhīṃ samatikramya sarve varṇā dvijātayaḥ ||

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ṛṣikulyāṃ samāsādya naraḥ snātvā vikalmaṣaḥ |
devānpitṝṃścārcayitvā ṛṣilokaṃ prapadyate ||

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yadi tatra vasenmāsaṃ śākāhāro narādhipa |
bhṛgutuṅgaṃ samāsādya vājimedhaphalaṃ labhet ||

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gatvā vīrapramokṣaṃ ca sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate |
kṛttikāmaghayoścaiva tīrthamāsādya bhārata ||

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agniṣṭomātirātrābhyāṃ phalamāpnoti mānavaḥ |
tatra sandhyāṃ samāsādya vidyātīrthamanuttamam ||

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upaspṛśya ca vai vidyāṃ yatra tatropapadyate |
mahāśrame vasedrātriṃ sarvapāpapramocane ||

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ekakālaṃ nirāhāro lokānāvasate śubhān |
ṣaṣṭhakālopavāsena māsamuṣya mahālaye ||

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sarvapāpaviśuddātmā vindedbahusuvarṇakam |
daśāparāndaśapūrvānnarānuddharate kulam ||

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atha vetasikāṃ gatvā pitāmahaniṣevitām |
aśvamedhamavāpnoti gacchedauśanasīṃ gatim ||

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atha sundarikātīrthaṃ prāpya siddhaniṣevitam |
rūpasya bhāgī bhavati dṛṣṭametatpurātanaiḥ ||

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tato vai brāhmaṇīṃ gatvā brahmacārī jitendriyaḥ |
padmavarṇena yānena brahmalokaṃ prapadyate ||

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tatastu naimiṣaṃ gacchetpuṇyaṃ siddhaniṣevitam |
tatra nityaṃ nivasati brahmā devagaṇaiḥ saha ||

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naimiṣaṃ mṛgayānasya pāpasyārdhaṃ praṇaśyati |
praviṣṭamātrastu naraḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate ||

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tatra māsaṃ vaseddhīro naimiṣe tīrthatatparaḥ |
pṛthivyāṃ yāni tīrthāni tāni tīrthāni naimiṣe ||

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kṛtābhiṣekastatraiva niyato niyatāśanaḥ |
gavāṃ medhasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti bhārata ||

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punātyāsaptamaṃ caiva kulaṃ bharatasattama |
yastyajennaimiṣe prāṇānupavāsaparāyaṇaḥ ||

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sa modetsarvalokeṣu evamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ |
nityaṃ medhyaṃ ca puṇyaṃ ca naimiṣaṃ nṛpasattama ||

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gaṅgodbhedaṃ samāsādya trirātropoṣito naraḥ |
vājapeyamavāpnoti brahmabhūto bhavetsadā ||

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sarasvatīṃ samāsādya tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ |
sārasvateṣu lokeṣu modate nātra saṃśayaḥ ||

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tataśca bāhudāṃ gacchedbrahmacārī samāhitaḥ |
tatroṣya rajanīmekāṃ svargaloke mahīyate ||

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devasatrasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti kaurava |
tataḥ kṣīravatīṃ gacchetpuṇyāṃ puṇyatarairvṛtām ||

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pitṛdevārcanaparo vājapeyamavāpnuyāt |
vimalāṃśokamāsādya brahmacārī samāhitaḥ ||

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tatroṣya rajanīmekāṃ svargaloke mahīyate |
gopratāraṃ tato gacchetsarayvātīrthamuttamam ||

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yatra rāmo gataḥ svargaṃ sabhṛtyabalavāhanaḥ |
dehaṃ tyaktvā mahārāja tasya tīrthasya tejasā ||

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rāmasya ca prasādena vyavasāyācca bhārata |
tasmiṃstīrthe naraḥ snātvā gopratāre narādhipa ||

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sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā svargaloke mahīyate |
rāmatīrthe naraḥ snātvā gomatyāṃ kurunandana ||

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aśvamedhamavāpnoti punāti ca kulaṃ naraḥ |
śatasāhasrakaṃ tīrthaṃ tatraiva bharatarṣabha ||

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tatropasparśanaṃ kṛtvā niyato niyatāśanaḥ |
gosahasraphalaṃ puṇyaṃ prāpnoti bharatarṣabha ||

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tato gaccheta rājendra bhartṛsthānamanuttamam |
aśvamedhasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ ||

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koṭitīrthe naraḥ snātvā arcayitvā guhaṃ nṛpa |
gosahasraphaṃla vidyāttejasvī ca bhavennaraḥ ||

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tato vārāṇasīṃ gatvā arcayitvā vṛṣadhvajam |
kapilāhrade naraḥ snātvā rājasūyamavāpnuyāt ||

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avimuktaṃ samāsādya tīrthasevī kurūdvaha |
darśanāddevadevasya mucyate brahmahatyayā ||

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prāṇānutsṛjya tatraiva mokṣaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ |
mārkaṇḍeyasya rājendra tīrthamāsādya durlabham ||

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gomatīgaṅgayoścaiva saṅgame lokaviśrute |
agniṣṭomamavāpnoti kulaṃ caiva samuddharet ||

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tato gayāṃ samāsādya brahmacārī samāhitaḥ |
aśvamedhamavāpnoti kulaṃ caiva samuddharet ||

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tatrākṣayavaṭo nāma triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ |
tatra dattaṃ pitṛbhyastu bhavatyakṣayamucyate ||

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mahānadyāmupaspṛśya tapayetpitṛdevatāḥ |
akṣayānprāpnuyāllokānkulaṃ caiva samuddharet ||

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tato brahmasaro gatvā dharmāraṇyopaśobhitam |
brahmalokamavāpnoti prabhātāmeva śarvarīm ||

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brahmaṇā tatra sarasi yūpaśreṣṭhaḥ samucchritaḥ |
yūpaṃ pradakṣiṇīkṛtya vājapeyaphalaṃ labhet ||

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tato gaccheta rājendra dhenukaṃ lokaviśrutam |
ekarātroṣito rājanprayacchettiladhenukām ||

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sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā somalokaṃ vrajeddhruvam |
tatra cihniṃ mahadrājannadyāpi sumahadbhṛśam ||

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kapilāyāḥ savatsāyāścarantyāḥ parvate kṛtam |
savatsāyāḥ padāni sma dṛśyante'dyāpi bhārata ||

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teṣūpaspṛśya rājendra padeṣu nṛpasattama |
yatkiñcidaśubhaṃ karma tatpraṇaśyati bhārata ||

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tato gṛdhravaṭaṃ gacchetsthānaṃ devasya dhīmataḥ |
snāyīta bhasmanā tatra abhigamya vṛṣadhvajam ||

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brāhmaṇena bhaveccīrṇaṃ vrataṃ dvādaśavārṣikam |
itareṣāṃ tu varṇānāṃ sarvapāpaṃ praṇaśyati ||

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udyantaṃ ca tato gacchetparvataṃ gītanāditam |
sāvitryāstu padaṃ tatra dṛśyate bharatarṣabha ||

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tatra sandhyāmupāsīta brāhmaṇaḥ saṃśitavrataḥ |
tena hyupāstā bhavati sandhyā dvādaśavārṣikī ||

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yonidvāraṃ ca tatraiva viśrutaṃ bharatarṣabha |
tatrābhigamya mucyeta puruṣo yonisaṅkarāt ||

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kṛṣṇaśuklāvubhau pakṣau gayāyāṃ yo vasennaraḥ |
punātyāsaptamaṃ rājankulaṃ nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ ||

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eṣṭavyā bahavaḥ putrā yadyekopi gayāṃ vrajet |
yajeta vāśvamedhena nīlaṃ vā vṛṣamutsṛjet ||

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tataḥ phalguṃ vrajedrājaṃstīrthasevī narādhipa |
aśvamedhamavāpnoti siddhiṃ ca mahatīṃ vrajet ||

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tato gaccheta rājendra dharmaprasthaṃ samāhitaḥ |
tatra dharmo mahārāja nityamāste yudhiṣṭhira ||

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tatra kūpodakaṃ kṛtvā tena snātaḥ śucistathā |
pitṝndevāṃstu santarpya muktapāpo divaṃ vrajet ||

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mataṅgasyāśramastatra maharṣerbhāvitātmanaḥ |
taṃ praviśyāśramaṃ śrīmacchramaśokavināśanam ||

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gavāmayanayajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ |
dharmaṃ tatrābhisaṃspṛśya vājimedhamavāpnuyāt ||

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tato gaccheta rājendra brahmasthānamanuttamam |
tatrābhigamya rājendra brahmāṇaṃ puruṣarṣabha ||

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rājasūyāśvamedhābhyāṃ phalaṃ vindati mānavaḥ |
tato rājagṛhaṃ gacchettīrthasevī narādhipa ||

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upaspṛśya tatastatra kakṣīvāniva modate |
yakṣiṇyā naityakaṃ tatra prāśnīta puruṣaḥ śuciḥ ||

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yakṣiṇyāstu prasādena mucyate brahmahatyayā |
maṇināgaṃ tato gatvā gosahasraphalaṃ labhet ||

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tairthikaṃ bhuñjate yastu maṇināgasya bhārata |
daṣṭasyāśīviṣeṇāpi na tasya kramate viṣam ||

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tatroṣya rajanīmekāṃ gosahasraphalaṃ labhet |
tato gaccheta brahmarṣergautamasya vanaṃ priyam ||

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ahalyāyā hrade snātvā vrajeta paramāṃ gatim |
abhigamyāśramaṃ rājanvindate śriyamātmanaḥ ||

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tatrodapānaṃ dharmajña triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam |
tatrābhiṣekaṃ kṛtvā tu vājimedhamavāpnuyāt ||

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janakasya tu rājarṣeḥ kūpastridaśapūjitaḥ |
tatrābhiṣekaṃ kṛtvā tu viṣṇulokamavāpnuyāt ||

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tato vinaśanaṃ gacchetsarvapāpapramocanam |
vājapeyamavāpnoti somalokaṃ ca gacchati ||

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gaṇḍakīṃ tu samāsādya sarvatīrthajalodbhavām |
vājapeyamavāpnoti sūryalokaṃ ca gacchati ||

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katato viśalyāmāsādya nadīṃ trailokyaviśrutām |
agniṣṭomamavāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati ||

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tatodhivaṅgaṃ dharmajña samāviśya tato vanam |
guhyakeṣu mahārāja modate nātra saṃśayaḥ ||

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kampanāṃ tu samāsadya nadīṃ siddhaniveṣitām |
puṇḍarīkamavāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati ||

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atha māheśvarīṃ dhārāṃ samāsādya dharādhipa |
aśvamedhamavāpnoti kulaṃ caiva samuddharet ||

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divaukasāṃ puṣkariṇīṃ samāsādya narādhipa |
na durgatimavāpnoti vājimedhaṃ ca vindati ||

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atha somapadaṃ gacchedbrahmacārī samāhitaḥ |
māheśvarapade snātvā vājimedhaphalaṃ labhet ||

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tatra koṭī tu tīrthānāṃ viśrutā bharatarṣabha |
kūrmarūpeṇa rājendra hyasureṇa durātmanā ||

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hriyamāṇā hṛtā rājanviṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā |
tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta tīrthakoṭyāṃ yudhiṣṭhira ||

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puṇḍarīkamavāpnoti viṣṇulokaṃ ca gacchati |
tato gaccheta rājendrasthānaṃ nārāyaṇasya ca ||

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sadā sannihito yatra viṣṇurvasati bhārata |
yatra brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaśca tapodhanāḥ ||

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ādityā vasavo rudrā janārdanamupāsate |
śālagrāma iti khyāto viṣṇuradbhutakarmakaḥ ||

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abhigamya trilokeśaṃ varadaṃ viṣṇumavyayam |
aśvamedhamavāpnoti viṣṇulokaṃ ca gacchati ||

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tatropadānaṃ dharmajña sarvapāpapramocanam |
samudrāstatra catvāraḥ kūpe sannihitāḥ sadā ||

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tatropaspṛśya rājendra na durgatimavāpnuyāt |
abhigamya mahādevaṃ varadaṃ rudramavyayam ||

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virājati yathā somo meghairmukto narādhipa |
jātismaramupaspṛśya śuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ ||

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jātismaratvamāpnoti snātvā tatra na saṃśayaḥ |
māheśvarapuraṃ gatvā arcayitvā vṛṣadhvajam ||

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īpsitām̐llabhate kāmānupavāsānna saṃśayaḥ |
tatastu vāmanaṃ gatvā sarvapāpapramocanam ||

3.84.131

abhigamya hariṃ devaṃ na durgatimavāpnuyāt |
bharatasyāśramaṃ gacchetsarvapāpapramocanam ||

3.84.132

kauśikīṃ tatra gaccheta mahāpāpapraṇāśinīm |
rājasūyasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ ||

3.84.133

tato gaccheta rājendra campakāraṇyamuttamam |
tatroṣya rajanīmekāṃ gosahasraphalaṃ labhet ||

3.84.134

atha jeṣṭhilamāsādya tīrthaṃ paramadurlabham |
tatroṣya rajanīmekāṃ gosahasraphalaṃ labhet ||

3.84.135

tatra viśveśvaraṃ dṛṣṭvā devyā saha mahādyutim |
mitrāvaruṇayorlokānāpnoti puruṣarṣabha ||

3.84.136

trirātropoṣitastatra agniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet |
kanyāsaṃvedyamāsādya niyato nayitāśanaḥ ||

3.84.137

manoḥ prajāpaterlokānāpnoti puruṣarṣabha |
kanyāyāṃ ye prayacchanti dānamaṇvapi bhārata ||

3.84.138

tadakṣayyamiti prāhurṛṣayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ |
tato nirvīramāsādya triṣu lokepu viśrutam ||

3.84.139

aśvamedhamavāpnoti viṣṇulokaṃ ca gacchati |
ye tu dānaṃ prayacchanti nirvīrāsaṅgame narāḥ ||

3.84.140

te yānti naraśārdūla śakralokamanāmayam |
tatrāśramo vasiṣṭhasya triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ ||

3.84.141

tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvāṇo vājapeyamavāpnuyāt |
devakūṭaṃ samāsādya brahmarṣigaṇasevitam ||

3.84.142

aśvamedhamavāpnoti kulaṃ caiva samuddharet |
tato gaccheta rājendra kauśikasya munerhradam ||

3.84.143

yatra siddhiṃ parāṃ prāpto viśvāmitrotha kauśikaḥ |
tatra māsaṃ vasedvīra kauśikyāṃ bharatarṣabha ||

3.84.144

aśvamedhasya yatpuṇyaṃ tanmāsenādhigacchati |
sarvatīrthavare caiva yo vaseta mahāhrade ||

3.84.145

na durgatimavāpnoti vindyādbahu suvarṇakam |
kumāramabhigamyātha vīrāśramanivāsinam ||

3.84.146

aśvamedhamavāpnoti naro nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ |
agnidhārāṃ samāsādya triṣu lokeṣu viśrutām ||

3.84.147

tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvāṇo hyagniṣṭomamavāpnuyāt |
abhigamya mahādevaṃ varadaṃ viṣṇumavyayam ||

3.84.148

pitāmahasaro gatvā śailarājasamīpataḥ |
tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvāṇo hyagniṣṭomamavāpnuyāt ||

3.84.149

pitāmahasya sarasaḥ prasrutā lokapāvanī |
kumāradhārā tatraiva triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā ||

3.84.150

yatra snātvā kṛtārtho'smītyātmānamavagacchati |
ṣaṣṭhakālopavāsena mucyate brahmahatyayā ||

3.84.151

tato gaccheta dharmajña tīrthasevanatatparaḥ |
śikharaṃ vai mahādevyā gauryāstrailokyaviśrutam ||

3.84.152

samāruhya naraśreṣṭha stanakuṇḍeṣu saṃviśet |
stanakuṇḍamupaspṛśya vājapeyaphalaṃ labhet ||

3.84.153

tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvāṇaḥ pitṛdevārcane rataḥ |
hayamedhamavāpnoti śakralokaṃ ca gacchati ||

3.84.154

tāmrāruṇaṃ samāsādya brahmacārī samāhitaḥ |
aśvamedhavāpnoti brahmalokaṃ ca gacchati ||

3.84.155

nandinyāṃ ca samāsādya kūpaṃ devaniṣevitam |
naramedhasya yatpuṇyaṃ tadāpnoti narādhipa ||

3.84.156

kālikāsaṅgame snātvā kauśikyaruṇayorgataḥ |
trirātropoṣito rājansarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate ||

3.84.157

urvaśītīrthamāsādya tataḥ somāśramaṃ budhaḥ |
kumbhakarṇāśramaṃ gatvā pūjyate bhuvi mānavaḥ ||

3.84.158

kokāmukhamupaspṛśya brahmacārī yatavrataḥ |
jātismaratvamāpnoti dṛṣṭametatpurātanaiḥ ||

3.84.159

prāṅnadīṃ ca samāsādya kṛtātmā bhavati dvijaḥ |
sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā śakralokaṃ ca gacchati ||

3.84.160

ṛṣabhadvīpamāsādya medhyaṃ krauñcaniṣūdanam |
sarasvatyāmupaspṛśya vimānastho virājate ||

3.84.161

auddālakaṃ mahārāja tīrthaṃ muniniṣevitam |
tatrābhiṣekaṃ kṛtvā vai sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate ||

3.84.162

dharmatīrthaṃ samāsādya puṇyaṃ brahmarṣisevitam |
vājapeyamavāpnoti vimānasthaśca pūjyate ||

3.84.163

atha campāṃ samāsādya bhāgīrathyāṃ kṛtodakaḥ |
daṇḍārtamabhigatvā tu gosahasraphalaṃ labhet ||

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