The Great Epic of the Bhārata dynasty 3.81.170
Mahābhārata 3.81.170
- Language
- Sanskrit
3.81.170
yatkiṃcidduṣkṛtaṃ karma striyā vā puruṣasya vā |
snātamātrasya tatsarvaṃ naśyate nātra saṃśayaḥ |
padmavarṇena yānena brahmalokaṃ sa gacchati || 170 ||
The person that performeth a Sraddha there, after having bathed in that tirtha, obtaineth the merit that one earneth by properly celebrating a thousand horse-sacrifices. Whatever sins a man or woman committeth, are, without doubt, all destroyed as soon as one batheth in that tirtha. Bathing there one also ascendeth to the abode of Brahma on the lotus-coloured tar. Bathing next in Koti-tirtha, after having worshipped the Yaksha doorkeeper, Machakruka, one obtaineth the merit of giving away gold in abundance. Near to this, O best of the Bharatas, is a tirtha called Gangahrada.
Translations (1)
- The Mahabharata of Krishna-Dwaipayana Vyasa — Kisari Mohan Ganguli 1883, English
Other recensions (2)
- Southern recension — Sanskrit
- Vulgate (Nīlakaṇṭha's text) — Sanskrit