Tirthakanda 1.p79

1.p79

tīrthānāṃ prathamaṃ tīrthe kṣetrāṇāṃ prathamaṃ tava | ādehapatanādye tu kṣetraṃ sevanti mānavāḥ | te mṛtā haṃsayānena divyaṃ yāntyakutobhayāḥ | pañcakrośapramāṇaṃ tu kṣetraṃ dattaṃ mayā tava | kṣetramadhye yadā gaṅgā gamiṣyati saritpatim | tena sā mahatī puṇyā purī rudra bhaviṣyati || puṇyā codaṅmukhī gaṅgā prācī caiva sarasvatī | udaṅmukhī yojane dve gacchate jāhnavī nadī || tatra te vibudhāḥ sarve mayā saha sabāndhavāḥ | tatraiva vastumeṣyanti kapālaṃ tatra mocaya || tasmiṃstīrthe tu me gatvā piṇḍadānena vai pitṝn | śrāddhaistu prīṇayiṣyanti teṣāṃ loko'kṣayo divi | vārāṇasyāṃ mahātīrthe naraḥ snātvā vimucyate || [saptajanmakṛtāt pāpādbhamanādeva mucyate |]¹ tattīrthaṃ sarvatīrthānāmuttamaṃ parikīrtitam || tyajanti tatra ye prāṇān prāṇinaḥ saṃyatāstathā | rudravatte samāsādya modante bhavatā saha | tatra cāṇvapi yaddattaṃ dānaṃ rudratātmanām | mahāphalaṃ ca tatteṣāṃ kurute bhāvitātmanām || khaṇḍasphuṭitasaṃskāraṃ tatra kurvanti ye narāḥ | te rudralokamāsādya modante sukhinaḥ sadā | tatra pūjā japo homaḥ kṛto bhavati dehinām || anantaphaladāḥ sarve rudrabhaktisamanvitaiḥ | tatra dīpapradānena jñānacakṣuratīndriyam || [prāpnoti dhūpadānena sthānaṃ rudraniṣevitam | suśvetaṃ taruṇaṃ saumyaṃ rūpavatsurabhīyutam