Vaishnava Dharmashastra 85.12
Vaiṣṇava Dharmaśāstra 85.12
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85.12
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And at Binduka; 13. And upon the Nîlgiri hills; 14. And at Kanakhala; 15. And at Kubgâmra; 16. And on the Bhrigutunga (mountain); 17. And at Kedâra; 18. And on the Mahâlaya (mountain); 19. And on the Nadantikâ (river); 20. And on the Sugandhâ (river); 21. And at Sâkambharî; 22. And at Phalgutîrtha; 23. And on the
Mahâgangâ; 24. And at Trihalikâgrâma; 25. And at Kumâradhârâ; 26. And at Prabhâsa; 2 7. And particularly anywhere on (the bank of) the Sarasvatî;
28. At Gangâdvâra (Haridvâr), at Prayâga (Allahabad), where the Gangâ falls into the ocean, constantly in the Naimisha forest, and especially at Benares;
29. And at Agastyâsrama;
30. And at Kanvâsrama (on the Mâlinî river);
31. And on the Kausikî (Kosi river);
32. And on the bank of the Sarayû (Surju river in Oudh);
33. And on the confluence of the Sona (Sone) and Gyotisha rivers;
34. And on the Srîparvata (mountain);
35. And at (the Tîrtha situated on the Yamunâ, which is called) Kâlodaka.
36. And at Uttaramânasa (in the Kedâr mountains, in the Himâlayas).
37. And at Vadavâ (in the Dekhan).
38. And at Matangavâpî (in the southern part of Gayâ);
39. And at Saptârsha; 40. And at Vishnupada;
41. And at Svargamârgapada (or Rathamârga);
42. And on the Godâvarî river (in the Dekhan);
43. And on the Gomatî (river);
44. And on the Vetravatî (river);
45. And on the Vipâsâ (river);
46. And on the Vitastâ (river);
47. And on the banks of the Satadru (river);
48. And on the Kandrabhâgâ (river);
49. And on the Îrâvati (river);
50. And on the banks of the Indus;
51. And on the southern Pañkanada;
52. And at Ausaga (?);
53. And at other such Tîrthas;
54. And on the banks of (other) holy rivers;
55. And anywhere at the birth-place of a deity, (such as Râma, Krishna, and others);
56. And on sand-banks; 57. And near waterfalls; 58. And on mountains; 59. And in arbours (the sporting-places of Krishna); 60. And in woods; 61. And in groves; 62. And in houses smeared with cow-dung, 63. And in 'pleasant spots.'
64. There are some stanzas recited by the manes, which refer to this subject:
65. 'May that person be born to our race, who will give us libations of water, taken from streams abounding with water, especially if their floods (coming from the Himâlayas) are cool.
66. 'May that excellent man be born to our race, who offers us a Srâddha attentively at Gayâsîrsha or at Vata.'
67. A man must wish to have many sons, because if only one of them goes to Gayâ (and offers a Srâddha to him after his death), or if he performs a horse-sacrifice, or if he sets a dark-coloured bull at liberty, (he will acquire final emancipation through him.)
Translations (1)
- The Institutes of Vishnu — Julius Jolly 1880, English
Commentaries (2)
- Keśavavaijayantī — Nandapaṇḍita, Sanskrit
- Vaijayantī — Nandapaṇḍita alias Vināyakapaṇḍita, Sanskrit