Matsya Purana 182: adhyāyaḥ 182

182.1

vāraṇasīmāhātmyam.
sūta uvāca.
kailāsapṛṣṭhamāsīnaṃ skandaṃ brahma vidāmvaram.
pṛcchanti ṛṣayaḥ sarve sanakādyā stapodhanā .. 182.1 ..

Sûta said:—Once on a time, the Ṛiṣis Sanaka, Sanandana, &c., and the devotees of Śiva asked Svâmi Kârtika, the chief of the knowers of Brahma, on the summit of Kailâśa:—"Brâhmaṇa! Pray explain to us about the abode of Śiva in the earth where Bhagavân Śiva always dwells?"—1-2

Sûta said:—Once on a time, the Ṛiṣis Sanaka Sanandana, &c. and the devotees of Śiva asked Svâmî Kârtika the chief of the knowers of Brahma, on the summit of Kailâśa—"Brâhmaṇa! Pray explain to us about the abode of Śiva in the earth where Bhagavân Śiva always dwells"—1 2

Sûta said:—Once on a time, the Ṛiṣis Sanaka Sanandana &c. and the devotees of Śiva asked Svâmi Kârtika the chief of the knowers of Brahma, on the summit of Kailâśa:—"Brâhmaṇa! Pray explain to us about the abode of Śiva in the earth where Bhagavân Śiva always dwells"—1 2

182.2

tathā rājarṣayaḥ sarve ye bhaktāstu maheśvare.
brūhi tvaṃ skanda! bhūloke yatra nityaṃ bhavaḥ sthitaḥ .. 182.2 ..

182.3

skanda uvāca.
mahātmā sarvabhūtātmā devadevaḥ sanātanaḥ.
ghorarūpaṃ samāsthāya duṣkaraṃ devadānavaiḥ .. 182.3 ..

Svâmi Kârtika said:—"The soul of all, the Eternal Lord Mahâdeva, the High Soul remains in his terrible form, rare to the Devas and Danavas, at Avimukta like a pillar, motionless and stable, till pralaya. This is the most mysterious place—3 4

182.4

ābhūtasamplavaṃ yāvat sthāṇu bhūtasthitaḥ prabhuḥ.
guhyānāṃ paramaṃ guhyamavimuktamiti smṛtam .. 182.4 ..

182.5

avimukte sadā siddhiryatra nityaṃ vyavasthitaḥ.
asya kṣetrasya māhātmyaṃ yaduktaṃtvīśvareṇa tu .. 182.5 ..

The Siddhas always remain there owing to the presence of the Lord. Śiva has described Avimukta to excel all the sacred places, nor is there any other place more sacred than it. Every part of it is holy and endowed with a holy tîrtha. There exists a divine abode, over the cremation ground there, and it is not visible to all. Yet it is connected with the earth. There the abode of Śiva (Śivâlaya) is situated in the space. Unworthy people who are not yogis, cannot behold the Lord's abode, but the Yogis, the Brahmacharis and the knowers of the Vedas can see it. Those who are Brahmachâris the Siddhas the Vedântis and do not leave this place till death, they attaining all the benefits of sacrifices and washed off from all their sins, attain the highest position. The Brâhmaṇas living there on three meals a day, and without any Yoga or their mind under control, attain virtues, like the one living merely on air, and get the highest position that an ascetic would get—5 10

182.6

sthānāntaraṃ pavitrañca tīrthamāyatanaṃ tathā.
śmaśāna saṃsthitaṃ veśma divyamantarhitañca yat .. 182.6 ..

182.7

bhūlokenaiva saṃyuktamantarikṣe śivālayam.
ayuktāstu na paśyanti yuktāḥ paśyanti cetasā .. 182.7 ..

182.8

brahmacaryavratopetāḥ siddhā vedāntakovidāḥ.
ādehapatanādyāvat tatkṣetraṃ yo na muñcati .. 182.8 ..

182.9

brahmacaryavrataiḥ samyak samyagiṣṭaṃ mukhairbhavet.
apāpātmāgatiḥ sarvā yātūktā ca kriyāvatām .. 182.9 ..

182.10

yastatra nivasedvipro saṃyuktātmā samāhitaḥ.
trikālamapi bhuñjāno vāyubhakṣasamo bhavet .. 182.10 ..

182.11

nimeṣamātramapi yo hyavimukte tu bhaktimān.
brahmacaryasamāyuktaḥ paramaṃ prāpnuyāttapaḥ .. 182.11 ..

The one who leads a calm life after subduing all his passions in this place even for a moment begets the fruits of highest asceticism and the one who remains there like that for a month begets the benefits of having observed the Paśupata ordinance. In other words he attains bliss after being liberated from the cycle of births and deaths. He attains the position of yoga and the final beatitude. The fruits derived here by the glory of Śiva and of this Avimukta kṣettram, are not obtained even by the practice of yoga for ages The one who goes there is purified of the sin of even killing a Brāhmaṇa One who continually resides there, for all his life, unmoved in mind, is not only purified of his sin committed in this life, but also of his Brahmahatyā sin in his previous birth, and attains Śiva and does not get any other births He gets the favour of Śiva and all his desires are fulfilled, and he gets the same end as the knower of Sāṃkhya does He remains there all his lives and never quits it —11 18

182.12

yatra māsaṃ vaseddhīroḥ laghvāhāro jitendriyaḥ.
samyak tena vrataṃ cīrṇaṃ divyaṃ pāśupataṃ mahat .. 182.12 ..

182.13

janmamṛtyubhayantīrtvā sa yāti paramāṅgatim.
naiśreyasīṃ gatiṃ puṇyāṃ tathā yoga gatiṃ vrajet .. 182.13 ..

182.14

na hi yogagatirdivyā janmāntara śatairapi.
tasya kṣetrasya māhātmyāt brahmahatyā nivartate .. 182.14 ..

182.15

brahmahā yo'bhigacchettu avimuktaṃ kadācana.
tasya kṣetrasya māhātmyāt brahmahatyā nivartate .. 182.15 ..

182.16

ādeha patanādyāvat kṣetraṃ yo na vimuñcati.
na kevalaṃ brahmahatyā prākkṛtā ca nivartate .. 182.16 ..

182.17

prāpya viśveśvaraṃ devaṃ na sā bhūyo'bhijāyate.
ananyamānasobhūtvā yo vimuktaṃ na muñcati .. 182.17 ..

182.18

tasya daivaḥ sadā tuṣṭaḥ sarvān kāmān prayacchati.
dvāraṃ yat sāṅkhyayogānāṃ sa tatra vasati prabhuḥ .. 182.18 ..

182.19

sagaṇo hi bhavo devo bhaktānāmanukampayā.
avimuktaṃ paraṃ kṣetramavimukte parā gatiḥ.. 182.19 ..

Mahâdeva resides in Avimukta with all His attendants consequently one begets highest attainments and renunciation there Emancipation is attained by living there permanently, and he is never re-born Avimukta is the highest kṣettram, it is the highest goal One may be able to describe the seven islands round the Mount Meru and all the oceans, but I cannot adequately relate the glory of Avimukta People at the point of death suffer agonies, and do not remain conscious and lose their memories, but the devotees of Śiva, giving up life at Avimukta, are blessed by being whispered into their ear the most sacred formula "Târaka Brahma" by the Lord Śiva Himself If one dies at Maṇikarṇikâ ghât he attains his desired goal—19 24

182.20

avimukte parā siddhiravimukte paraṃ padam.
avimuktaṃ niṣeveta devarṣigaṇasevitam .. 182.20 ..

182.21

yadīcchenmānavo dhīmān na punarjāyate kvacit.
meroḥ śakto guṇānvaktuṃ dvīpānāñca tathaiva ca .. 182.21 ..

182.22

samudrāṇāñca sarveṣāṃ nāvimuktasya śakyate.
antakāle manuṣyāṇāṃ chidyamāneṣu marmasu .. 182.22 ..

182.23

vāyunā preryamāṇānāṃ smṛtirnaivopajāyate.
avimukte hyantakāle bhaktānāmīśvaraḥ svayam .. 182.23 ..

182.24

karmabhiḥ preryamāṇānāṃ karṇajāpaṃ prayacchati.
maṇikarṇyāṃ tyajandehaṃ gatimiṣṭāṃ vrajennaraḥ .. 182.24 ..

182.25

īśvaraprerito yāti duṣprāpamakṛtātmabhiḥ.
aśāśvatamidaṃ jñātvā mānuṣaṃ bahukilbiṣam .. 182.25 ..

He is always blessed by the favour of Śiva, and attains that goal, which unmeritorious persons do not get People should realise the unrealities of life, and that it is full of all sins, and in order to free themselves from the troubles of the world they ought to devote themselves to Avimukta tîrtha, which is the giver of yoga, peace, and the dispeller of fears of this world and of all other obstacles One who remains at Avimukta even bearing all troubles and difficulties, attains emancipation, in course of his life, being liberated from the cycle of birth and death He attains union with Śiva—25 27

182.26

avimuktaṃ niṣeveta saṃsārabhayamocanam.
yogakṣemapradaṃ divyaṃ bahuvighnavināśanam .. 182.26 ..

182.27

vighnaiścāloḍyamāno'pi yo 'vimuktaṃ na muñcati.
sa muñcati jarā mṛtyuṃ janma caitadaśāśvatam
avimukte prasādāttu śivasāyujyamāpnuyāt .. 182.27 ..