Matsya Purana 192: adhyāyaḥ 192

192.1

narmadāmāhātmye nānāvidhatīrthamāhātmyakathanam.

Mârakaṇḍeya said:—Bhargaveśa tîrtha should be visited where the Lord Śiva destroyed the valiant demons when they proved troublesome to This most sacred Śukla-tīrtha is adored by the Ṛiṣis, one who bathes there is not re-born. There after bathing one should worship Śiva. The ardhâṅga image of the Lord and the Goddess should be inscribed on a slab of wood and worshipped, accompanied by the music of conches and cymbals and the recitations of the Vedas. The devotee should not sleep in the night. He should observe festivities and get sacred songs sung. On the following morning he should bathe at the Śukla-tīrtha and worship Śiva again.—26-29.

192.2

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca.
bhārgaveśaṃ tato gacchet bhagno yatra janārdanaḥ.
asuraistu mahāyuddhe mahābalaparākramaiḥ .. 192.1

192.3

huṅkāritāstu devena dānavāḥ pralayaṅgatāḥ.
tatra snātvā tu rājendra! sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate .. 192.2

192.4

śuklatīrthasya cotpattiṃ śrṛṇu tvaṃ pāṇḍunandana!
himavacchikhare ramye nānādhātu-vicitrite .. 192.3

192.5

taruṇādityasaṅkāro taptakāñcanasaprabhe.
vajrasphaṭikasopāne citravedī śilātale .. 192.4

192.6

jāmbūnadamaye divye nānāpuṣpopaśobhite.
tatrāsīnaṃ mahādevaṃ sarvajñaṃ prabhumavyayam .. 192.5

192.7

lokānugrahadaṃ śāntaṃ gaṇavṛndaiḥ samāvṛtam.
skandanandimahākālairvīrabhadragaṇādibhiḥ .. 192.6

192.8

umayā sahitaṃ devaṃ mārkaṇḍiḥ paryapṛcchata.
devadeva mahādeva brahmaviṣṇvindrasaṃstuta! .. 192.7

192.9

saṃsārabhayabhīto'haṃ sukhopāyaṃ bravīhi me.
bhagavan! bhūtabhavyeśa! sarvapāpapraṇāśanam .. 192.8

192.10

tīrthānāṃ paramaṃ tīrthaṃ tadvadasva maheśvara!.
īśvara uvāca.
śrṛṇu vipra! mahāprājña! sarvaśāstraviśārada!.
snānāya gacchasubhaga! ṛṣisaṅghaiḥ samāvṛtaḥ.. 192.9

192.11

manvatrikaśyapāścaiva yājñavalkyośano'ṅgirāḥ.
yamāpastambasaṃvartāḥ kātyāyanabṛhaspatī .. 192.10

192.12

nārado gautamaścaiva sevante dharmmakāṅkṣiṇaḥ.
gaṅgāṃ kanakhalaṃ puṇyaṃ prayāgaṃ puṣkaraṃ gayām .. 192.11

192.13

kurukṣetraṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ rāhugraste divākare.
divā vā yadi vā rātrau śuklatīrthaṃ mahāphalam .. 192.12

192.14

darśanāt sparśanāccaiva snānāddānāttapojapāt.
homāccaivopavāsācca śuklatīrthaṃ mahāphalam .. 192.13

192.15

śuklatīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ narmmadāyāṃ vyavasthitam.
cāṇakyo nāma rājarṣiḥ siddhiṃ tatra samāgataḥ .. 192.14

192.16

etat kṣetraṃ suvipulaṃ yojanaṃ vṛttasaṃsthitam.
śuklatīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam .. 192.15

192.17

pādapāgreṇa dṛṣṭena brahmahatyāṃ vyapohati.
jagatī darśanāccaiva bhrūṇahatyāṃ vyapohati .. 192.16

192.18

ahaṃ tatra ṛṣiśreṣṭha! tiṣṭhāmi hyumayā saha.
vaiśākhe caitramāse tu kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśī.. 192.17

192.19

kailāsāccāpi niṣkramya tatra sannihito hyaham.
daityadānavagandharvāḥ siddhavidyādharāstathā .. 192.18

192.20

gaṇāścāpsaraso nāgāḥ sarve devāḥ samāgatāḥ.
gaganasthā tu tiṣṭhanti vimānaiḥ sārvakāmikaiḥ .. 192.19

192.21

śuklatīrthaṃ tu rājendra! hyāgatā dharmakāṅkṣiṇaḥ.
rajakena yathā vastraṃ śuklambhavati vāriṇā .. 192.20

192.22

ājanmajanitaṃ pāpaṃ śuklatīrthaṃ vyapohati.
snānaṃ dānaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ mārkaṇḍe ṛṣisattama.. 192.21

192.23

śuklatīrthāt paraṃ tīrthaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati.
pūrve vayasi karmāṇi kṛtvā pāpāni mānavaḥ .. 192.22

192.24

ahorātropavāsena śuklatīrthe vyapohati.
tapasā brahmacaryeṇa yajñairdānena vā punaḥ .. 192.23

192.25

devārcanena yā puṣṭirna sā kratuśatairapi.
kārtikasyatu māsasya kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśī .. 192.24

192.26

ghṛtena snāpayeddevamupoṣya parameśvaram.
ekaviṃśakulopeto na cyavedaiśvarāt padāt .. 192.25

192.27

śuklatīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyamṛṣisiddhaniṣevitam.
tatra snātvā naro rājan! na punarjanmabhāk bhavet .. 192.26

192.28

snātvā vai śuklatīrthe tu hyarcayet vṛṣabhadhvajam.
kapālapūraṇaṃ kṛtvā tuṣyatyatra maheśvaraḥ .. 192.27

192.29

arddhanārīśvaraṃ devaṃ paṭe bhaktyā likhāpayet.
śaṅkhatūryaninādaiśca brahmaghoṣaiśca sadvijaiḥ .. 192.28

192.30

jāgaraṃ kārayettatra nṛtyagītādimaṅgalaiḥ.
prabhāte śuklatīrthe tu snānaṃ vai devatārcanam .. 192.29

192.31

ācāryān bhojayet paścācchivavrataparān śucīn.
dakṣiṇāñca yathāśakti vittaśāṭhyaṃ vivarjayet .. 192.30

Afterwards he should feed the devotees of Śiva and give them presents according to his means without stint.—30

192.32

pradakṣiṇaṃ tataḥ kṛtvā śanairdevāntikaṃ vrajet.
evaṃ vai kurute yastu tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śrṛṇu. 192.31

Then he should after circumambulating that sacred place go to Śiva's temple. One who does this goes to heaven where he resides till the destruction of the universe in company of the nymphs seated in an aerial chariot.—31-32.

192.33

divyayānaṃ samārur̤ho gīyamāno'psarogaṇaiḥ.
śivatulya balopetastiṣṭhatyābhūtasaṃplavam .. 192.32

192.34

śuklatīrthe tu yā nārī dadāti kanakaṃ śubham.
ghṛtena snāpayeddevaṃ kumāraṃ cāpi pūjayet.. 192.33

The lady who gives away gold in charity at Śukla-tīrtha, and bathes Śiva devoutfully with clarified butter and also worships Svāmikârtika, resides in the realm of the Lord during the sway of 14 Indras.—33-34.

192.35

evaṃ yā kurute bhaktyā tasyāḥ puṇyaphalaṃ śrṛṇu.
modate śarvalokasthā yāvadindrāścaturdaśa .. 192.34

192.36

paurṇamāsyāṃ caturdaśyāṃ saṃkrāntau viṣuve tathā.
snātvā tu sopavāsaḥ san vijitātmā samāhitaḥ .. 192.35

One who gives away charities after bathing on day of the full moon, the fourth day of a fortnight, and Saṅkrānti, according to his means, pleases Lords Viṣṇu and Śiva In such a way the charities performed there beget manifold blessings.—35-36

192.37

dānaṃ dadyādyathāśaktyā prīyetā hariśaṅkarau.
evaṃ tīrthaprabhāveṇa sarvaṃ bhavati cākṣayam .. 192.36

192.38

anāthaṃ durgataṃ vipraṃ nāthavantamathāpi vā.
udvāhayati yastīrthe tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śrṛṇu.. 192.37

One who participates in the marriage of a poor or a wealthy Brâhmaṇa at that sacred place, remains in the realm of Śiva for as many years as there are hair on the person of that Brâhmaṇa or even on the offspring begotten by that married couple—37-38.

192.39

yāvattadromasaṃkhyā ca tatprasūtikuleṣu ca.
tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi śivaloke mahīyate .. 192.38