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Matsyapurana 112

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112.1

Nandikeśvara said: / Together with all his brothers and with his wife Draupadī, / having bowed to the brahmins, he offered water libations to the elders and the gods.

112.2

Vāsudeva too arrived there at that very moment; / and Mādhava was worshipped by all the Pāṇḍavas together.

112.3

Together with Kṛṣṇa, all those great-souled ones / once more consecrated Yudhiṣṭhira, the son of Dharma, in his own kingdom.

112.4

Meanwhile, the great sage Mārkaṇḍeya, / having said, “May it be well,” departed in a moment to his hermitage.

112.5

The righteous Yudhiṣṭhira, the high-minded son of Dharma, / having then given great gifts, dwelt [there] with his brothers.

112.6

The person who, having risen at dawn, recites this praise / and constantly remembers Prayāga, reaches the supreme state; / he is freed from all sins and goes to the world of Rudra.

112.7

Vāsudeva said: / You must follow my word, O great king, which I speak to you: / constantly recite prayers and offer oblations at Prayāga, free from anxiety.

112.8

Constantly remember Prayāga, O Yudhiṣṭhira, together with us; / you yourself, O king of kings, will attain heaven; there is no doubt.

112.9

A person who goes to Prayāga or who lives there, / purified of all sins, goes to the world of Rudra.

112.10

Turning away from accepting gifts, contented, restrained, pure, / and freed from egotism, he enjoys the fruit of the sacred ford.

112.11

Free from anger, truthful, speaking truth, firm in vows, / and regarding all beings as himself, he enjoys the fruit of the sacred ford.

112.12

Sacrifices were declared in due order by the sages and by the gods; / yet sacrifices cannot be attained by a poor man, O lord of the earth.

112.13

Sacrifices require many implements and an abundance of diverse provisions; / they are undertaken by kings, or at times by prosperous men.

112.14

The rite that can be performed even by the poor, O ruler of men, / which is equal to the holy fruits of sacrifices—learn that, O Yudhiṣṭhira!

112.15

This is the supreme secret of the sages, O best of the Bharatas: / holy pilgrimage to sacred fords is superior even to sacrifices.

112.16

Ten thousand sacred fords and thirty million rivers / will go to the Gaṅgā in the month of Māgha, O bull of the Bharatas.

112.17

Be at ease, O great king, and enjoy an unopposed kingdom; / you will see it again, O king of kings, especially as a sacrificer.

112.18

Nandikeśvara said: / Having spoken thus, that illustrious one of great asceticism, Mārkaṇḍeya, / vanished right there before king Yudhiṣṭhira.

112.19

Then, having bathed his limbs there according to the prescribed rite, / the king with his retinue attained supreme peace.

112.20

So you too, O divine sage, turn your face toward Prayāga; / having performed the ablution today, you will have accomplished your purpose.

112.21

Sūta said: / Having spoken thus, the lord of Nandī then vanished right there; / and Nārada too swiftly departed, setting his course toward Prayāga.

112.22

Having bathed there and recited prayers according to the prescribed rite, / and having given gifts to the foremost of the twice-born, he then went to his own abode.

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