Skandapurana 6.3.165

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adhyāya 165

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śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca -
narmadādakṣiṇe kūle siddheśvaramiti śrutam .
tīrthaṃ paraṃ mahārāja siddhaiḥ kṛtamiti prabho .. 165.1 ..

The venerable Mārkaṇḍeya said: / On the southern bank of the Narmadā is that sacred ford famed as Siddheśvara, / an supreme sacred ford, O great king, created by the Siddhas, O lord.

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tatra tīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ sarvatīrtheṣu pāvanam .
narmadāyā mahārāja dakṣiṇaṃ kūlamāśritam .. 165.2 ..

There lies a greatly holy sacred ford, purifying among all sacred fords, / situated upon the southern bank of the Narmadā, O great king.

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tatra tīrthe naraḥ snātvā tarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ .
śrāddhaṃ tatraiva yo dadyātpitḥnuddiśya bhārata .. 165.3 ..

Having bathed in that sacred ford, a person should offer libations to the ancestors and gods. / Whoever performs a śrāddha right there dedicated to the ancestors, O descendant of Bharata,

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tṛpyanti pitarastasya dvādaśābdānna saṃśayaḥ .
tatra tīrthe tu yo bhaktyā snātvā pūjayate śivam .. 165.4 ..

his ancestors remain satisfied for twelve years, there is no doubt. / Moreover, whoever, having bathed with devotion in that sacred ford, worships Śiva,

6.3.165.5

rātrau jāgaraṇaṃ kṛtvā paṭhetpaurāṇikīṃ kathām .
tataḥ prabhāte vimale snānaṃ kuryādyathāvidhi .. 165.5 ..

observing a night vigil and reciting a purāṇic tale, / and then, at pure dawn, performs a ritual ablution according to rule,

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vīkṣate girijākāntaṃ sa gacchetparamāṃ gatim .
purā siddhā mahābhāgāḥ kapilādyā maharṣayaḥ .. 165.6 ..

and beholds the beloved of Girijā, he goes to the supreme state. / In ancient times, the greatly fortunate Siddhas, Kapila and the other great seers,

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japantaśca paraṃ brahma yogasiddhā mahāvratāḥ .
siddhiṃ te paramāṃ prāptā narmadāyāḥ prabhāvataḥ .. 165.7 ..

reciting the supreme Brahman, perfected in yoga and of great vows, / attained supreme perfection through the power of the Narmadā.

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.. iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcama āvantyakhaṇḍe revākhaṇḍe siddheśvaratīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāma pañcaṣaṣṭyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ ..

Thus ends the one hundred sixty-fifth chapter, named 'The Description of the Greatness of Siddheśvaratīrtha', in the Revākhaṇḍa of the fifth section, the Āvantyakhaṇḍa, in the glorious Skanda Mahāpurāṇa, a compendium of eighty-one thousand [verses].