Skandapurana 7.4.52_38.25

7.4.52_38.25

tāni saṃhatya315 viprendra nadī tu samapadyata .. 2 08. .
tāmuvāca tato devo316 nadīṃ vai puṇyalakṣaṇām .
arjunādaśrubindostvaṃ317 yasmād devi318 viniḥsṛtā ..2 09..
tasmāt khyātā bhavitrī tvamarjunā nāmataḥ śubhā .
parvaparva samāsādya vahiṣyasi319 mahāyaśe320 . . 8.32.210 . .
aśvamedhaphalaṃ cāpi tvayi snāto hyavāpsyati .
mṛtaśca tava tīresmin niyamenetareṇa vā . .2 11 . .
na punarjanma mānuṣye durgatiñcopalapsyate .
trirātropoṣito yaśca caruṃ kṛtvā nivedya ca .. 212 . .
brāhmaṇaṃ bhojayet snātastvayi sopi gamiṣyati .
gavāṃ lokaṃ mahātejā na ca tasmāt patiṣyati321 . .21 3 . .
sanatkumāra uvāca
evaṃ sa sṛṣṭvā saritaṃ kṛtvā caivāpyanugraham .
tamāśvāsya322 sureśastu323 dakṣaṃ prāha nṛpaṃ tadā . .214..
devadeva uvāca
gataṃ tasmād bhayaṃ testu gaṇeśo me bhava priyaḥ .
brūhi kinte punassādho dadāni324 varamīpsitam325 . .2 15 . .
sanatkumāra uvāca
atha dakṣastadovāca praṇamya śubhayā girā .
bhūyo bhūyassamāśvasya326 nirīkṣya ca punaḥ punaḥ . .2 1 6. .
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313 saha devyā - gha. . 314 mahābhāgaṃ - gha . 315 saṃprati - ka kha. . 316 mahādevo - ka. gha. . 317... ccāśrubindostva - kha. . 318 deva - ka gha. . 319 bhaviṣyasi - gha. . 320 mahāyaśāḥ - gha. . 321 cyaviṣyati - kha. . 322 tadāśvāsya - gha. . 323 sureśāno - gha- . 324 dadāmi - gha. . 325. muttamam - kha. . 326 bhūyaḥ praṇamya niśvasya - kha,... śvāsya - gha. .
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dakṣa uvāca
yadi tuṣṭosi me deva bhavatvetad tavāvyaya327 .

Gathering together, O best of brahmins, they became a river. // 208
Then the God spoke to that river of auspicious marks:
"Because you, O goddess, have issued from a drop of tear from Arjuna [Dakṣa], // 209
therefore you shall be famous by the auspicious name Arjunā.
O highly renowned one, you shall flow reaching festival after festival. // 210
And whoever bathes in you shall obtain the fruit of a horse sacrifice.
And he who dies on your bank, whether by a vow or otherwise, // 211
shall not obtain rebirth into human state nor a bad migration.
And whoever fasts for three nights, prepares a caru offering, presents it, // 212
and feeds a brahmin after bathing in you, he too shall go
to the world of the cows, endowed with great splendour, and shall not fall from there." // 213
Sanatkumāra said:
Having thus created the river and also bestowed his favour,
comforting Dakṣa, the king, the Lord of the gods then said: // 214
The God of gods said:
"Therefore, let your fear be gone; become my dear gaṇeśa.
Tell me, O virtuous one, what desired boon may I give you again?" // 215
Sanatkumāra said:
Then Dakṣa spoke with auspicious speech, having bowed down,
taking heart again and again, and gazing upon him repeatedly. // 216
Dakṣa said:
"If you are pleased with me, O God, let this imperishable place of yours