Skandapurana 5.60

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The seers said: / 'O Son of Sūta, this goddess Māhitthā who was previously mentioned by you— / by whom was she installed there? Tell everything in full.'

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Sūta said: / 'The lore named Śoṣaṇī, who was formerly mastered by Agastya / through an Ātharvaṇa mantra, was the supreme goddess herself.

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Then, that ocean having been dried up by him, the noble / son of Mitra and Varuṇa, she standing before him was addressed [by him]:

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'Since all auspiciousness for me was accomplished in an earthen-pot manner (māhittha), / therefore you will become the deity named Māhitthā.

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In the sacred field of Camatkārapura you will obtain unexcelled worship. / Whoever, endowed with devotion, worships you dwelling there

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with Ātharvaṇa mantras will obtain prosperity at all times. / Therefore, go swiftly with me to that foremost city;

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be ever present for the protection of the twice-born.' / Thus that excellent goddess Māhitthā came to be there,

by whom this mountain, when shaken, was made motionless through her own power. / Pierced in front of her with a spear by Skanda here, O best of the twice-born, / there is then another [shrine], Narāditya, which was installed by Nara. / Having seen it on the sixth day falling on a Sunday, one is freed from sin.

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He will not suffer defeat by enemies, just like Arjuna. / A sick person is freed from disease, and a poor person will obtain wealth.

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Likewise, whoever beholds the god Janārdana holding Mount Govardhana there, / when the first day in the bright half of Kārtika arrives, / his cows will become numerous and free of disease, O best of the twice-born.

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Likewise, the god Hari himself is directly present in the form of Narasiṃha. / Also Vināyaka, bestower of all desires / and remover of all obstacles, was established there by Arjuna.

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Whoever worships him with devotion on the fourth lunar day with offerings of modakas, / is freed from all obstacles and obtains the desired fruit. / Situated there for the welfare of the lords of the twice-born, O best of the twice-born […].'

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He who worships him with Atharvan mantras on the twelfth lunar day / of the bright fortnight of Kārttika goes to the supreme state. // 14

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Likewise there, O best of brahmins, both gods Nara and Nārāyaṇa, / endowed with supreme splendor—he who beholds the two with devotion, // 15

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and worships them himself on the twelfth day, O best of brahmins, / goes to the supreme abode, free from old age and death. // 16

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Having undertaken a pilgrimage to sacred fords, Dhanañjaya, son of Kuntī, / arrived at the sacred field born of Hāṭakeśvara, O best of brahmins. // 17

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Seeing that purifying sacred field filled with a multitude of sacred fords, / he installed Āditya in a very delightful temple. // 18

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Then the two gods Nara and Nārāyaṇa were installed before him. / Likewise the god who lifted Mount Govardhana was consecrated there, // 19

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and similarly another [deity], Narasiṃha, endowed with supreme faith. / Having thus established the excellent group of five shrines of the gods, the son of Kuntī, // 20

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then summoned all those brahmins born in the city, / and having bowed down in devotion and given abundant wealth, said: // 21

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“The Sun, who brings about the destruction of all diseases, has been installed by me / and entrusted to you; he should always be cared for.” // 22

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The brahmins said: / “Go with full confidence to your own home, O best of the Pāṇḍavas; / we all shall promote your welfare.” // 23

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Then Arjuna, delighted in heart, gave much wealth to them; / bidding them farewell and bowing down, he departed for his own city. // 24

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Sūta said: / “This origin of Narāditya has all been told to you, / a māhātmya that destroys sin for those who hear it, O best of brahmins.” // 25

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Thus ends the sixtieth chapter, entitled “Description of the Māhātmya of Narāditya,” in the Māhātmya of the Sacred Field of Hāṭakeśvara, in the Nāgarakhaṇḍa, the sixth [section], in the Skanda Mahāpurāṇa consisting of eighty-one thousand verses. // 60

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