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# Mudgalapurana 8.26: māghamāsamāhātmye nānājanoddharaṇaṃ nāma ṣaḍviṃśatitamo'dhyāyaḥ

Mudgalapurāṇa 8.26

- **Language:** Sanskrit

## Contents

- [8.26.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.56) — 1 part
- [8.26.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.62) — 1 part

### māghamāsamāhātmye nānājanoddharaṇaṃ nāma ṣaḍviṃśatitamo'dhyāyaḥ

### [8.26.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.p1)

śrīgaṇeśāya namaḥ ||

> Obeisance to glorious Gaṇeśa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.1)

sūta uvāca |  
maudgalo brāhmaṇaḥ kaścinnāmnā viśvasaho'bhavat |  
gāṇapatyapriyo'tyantaṃ sadā satsaṅgalālasaḥ ||

> Sūta said:  
> There was a certain Maudgala brāhmaṇa named Viśvasaha,  
> exceedingly devoted to Gāṇapatya \[teachings\], always longing for the company of the virtuous.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.2](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.2)

sa kadācin mahābhāgo māghavrataparo'bhavat |  
gāṇeśapañcakaṃ nityamasevadbhaktisaṃyutaḥ ||

> Once that fortunate one became devoted to the Māgha observance;  
> with devotion he daily worshipped the Gaṇeśa pentad.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.3](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.3)

prātaḥ kāle samutthāya snānārthaṃ cāgataṃ dvijam |  
tatraikā rākṣasī ghorā taṃ dṛṣṭvā bhakṣituṃ yayau ||

> As the twice-born arose in the morning and came to bathe,  
> a terrible rākṣasī saw him and rushed to devour him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.4](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.4)

vikarālamukhīṃ tāṃ sa dṛṣṭvā bhayasamanvitaḥ |  
gaṇeśeti samuccārya jalaṃ cikṣepa dūrvayā ||

> Seeing her with a hideous face, he was seized with fear;  
> uttering “Gaṇeśa!”, he sprinkled water with dūrvā grass.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.5](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.5)

dūrvāyuktaṃ jalaṃ tasyā dehe lagnaṃ mahāmune |  
tena śuddhā viśvasahaṃ nanāmaiva jagāda ha ||

> The water with dūrvā struck her body, O great sage;  
> purified by it, she bowed to Viśvasaha and said:  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.6](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.6)

rākṣasyuvāca |  
ahaṃ tvāṃ śaraṇaṃ prāptā tārayasva bhavārṇavāt |  
tava darśanamātreṇa jātā'haṃ śuddhamānasā ||

> The rākṣasī said:  
> “I have come to you for refuge; rescue me from the ocean of existence!  
> By the mere sight of you, my mind has become purified.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.7](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.7)

khaṃ. 8 a. 26 pāna 58) tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā rudatīṃ duḥkhasaṃyutām |  
uvāca dayayā yukto viśvasahaḥ pratāpavān ||

> Hearing her words as she wept, filled with grief,  
> the glorious Viśvasaha, moved with compassion, spoke.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.8](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.8)

viśvasaha uvāca |  
kā'si tvaṃ vada pāpiṣṭhe karma kiṃ pāparūpakam |  
kṛtaṃ tvayā mahāghore kiṃ rodiṣi suduḥkhitā ||

> Viśvasaha said:  
> “Who are you, say, O most sinful one? What sinful deed  
> was done by you, O terrible one? Why do you weep in such distress?”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.9](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.9)

rākṣasyuvāca |  
pūrvajanmani vipreśa brāhmaṇyahaṃ surūpiṇī |  
pātivratyaṃ parityajya dehabhogayutā'bhavam ||

> The rākṣasī said:  
> “In my previous birth, O lord of brāhmaṇas, I was a beautiful brāhmaṇa woman;  
> abandoning fidelity to my husband, I gave myself up to carnal pleasures.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.10](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.10)

yatheṣṭaṃ viṣaye saktā''caraṃ pāpaparāyaṇā |  
mṛtā yāmairhṛtā tatra yātanāyāṃ sthitā'bhavam ||

> Attached to sense-objects as I pleased, I lived devoted to sin;  
> when I died, I was seized by Yama's servants and placed in torment there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.11](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.11)

bhuktvā duḥkhamapāraṃ tu kṛtā rākṣasyahaṃ punaḥ |  
sadā kṣudhā samāviṣṭā abhramaṃ yatra tatra ha ||

> Having suffered boundless misery, I was then made a rākṣasī;  
> continually overcome by hunger, I wandered here and there.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.12](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.12)

nīcoccamāṃsamatyantamabhakṣaṃ nityameva ca |  
tathāpi māṃ pipīḍāsau jaṭharāgniḥ samutthitaḥ ||

> Constantly I ate meat of the low and the high,  
> yet the arising fire of digestion tortured me continually.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.13](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.13)

apāraṃ bhakṣayāmyeva tathāpi kṣudhayā yutā |  
viprajanmana ārabhya na tṛptāhaṃ kadā'bhavam ||

> I eat boundless amounts, yet I remain hungry;  
> since my brāhmaṇa birth I have never once been satisfied.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.14](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.14)

adhunā tvāṃ samālokya bhakṣituṃ sahasā''gatā |  
jalasparśena te tāta jātismarā bhavāmyaham ||

> Now, seeing you, I came in haste to devour you;  
> by the touch of your water, dear father, I remember my past births.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.15](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.15)

tārayasva mahābhāga tvaṃ samartho na saṃśayaḥ |  
noceddehaparityāgaṃ kariṣyāmi tvadagrataḥ ||

> Save me, O fortunate one! You are capable, without a doubt;  
> otherwise I shall give up my life before you.”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.16](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.16)

tasyāstadvacanaṃ śrutvā viśvasaho mahāmatiḥ |  
vicārya dayayā yuktaḥ tāṃ jagāda praharṣitaḥ ||

> Hearing her words, the wise Viśvasaha,  
> after reflecting and filled with compassion, rejoiced and spoke to her.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.17](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.17)

viśvasaha uvāca |  
gaṇeśanāmamāhātmyaṃ kathayituṃ na śakyate |  
mayā śrutaṃ purāṇeṣu satyameva tadañjasā ||

> Viśvasaha said:  
> “The greatness of Gaṇeśa's name cannot be fully told;  
> what I heard in the Purāṇas is indeed truly so.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.18](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.18)

dūrvāyuktajalena tvaṃ kṛtā jātismarā'dhunā |  
adhunā tāraṇārthaṃ te dadāmi puṇyamuttamam ||

> By the water with dūrvā grass you have now been made to remember your past lives;  
> now, for your salvation, I give you supreme merit.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.19](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.19)

māghasnānabhavaṃ puṇyamekāhena samudbhavam |  
dadāmi tvāṃ mahābhāge gaccha tvaṃ nagaraṃ nijam ||

> I give to you the merit arising from the Māgha bath  
> performed on a single day, O fortunate one; go to your own city!”  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.20](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.20)

evamuktvā dadau tasyai puṇyaṃ hastajalena saḥ |  
ekasnānabhavaṃ pūrṇaṃ māghamāse sa maudgalaḥ ||

> Having spoken thus, that Maudgala bestowed upon her with water from his hand  
> the full merit arising from a single bath in the month of Māgha.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.21](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.21)

tato gaṇeśvarasyaiva dūtāstatra samāyayuḥ |  
tāṃ vimāne vinikṣipya yayuḥ svānandakaṃ puram ||

> Then the messengers of the Lord of Gaṇas arrived there;  
> placing her in a celestial chariot, they went to the city of Svānanda.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.22](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.22)

tat dṛṣṭvā paramāścaryaṃ viśvasaho mahāmuniḥ |  
snānaṃ kṛtvā yayau snānamabhajadgaṇanāyakam ||

> Seeing that supreme wonder, the great sage Viśvasaha  
> performed his bath, and worshipped the leader of Gaṇas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.23](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.23)

samāpte tadvrate tatrā''yayau vināyakaḥ prabhuḥ |  
varaṃ dātuṃ dvijāyaiva maudgalāya viśeṣataḥ ||

> When that observance was concluded, the Lord Vināyaka came there  
> to bestow a boon upon the twice-born Maudgala especially.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.24](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.24)

samāgataṃ gaṇādhyakṣaṃ dṛṣṭvotthāya namāma tam |  
sambhrameṇa samāyukto nanarta premavihvalaḥ ||

> Seeing that Gaṇādhyakṣa had arrived, he stood up and bowed to him. / Overcome with agitation, beside himself with love, he danced.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.25](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.25)

taṃ tādṛśaṃ samālokya jagāda dviradānanaḥ |  
varān vṛṇu mahābhāga dāsyāmi manasīpsitān ||

> Seeing him in that state, the elephant-faced one spoke:  
> "Choose boons, fortunate one; I will grant what your heart desires."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.26](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.26)

gaṇeśavacanaṃ śrutvā pratibuddho mahāmuniḥ |  
jagāda taṃ prapūjyaiva harṣaṃ saṃyamya śaunaka ||

> Hearing Gaṇeśa's words, the great sage awakened \[from his trance\];  
> having worshipped him and restrained his joy, he spoke, O Śaunaka.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.27](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.27)

viśvasaha uvāca |  
dhanyaṃ me janmakarmādi janakau śrutameva ca |  
dhanyaṃ māghavrataṃ mukhyaṃ yena dṛṣṭo gajānanaḥ ||

> Viśvasaha said:  
> Blessed are my birth, deeds, and everything, blessed are both my parents and my sacred learning;  
> blessed is the foremost vow of Māgha, by which Gajānana has been seen.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.28](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.28)

tvāṃ vedāḥ sopaniṣado na jānanti gaṇeśvara |  
yoginaḥ śaṅkarādyāḥ sa kathaṃ tvaṃ svayamāgataḥ ||

> The Vedas along with the Upaniṣads do not know you, O Lord of Gaṇas,  
> nor do yogins such as Śaṅkara and the rest; how then have you come in person?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.29](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.29)

kṛtakṛtyo'hamatyantaṃ tvadaṅghriyugadarśanāt |  
kiṃ vṛṇomi gaṇeśāna bhaktiṃ dehi dṛḍhāṃ tvayi ||

> I have completely accomplished my purpose by the sight of your pair of feet;  
> what boon shall I choose, O Lord of Gaṇas? Grant firm devotion unto you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.30](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.30)

vighneśāya namastubhyaṃ parātparatamāya ca |  
herambāya gaṇeśāya gaṇānāṃ pataye namaḥ ||

> Homage to you, Vighneśa, and to the highest beyond the high;  
> homage to Heramba, Gaṇeśa, the lord of gaṇas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.31](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.31)

māyākāraśarīrāya māyikaśirase namaḥ |  
tayoryoge sudehāya gajānana namo'stu te ||

> Homage to the one whose body is made of illusion, whose head consists of illusion;  
> homage be to you, Gajānana, who possess an auspicious body through their union.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.32](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.32)

khaṃ. 8 a. 26 pāna 59) rājasāya namastubhyaṃ sṛṣṭikartre kṛpālave |  
sāttvikāya sadā sarvapālakāya namo namaḥ ||

> \[Sec. 8, Ch. 26, p. 59\] Homage to you, the passionate, the compassionate creator of the universe;  
> homage, homage to the virtuous, the eternal protector of all.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.33](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.33)

tāmasāya janānāṃ tu saṃhartre kālarūpiṇe |  
karmaṇe trisvarūpāya namo'haṅkṛtidhāriṇe ||

> Homage to the dark one, the destroyer of creatures, having the form of Time;  
> homage to action, possessing three forms, bearing egoism.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.34](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.34)

cālakāya mahāmohadāyine śaktirūpiṇe |  
guṇeśāya guṇānāṃ vai sattādhārāya te namaḥ ||

> To the activator, the bestower of great delusion, having the form of power;  
> homage to you, the lord of qualities, the very ground of existence of the qualities.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.35](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.35)

bindumātraśarīrāya so'haṅkārāya dehine |  
bodhāya prakṛtisthāya khelakāya namo namaḥ ||

> To the one whose body is merely the point, to the embodied soul possessing the sense of "I am that";  
> homage, homage to consciousness, abiding in nature, the playful one.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.36](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.36)

videhāya pareśāya svānandāya namo'stu te |  
ayogāya suśāntāya yogeśāya namo namaḥ ||

> Homage be to you, bodiless, supreme lord, Svānanda;  
> homage, homage to non-yoga, the perfectly tranquil one, the lord of yoga.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.37](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.37)

kiṃ staumi tvāṃ gaṇādhyakṣa yogaśāntisvarūpiṇam |  
tava darśanajenaiva bodhena stutavānaham ||

> How can I praise you, O Gaṇādhyakṣa, whose nature is yoga and peace?  
> I have praised you solely through the knowledge born of seeing you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.38](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.38)

evamuktvā viśvasaho nanāmaiva gajānanam |  
tamutthāpya gaṇādhīśastaṃ jagāda hitaṃ vacaḥ ||

> Having spoken thus, Viśvasaha bowed down to Gajānana;  
> raising him up, the Gaṇādhīśa spoke beneficial words to him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.39](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.39)

śrīgaṇeśa uvāca |  
tvayā kṛtaṃ madīyaṃ tu stotraṃ sarvapradaṃ bhavet |  
paṭhatāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ nityaṃ bhaktivardhanamuttamam ||

> The venerable Gaṇeśa said:  
> This hymn of praise to me composed by you shall grant everything;  
> to those who recite or hear it continually, it is supreme, increasing devotion.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.40](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.40)

yaṃ yamicchati taṃ taṃ tu dāsyāmi stotrapāṭhataḥ |  
bhuktimuktipradaṃ brahmadāyakaṃ śravaṇādbhavet ||

> Whatever one desires, that very thing I will grant through the recitation of this hymn of praise;  
> from hearing it, it bestows worldly enjoyment and liberation, granting Brahman.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.41](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.41)

mayi bhaktirdṛḍhā te vai bhaviṣyati sukhapradā |  
yadyadicchasi tattatte saphalaṃ hyastu sarvadā ||

> Firm devotion to me shall indeed be yours, bestowing happiness;  
> whatever you desire, may all that always bear fruit for you.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.42](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.42)

evamuktvā gaṇādhīśoṃ'tardadhe tasya paśyataḥ |  
viśvasaho gaṇeśasya bhajane tatparo'bhavat ||

> Having spoken thus, the Gaṇādhīśa vanished before his very eyes;  
> Viśvasaha became intent upon the worship of Gaṇeśa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.43](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.43)

gāṇapatyāgraṇīḥ so'pi babhūva mudgalopamaḥ |  
sadā māghavrate saṃstho gāṇeśapañcake rataḥ ||

> He too became a foremost leader of the Gāṇapatyas, equal to Mudgala,  
> always established in the vow of Māgha, devoted to the Gāṇeśa pentad.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.44](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.44)

anyacchṛṇu mahaccitraṃ caritraṃ māsasambhavam |  
sarvapāpaharaṃ vipra śravaṇāt sukhadaṃ bhavet ||

> Hear another great, wondrous story originating from that month;  
> O twice-born one, it removes all sins, and from hearing it, happiness arises.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.45](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.45)

cāṇḍālaḥ ko'pi nīlākhyaḥ śrutvā gaṇapateḥ kathām |  
māghasnānaparo bhūtvā vyavasāyaṃ cakāra ha ||

> A certain cāṇḍāla named Nīla, hearing the story of Gaṇapati,  
> became devoted to the Māgha bath and carried on his livelihood.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.46](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.46)

snātvā prātastataḥ so'pi vyavasāyaparo'bhavat |  
rātrau gītaṃ gaṇeśasya gāyati sma nirantaram ||

> Having bathed in the morning, he then engaged in his occupation;  
> at night he continually sang songs to Gaṇeśa.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.47](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.47)

evaṃ gītaṃ māghamāse gaṇeśaṃ devamandire |  
gatvā gāyan punaḥ so'pi kuṭumbabharaṇe rataḥ ||

> Thus singing songs in the month of Māgha, having gone to the temple of the god Gaṇeśa,  
> he sang, and then engaged again in supporting his family.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.48](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.48)

ekadā kāryasaṃsthaḥ sa māghamāse babhūva ha |  
yāmamātragatāyāṃ tu yayau rātrau gaṇeśvaram ||

> Once, during the month of Māgha, he was occupied with work;  
> when only one watch of the night had passed, he went to the Lord of Gaṇas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.49](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.49)

praṇamya vighnahartāraṃ gītaṃ gītvā svamandiram |  
jagāma mārgamadhyasthaṃ piśācāḥ pañca taṃ yayuḥ ||

> Having bowed to the remover of obstacles and sung a song, he went to his house;  
> as he was on the road, five piśācas approached him.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.50](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.50)

dṛṣṭvā krūratarāṃstān sa sasmāra gaṇanāyakam |  
gaṇeśasmṛtimātreṇa piśācāḥ stambhitā babhuḥ ||

> Seeing those exceedingly cruel beings, he remembered the leader of gaṇas;  
> merely by the remembrance of Gaṇeśa, the piśācas became paralyzed.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.51](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.51)

tato'tivismitāḥ sarve piśācāstamalokayan |  
avalokanapuṇyena śuddhāntarā babhūvire ||

> Then, greatly astonished, all the piśācas looked upon him;  
> by the merit of looking at him, their hearts became purified.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.52](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.52)

jagustaṃ nīlakaṃ vākyaṃ piśācā duḥkhasaṃyutāḥ |  
tārayasva mahābhāga saṃsārānnaḥ piśācakān ||

> Full of distress, the piśācas spoke these words to Nīla:  
> "Deliver us, O fortunate one, us piśācas, from transmigratory existence.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.53](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.53)

tava darśanamātreṇa śuddhā jātā vayaṃ kila |  
tava gānaphalaṃ dehi tena muktā bhavāmahe ||

> Merely by your sight we have indeed become purified;  
> give us the fruit of your singing; by that we shall become liberated."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.54](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.54)

teṣāṃ tadvacanaṃ śrutvā harṣayukto jagāda tān |  
nīlaḥ paramabhāvajñaḥ piśācān pāpaniścayān ||

> Hearing their words, Nīla, who knew the highest truth, was filled with joy  
> and spoke to those piśācas of sinful disposition.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.55](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.55)

nīla uvāca |  
gaṇeśagītasambhūtaṃ phalaṃ vo na dadāmyaham |  
ekagītaphalenaivoddhariṣyati carācaram ||

> Nīla said:  
> "I will not give you the full fruit born of the songs to Gaṇeśa;  
> by the fruit of just one song, all that moves and is motionless would be delivered.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.56](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.56)

ata ekasya pādasya phalaṃ dāsyāmi śāśvatam |  
tena muktā bhavanto'pi bhaviṣyanti na saṃśayaḥ ||

> Therefore I will give the eternal fruit of a single quarter-verse;  
> by that even you shall become liberated, there is no doubt."  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.56.p1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.56.p1)

evamuktvā dadau tebhya ekagītasya pādajam |  
(

> Having spoken thus, he gave them the fruit born of a single quarter-verse of a song;  
> (  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.57](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.57)

khaṃ. 8 a. 27 pāna 60) phalaṃ tenā'bhavan sarve divyadehadharā mune ||

> \[Sec. 8, Ch. 27, p. 60\] By that, O sage, all of them became bearers of celestial bodies.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.58](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.58)

vimāneṣu samāruhya gatāḥ svānandake pure |  
cāṇḍālo vismito nīlaḥ svagṛhaṃ prayayau tataḥ ||

> Mounting celestial chariots, they went to the city of Svānanda;  
> the astonished cāṇḍāla Nīla then went to his own home.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.59](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.59)

tato'dhikāṃ gaṇeśasya bhaktiṃ cakre mahāmune |  
ante gaṇeśvaraṃ so'pi yayau koṭikulaiḥ saha ||

> Thereafter, O great sage, he performed even greater devotion to Gaṇeśa;  
> in the end, he too went to the Lord of Gaṇas along with crores of his family members.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.60](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.60)

evamekātmakenaiva niyamena viśeṣataḥ |  
māghamāse gaṇeśānaṃ prāpuścānantajantavaḥ ||

> Thus, by a rule of single-minded purpose, especially in the month of Māgha,  
> countless living beings attained the Lord of Gaṇas.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.61](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.61)

māghamāsabhavaṃ citraṃ vratajaṃ kathitaṃ mayā |  
māhātmyaṃ śravaṇānnṛbhyaḥ paṭhanādbhuktimuktidam ||

> The wondrous greatness born of the vow of the month of Māgha has been told by me;  
> from hearing or reciting it, it grants worldly enjoyment and liberation to men.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.62](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.62)

dhanadhānyapradaṃ putrapautrasaubhāgyavardhanam |  
nānārogaharaṃ sadyaḥ kiṃ bhūyaḥ śrotumicchasi ||

> It bestows wealth and grain, increases sons, grandsons, and good fortune,  
> and immediately removes various diseases. What more do you wish to hear?  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

### [8.26.62.c1](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala.8.26.62.c1)

oṃ tatsaditi śrīmadāntye purāṇopaniṣadi śrīmanmaudgale mahāpurāṇe aṣṭame khaṇḍe dhūmravarṇacarite māghamāsamāhātmye nānājanoddharaṇaṃ nāma ṣaḍviṃśatitamo'dhyāyaḥ ||

> Om Tat Sat. Thus, in the glorious, final Purāṇopaniṣad, in the glorious, great Maudgala-purāṇa, in the eighth section, in the exploits of Dhūmravarṇa, in the greatness of the month of Māgha, the twenty-sixth chapter, named 'The Deliverance of Various People'.  
> — English (machine translation) (machine translation)

## Translations (1)

- [English (machine translation)](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.mudgala~en-mt.8.26.p1) — English, machine translation

## Linked texts (1)

- [Gaṇapatipurāṇa](https://indike.org/pramana/in.purana.upa.surya.ganapatipurana.12.50.p8) — Sanskrit

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