Revākhaṇḍa ascribed to the Vāyupurāṇa (RKV) 62

English (machine translation) 62

Language: English

62.23 — 2 parts

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The venerable Mārkaṇḍeya said:
Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the excellent Karoḍīśvara,
where, dear friend, the dānavas together with their followers were slain,

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by the gods led by Indra, overjoyed, their minds ever set on victory.
And remembering their ancient enmity towards the sons and grandsons of those [slain demons],

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the dānavas were slain in battle by the enraged hosts of gods.
Taking their heads, all the gods together with Indra,

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cast them into the water of the Narmadā, remembering their kinship.
Having bathed there, all the gods, having established the lord of Umā,

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together with Indra, all worshipped [him] for the welfare of the world.
With delighted minds, all the gods departed for the vault of the sky.

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A full crore of dānavas was destroyed [there], O fortunate one;
from that time forth, that pilgrimage place upon the surface of the earth [became known as] Karoḍī.

It was renowned then in the world as destroying sin, O son of Pāṇḍu.
On the eighth and fourteenth days in both fortnights, having fasted with devotion,
one should keep a vigil at night before the wielder of the trident,

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engaged in reciting sacred tales and engaged in the study of the Veda.
When the clear morning has arrived, one should worship the lord of the gods.

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Having bathed [the liṅga] with the five nectars, one should smear it with sandalwood paste,
and carefully worship it with commended sprouts and flowers.

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Chanting the Bahurūpa mantra while standing facing the southern quarter,
according to the prescribed rule, he should throw into navel-deep water

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a handful of water with sesame seeds for the spirit of the deceased, standing facing the southern quarter.
Right there, with senses subdued, he should cause a śrāddha to be performed for a vipra.

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With an uneven number of brāhmaṇas intent on the study of the Veda,
having honoured them with cows, gold, betel leaves, and food,

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with ornaments and shoes, O son of Pāṇḍu—
for him it becomes multiplied ten million fold; no hesitation should be made here.

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Whoever abandons his body in that pilgrimage place according to the prescribed rite,
hear what religious merit arises for him, O ruler of men:

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as long as the bones of a mortal remain in the water of the Narmadā,
so long does that righteous soul dwell in the very difficult-to-attain world of Śiva.

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Then, falling from there after a time, having attained human birth here,
he is born a lord of ten million in wealth, glorious, honoured by kings,

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endowed with all righteousness, wise, a son born of good seed,
renowned upon the face of the earth, a long-lived man.

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He remembers that pilgrimage place again; having gone there, O best of kings,
and having worshipped Karoḍeśvara, he attains the highest state.

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The lord of the gods was established by Indra, Candra, Yama, the Rudras,
the Ādityas, the Vasus, and all the Viśvedevas

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on the northern bank of the Revā, wishing for the welfare of the worlds.
Whatever person endowed with devotion causes a temple to be built

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at that pilgrimage place, O best of men, attains an auspicious destination.
With rightfully acquired wealth alone, by means of wood, stones, and bricks,

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whether by a brāhmaṇa, by kṣatriyas, vaiśyas, śūdras, or women, according to ability,
those men too go to the world of Śaṅkara, honoured by the gods.

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He who always hears with devotion this glorification born of the pilgrimage place, O king,
his sin committed within six months shall be destroyed.

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|| Thus ends the sixty-second chapter, named 'Description of the Glorification of Karoḍīśvara Tīrtha', in the Revākhaṇḍa of the fifth book, the Āvantyakhaṇḍa, in the Skandapurāṇa comprising eighty-one thousand verses

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Revākhaṇḍa Chapter 63

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