Book 3 Chapter 82 | |
1 | pulastya uvāca |
1 | tato gaccheta dharmajña dharmatīrthaṃ purātanam
tatra snātvā naro rājan dharmaśīlaḥ samāhitaḥ āsaptamaṃ kulaṃ rājan punīte nātra saṃśayaḥ |
2 | tato gaccheta dharmajña kārāpatanam uttamam
agniṣṭomam avāpnoti munilokaṃ ca gacchati |
3 | saugandhikaṃ vanaṃ rājaṃs tato gaccheta mānavaḥ
yatra brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaś ca tapodhanāḥ |
4 | siddhacāraṇagandharvāḥ kiṃnarāḥ samahoragāḥ
tad vanaṃ praviśann eva sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate |
5 | tato hi sā saricchreṣṭhā nadīnām uttamā nadī
plakṣād devī srutā rājan mahāpuṇyā sarasvatī |
6 | tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta valmīkān niḥsṛte jale
arcayitvā pitṝn devān aśvamedhaphalaṃ labhet |
7 | īśānādhyuṣitaṃ nāma tatra tīrthaṃ sudurlabham
ṣaṭsu śamyānipāteṣu valmīkād iti niścayaḥ |
8 | kapilānāṃ sahasraṃ ca vājimedhaṃ ca vindati
tatra snātvā naravyāghra dṛṣṭam etat purātane |
9 | sugandhāṃ śatakumbhāṃ ca pañcayajñāṃ ca bhārata
abhigamya naraśreṣṭha svargaloke mahīyate |
10 | triśūlakhātaṃ tatraiva tīrtham āsādya bhārata
tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta pitṛdevārcane rataḥ gāṇapatyaṃ sa labhate dehaṃ tyaktvā na saṃśayaḥ |
11 | tato gaccheta rājendra devyāḥ sthānaṃ sudurlabham
śākaṃbharīti vikhyātā triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā |
12 | divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ hi śākena kila suvrata
āhāraṃ sā kṛtavatī māsi māsi narādhipa |
13 | ṛṣayo 'bhyāgatās tatra devyā bhaktyā tapodhanāḥ
ātithyaṃ ca kṛtaṃ teṣāṃ śākena kila bhārata tataḥ śākambharīty eva nāma tasyāḥ pratiṣṭhitam |
14 | śākaṃbharīṃ samāsādya brahmacārī samāhitaḥ
trirātram uṣitaḥ śākaṃ bhakṣayen niyataḥ śuciḥ |
15 | śākāhārasya yat samyag varṣair dvādaśabhiḥ phalam
tat phalaṃ tasya bhavati devyāś chandena bhārata |
16 | tato gacchet suvarṇākṣaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam
yatra viṣṇuḥ prasādārthaṃ rudram ārādhayat purā |
17 | varāṃś ca subahūṃl lebhe daivateṣu sudurlabhān
uktaś ca tripuraghnena parituṣṭena bhārata |
18 | api cāsmat priyataro loke kṛṣṇa bhaviṣyasi
tvan mukhaṃ ca jagat kṛtsnaṃ bhaviṣyati na saṃśayaḥ |
19 | tatrābhigamya rājendra pūjayitvā vṛṣadhvajam
aśvamedham avāpnoti gāṇapatyaṃ ca vindati |
20 | dhūmāvatīṃ tato gacchet triratropoṣito naraḥ
manasā prārthitān kāmāṃl labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ |
21 | devyās tu dakṣiṇārdhena rathāvarto narādhipa
tatrāroheta dharmajña śraddadhāno jitendriyaḥ mahādevaprasādād dhi gaccheta paramāṃ gatim |
22 | pradakṣiṇam upāvṛtya gaccheta bharatarṣabha
dhārāṃ nāma mahāprājña sarvapāpapraṇāśinīm tatra snātvā naravyāghra na śocati narādhipa |
23 | tato gaccheta dharmajña namaskṛtya mahāgirim
svargadvāreṇa yat tulyaṃ gaṅgādvāraṃ na saṃśayaḥ |
24 | tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta koṭitīrthe samāhitaḥ
puṇḍarīkam avāpnoti kulaṃ caiva samuddharet |
25 | saptagaṅge trigaṅge ca śakrāvarte ca tarpayan
devān pitṝṃś ca vidhivat puṇyaloke mahīyate |
26 | tataḥ kanakhale snātvā trirātropoṣito naraḥ
aśvamedham avāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati |
27 | kapilāvaṭaṃ ca gaccheta tīrthasevī narādhipa
uṣyaikāṃ rajanīṃ tatra gosahasraphalaṃ labhet |
28 | nāgarājasya rājendra kapilasya mahātmanāḥ
tīrthaṃ kuruvaraśreṣṭha sarvalokeṣu viśrutam |
29 | tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta nāgatīrthe narādhipa
kapilānāṃ sahasrasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ |
30 | tato lalitikāṃ gacchec chaṃtanos tīrtham uttamam
tatra snātvā naro rājan na durgatim avāpnuyāt |
31 | gaṅgāsaṃgamayoś caiva snāti yaḥ saṃgame naraḥ
daśāśvamedhān āpnoti kulaṃ caiva samuddharet |
32 | tato gaccheta rājendra sugandhāṃ lokaviśrutām
sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā brahmaloke mahīyate |
33 | rudrāvartaṃ tato gacchet tīrthasevī narādhipa
tatra snātvā naro rājan svargaloke mahīyate |
34 | gaṅgāyāś ca naraśreṣṭha sarasvatyāś ca saṃgame
snāto 'śvamedham āpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati |
35 | bhadrakarṇeśvaraṃ gatvā devam arcya yathāvidhi
na durgatim avāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati |
36 | tataḥ kubjāmrakaṃ gacchet tīrthasevī yathākramam
gosahasram avāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati |
37 | arundhatīvaṭaṃ gacchet tīrthasevī narādhipa
sāmudrakam upaspṛśya trirātropoṣito naraḥ gosahasraphalaṃ vindet kulaṃ caiva samuddharet |
38 | brahmāvartaṃ tato gacched brahmacārī samāhitaḥ
aśvamedham avāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati |
39 | yamunāprabhavaṃ gatvā upaspṛśya ca yāmune
aśvamedhaphalaṃ labdhvā svargaloke mahīyate |
40 | darvīsaṃkramaṇaṃ prāpya tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam
aśvamedham avāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati |
41 | sindhoś ca prabhavaṃ gatvā siddhagandharvasevitam
tatroṣya rajanīḥ pañca vindyād bahu suvarṇakam |
42 | atha vedīṃ samāsādya naraḥ paramadurgamām
aśvamedham avāpnoti gacchec cauśanasīṃ gatim |
43 | ṛṣikulyāṃ samāsādya vāsiṣṭhaṃ caiva bhārata
vāsiṣṭhaṃ samatikramya sarve varṇā dvijātayaḥ |
44 | ṛṣikulyāṃ naraḥ snātvā ṛṣilokaṃ prapadyate
yadi tatra vasen māsaṃ śākāhāro narādhipa |
45 | bhṛgutuṅgaṃ samāsādya vājimedhaphalaṃ labhet
gatvā vīrapramokṣaṃ ca sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate |
46 | kṛttikāmaghayoś caiva tīrtham āsādya bhārata
agniṣṭomātirātrābhyāṃ phalaṃ prāpnoti puṇyakṛt |
47 | tataḥ saṃdhyāṃ samāsādya vidyātīrtham anuttamam
upaspṛśya ca vidyānāṃ sarvāsāṃ pārago bhavet |
48 | mahāśrame vased rātriṃ sarvapāpapramocane
ekakālaṃ nirāhāro lokān āvasate śubhān |
49 | ṣaṣṭhakālopavāsena māsam uṣya mahālaye
sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā vindyād bahu suvarṇakam |
50 | atha vetasikāṃ gatvā pitāmahaniṣevitām
aśvamedham avāpnoti gacchec cauśanasīṃ gatim |
51 | atha sundarikātīrthaṃ prāpya siddhaniṣevitam
rūpasya bhāgī bhavati dṛṣṭam etat purātane |
52 | tato vai brāhmaṇīṃ gatvā brahmacārī jitendriyaḥ
padmavarṇena yānena brahmalokaṃ prapadyate |
53 | tataś ca naimiṣaṃ gacchet puṇyaṃ siddhaniṣevitam
tatra nityaṃ nivasati brahmā devagaṇair vṛtaḥ |
54 | naimiṣaṃ prārthayānasya pāpasyārdhaṃ praṇaśyati
praviṣṭamātras tu naraḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate |
55 | tatra māsaṃ vased dhīro naimiṣe tīrthatatparaḥ
pṛthivyāṃ yāni tīrthāni naimiṣe tāni bhārata |
56 | abhiṣekakṛtas tatra niyato niyatāśanaḥ
gavāmayasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti bhārata punāty āsaptamaṃ caiva kulaṃ bharatasattama |
57 | yas tyajen naimiṣe prāṇān upavāsaparāyaṇaḥ
sa modet svargalokastha evam āhur manīṣiṇaḥ nityaṃ puṇyaṃ ca medhyaṃ ca naimiṣaṃ nṛpasattama |
58 | gaṅgodbhedaṃ samāsādya trirātropoṣito naraḥ
vājapeyam avāpnoti brahmabhūtaś ca jāyate |
59 | sarasvatīṃ samāsādya tarpayet pitṛdevatāḥ
sārasvateṣu lokeṣu modate nātra saṃśayaḥ |
60 | tataś ca bāhudāṃ gacched brahmacārī samāhitaḥ
devasatrasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ |
61 | tataś cīravatīṃ gacchet puṇyāṃ puṇyatamair vṛtām
pitṛdevārcanarato vājapeyam avāpnuyāt |
62 | vimalāśokam āsādya virājati yathā śaśī
tatroṣya rajanīm ekāṃ svargaloke mahīyate |
63 | gopratāraṃ tato gacchet sarayvās tīrtham uttamam
yatra rāmo gataḥ svargaṃ sabhṛtyabalavāhanaḥ |
64 | dehaṃ tyaktvā divaṃ yātas tasya tīrthasya tejasā
rāmasya ca prasādena vyavasāyāc ca bhārata |
65 | tasmiṃs tīrthe naraḥ snātvā gopratāre narādhipa
sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā svargaloke mahīyate |
66 | rāmatīrthe naraḥ snātvā gomatyāṃ kurunandana
aśvamedham avāpnoti punāti ca kulaṃ naraḥ |
67 | śatasāhasrikaṃ tatra tīrthaṃ bharatasattama
tatropasparśanaṃ kṛtvā niyato niyatāśanaḥ gosahasraphalaṃ puṇyaṃ prāpnoti bharatarṣabha |
68 | tato gaccheta rājendra bhartṛsthānam anuttamam
koṭitīrthe naraḥ snātvā arcayitvā guhaṃ nṛpa gosahasraphalaṃ vindet tejasvī ca bhaven naraḥ |
69 | tato vārāṇasīṃ gatvā arcayitvā vṛṣadhvajam
kapilāhrade naraḥ snātvā rājasūyaphalaṃ labhet |
70 | mārkaṇḍeyasya rājendra tīrtham āsādya durlabham
gomatīgaṅgayoś caiva saṃgame lokaviśrute agniṣṭomam avāpnoti kulaṃ caiva samuddharet |
71 | tato gayāṃ samāsādya brahmacārī jitendriyaḥ
aśvamedham avāpnoti gamanād eva bhārata |
72 | tatrākṣayavaṭo nāma triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ
pitṝṇāṃ tatra vai dattam akṣayaṃ bhavati prabho |
73 | mahānadyām upaspṛśya tarpayet pitṛdevatāḥ
akṣayān prāpnuyāl lokān kulaṃ caiva samuddharet |
74 | tato brahmasaro gacched dharmāraṇyopaśobhitam
pauṇḍarīkam avāpnoti prabhātām eva śarvarīm |
75 | tasmin sarasi rājendra brahmaṇo yūpa ucchritaḥ
yūpaṃ pradakṣiṇaṃ kṛtvā vājapeyaphalaṃ labhet |
76 | tato gaccheta rājendra dhenukāṃ lokaviśrutām
ekarātroṣito rājan prayacchet tiladhenukām sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā somalokaṃ vrajed dhruvam |
77 | tatra cihnaṃ mahārāja adyāpi hi na saṃśayaḥ
kapilā saha vatsena parvate vicaraty uta savatsāyāḥ padāni sma dṛśyante 'dyāpi bhārata |
78 | teṣūpaspṛśya rājendra padeṣu nṛpasattama
yat kiṃ cid aśubhaṃ karma tat praṇaśyati bhārata |
79 | tato gṛdhravaṭaṃ gacchet sthānaṃ devasya dhīmataḥ
snāyīta bhasmanā tatra abhigamya vṛṣadhvajam |
80 | brāhmaṇena bhavec cīrṇaṃ vrataṃ dvādaśavārṣikam
itareṣāṃ tu varṇānāṃ sarvapāpaṃ praṇaśyati |
81 | gaccheta tata udyantaṃ parvataṃ gītanāditam
sāvitraṃ tu padaṃ tatra dṛśyate bharatarṣabha |
82 | tatra saṃdhyām upāsīta brāhmaṇaḥ saṃśitavrataḥ
upāstā ca bhavet saṃdhyā tena dvādaśavārṣikī |
83 | yonidvāraṃ ca tatraiva viśrutaṃ bharatarṣabha
tatrābhigamya mucyeta puruṣo yonisaṃkarāt |
84 | kṛṣṇaśuklāv ubhau pakṣau gayāyāṃ yo vasen naraḥ
punāty āsaptamaṃ rājan kulaṃ nāsty atra saṃśayaḥ |
85 | eṣṭavyā bahavaḥ putrā yady eko 'pi gayāṃ vrajet
yajeta vāśvamedhena nīlaṃ vā vṛṣam utsṛjet |
86 | tataḥ phalguṃ vrajed rājaṃs tīrthasevī narādhipa
aśvamedham avāpnoti siddhiṃ ca mahatīṃ vrajet |
87 | tato gaccheta rājendra dharmapṛṣṭhaṃ samāhitaḥ
yatra dharmo mahārāja nityam āste yudhiṣṭhira abhigamya tatas tatra vājimedhaphalaṃ labhet |
88 | tato gaccheta rājendra brahmaṇas tīrtham uttamam
tatrārcayitvā rājendra brahmāṇam amitaujasam rājasūyāśvamedhābhyāṃ phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ |
89 | tato rājagṛhaṃ gacchet tīrthasevī narādhipa
upaspṛśya tapodeṣu kākṣīvān iva modate |
90 | yakṣiṇyā naityakaṃ tatra prāśnīta puruṣaḥ śuciḥ
yakṣiṇyās tu prasādena mucyate bhrūṇahatyayā |
91 | maṇināgaṃ tato gatvā gosahasraphalaṃ labhet
naityakaṃ bhuñjate yas tu maṇināgasya mānavaḥ |
92 | daṣṭasyāśīviṣeṇāpi na tasya kramate viṣam
tatroṣya rajanīm ekāṃ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate |
93 | tato gaccheta brahmarṣer gautamasya vanaṃ nṛpa
ahalyāyā hrade snātvā vrajeta paramāṃ gatim abhigamya śriyaṃ rājan vindate śriyam uttamām |
94 | tatrodapāno dharmajña triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ
tatrābhiṣekaṃ kṛtvā tu vājimedham avāpnuyāt |
95 | janakasya tu rājarṣeḥ kūpas tridaśapūjitaḥ
tatrābhiṣekaṃ kṛtvā tu viṣṇulokam avāpnuyāt |
96 | tato vinaśanaṃ gacchet sarvapāpapramocanam
vājapeyam avāpnoti somalokaṃ ca gacchati |
97 | gaṇḍakīṃ tu samāsādya sarvatīrthajalodbhavām
vājapeyam avāpnoti sūryalokaṃ ca gacchati |
98 | tato 'dhivaṃśyaṃ dharmajña samāviśya tapovanam
guhyakeṣu mahārāja modate nātra saṃśayaḥ |
99 | kampanāṃ tu samāsādya nadīṃ siddhaniṣevitām
puṇḍarīkam avāpnoti sūryalokaṃ ca gacchati |
100 | tato viśālām āsādya nadīṃ trailokyaviśrutām
agniṣṭomam avāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati |
101 | atha māheśvarīṃ dhārāṃ samāsādya narādhipa
aśvamedham avāpnoti kulaṃ caiva samuddharet |
102 | divaukasāṃ puṣkariṇīṃ samāsādya naraḥ śuciḥ
na durgatim avāpnoti vājapeyaṃ ca vindati |
103 | maheśvarapadaṃ gacched brahmacārī samāhitaḥ
maheśvarapade snātvā vājimedhaphalaṃ labhet |
104 | tatra koṭis tu tīrthānāṃ viśrutā bharatarṣabha
kūrmarūpeṇa rājendra asureṇa durātmanā hriyamāṇāhṛtā rājan viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā |
105 | tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvāṇas tīrthakoṭyāṃ yudhiṣṭhira
puṇḍarīkam avāpnoti viṣṇulokaṃ ca gacchati |
106 | tato gaccheta rājendra sthānaṃ nārāyaṇasya tu
sadā saṃnihito yatra harir vasati bhārata śālagrāma iti khyāto viṣṇor adbhutakarmaṇaḥ |
107 | abhigamya trilokeśaṃ varadaṃ viṣṇum avyayam
aśvamedham avāpnoti viṣṇulokaṃ ca gacchati |
108 | tatrodapāno dharmajña sarvapāpapramocanaḥ
samudrās tatra catvāraḥ kūpe saṃnihitāḥ sadā tatropaspṛśya rājendra na durgatim avāpnuyāt |
109 | abhigamya mahādevaṃ varadaṃ viṣṇum avyayam
virājati yathā soma ṛṇair mukto yudhiṣṭhira |
110 | jātismara upaspṛśya śuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ
jātismaratvaṃ prāpnoti snātvā tatra na saṃśayaḥ |
111 | vaṭeśvarapuraṃ gatvā arcayitvā tu keśavam
īpsitāṃl labhate kāmān upavāsān na saṃśayaḥ |
112 | tatas tu vāmanaṃ gatvā sarvapāpapramocanam
abhivādya hariṃ devaṃ na durgatim avāpnuyāt |
113 | bharatasyāśramaṃ gatvā sarvapāpapramocanam
kauśikīṃ tatra seveta mahāpātakanāśinīm rājasūyasya yajñasya phalaṃ prāpnoti mānavaḥ |
114 | tato gaccheta dharmajña campakāraṇyam uttamam
tatroṣya rajanīm ekāṃ gosahasraphalaṃ labhet |
115 | atha jyeṣṭhilam āsādya tīrthaṃ paramasaṃmatam
upoṣya rajanīm ekām agniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet |
116 | tatra viśveśvaraṃ dṛṣṭvā devyā saha mahādyutim
mitrāvaruṇayor lokān āpnoti puruṣarṣabha |
117 | kanyāsaṃvedyam āsādya niyato niyatāśanaḥ
manoḥ prajāpater lokān āpnoti bharatarṣabha |
118 | kanyāyāṃ ye prayacchanti pānam annaṃ ca bhārata
tad akṣayam iti prāhur ṛṣayaḥ saṃśitavratāḥ |
119 | niścīrāṃ ca samāsādya triṣu lokeṣu viśrutām
aśvamedham avāpnoti viṣṇulokaṃ ca gacchati |
120 | ye tu dānaṃ prayacchanti niścīrāsaṃgame narāḥ
te yānti naraśārdūla brahmalokaṃ na saṃśayaḥ |
121 | tatrāśramo vasiṣṭhasya triṣu lokeṣu viśrutaḥ
tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvāṇo vājapeyam avāpnuyāt |
122 | devakūṭaṃ samāsādya brahmarṣigaṇasevitam
aśvamedham avāpnoti kulaṃ caiva samuddharet |
123 | tato gaccheta rājendra kauśikasya muner hradam
yatra siddhiṃ parāṃ prāpto viśvāmitro 'tha kauśikaḥ |
124 | tatra māsaṃ vased vīra kauśikyāṃ bharatarṣabha
aśvamedhasya yat puṇyaṃ tan māsenādhigacchati |
125 | sarvatīrthavare caiva yo vaseta mahāhrade
na durgatim avāpnoti vinded bahu suvarṇakam |
126 | kumāram abhigatvā ca vīrāśramanivāsinam
aśvamedham avāpnoti naro nāsty atra saṃśayaḥ |
127 | agnidhārāṃ samāsādya triṣu lokeṣu viśrutām
agniṣṭomam avāpnoti na ca svargān nivartate |
128 | pitāmahasaro gatvā śailarājapratiṣṭhitam
tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvāṇo agniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet |
129 | pitāmahasya sarasaḥ prasrutā lokapāvanī
kumāradhārā tatraiva triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā |
130 | yatra snātvā kṛtārtho 'smīty ātmānam avagacchati
ṣaṣṭhakālopavāsena mucyate brahmahatyayā |
131 | śikharaṃ vai mahādevyā gauryās trailokyaviśrutam
samāruhya naraḥ śrāddhaḥ stanakuṇḍeṣu saṃviśet |
132 | tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvāṇaḥ pitṛdevārcane rataḥ
hayamedham avāpnoti śakralokaṃ ca gacchati |
133 | tāmrāruṇaṃ samāsādya brahmacārī samāhitaḥ
aśvamedham avāpnoti śakralokaṃ ca gacchati |
134 | nandinyāṃ ca samāsādya kūpaṃ tridaśasevitam
naramedhasya yat puṇyaṃ tat prāpnoti kurūdvaha |
135 | kālikāsaṃgame snātvā kauśikyāruṇayor yataḥ
trirātropoṣito vidvān sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate |
136 | urvaśītīrtham āsādya tataḥ somāśramaṃ budhaḥ
kumbhakarṇāśrame snātvā pūjyate bhuvi mānavaḥ |
137 | snātvā kokāmukhe puṇye brahmacārī yatavrataḥ
jātismaratvaṃ prāpnoti dṛṣṭam etat purātane |
138 | sakṛn nandāṃ samāsādya kṛtātmā bhavati dvijaḥ
sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā śakralokaṃ ca gacchati |
139 | ṛṣabhadvīpam āsādya sevyaṃ krauñcaniṣūdanam
sarasvatyām upaspṛśya vimānastho virājate |
140 | auddālakaṃ mahārāja tīrthaṃ muniniṣevitam
tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvīta sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate |
141 | dharmatīrthaṃ samāsādya puṇyaṃ brahmarṣisevitam
vājapeyam avāpnoti naro nāsty atra saṃśayaḥ |
142 | tathā campāṃ samāsādya bhāgīrathyāṃ kṛtodakaḥ
daṇḍārkam abhigamyaiva gosahasraphalaṃ labhet |
143 | laveḍikāṃ tato gacchet puṇyāṃ puṇyopasevitām
vājapeyam avāpnoti vimānasthaś ca pūjyate |