Agni Purana · Chapter 112

:e ity āgneye mahāpurāṇe prayāgamāhātmyaṃ nāma
ekādaśādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ ||
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:ś atha dvādaśādhikaśatatamo 'dhyāyaḥ
vārāṇasīmāhātmyam
agnir uvāca
vārāṇasī(3) paraṃ tīrthaṃ gauryai prāha maheśvaraḥ /AP_112.001ab/
bhuktimuktipradaṃ puṇyaṃ vasatāṃ gṛṇatāṃ hariṃ(4)

rudra uvāca
gaurīkṣetraṃ na muktaṃ vai avimuktaṃ tataḥ smṛtaṃ /AP_112.002ab/
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1 annadānāddivamiti kha.. , ga.. , gha.. , ṅa.. , cha.. , ja.. ca
2 tīrthaṃ vānarakaṃ paramiti kha.. , ga.. , gha.. , ṅa.. ca
3 vārāṇasīmiti kha.. , gha.. ca
4 vasatāṃ śṛṇutāṃ harimiti ga.. , gha.. , ṅa.. ca
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japtaṃ taptaṃ dattamamavimukte vilākṣayaṃ

aśmanā caraṇau hatvā vasetkāśīnna hi tyajet(1) /AP_112.003ab/
hariś candraṃ paraṃ guhyaṃ guhyamāmnātakeśvaraṃ(2)

japyeśvaraṃ paraṃ guhyaṃ(3) guhyaṃ śrīparvataṃ tathā /AP_112.004ab/
mahālayaṃ(4) paraṃ guhyaṃ bhṛguś caṇḍeśvaraṃ(5) tathā

kedāraṃ paramaṃ guhyamaṣṭau santyavimuktake /AP_112.005ab/
guhyānāṃ paramaṃ guhyamavimuktaṃ paraṃ mama

dviyojanantu pūrvaṃ syād yojanārdhaṃ tadanyathā(6) /AP_112.006ab/
varaṇā ca nadī cāsīt tayormadhye(7) vārāṇasī

atra snānaṃ japo homo maraṇaṃ devapūjanaṃ /AP_112.007ab/
śrāddhaṃ dānaṃ nivāsaś ca yadyat syādbhuktimuktidaṃ(8)