Kurma Purana · Chapter 1.37

iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pūrvavibhāge ṣaṭtriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ
mārkaṇḍaya uvāca
tapanasya sutā devī triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā /
samāgatā mahābhāgā yamunā yatra nimnagā

yenaiva niḥ sṛtā gaṅgā tenaiva yamunā gatā /
yojanānāṃ sahastreṣu kīrtanāt pāpanāśanī

tatra snātvā ca pītvā ca yamunāyāṃ yudhiṣṭhira /
sarvapāpavinirmuktaḥ punātyāsaptamaṃ kulam /
prāṇāṃstyajati yastatra sa yāti paramāṃ gatim

agnitīrthamiti khyātaṃ yamunādakṣiṇa taṭe /
paścime dharmarājasya tīrthaṃ tvanarakaṃ smṛtam /
tatra snātvā divaṃ yānti ye mṛtāste 'punarbhavāḥ

kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśyāṃ snātvā saṃtarpayecchuciḥ /
dharmarājaṃ mahāpāpairmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ

daśa tīrthasahastrāṇi triṃśatkoṭyastathāparāḥ /
prayāge saṃsthitāni syurevamāhurmanīṣiṇaḥ

tistraḥ koṭyor'dhakoṭī ca tīrthānāṃ vāyurabravīt /
divi bhūmyantarikṣe ca tatsarvaṃ jāhnavī smṛtā

yatra gaṅgā mahābhāgā sa deśastat tapovanam /
siddhikṣetraṃ tu tajjñeyaṃ gaṅgātīrasamāśritam

yatra devo mahādevo devyā saha maheśvaraḥ /
āste vaṭeśvaro nityaṃ tat tīrthaṃ tat tapovanam

idaṃ satyaṃ dvijātīnāṃ sādhūnāmātmajasya ca /
suhṛdāṃ ca japet karṇe śiṣyasyānugatasya tu

idaṃ dhanyamidaṃ svargyamidaṃ medhyamidaṃ sukham /
idaṃ puṇyamidaṃ ramyaṃ pāvanaṃ dharmyamuttamam

maharṣoṇāmidaṃ guhyaṃ sarvapāpapramocanam /
atrādhītya dvijo 'dhyāyaṃ nirmalatvamavāpnuyāt

yaścedaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ tīrthaṃ puṇyaṃ sadā śuciḥ /
jātismaritvaṃ labhate nākapṛṣṭhe ca modate

prāpyante tānitīrthāni sadbhiḥ śiṣṭānudarśibhiḥ /
snāhi tīrtheṣu kauravya na ca vakramatirbhava

evamuktvā sa bhagavān mārkaṇḍeyo mahāmuniḥ /
tīrtāni kathayāmāsa pṛthivyāṃ yāni kānicit

bhūsamudrādisaṃsthānaṃ pramāṇaṃ jyotiṣāṃ sthitam /
pṛṣṭaḥ provāca sakalamuktvātha prayayo muniḥ

ya idaṃ kalyamutthāya paṭhate 'tha śṛṇoti vā /
mucyate sarvapāpebhyo rudralokaṃ sa gacchati