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Kurma Purana · Chapter 2.39

2.39.1

iti śrīkūrmapurāṇe ṣaṭsāhastryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuparivibhāge aṣṭātriśo 'dhyāyaḥ
mārkaṇḍeya uvāca
narmadā saritāṃ śreṣṭhā sarvapāpavināśinī /
munibhiḥ kathitā pūrvamīśvareṇa svayaṃbhuvā

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munibhiḥ saṃstutā hyeṣā narmadā pravarā nadī /
rudragātrād viniṣkrāntā lokānāṃ hitakāmyayā

2.39.3

sarvapāpaharā nityaṃ sarvadevanamaskṛtā /
saṃstutā devagandharvairapyarobhistathaiva ca

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uttare caiva tatkūle tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam /
nāmnā bhadreśvaraṃ puṇyaṃ sarvapāpaharaṃ śubham /
tatra snātvā naro rājan daivataiḥ saha mohate

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tato gaccheta rājendra tīrthamāmrātakeśvaram /
tatra snātvā naro rājan gosahasraphalaṃ labhet

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tato 'ṅgāreśvaraṃ gacchenniyato niyatāśanaḥ /
sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā rudraloke mahīyate

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tato gaccheta rājendra kedāraṃ nāma puṇyadam /
tatra snātvodakaṃ kṛtvā sarvān kāmānavāpnuyāt

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pippaleśaṃ tato gacchet sarvapāpavināśanam /
tatra snātvā mahārāja rudraloke mahīyate

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tato gaccheta rājendra vimaleśvaramuttamam /
tatra prāṇān parityajya rudralokamavāpnuyāt

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tataḥ puṣkariṇīṃ gacchet snānaṃ tatra samācaret /
snātamātro narastatra indrasyārdhāsanaṃ labhet

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tato gaccheta rājendra śūlabhedamiti śrutam /
tatra snātvārcayed devaṃ gosahasraphalaṃ labhet

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tato gaccheta rājendra balitīrthamanuttam /
tatra snātvā naro rājan sihāsanapatirbhavet

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śakratīrthaṃ tato gacchet kūle caiva tu dakṣiṇe /
upoṣya rajanīmekāṃ snānaṃ kṛtvā yathāvidhi

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ārādhayenmahāyogaṃ devaṃ nārāyaṇaṃ harim /
gosahasraphalaṃ prāpya viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati

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ṛṣitīrthaṃ tato gatvā sarvapāpaharaṃ nṛṇām /
snātamātro narastatra śivaloke mahīyate

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nāradasya tu tatraiva tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam /
snātamātro narastatra gosahasraphalaṃ labhet

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yatra taptaṃ tapaḥ pūrvaṃ nāradena surarṣiṇā /
pratīstasya dadau yogaṃ devadevo maheśvaraḥ

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brahmaṇā nirmitaṃ liṅgaṃ brahmeśvaramiti śrutam /
yatra snātvā naro rājan brahmaloke mahīyate

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ṛṇatīrthaṃ tato gacchet sa ṛṇānmucyate dhruvam /
maheśvaraṃ tato gacchet paryāptaṃ janmanaḥ phalam

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bhīmeśvaraṃ tato gacchet sarvavyādhivināśanam /
snātamātro narastatra sarvaduḥkhaiḥ pramucyate

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tato gaccheta rājendra piṅgaleśvaramuttamam /
ahorātropavāsena trirātraphalamāpnuyāt

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tasmiṃmastīrthe tu rājendra kapilāṃ yaḥ prayacchati /
yāvanti tasyā romāṇi tatprasūtikuleṣu ca /
tāvad varṣasahasrāṇi rudraloke mahīyate

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yastu prāṇaparityāgaṃ kuryāt tatra narādhipa /
akṣayaṃ modate kālaṃ yāvaccandradivākarau

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narmadātaṭamāśritya tiṣṭhante ye tu mānavāḥ /
te mṛtāḥ svargamāyānti santaḥ sukṛtino yathā

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tato dīpteśvaraṃ gacched vyāsatīrthaṃ tapovanam /
nivartitā purā tatra vyāsabhītā mahānadī /
huṅkāritā tu vyāsena dakṣiṇena tato gatā

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pradakṣiṇaṃ tu yaḥ kuryāt tasmiṃstīrthe yudhiṣṭhira /
prītastasya bhaved vyāso vāñchitaṃ labhate phalam

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tato gaccheta rājendra ikṣunadyāstu saṃgamam /
trailokyaviśrutaṃ puṇyaṃ tatra sannihitaḥ śivaḥ /
tatra stanātvā naro rājan gāṇapatyamavāpnuyāt

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skandatīrthaṃ tato gacchet sarvapāpapraṇāśanam /
ājanmanaḥ kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ snātastīvraṃ vyapohati

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tatra devāḥ sagandharvā bhavātmajamanuttamam /
upāsate mahātmānaṃ skandaṃ śaktidhiraṃ prabhum

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tato gacchedāṅgirasaṃ snānaṃ tatra samācaret /
gosahasraphalaṃ prāpya rudralokaṃ sa gacchati

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aṅgirā yatra deveśaṃ brahmaputro vṛṣadhvajam /
tapasārādhya viśveśaṃ labdhavān yogamuttamam

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kuśatīrthaṃ tato gacchet sarvapāpapraṇāśanam /
snānaṃ tatra prakurvota aśvamedhaphalaṃ labhet

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koṭitīrthaṃ tato gacchet sarvapāpapraṇāśanam /
tatra strātvā naro rājyaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ

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candrabhāgāṃ tato gacchet snānaṃ tatra samācaret /
snātamātro narastatra somaloke mahīyate

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narmadādakṣiṇe kūle saṃgameśvaramuttamam /
tatra snātvā naro rājan sarvayajñaphalaṃ labhet

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narmadāyottare kūle tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam /
ādityāyatanaṃ ramyamīśvareṇa tu bhāṣitam

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tatra snātvā tu rājendra dattvā dānaṃ tu śaktitaḥ /
tasya tīrthaprabhāveṇa labhate cākṣayaṃ phalam

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daridrā vyādhitā ye tu ye ca duṣkṛtakāriṇaḥ /
mucyante sarvapāpebhyaḥ sūryalokaṃ prayānti ca

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mārgeśvaraṃ tato gacchet snānaṃ tatra samācaret /
snātamātro narastatra svargalokamavāpnuyāt

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tataḥ paścimato gacchenmarudālayamuttamam /
tatra snātvā tu rājendra śucirbhūtvā prayatnataḥ

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kāñcanaṃ tu dvijo dadyād yathāvibhavavistaram /
puṣpakeṇa vimānena vāyulokaṃ sa gacchati

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tato gaccheta rājendra ahalyātīrthamuttamam /
snānamātrādapsarobhirmodate kālamakṣayam

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caitramāse tu saṃprāpte śuklapakṣe trayodaśī /
kāmadevadine tasminnahalyāṃ yastu pūjayet

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yatra tatra narotpanno varastatra priyo bhavet /
strīvallabho bhavecchrīmān kāmadeva ivāparaḥ

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ayodhyāṃ tu samāsādya tīrthaṃ śakrasya viśrutam /
snātamātro narastatra gosahasraphalaṃ labhet

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somatīrthaṃ tato gacchet snānaṃ tatra samācaret /
snātamātro narastatra sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

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somagrahe tu rājendra pāpakṣayakaraṃ bhavet /
trailokyaviśrutaṃ rājan somatīrthaṃ mahāphalam

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yastu cāndrāyaṇaṃ kuryāt tatra tīrthe samāhitaḥ /
sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā somalokaṃ sa gacchati

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agnipraveśaṃ yaḥ kuryāt somatīrthe narādhipa /
jale cānaśanaṃ vāpi nāsau martyo 'bhijāyate

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stambhatīrthaṃ tato gacchet snānaṃ tatra samācaret /
snātamātro narastatra somaloke mahīyate

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tato gaccheta rājendra viṣṇutīrthamanuttamam /
yodhanīpuramākhyātaṃ viṣṇoḥ sthānamanuttamam

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asurā yodhitāstatra vāsudevena koṭiśaḥ /
tatra tīrthaṃ samutpannaṃ viṣṇuśrīko bhavediha /
ahorātropavāsena brahmahatyāṃ vyapohati

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narmadādakṣiṇe kūle tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam /
kāmatīrthamiti khyātaṃ yatra kāmor'cayad bhavam

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tasmiṃstīrthe naraḥ snātvā upavāsaparāyaṇaḥ /
kusumāyudharūpeṇa rudroloke mahīyate

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tato gaccheta rājendra brahmatīrthamanuttamam /
umāhakamiti khyātaṃ tatra saṃtarpayet pitṝn

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paurṇamāsyāmamāvāsyāṃ śrdhaṃ kuryād yathāvidhi /
gajarūpā śilā tatra toyamadhye vyavasthitā

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tasmiṃstu dāpayet piṇḍān vaiśākhyāntu viśeṣataḥ /
snātvā samāhitamanā dambhamātsaryavarjitaḥ /
tṛpyanti pitarastasya yāvat tiṣṭhati medinī

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siddheśvaraṃ tato gacchet snānaṃ tatra samācaret /
snātamātro narastatra gāṇapatyapadaṃ labhet

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tato gaccheta rājendra liṅgo yatra janārdanaḥ /
tatra snātvā tu rājendra viṣṇuloke mahīyate

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yatra nārāyaṇo devo munonāṃ bhāvitātmanām /
svātmānaṃ darśayāmāsa liṅgaṃ tat paramaṃ padam

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aṅkolaṃ tu tato gacchet sarvapāpavināśanam /
snānaṃ dānaṃ ca tatraiva brāhmaṇānāṃ ca bhojanam /
piṇḍapridānaṃ ca kṛtaṃ pretyānantaphalapradam

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traiyambakena toyena yaścaruṃ śrapayet tataḥ /
aṅkolamūle dadyācca piṇḍāṃścaiva yathāvidhi /
tāritāḥ pitarastena tṛpyantyācandratārakam

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tato gaccheta rājendra tāpaseśvaramuttamam /
tatra snātvā tu rājendra prāpnuyāt tapasaḥ phalam

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śuklatīrthaṃ tato gacchet sarvapāpavināśanam /
nāsti tena sama tīrthaṃ narmadāyāṃ yudhiṣṭhira

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darśanāt sparśanāt tasya snānadānatapojapāt /
homāccaivopavāsācca śuklatīrthe mahat phalam

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yojanaṃ tat smṛtaṃ kṣetraṃ devagandharvasevitam /
śuklatīrthamiti khyātaṃ sarvapāpavināśanam

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pādapāgreṇa dṛṣṭena brahmahatyāṃ vyapohati /
devyā saha sadā bhargastatra tiṣṭhati śaṅkaraḥ

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kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśyāṃ vaiśākhe māsi suvrata /
kailāsāccābhiniṣkramya tatra sannihito haraḥ

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devadānavagandharvāḥ siddhavidyādharāstathā /
gaṇāścāpsarasāṃ nāgāstatra tiṣṭhanti puṅgava

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rajakena yathā vastraṃ śuklaṃ bhavati vāriṇā /
ājanmani kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ śuklatīrthe vyapohati /
snānaṃ dānaṃ tapaḥ śrāddhamanantaṃ tatra dṛśyate

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śuklatīrthāt paraṃ tīrthaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati /
pūrve vayasi karmāṇi kṛtvā pāpāni mānavaḥ /
ahorātropavāsena śuklatīrthe vyapohati

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kārtikasya tu māsasya kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśī /
ghṛtena snāpayed devamupoṣya parameśvaram /
ekaviṃśatkulopeto na cyavedaiśvarāt padāt

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tapasā brahmacaryeṇa yajñadānena vā punaḥ /
na tāṃ gatimavāpnoti śuklatīrthe tu yāṃ labhet

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śuklatīrthaṃ mahātīrthamṛṣisiddhaniṣevitam /
tatra snātvā naro rājan punarjanma na vindati

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ayane vā caturdaśyāṃ saṃkrāntau viṣuve tathā /
snātvā tu sopavāsaḥ san vijitātmā samāhitaḥ

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dānaṃ dadyād yathāśakti prīyetāṃ hariśaṅkarau /
etat tīrthaprabhāveṇa sarvaṃ bhavati cākṣayam

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anāthaṃ durgataṃ vipraṃ nāthavantamathāpi vā /
udvādayati yastīrthe tasya puṇyaphalaṃ śṛṇu

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yāvat tadromasaṃkhyā tu tatprasūtikuleṣu ca /
tāvad varṣasahasrāṇi rudraloke mahīyate

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tato gaccheta rājendra yamatīrtha manuttamam /
kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśyāṃ māghamāse yudhiṣṭhira /
snānaṃ kṛtvā naktabhījī na paśyed yonisaṅkaṭam

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tato gaccheta rājendra eraṇḍītīrthamuttamam /
saṃgame tu naraḥ snāyādupavāsaparāyaṇaḥ /
brāhmaṇaṃ bhojayedekaṃ koṭirbhavati bhojitāḥ

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eraṇḍīsaṃgame snātvā bhaktibhāvāt turañjitaḥ /
mṛttikāṃ śirasi sthāpya avagāhya ca tajjalam /
narmadodakasaṃmiśraṃ mucyate sarvakilbiṣaiḥ

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tato gaccheta rājendra tīrthaṃ kārṇāṭikeśvaram /
gaṅgāvatarate tatra dine puṇye na saṃśayaḥ

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tatra snātvā ca pītvā ca dattvā caiva yathāvidhi /
sarvapāpavinirmukto brahmaloke mahīyate

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nanditīrthaṃ tato gacchet snānaṃ tatra samācaret /
prīyate tasya nandīśaḥ somaloke mahīyate

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tato gaccheta rājendra tīrthaṃ tvanarakaṃ śubham /
tatra snātvā naro rājan narakaṃ naiva paśyati

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tasmiṃstīrthe tu rājendra svānyasthīni vinikṣipet /
rūpavān jāyate loke dhanabhogasamanvitaḥ

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tato gaccheta rājendra kapilātīrtha muttamam /
tatra snātvā naro rājan gosahasraphalaṃ labhet

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jyeṣṭhamāse tu saṃprāpte caturdaśyāṃ viśeṣataḥ /
tatropoṣya naro bhaktyā dadyād dīpaṃ ghṛtena tu

2.39.89

ghṛtena snāpayed rudraṃ saghṛtaṃ śrīphalaṃ dahet /
ghaṇṭābharaṇasaṃyuktāṃ kapilāṃ vai pradāpayet

2.39.90

sarvābharaṇasaṃyuktaḥ sarvadevanamaskṛtaḥ /
śivatulyabalo bhūtvā śivavat krīḍate ciram

2.39.91

aṅgārakadine prāpte caturthyāṃ tu viśeṣataḥ /
snāpayitvā śivaṃ dadyād brāhmaṇebhyastu bhojanam

2.39.92

sarvabhogasamāyukto vimānaiḥ sārvakāmikaiḥ /
gatvā śakrasya bhavanaṃ śakreṇa saha modate

2.39.93

tataḥ svargāt paribhraṣṭo dhanavān bhogavān bhavet /
aṅgārakanavamyāṃ tu amāvāsyāṃ tathaiva ca /
snāpayet tatra yatnena rūpavān subhago bhavet

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tato gaccheta rājendra gaṇeśvaramanuttamam /
śrāvaṇe māsī saṃprāpte kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśī

2.39.95

snātamātro narastatra rudraloke mahīyate /
pitṝṇāṃ tarpaṇaṃ kṛtvā mucyate 'sāvṝṇatrayāt

2.39.96

gaṅgeśvarasamīpe tu gaṅgāvadanamuttamam /
akāmo vā sakāmo vā tatra snātvā tu mānavaḥ /
ājanmajanitaiḥ pāpairmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ

2.39.97

tasya vai paścime deśe samīpe nātidūrataḥ /
daśāśvamedhikaṃ tīrthaṃ triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam

2.39.98

upoṣya rajanīmekāṃ māsi bhādrapade śubhe /
amāvasyāṃ naraḥ snātvā pūjayed vṛṣabhadhvajam

2.39.99

kāñcanena vimānena kiṅkiṇījālamālinā /
gatvā rudrapuraṃ ramyaṃ rudreṇa saha modate

2.39.100

sarvatra sarvadivase snānaṃ tatra samācaret /
pitṝṇāṃ tarpaṇaṃ kuryādaśvamedhaphalaṃ labhet

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