Matsya Purana · Chapter 112

bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitaḥ sarvair draupadyā saha bhāryayā
brāhmaṇebhyo namaskṛtya gurūndevānatarpayat //

vāsudevo 'pi tatraiva kṣaṇenābhyāgatastadā
pāṇḍavaiḥ sahitaiḥ sarvaiḥ pūjyamānastu mādhavaḥ //

kṛṣṇena sahitaiḥ sarvaiḥ punareva mahātmabhiḥ
abhiṣiktaḥ svarājye ca dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ //

etasminnantare caiva mārkaṇḍeyo mahāmuniḥ
tataḥ svastīti coktvā tu kṣaṇādāśramamāgamat //

yudhiṣṭhiro 'pi dharmātmā bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito 'vasat
mahādānaṃ tato dattvā dharmaputro mahāmanāḥ //

yastvidaṃ kalya utthāya māhātmyaṃ paṭhate naraḥ
prayāgaṃ smarate nityaṃ sa yāti paramaṃ padam
mucyate sarvapāpebhyo rudralokaṃ sa gacchati //

mama vākyaṃ ca kartavyaṃ mahārāja bravīmyaham
nityaṃ japasva juhvasva prayāge vigatajvaraḥ //

prayāgaṃ smara vai nityaṃ sahāsmābhiryudhiṣṭhira
svayaṃ prāpsyasi rājendra svargalokaṃ na saṃśayaḥ //

prayāgamanugacchedvā vasate vāpi yo naraḥ
sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā rudralokaṃ sa gacchati //

pratigrahādupāvṛttaḥ saṃtuṣṭo niyataḥ śuciḥ
ahaṃkāranivṛttaśca sa tīrthaphalamaśnute //

akopanaśca satyaśca satyavādī dṛḍhavrataḥ
ātmopamaśca bhūteṣu sa tīrthaphalamaśnute //

ṛṣibhiḥ kratavaḥ proktā devaiścāpi yathākramam
na hi śakyā daridreṇa yajñāḥ prāptuṃ mahīpate //

bahūpakaraṇā yajñā nānāsambhāravistarāḥ
prāpyante pārthivairetaiḥ samṛddhairvai naraiḥ kvacit //

yo daridrairapi vidhiḥ śakyaḥ prāptuṃ nareśvara
tulyo yajñaphalaiḥ puṇyais tannibodha yudhiṣṭhira //

ṛṣīṇāṃ paramaṃ guhyam idaṃ bharatasattama
tīrthānugamanaṃ puṇyaṃ yajñebhyo 'pi viśiṣyate //

daśa tīrthasahasrāṇi tisraḥ koṭyastathāpagāḥ
māghamāse gamiṣyanti gaṅgāyāṃ bharatarṣabha //

svastho bhava mahārāja bhuṅkṣva rājyamakaṇṭakam
punardrakṣyasi rājendra yajamāno viśeṣataḥ //

ityuktvā sa mahābhāgo mārkaṇḍeyo mahātapāḥ
yudhiṣṭhirasya nṛpates tatraivāntaradhīyata //

tatastatra samāplāvya gātrāṇi sagaṇo nṛpaḥ
yathoktenātha vidhinā parāṃ nirvṛtimāgamat //

tathā tvamapi devarṣe prayāgābhimukho bhava
abhiṣekaṃ tu kṛtvādya kṛtakṛtyo bhaviṣyasi //

evamuktvātha nandīśas tatraivāntaradhīyata
nārado 'pi jagāmāśu prayāgābhimukhastathā //

tatra snātvā ca japtvā ca vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā
dānaṃ dattvā dvijāgryebhyo gataḥ svabhavanaṃ tadā //