Padma Purana · Chapter 1.55

śrībhagavānuvāca-
aparaṃ ca pravakṣyāmi kāmenādhiṣṭhitasya ca/
purā bhāgīrathī tīre dvijaḥ paramahaṃsakaḥ

upadeṣṭā sahasrāṇāṃ dvijānāṃ śāṃtidaḥ paraḥ/
ekadaṃḍadharaḥ sākṣātkūrmavaddharaṇī sthitaḥ

ekākinaḥ satastasya devāgāre viniṣkṛte/
patyurgṛhātparaṃ gehaṃ gaṃtuṃ sāyaṃ samudyatā

akasmādyuvatī nārī militā rūpadhāriṇī/
dṛṣṭvā tāṃ bhagavānvipro manmathasya bhayārditaḥ

agārajaṭhare kṛtvā sa caināṃ prākṣipatkṣapām/
argalaṃ sā dṛḍhaṃ kṛtvā devāgāre suśobhane

kadācidapi taṃ dvārādāgaṃtuṃ na dadāti ha/
evaṃbhūtaḥ samādhisthaḥ kṣapāṃ kṣiptvā vilapya saḥ

ciṃtayaṃstāṃ varārohāṃ dvāri kiṃ vā kṛtaṃ mama/
evaṃ saṃciṃtyatāmāha dvāraṃ dehīha naḥ priye

patiśca vaśagaḥ kāṃte dayitaste bhaviṣyati/
tatastaṃ prāha sā vipraṃ vṛddhaṃ kāmapralālasam

ananvitā giraḥstāta vaktuṃ tvaṃ nārhasi prabho/
athāsau bhagavānprāha pracuraṃ cāsti me vasu

tava dāsyāmi kalyāṇi prasphoṭaya kapāṭikām/
vipramāha punaḥ sā ca tvaṃ vai me dharmataḥ pitā

mā gaccha putrikāṃ māṃ ca parayoṣāṃ ca dhārmika/
manasā sa samālocya suṣireṇa pathā gṛhān

bāhunoddhāṭyate naiva gaṃtuṃ caiva samudyataḥ/
gacchataścārddhamarara uttamāṃgaṃ susaṃkaṭe

praviṣṭaṃ na punaścaiti paṃcatvamagamattadā/
uṣaḥkāle samāyātā rakṣiṇo ye ca kiṃkarāḥ

adbhutaṃ taṃ śavaṃ dṛṣṭvā tāmucuste ca vismitāḥ/
kathaṃ ca nidhanaṃ tvasya saṃbhūtaṃ brūhi suṃdari

kathayitvā tu tadvṛttamabhīṣṭaṃ deśamāgatā/
evaṃ kāmasya mahimā durnivāro janeṣu ca

sarveṣāmapi jaṃtūnāṃ surāsuranṛṇāṃ bhavet/
dṛṣṭvā'moghāṃ varārohāṃ sarvalokapitāmahaḥ

cyutabījobhavattatra lauhityasaṃbhavasmṛtaḥ/
punāti sakalānlokānsarvatīrthamayo hi saḥ

yamāśritya naro yāti brahmalokamanāmayam/
dvija uvāca-
kathaṃ ca brahmaṇo moho hyamoghā kā varāṃganā

udbhavaṃ tīrtharājasya śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ/
śrībhagavānuvāca-
munirdevaiḥ samārādhyaḥ padmayonisamaprabhaḥ

śaṃtanuśceti vikhyātaḥ patnī tasya pativratā/
amogheti samākhyātā rūpayauvanaśālinī

asyāśca patimanveṣṭuṃ yāto brahmā ca tadgṛham/
tasminkāle muniśreṣṭhaḥ puṣpādyarthaṃ vanaṃ gataḥ

sā taṃ dṛṣṭvā suraśreṣṭhamarghyapādyādikaṃ dadau/
dūrebhivādanaṃ kṛtvā sā gṛhaṃ praviveśa ha

tāṃ ca dṛṣṭvā navadyāṃgīṃ dhātā kāmavaśaṃ gataḥ/
sraṣṭātmānaṃ samādhāyāciṃtayattāṃ purogatām

bījaṃ papāta khaṭvāyāṃ brahmaṇaḥ paramātmanaḥ/
tato brahmā gatastrastastvarayā paripīḍitaḥ

athāyāto munirgehaṃ śukraṃ pīṭhe dadarśa ha/
tamapṛcchadvarārohāṃ kaścāpyatrāgataḥ pumān

tamuvāca tato'moghā brahmā hyatrāgataḥ pate/
tvāmevānveṣituṃ nātha mayā dattotra pīṭhakaḥ

śukrasya kāraṇaṃ cātra tapasā jñātumarhasi/
tato dhyānātparijñātaṃ tenaiva ca dvijanmanā

brahmaretaḥ paraṃ sādhvī pālayasva mamājñayā/
utpadyate sutaste tu sarvalokaikapāvanaḥ

āvayoḥ sarvakalyāṇaṃ phaliṣyati manogatam/
tataḥ pativratā tasya ājñāmāgṛhya saṃbhavāt

papau reto mahābhāgā brahmaṇaḥ paramātmanaḥ/
āvarta iva saṃjajñe raudragarbha iti sphuran

prasoḍhuṃ naiva śaktā sā śaṃtanuṃ cābravīttataḥ/
garbhaṃ dhārayituṃ nātha na śaknomyadhunā prabho

kiṃ kariṣyāmi dharmajña prāṇo me saṃcalatyapi/
ājñāpaya mahābhāga garbhaṃ tyakṣyāmi yatra ca

patyurājñāṃ samādāya mukto garbho yugaṃdhare/
payastejomayaṃ śuddhaṃ sarvadharmapratiṣṭhitam

tanmadhye puruṣaḥ śuddhaḥ kirīṭī nīlavāsasā/
ratnadāmnā ca viddhāṃgo duḥprekṣyo jyotiṣāṃ gaṇaḥ

tato devagaṇāḥ svargātpuṣpavarṣamavākiran/
prasūtaḥ sarvatīrtheṣu tīrtharāja iti smṛtaḥ

tato rāma iti khyātaḥ prajātohaṃ bhṛgoḥ kule/
kṣatriyānpitṛhaṃtṝṃstu sasainyabalavāhanān

hatvā yuddhagatānbhītānpaṃkaiḥ sarvairyuto hyaham/
brahmahatyāsamaṃ ghoraṃ madgehe samupasthitam

paṃkayuktaṃ kuṭhāraṃ me kṣālitaṃ naiva śuddhyati/
tataḥ khe cābhavadvāṇī rāma madvacanaṃ kuru

yatra tīrthe kuṭhāraṃ te nirmalaṃ ca bhavediha/
tatra te sarvapāpānāṃ jātānāṃ ca kṣayo bhavet

janānāṃ tatra sarveṣāṃ hitārthaṃ tiṣṭha mānada/
capalaṃ gaccha tīrthāni sarvāṇi sumahāṃti ca

teṣāṃ madhye mahātīrthe parśuḥ śuddho bhavedyadi/
taṃ ca jānīhi tīrtheṣu muktidaṃ parikīrtitam

tacchrutvā jāmadagnyastu tīrthāni prayayau tadā/
gaṃgāṃ sarasvatīṃ śubhrāṃ kāverīṃ sarayūṃ tathā

godāvarīṃ ca yamunāṃ kadrūṃ ca vasudāṃ tathā/
anyāṃ ca puṇyadāṃ ramyāṃ gaurīṃ pūrvāṃ sthitāṃ śubhām

gacchatastasya dhīrasya sadāgatisamasya ca/
kṣālitaḥ sarvatīrtheṣu na punarnirmalo'bhavat

tato giriguhāṃ durgāṃ mahāraṇyaṃ ca parvatam/
girikūṭaṃ ca durlabhyaṃ yayau tīrthamasau hariḥ

na ca nirmalatāmeti kuṭhārastasya tena ca/
viṣādamagamattatra rāmaḥ parapuraṃjayaḥ

hāheti vividhaṃ kṛtvā copaviśya dharātale/
praciṃtāmagamadvīrastamuvāca punastathā

pūrvasyāṃ diśi deveśa tīrthaṃ cāsti guhodare/
tacchrutvā naraśārdūlo gatvā kuṃḍaṃ dadarśa saḥ

pradakṣiṇaṃ jalāvartaṃ śubhraṃ pāpaharaṃ śubham/
tajjalasparśamātreṇa kuṭhāraḥ śuddhatāṃ gataḥ

tato rāmobhiṣekaṃ tu kṛtavānpramudānvitaḥ/
śuddhātmanastvapāpasya buddhirjātā prapāvinī५०

sa rāmaḥ suciraṃ sthitvā tīrtharājaṃ prasādya tam/
tatastato'calātprāpya puraṃ vegasamanvitaḥ

khyātaṃ kṛtvā tataścorvyāṃ gatosau lavaṇārṇavam/
ayaṃ tīrthavaraḥ sākṣātpitāmahakṛto bhuvi

sukhadaḥ sarvataḥ śuddho muktimārgapradaḥ kila/
evaṃ kāmaprabhāvaṃ ca viddhi durvāraduḥsaham

kāmājjātaṃ vṛṣaṃ pāpaṃ puṇyaṃ puṇyaprayogataḥ/
sa jātaścaiva lauhityo viraṃceścaiva caurasaḥ

śaṃtano kṣetra saṃjātastvamoghāgarbhasaṃbhavaḥ/
viriñcinā jitaḥ kāmaḥ śāṃtanorapyamatsarāt

tasyāḥ pativratātvācca tīrthāttīrthavaro hi saḥ/
evaṃ yastu paṭhennityaṃ puṇyākhyānamidaṃ śivam

śṛṇuyādvā mudā pṛthvyāṃ muktimārgaṃ sa gacchati

iti śrīpādmapurāṇe prathame sṛṣṭikhaṃḍe paṃcākhyāne lauhityotpattirnāma paṃcapaṃcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ