Padma Purana · Chapter 3.18

nārada uvāca-/
tadāprabhṛti brahmādyā ṛṣayaśca tapodhanāḥ /
sevaṃte narmadāṃ rājankāmakrodhavivarjitāḥ

tasminnipati taṃ dṛṣṭvā śūlaṃ devasya bhūtale /
tasya puṇyaṃ samākhyātaṃ śaṃkareṇa mahātmanā

śūlabhedeti vikhyātaṃ tīrthaṃ puṇyatamaṃ mahat /
tatra snātvārccayeddevaṃ gosahasraphalaṃ labhet

trirātraṃ kārayedyastu tasmintīrthe narādhipa /
arcayitvā mahādevaṃ punarjanma na vidyate

bhīmeśvaraṃ tato gacchennarmadeśvaramuttamam /
ādityeśvaraṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ tathā'jyamadhunā saha

mallikeśvaramabhyarcya paryāptaṃ janmanaḥ phalam /
varuṇeśvaraṃ tataḥ paśyennīrājeśvaramuttamam

sarvatīrthaphalaṃ tasya paṃcāyatanadarśanāt /
tatogaccheta rājeṃdra yuddhaṃ vai yatra sādhitam

koṭitīrthaṃ tu vikhyātamasurā yatra yodhitāḥ /
yatra te nihatā rājandānavā baladarpitāḥ

teṣāṃ śirāṃsi gṛhyaṃte nihatāste samāgatāḥ /
taistu saṃsthāpito devaḥ śūlapāṇirmaheśvaraḥ

koṭirvinihatā tatra tena koṭīśvaraḥ smṛtaḥ /
darśanāttasya tīrthasya sadehaḥ svargamāvahet

tadā iṃdreṇa kṣudratvādvajrakīlena yaṃtritaḥ /
tadāprabhṛti lokānāṃ svargamatvaṃ nivāritam

saghṛtaṃ śrīphalaṃ datvā datvā cāṃte pradakṣiṇam /
sarvataḥ saha devena śirasādāya dhārayet /
sarvakāmena saṃpūrṇo rājā bhavati pāṃḍava

mṛto rudratvamāpnoti na ceha jāyate punaḥ /
svargaṃ gatvā tato rājyaṃ kṛtvāgatya tato divam

mahādevaṃ tathopāsya trayodaśyāṃ hi mānavaḥ /
snātamātro narastatra sarvayajñaphalaṃ labhet

tato gaccheta rājeṃdra tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam /
narāṇāṃ pāpanāśāya agastyeśvaramuttamam

tatra snātvā naro rājanmucyate brahmahatyayā /
kārtikasya tu māsasya kṛṣṇapakṣacaturdaśī

ghṛtena snāpayeddevaṃ samādhistho jiteṃdriyaḥ /
ekaviṃśakulopeto na mucyedaiśvarātpadāt

dhenavopānahaṃcchatraṃ tathā dadyācca kaṃbalam /
bhojanaṃ caiva viprāṇāṃ sarvaṃ koṭiguṇaṃ bhavet

tato gaccheta rājeṃdra ravistavamanuttamam /
tatra snātvā naro rājansiṃhāsanagatirbhavet

narmadā dakṣiṇe kūle tīrthaṃ śakrasya viśrutam /
upoṣya rajanīmekāṃ snānaṃ tatra samācaret

snānaṃ kṛtvā yathānyāyamarccayettu janārdanam /
gosahasraphalaṃ tasya viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati

ṛṣitīrthaṃ tato gacchetsarvapāpaharaṃ nṛṇām /
snātamātro narastatra śivaloke mahīyate

nāradasya ca tatraiva tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam /
snātamātro narastatra gosahasraphalaṃ labhet

devatīrthaṃ tato gacchedbrahmaṇā nirmitaṃ purā /
tatra snātvā naro rājanbrahmaloke mahīyate

amarakaṃṭakaṃ tato gacchedamarasthāpitaṃ purā /
snātamātro narastatra gosahasraphalaṃ labhet

tato gaccheta rājeṃdra vāmaneśvaramuttamam /
tatra vāmanakaṃ dṛṣṭvā mucyate brahmahatyayā

ṛṣitīrthaṃ tato gacchedīśāneśaṃ pumāndhruvam /
vaṭeśvaraṃ tato dṛṣṭvā paryyāptaṃ janmanaḥ phalam

bhīmeśvaraṃ tato gacchetsarvavyādhivināśanam /
snātamātro naro rājansarvaduḥkhātpramucyate

tato gaccheta rājeṃdra vāraṇeśvaramuttamam /
tatra snātvā naro rājansarvaduḥkhātpramucyate

somatīrthaṃ tato gacchetpaśyeccaṃdramanuttamam /
tatra snātvā naro rājanbhaktyā paramayā yutaḥ

tatkṣaṇāddivyadehasthaḥ śivavanmodate ciram /
ṣaṣṭivarṣasahasrāṇi śivaloke mahīyate

tato gaccheta rājeṃdra piṃgaleśvaramuttamam /
ahorātropavāsena trirātraphalamāpnuyāt

tasmiṃstīrthe tu rājeṃdra kapilāṃ yaḥ prayacchati /
yāvaṃti tasyā romāṇi tatprasūtakulasya ca

tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi rudraloke mahīyate /
yastuprāṇaparityāgaṃ tatra kuryyānnarādhipa

akṣayaṃ modate kālaṃ yāvaccaṃdradivākarau /
narmadātaṭamāśritya tiṣṭhaṃti ye tu mānavāḥ

te mṛtāḥ svargamāyāṃti tathā sukṛtino yathā /
surabhikeśvaraṃ gacchennārakaṃ koṭikeśvaram

gaṃgāvataraṇe tatra dine puṇyo na saṃśayaḥ /
naṃditīrthaṃ tato gacchetsnānaṃ tatra samācaret

tuṣyate taṃ tu naṃdīśaḥ somaloke mahīyate /
tato dvīpeśvaraṃ gacchedvyāsatīrthaṃ tapovanam

nivartitā purā tatra vyāsabhītā mahānadī /
huṃkāritā tu vyāsena dakṣiṇena tato gatā

pradakṣiṇaṃ tu yaḥ kuryāttasmiṃstīrthe narādhipa /
vyāsastasya bhavetprīto vāṃchitaṃ labhate phalam

sūtreṇa veṣṭayedyastu dīptaṃ devaṃ savedikam /
krīḍate hyakṣayaṃ kālaṃ yathā rudrastathaiva saḥ

tato gaccheta rājeṃdra eraṃḍītīrthamuttamam /
saṃgame tu naraḥ snātvā mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ

eraṃḍī triṣu lokeṣu vikhyātā pāpanāśinī /
athavāśvayuje māse śuklapakṣasya cāṣṭamī

śucirbhūtvā naraḥ snātvā sopavāsaparāyaṇaḥ

brāhmaṇaṃ bhojayedekaṃ koṭirbhavati bhojitā /
eraṃḍīsaṃgame snātvā bhaktibhāvānuraṃjitaḥ

śuktikāṃ śirasi sthāpya avagāhya ca vai jalam /
narmadodakasaṃmiśraṃ mucyate sarvakilbaṣaiḥ

pradakṣiṇaṃ tu yaḥ kuryāttasmiṃstīrthe narādhipa /
pradakṣiṇīkṛtā tena saptadvīpā vasuṃdharā

tataḥ suvarṇatilake snātvā datvā ca kāṃcanam /
kāṃcanena vimānena rudraloke mahīyate

tataḥ svargacyutaḥ kālādrājā bhavati vīryavān /
tato gaccheta rājeṃdra ikṣunadyāstu saṃgamam

trailokye viśrutaṃ divyaṃ tatra saṃnihitaḥ śivaḥ /
tatra snātvā naro rājangāṇapatyamavā'pnuyāt

skaṃdatīrthaṃ tato gacchetsarvapāpapraṇāśanam /
ājanmanaḥ kṛtaṃ pāpaṃ snānamātrādvyapohati

āṃgirasaṃ tato gacchetsnānaṃ tatra samācaret /
gosahasraphalaṃ tasya rudraloke mahīyate

lāṃgalatīrthaṃ tato gacchetsarvapāpapraṇāśanam /
tatra gatvā tu rājeṃdra snānaṃ tatra samācaret

saptajanmakṛtaiḥ pāpairmucyate nātra saṃśayaḥ /
vaṭeśvaraṃ tato gacchetsarvatīrthamanuttamam

tatra snātvā naro rājangosahasraphalaṃ labhet /
saṃgameśvaraṃ tato gacchetsarvapāpaharaṃ param

tatra snātvā naro rājyaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ /
bhadratīrthaṃ samāsādya dānaṃ dadyāttu yo naraḥ

tasya tīrthaprabhāveṇa sarvaṃ koṭiguṇaṃ bhavet /
atha nārī bhavetkāpi tatra snānaṃ samācaret

gaurītulyā bhavetsā tu iṃdraṃ yāti na saṃśayaḥ /
aṃgāreśvaraṃ tato gacchetsnānaṃ tatra samācaret

snātamātro narastatra rudraloke mahīyate /
aṃgārakyāṃ caturthyāṃ tu snānaṃ tatra samācaret

akṣayaṃ modate kālaṃ murārikṛtaśāsanaḥ /
ayonisaṃgame snātvā na paśyedyonimaṃdiram

pāṃḍaveśvarakaṃ gatvā snānaṃ tatra samācaret /
akṣayaṃ modate kālamavadhyastu surāsuraiḥ

viṣṇulokaṃ tato gatvā krīḍābhogasamanvitaḥ /
tatra bhuktvā mahābhogānmartye rājābhijāyate

kaṃbotikeśvaraṃ gacchetsnānaṃ tatra samācaret /
uttarāyaṇe tu saṃprāpte yadicchettasya tadbhavet

caṃdrabhāgāṃ tato gacchetsnānaṃ tatra samācaret /
snātamātro narastatra somaloke mahīyate

tato gaccheta rājeṃdra tīrthaṃ śakrasya viśrutam /
pūjitaṃ devarājena devairapi namaskṛtam

tatra snātvā naro rājandānaṃ datvā ca kāṃcanam /
athavā nīlavarṇābhaṃ vṛṣabhaṃ yaḥ samutsṛjet

vṛṣabhasya tu romāṇi tatprasūtikuleṣu ca /
tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi naro harapure vaset

tataḥ svargātparibhraṣṭo rājā bhavati vīryavān /
aśvānāṃ śvetavarṇānāṃ sahasreṣu narādhipa

svāmī bhavati martyeṣu tasya tīrtha prabhāvataḥ /
tato gaccheta rājeṃdra brahmāvarttamanuttamam

tatra snātvā naro rājaṃstarpayetpitṛdevatāḥ /
upoṣya rajanīmekāṃ piṃḍaṃ datvā yathāvidhi

kanyāgate yathā'ditye akṣayaṃ saṃcitaṃ bhavet /
tato gaccheta rājeṃdra kapilātīrthamuttamam

tatra snātvā naro rājankapilāṃ yaḥ prayacchati /
saṃpūrṇāṃ pṛthivīṃ datvā yatphalaṃ tadavāpnuyāt

narmadeśvaraṃ paraṃ tīrthaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati /
tatra snātvā naro rājannaśvamedhaphalaṃ labhet

tatra sarvagato rājā pṛthivyāmabhijāyate /
sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpūrṇaḥ sarvavyādhivivarjitaḥ

nārmadīyottarekūle tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam /
ādityāyatanaṃ ramyamīśvareṇa tu bhāvitam

tatra snātvā tu rājeṃdra dānaṃ datvā ca śaktitaḥ /
tasya tīrthaprabhāveṇa dattaṃ bhavati cākṣayam

daridrā vyādhitā ye tu ye ca duṣkṛtakarmaṇaḥ /
mucyaṃte sarvapāpebhyaḥ sūryalokaṃ prayāṃti ca

māghamāse tu saṃprāpte śuklapakṣasya saptamīm /
vasedāyatane yastu nirātmā yo jiteṃdriyaḥ

na jāyate vyādhitaśca kāleṃdho badhirastathā /
subhago rūpasaṃpannaḥ strīṇāṃ bhavati vallabhaḥ

idaṃ tīrthaṃ mahāpuṇyaṃ mārkaṃḍeyena bhāṣitam /
ye prayāṃti na rājeṃdra vaṃcitāste na saṃśayaḥ

māseśvaraṃ tato gacchetsnānaṃ tatra samācaret /
snātamātro narastatra svargalokamavāpnuyāt

modate sarvalokastho yāvadiṃdrāścaturdaśa /
tataḥ samīpataḥ sthitvā nāgeśvaraṃ tapovanam

tatra snātvā tu rājeṃdra śucirbhūtvā samāhitaḥ /
bahubhirnāgakanyābhiḥ krīḍate kālamakṣayam

kuberabhavanaṃ gacchetkubero yatra saṃsthitaḥ /
kāleśvaraṃ paraṃ tīrthaṃ kubero yatra toṣitaḥ

yatra snātvā tu rājeṃdra sarvasaṃpadamāpnuyāt /
tataḥ paścimato gacchenmarutālayamuttamam

tatra snātvā tu rājeṃdra śucirbhūtvā samāhitaḥ /
kāṃcanaṃ tu tato dadyādannaśaktyā tu buddhimān

puṣpakeṇa vimānena vāyulokaṃ sa gacchati /
mama tīrthaṃ tato gacchenmāghamāse yudhiṣṭhira

kṛṣṇapakṣe caturdaśyāṃ snānaṃ tatra samācaret /
naktaṃ bhojyaṃ tataḥ kuryānna gacchedyonisaṃkaṭam

ahalyātīrthaṃ tato gacchetsnānaṃ tatra samācaret /
snātamātro narastatra apsarobhiḥ pramodate

pārameśvare tapastaptvā ahalyā muktimāgamat /
caitramāse tu saṃprāpte śuklapakṣe trayodaśī

kāmadevadine tasminnahalyāṃ tu prapūjayet /
yatra tatra samutpanno narastatra priyo bhavet

strīvallabho bhavecchrīmānkāmadeva ivāparaḥ /
ayodhyāṃ tu samāsādya tīrthaṃ śakrasya viśrutam

snātamātro narastatra gosahasra phalaṃ labhet /
somatīrthaṃ tato gacchetsnānamātraṃ samācaret

snātamātro narastatra sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate /
somagrahe tu rājeṃdra pāpakṣayakaraṃ bhavet

trailokyaviśrutaṃ rājansomatīrthaṃ mahāphalam /
yastu cāṃdrāyaṇaṃ kuryāttasmiṃstīrthe narādhipa

sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā somalokaṃ sa gacchati /
agnipraveśe tu jalepyathavāpi hyanāśane

somatīrthe mṛto yastu nāsau martyebhijāyate /
staṃbhatīrthaṃ tato gacchetsnānaṃ tatra samācaret

snātamātro narastatra somaloke mahīyate /
tato gaccheta rājeṃdra viṣṇutīrthamanuttamam

yodhanīpuravikhyātaṃ viṣṇutīrthamanuttamam /
asurā yodhitāstatra vāsudevena koṭiśaḥ

tatra tīrthaṃ samutpannaṃ viṣṇuḥ prīto bhavediha /
ahorātropavāsena brahmahatyāṃ vyapohati

tato gacchettu rājeṃdra tāpaseśvaramuttamam /
amohakamiti khyātaṃ pitṝnyastatra tarpayet

paurṇamāsyāmamāvāsyāṃ śrāddhaṃ kuryādyathāvidhi /
tatra snātvā naro rājanpitṛpiṃḍaṃ tu dāpayet

gajarūpāḥ śilāstatra toyamadhye pratiṣṭhitāḥ /
tasmiṃstu dāpayetpiṃḍaṃ vaiśākhe tu viśeṣataḥ

tṛpyaṃti pitarastāvadyāvattiṣṭhati medinī /
tato gaccheta rājeṃdra siddheśvaramanuttamam

tatra gatvā tu rājeṃdra gaṇapatyaṃtikaṃ vrajet /
tato gaccheta rājeṃdra liṃgo yatra janārdanaḥ

tatra snātvā tu rājeṃdra viṣṇuloke mahīyate /
narmadādakṣiṇekūle tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam

kāmadevaḥ svayaṃ tatra tapastapyatyasau mahān /
divyaṃ varṣasahasraṃ tu śaṃkaraṃ paryupāsate

samādhiparvadagdhastu śaṃkareṇa mahātmanā /
śvetaparvopamaścaiva hutāśaḥ śuklaparvaṇi

ete dagdhāstu te sarve kusumeśvarasaṃsthitāḥ /
divyavarṣasahasreṇa tuṣṭasteṣāṃ maheśvaraḥ

umayā sahito rudrasteṣāṃ tuṣṭo varapradaḥ /
vimokṣayitvā tānsarvānnarmmadātaṭamāsthitān

tasya tīrthaprabhāveṇa punardevatvamāgataḥ /
tvatprasādānmahādeva tīrthaṃ ca bhavatūttamam

ardhayojanavistīrṇaṃ tīrthaṃ dikṣu samaṃtataḥ /
tasmiṃstīrthe naraḥ snātvā upavāsaparāyaṇaḥ

kusumāyudharūpeṇa rudraloke mahīyate /
vaiśvānare yamenaiva kāmadevena vāyave

tapastaptvā tu rājeṃdra tatraiva ca purāgataiḥ /
aṃdhonasya samīpe tu nātidūre tu tasya vai

snānaṃ dānaṃ ca tatraiva bhojanaṃ piṃḍapātanam /
agniveśe jale vāpi athavāpi anāśane

anivartikā gatistasya mṛtasyāpyarddhayojane /
traiyaṃbakeṇa toyena snāpayennarapuṃgavaḥ

aṃdhonamūle datvā tu piṃḍaṃ caiva yathāvidhi /
pitarastasya tṛpyaṃti yāvaccaṃdra divākarau

uttarāyaṇe tu saṃprāpte tatra snānaṃ karoti yaḥ /
puruṣo vāpi strī vāpi vasedāyatane śuciḥ

siddheśvarasya devasya prabhāte pūjanānnaraḥ /
sa tāṃ gatimavāpnoti na tāṃ sarvairmahāmakhaiḥ

yadā ca tīrthakālena rūpavānsubhago bhavet /
martye bhavati rājāsāvāsamudrāṃtagocare

kṣetrapālaṃ na paśyecca daṃḍapālaṃ mahābalam /
vṛthā tasya bhavedyātrā adṛṣṭvā karṇakuṃḍalam

etattīrthaphalaṃ jñātvā sarvedevāḥ samāgatāḥ /
muṃcaṃti puṣpavṛṣṭiṃ tu stuvaṃti kusumeśvaram

iti śrīpādmemahāpurāṇe svargakhaṃḍe aṣṭādaśo'dhyāyaḥ

iti śrīpādmemahāpurāṇe svargakhaṃḍe aṣṭādaśo'dhyāyaḥ