Padma Purana · Chapter 3.49
sūta uvāca-
bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitāḥ sarve pāṃḍavā dharmaniścayāḥ /
brāhmaṇebhyo namaskṛtvāgurudevāṃstvatarpayan
vāsudevo'pi tatraiva kṣaṇenābhyāgatastadā /
pāṃḍavaiḥ sahitaiḥ sarvaiḥ pūjyamānaḥ sa mādhavaḥ
kṛṣṇena sahitaiḥ sarvaiḥ punareva mahātmabhiḥ /
abhiṣiktaḥ svarājye tu dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
etasminnaṃtare caiva mārkaṃḍeyo mahātmavān /
tataḥ svastīti coktvā vai kṣaṇādāśramamāgataḥ
yudhiṣṭhiro'pi dharmātmā bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitastu saḥ /
mahādānaṃ dadau cātha dharmaputro yudhiṣṭhiraḥ
yastvidaṃ kalyamutthāya paṭhate vā śṛṇoti vā /
mucyate sarvapāpebhyo viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati
vāsudeva uvāca-
mama vākyaṃ tu kartavyaṃ tava snehādbravīmyaham /
nityaṃ yajñarato bhūtvā prayāge vigatajvaraḥ
prayāgaṃ saṃsmarannityaṃ sahāsmābhiryudhiṣṭhira /
svayaṃ prāpsyasi rājeṃdra svargalokaṃ tu śāśvatam
prayāgamanugacchedvā vasate vāpi yo naraḥ /
sarvapāpaviśuddhātmā svargalokaṃ ca gacchati
pratigrahādupāvṛttaḥ santuṣṭo niyataḥ śuciḥ
ahaṃkāranivṛttaśca sa tīrthaphalamaśnute /
akopanaśca rājeṃdra satyavādī dṛḍhavrataḥ /
ātmopamaśca bhūteṣu sa tīrthaphalamaśnute
ṛṣibhiḥ kratavaḥ proktā devaiścāpi yathākramam /
na hi śakyā daridreṇa yajñāḥ prāptuṃ mahīpate
bahūpakaraṇo yajño nānāsaṃbhārasaṃbhramaḥ /
prāpyate vividhairarthyaiḥ samṛddhairvā naraiḥ kvacit
yo daridrairapi budhaiḥ śakyaḥ prāptuṃ nareśvara /
tato yajñaphalaiḥ puṇyaistannibodha janeśvara
ṛṣīṇāṃ paramaṃ guhyamidaṃ bharatasattama /
tīrthābhigamanaṃ puṇyaṃ yajñairapi viśiṣyate
daśakoṭisahasrāṇi triṃśatkoṭyastathāpare /
māghamāse tu gaṃgāyāṃ gamiṣyaṃti nararṣabha
svastho bhava mahārāja bhuktvā rājyamakaṃṭakam /
punardrakṣyasi rājeṃdra yajamāno viśeṣataḥ
iti śrīpādme mahāpurāṇe svargakhaṃḍe prayāgamāhātmyaṃ/
nāma ūnapaṃcāśattamo'dhyāyaḥ
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