Padma Purana · Chapter 6.153

mahādeva uvāca/
anyattīrthaṃ pravakṣyāmi durddharṣeśvaramuttamam /
yasya smaraṇamātreṇa pāpo'pi puṇyavānbhavet

vṛtte devāsure yuddhe daitye ca nidhanaṃ gate /
durdharṣaṃ ca vrataṃ kṛtvā yatra bhārgavanaṃdanaḥ

samārādhya mahādevaṃ durddharṣaṃ lokakāraṇam /
mṛtasaṃjīvanīmāpa yatra vidyāṃ hi tryaṃbakāt

daityārthamuśanastīrthaṃ vikhyātaṃ jagatītale /
kāvyatīrthe kṛtasnānaḥ pūjya devaṃ maheśvaram

durddharṣeśvarasaṃjñaṃ vai sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate /
atra vṛttaṃ tu śrotavyaṃ tvayā ca naganaṃdini

purā yadābhavadyuddhaṃ vṛtravāsavayoriha /
tadāsurairjitā devā maghavānvai sureśvaraḥ /
kiṃ karttavyamiti dhyātvā gato'sau taṃ guruṃ prati

iṃdra uvāca/
asmākaṃ tvaṃ guruḥ sākṣāddevānāṃ pālakaḥ sadā /
ṛṣīṇāṃ tvaṃ varaḥ śrīmānkṛpāṃ kuru dayānidhe

vṛtreṇa nirjito'haṃ ca kva gacchāmi ca suvrata

bṛhaspatiruvāca/
śṛṇu deveṃdra vakṣyāmi yena tvaṃ hi sadā sukhī /
mama vākyaṃ kuruṣvaiva yadīcchecchubhamātmanaḥ

sābhramatyāṃ tadā gaccha tatra gatvā sukhī bhava /
durddharākhyo yatra devo nityaṃ tiṣṭhati bhūtidaḥ

dadāti vāṃchitānkāmānsatyaṃ satyaṃ sureśvara /
gurorvacanamākarṇya sa gatastāṃ nadīṃ prati

tatra snātvā tu deveśo maheśaṃ tamapūjayat /
snānācca pūjanādeva saṃtuṣṭaḥ śrīmaheśvaraḥ

mahādeva uvāca/
yaṃ yaṃ prārthayase nityaṃ tatsarvaṃ hi dadāmyaham /
śrutvā vākyaṃ tu deveśo hyuvāca paramaṃ vacaḥ

iṃdra uvāca/
tvaṃ nāthaḥ sarvalokānāṃ tvameva kāraṇaṃ padam /
tvaṃ hi viśveśvaro devo sarvadā lakṣyase mayā

yadi tvaṃ me prasanno'si viśveśvara sureśvara /
vṛtraṃ hana mahādeva eṣa kāmo mahānmama

mahādeva uvāca/
tava vākyāttu deveśa vṛtro'sau nihato mayā /
mayā yaddīyate śastraṃ tadgṛhṇīṣva sureśvara

tenaiva cāsuyogena haniṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ

iṃdra uvāca/
kimastraṃ vada viśveśa yena vṛtraṃ hi hanmyaham /
vajrādapyadhikaṃ kiṃ ttannirmitaṃ tu tvayā kadā

mahādeva uvāca/
idaṃ pāśupataṃ hyastraṃ nirmitaṃ tu mayā purā /
na dattaṃ kasyacicchakra tavārthe rakṣitaṃ mayā

atra snātaṃ tvayā deva pūjanaṃ vai tvayā kṛtam /
atastvaṃ gṛhṇa me śastraṃ yena vṛtraṃ haniṣyasi

śrīmaheśaprasādācca prāptaṃ maghavatā tataḥ /
tena pāśupatāstreṇa hato vṛtro mahābalaḥ

tatsarvamatra saṃjātaṃ durddharṣeśa prasādataḥ /
snānamātrāttu deveśi pūjanādeva sāṃpratam

tīrthaprabhāvātsaṃprāptaṃ satyaṃ satyaṃ varānane /
evaṃ jñātvā tu deveśi tatra vai snānamācaret /
darśanaṃ tu maheśasya sarvapāpapraṇāśanam

iti śrīpādme mahāpurāṇe paṃcapaṃcāśatsāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṃḍe durddharṣeśvaramāhātmyaṃnāma tripaṃcāśadadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ