Revākhāṇḍa (revised text) · Chapter 4

|| iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcama āvantyakhaṇḍe revākhaṇḍe narmadāmāhātmye mārkaṇḍeyadharmarājasaṃvāde kalpakṣaye mārkaṇḍeyakṛtapotārdhārohaṇavṛttāntavarṇanaṃnāma tṛtīyo 'dhyāyaḥ ||
RKV adhyāya 4
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca:
tato 'rṇavātsamuttīrya trikūṭaśikhare sthitam /
mahākanakavarṇābhe nānāvarṇaśilācite

mahāśṛṅge samāsīnaṃ rudrakoṭisamanvitam /
mahādevaṃ mahātmānamīśānamajam avyayam

sarvabhūtamayaṃ tāta manunā saha suvrata /
bhūyo vavande caraṇau sarvadevanamaskṛtau

tatkāle yugasāhasraṃ saha rudreṇa mānada /
tasminnekārṇave ghore sthito 'haṃ kurunaṃdana

yudhiṣṭhira uvāca:
etacchrutvā tu me tāta paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hṛdi /
jātaṃ tatkathayasveti śṛṇvataḥ saha bāndhavaiḥ

kā sā padmapalāśākṣī tamobhūte mahārṇave /
yogivadbhramate nityaṃ rudrajāṃ svāṃ ca yābravīt

śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca:
etameva mayā praśnaṃ purā pṛṣṭo manuḥ svayam /
tadeva te 'dya vakṣyāmi abalāyāḥ samudbhavam

vyatītāyāṃ niśāyāṃ tu brahmaṇaḥ parameṣṭhinaḥ /
tataḥ prabhāte vimale sṛjyamāneṣu jantuṣu

manuṃ praṇamya śirasā pṛcchāmyetad yudhiṣṭhira /
keyaṃ padmapalāśākṣī śyāmā caṃdranibhānanā

ekārṇave bhramatyekā rudrajāsmīti vādinī /
sāvitrī vedamātā ca hyathavā sā sarasvatī

mandākinī saricchreṣṭhā lakṣmīrvā kimatho umā /
kālarātrirbhavetsākṣāt prakṛtirvā sukhocitā

etadācakṣva bhagavankā sā hyamṛtasaṃbhavā /
caratyekārṇave ghore pranaṣṭoragarākṣase

manuruvāca:
śṛṇu vatsa yathānyāyamasyā vakṣyāmi saṃbhavam /
yayā rudrasamudbhūtā yā ceyaṃ varavarṇinī

purā śivaḥ śāntatanuścacāra vipulaṃ tapaḥ /
hitārthaṃ sarvalokānāmumayā saha śaṃkaraḥ

ṛkṣaśailaṃ samāruhya tapastepe sudāruṇam /
adṛśyaḥ sarvabhūtānāṃ sarvabhūtātmako vaśī

tapatastasya devasya svedaḥ samabhavatkila /
taṃ giriṃ plāvayāmāsa sa svedo rudrasaṃbhavaḥ

tasmād āsīt samudbhūtā mahāpuṇyā saridvarā /
yā sā tvayārṇave dṛṣṭā padmapatrāyatekṣaṇā

strīrūpaṃ samavasthāya rudramārādhayatpurā /
ādye kṛtayuge tasminsamānāmayutaṃ nṛpa

tatastuṣṭo mahādeva umayā saha śaṃkaraḥ /
brūhi tvaṃ tu mahābhāge yatte manasi vartate

sariduvāca:
pralaye samanuprāpte naṣṭe sthāvarajaṃgame /
prasādāttava deveśa akṣayāhaṃ bhave prabho

saritsu sāgareṣveva parvateṣu kṣayiṣvapi /
tava prasādāddeveśa puṇyā kṣayyā bhave prabho

pāpopapātakairyuktā mahāpātakino 'pi ye /
mucyante sarvapāpebhyo bhaktyā snātvā tu śaṃkara

uttare jāhnavīdeśe mahāpātakanāśinī /
bhavāmi dakṣiṇe mārge yadyevaṃ surapūjitā

svargādāgamya gaṃgeti yathā khyātā kṣitau vibho /
tathā dakṣiṇagaṅgeti bhaveyaṃ tridaśeśvara

pṛthivyāṃ sarvatīrtheṣu snātvā yallabhate phalam /
tatphalaṃ labhate martyo bhaktyā snātvā maheśvara

brahmahatyādikaṃ pāpam yadāste saṃcitaṃ kvacit /
māsamātreṇa taddeva kṣayaṃ yātvavagāhanāt

yatphalaṃ sarvavedeṣu sarvayajñeṣu śaṃkara /
avagāhena tatsarvaṃ bhavatviti matirmama

sarvadānopavāseṣu sarvatīrthāvagāhane /
tatphalaṃ mama toyena jāyatāmiti śaṃkara

mama tīre narā ye tu arcayanti maheśvaram /
te gatāstava lokaṃ syur etad eva bhavecchiva

mama kūle maheśāna umayā saha daivataiḥ /
vasa nityaṃ jagannātha eṣa eva varo mama

sukarmā vā vikarmā vā śānto dānto jitendriyaḥ /
mṛto janturmama jale gacchatād amarāvatīm

triṣu lokeṣu vikhyātā mahāpātakanāśinī /
bhavāmi devadeveśa prasanno yadi manyase

etāṃścānyānvarāndivyānprārthito nṛpasattama /
narmadayā tataḥ prāha prasanno vṛṣavāhanaḥ

śrīmaheśa uvāca:
evaṃ bhavatu kalyāṇi yattvayoktamanindite /
nānyā varārhā lokeṣu muktvā tvāṃ kamalekṣaṇe

yadaiva mama dehāt tvaṃ samudbhūtā varānane /
tadaiva sarvapāpānāṃ mocinī tvaṃ na saṃśayaḥ

kalpakṣayakare kāle kāle ghore viśeṣataḥ /
uttaraṃ kūlamāśritya nivasanti ca ye narāḥ

api kīṭapataṅgāśca vṛkṣagulmalatādayaḥ /
ā dehapatanāddevi te 'pi yāsyanti sadgatim

dakṣiṇaṃ kūlamāśritya ye dvijā dharmavatsalāḥ /
ā mṛtyor nivasiṣyanti te gatāḥ pitṛmandire

ahaṃ hi tava vākyena kasmiṃścit kāraṇāntare /
tvattīre nivasiṣyāmi sadaiva hyumayā samam

evaṃ devi mahādevi evameva na saṃśayaḥ /
brahmendracandravaruṇaiḥ sādhyaiśca saha viṣṇunā

uttare devi te kūle vasiṣyanti mamājñayā /
dakṣiṇe pitṛbhiḥ sārddhaṃ tathānye surasundari

vasiṣyanti mayā sārddhameṣa te vara uttamaḥ /
gaccha gaccha mahābhāge martyānpāpādvimocaya

sahitā ṛṣisaṃghaiśca tathā siddhasurāsuraiḥ /
evamuktā mahādeva umayā sahito vibhuḥ

vandyamāno 'tha manunā mayā cādarśanaṃ gataḥ /
tena caiṣā mahāpuṇyā mahāpātakanāśinī

kathitā pṛcchyate yā te mā te bhavatu vismayaḥ /
eṣā gaṃgā mahāpuṇyā triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā

daśābhiḥ pañcabhiḥ srotaiḥ plāvayantī diśo daśa /
śoṇo mahānadaścaiva narmadā surasā kṛtā

mandākinī daśārṇā ca citrakūṭā tathaiva ca /
tamasā vidiśā caiva karabhā yamunā tathā

citrotpalā vipāśā ca rañjanā vāluvāhinī /
ṛkṣapādaprasūtāstāḥ sarvā vai rudrasaṃbhavāḥ

sarvapāpaharāḥ puṇyāḥ sarvamaṃgaladāḥ śivāḥ /
ityetairnāmabhirdivyaiḥ stūyate vedapāragaiḥ

purāṇajñair mahābhāgairājyapaiḥ somapaistathā /
ityetatsarvamākhyātaṃ mahābhāgyaṃ narottama

manunoktaṃ purā mahyam amṛtāyāḥ samudbhavam /
puṇyaṃ pavitramatulaṃ rudrodgītamidaṃ śubham

ye narāḥ kīrtayiṣyanti bhaktyā śṛṇvanti ye 'pi ca /
prātarutthāya nāmāni daśa pañca ca bhārata

te narāḥ sakalaṃ puṇyaṃ labhiṣyantyavagāhajam /
vimānenārkavarṇena ghaṇṭāśataninādinā

tyaktvā mānuṣyakaṃ bhāvaṃ yāsyanti paramāṃ gatim