Revākhāṇḍa (revised text) · Chapter 44

|| iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcama āvantyakhaṇḍe revākhaṇḍe vimaleśvaratīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāma tricatvāriṃśo 'dhyāyaḥ ||
RKV adhyāya 44
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca:
tīrthānāṃ paramaṃ tīrthaṃ tacchṛṇuṣva narādhipa /
revāyā dakṣiṇe kūle nirmitaṃ śūlapāṇinā

mokṣārthaṃ mānavendrāṇāṃ nirmitaṃ nṛpasattama /
yudhiṣṭhira uvāca:
śrutā me vividhā dharmāstīrthāni vividhāni ca /
dānadharmāḥ samastāśca tvatprasādāddvijottama

anyacca śrotumicchāmi saṃsāraśchidyate yathā /
punarāgamanaṃ nāsti mokṣaprāptirbhaved yathā

etadākhyāhi me sarvaṃ prasādād dvijasattama

mārkaṇḍeya uvāca:
śṛṇuṣvaikamanā bhūtvā tīrthāt tīrthāntaraṃ mahat /
śrute yasya prabhāve tu mucyate cābdikādaghāt

vācikairmānasairvāpi śārīraiśca viśeṣataḥ /
kīrtanāt tasya tīrthasya mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ

pañcakrośapramāṇaṃ tu tacca tīrthaṃ mahīpate /
bhuktimuktipradaṃ divyaṃ prāṇināṃ pāpakarmiṇām

revāyā dakṣiṇe kūle parvato bhṛgusaṃjñitaḥ /
tasya mūrdhni ca tattīrthaṃ sthāpitaṃ caiva śambhunā

śūlabhedeti vikhyātaṃ triṣu lokeṣu bhūpate /
tatra sthitāśca ye vṛkṣāstīrthāccaiva caturdiśam

patitā nilayaṃ yānti rudrasya nātra saṃśayaḥ /
mṛtāstatraiva ye kecij jantavo bhuvi pakṣiṇaḥ

te yānti paramaṃ lokaṃ tatra tīrthe na saṃśayaḥ /
pātālān niḥsṛtā gaṅgā bhogavatītisaṃjñitā

niṣkrāntā śūlabhedāc ca sarvapāpakṣayaṃkarī /
yā sā gīrvāṇanāmnyanyā vahet puṇyā mahānadī

patitā kuṇḍamadhye tu yatra bhinnaṃ triśūlinā /
śambhunā ca purā tāta utpādya ca sarasvatī

sā tatra patitā rājan prācīnāghavimocinī /
bhāsvatyā tritayaṃ yatra śilā gīrvāṇasaṃjñitā

tatra tīrthe ca tattīrthaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati /
kedāraṃ ca prayāgaṃ ca kurukṣetraṃ gayā tathā

anyāni ca sutīrthāni kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm /
pañca sthānāni tīrthāni pṛthagbhūtāni yāni ca

vakṣyāmi ca samāsena ekaikaṃ ca pṛthakpṛthak /
gayā nābhyāṃ yathā puṇyā cakratīrthaṃ ca tatsamam

dharmāraṇye yathā kūpaṃ śūlabhedaṃ ca tatsamam /
brahmayūpaṃ yathā puṇyaṃ devanadyāstathaiva ca

yathā gayāśiraḥ puṇyaṃ surāṇāṃ ca yathā śilā /
yathā ca puṣkaraṃ sthānaṃ mārkaṇḍahrada eva ca

dattvā piṇḍodakaṃ tatra piṇḍāṇāṃ ca tathākṣayam /
yas tatra kurute śrāddhaṃ toyaṃ pibati nityaśaḥ /
mucyate sarvapāpaistu uragaḥ kañcukairiva /
anindyānpūjayed viprān dambhakrodhavivarjitān

trayodaśadinaṃ dānaṃ trayodaśaguṇaṃ bhavet /
abhyarcitaṃ suraṃ dṛṣṭvā gaṇanāthaṃ gajānanam

sarve vighnā vinaśyanti dṛṣṭvā kambalakṣetrapam

pūjayetparayā bhaktyā śūlapāṇiṃ maheśvaram

devasya pūrvabhāge tu umā pūjyā prayatnataḥ /
mārkaṇḍeśaṃ tato bhaktyā pūjayed guhavāsinam

mucyante pātakaiḥ sarvair ajñānajñānasaṃcitaiḥ /
guhāmadhye praviṣṭastu japet sūktaṃ tu tryakṣaram

nīlaparvatajaṃ puṇyaṃ ṣaṣṭhāṃśena labheta saḥ /
trinarās tatra tiṣṭhanti sādityamarutaiḥ saha

sarvadevamayaṃ sthānaṃ koṭiliṅgamanuttamam /
yathā nadīnadāḥ sarve sāgare yānti saṃkṣayam

tathā pāpāni naśyanti śūlabhedasya darśanāt /
pratyakṣo dṛśyate 'dyāpi pratyayo hyavanīpate

visphuliṅgā liṅgamadhye spandante snānayogataḥ /
dvitīyaḥ pratyayas tatra tailabindur na sarpati

evaṃ hi pratyayas tatra śūlabhedaprabhāvajaḥ /
yaḥ smarecchūlabhedaṃ tu trikālaṃ nityameva ca

sa pūtaśca bhavetsākṣāt sabāhyābhyantaro nṛpa /
na kasyacin mayā khyātaṃ pṛṣṭo 'haṃ tridaśairapi

guhyādguhyataraṃ tīrthaṃ sadā gopyaṃ kṛtaṃ mayā /
sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ sarvadoṣaghnamuttamam

sarvatīrthamayaṃ tīrthaṃ śūlabhedaṃ janeśvara /
śrute yasya prabhāve tu mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ

śūlabhedaṃ mayā tāta saṃkṣepāt kathitaṃ tava /
yaḥ śṛṇoti naro bhaktyā mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ