Revākhāṇḍa (revised text) · Chapter 55

|| iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcamāvantyakhaṇḍe revākhaṇḍe dīrghatapasaḥ svargārohaṇavarṇanaṃ nāma catuḥpañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ ||
RKV adhyāya 55
uttānapāda uvāca:
māhātmyaṃ tīrthajaṃ dṛṣṭvā citraseno nareśvaraḥ /
kiṃ cakāra kva vā vāsaṃ kimāhāro babhūva ha

īśvara uvāca:
bhṛgutuṅgaṃ samāruhya aiśānīṃ diśamāśritaḥ /
tapaścacāra vipulaṃ kuṇḍe tatra nṛpottamaḥ

sarvān devān hṛdi dhyātvā brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarān /
vicikṣepa yadātmānaṃ pratyakṣau rudrakeśavau /
kare gṛhītvā rājānaṃ rudro vacanam abravīt

īśvara uvāca:
prāṇatyāgaṃ mahārāja mā kāle tvaṃ kṛthā vṛthā /
adyāpyasi yuvā tvaṃ vai na yuktaṃ maraṇaṃ tava

svasthānaṃ gaccha śīghraṃ tvaṃ bhuktvā bhogānyathepsitān /
kuru niṣkaṇṭakaṃ rājyaṃ nāke śakra ivāparaḥ

citrasena uvāca:
na rājyaṃ kāmaye deva na putrān na ca bāndhavān /
na bhāryāṃ na ca kośaṃ ca na gajān na turaṃgamān

muñca muñca mahādeva mā vighnaḥ kriyatāṃ mama /
svargaprāptir mamādyaiva tvatprasādānmaheśvara

īśvara uvāca:
yasyāgrato bhaved brahmā viṣṇuḥ śambhus tathaiva ca /
svargeṇa tasya kiṃ kāryaṃ sa gataḥ kiṃ kariṣyati

tuṣṭā vayaṃ trayo devā vṛṇīṣva varamuttamam /
yathepsitaṃ mahārāja satyam etad asaṃśayam

citrasena uvāca:
yadi tuṣṭāstrayo devā brahmaviṣṇumaheśvarāḥ /
adyaprabhṛti yuṣmābhiḥ sthātavyam iha sarvadā

gayāśiro yathā puṇyaṃ kṛtaṃ yuṣmābhir eva ca /
tathaivedaṃ prakartavyaṃ śūlabhedaṃ ca pāvanam

yatrayatra sthitā yūyaṃ tatratatra vasāmyaham /
gaṇānāṃ caiva sarveṣām ādhipatyam athāstu me

īśvara uvāca:
adyaprabhṛti tiṣṭhāmaḥ śūlabhede nareśvara /
trikālāṃ hi trayo devāḥ kalāṃśena vasāmahe

nandisaṃjño gaṇādhīśo bhaviṣyati bhavāndhruvam /
matsamīpe tu bhavata ādau pūjā bhaviṣyati

prakṣipya tāni cāsthīni yatra dīrghatapā yayau /
sakuṭumbo vimānasthaḥ svargatas tvaṃ tathā kuru

evaṃ devā varaṃ dattvā citrasenāya pārthiva /
kuṇḍamūrdhani yāmyāyāṃ trayo devās tadā sthitāḥ

parasparaṃ vadantyevaṃ puṇyatīrthamidaṃ param /
yathā hi gayāśiraḥ puṇyaṃ pūrvameva paṭhyate /
tathā revātaṭe puṇyaṃ śūlabhedaṃ na saṃśayaḥ

īśvara uvāca:
idaṃ tīrthaṃ tathā puṇyaṃ yathā puṇyaṃ gayāśiraḥ /
sakṛtpiṇḍodakenaiva naro nirmalatāṃ vrajet

ekaṃ gayāśiro muktvā sarvatīrthāni bhūpate /
śūlabhedasya tīrthasya kalāṃ nārhanti ṣoḍaśīm

kuṇḍam udīcyāṃ yāmyāyāṃ daśahastapramāṇataḥ /
raudravāruṇakāṣṭhāyāṃ pramāṇaṃ caikaviṃśati

etatpramāṇaṃ tattīrthaṃ piṇḍadānādikarmasu /
nādharmaniratā dātuṃ labhante dānamatra hi

viṣṇustu pitṛrūpeṇa brahmarūpī pitāmahaḥ /
prapitāmaho rudro 'bhūdevaṃ tripuruṣāḥ sthitāḥ

kadā paśyati tīrthaṃ vai kadā nastārayiṣyati /
iti pratīkṣāṃ kurvanti putrāṇāṃ satataṃ nṛpa /
śūlabhede naraḥ snātvā dṛṣṭvā śūladharaṃ sakṛt

nāputro nādhano rogī saptajanmasu jāyate /
ekaviṃśatiṃ pituḥ pakṣe mātuśvaivekaviṃśatim

bhāryāpakṣe daśaiveha kulānyetāni tārayet /
śūlabhedavane rājañchākamūlaphalairapi

ekasminbhojite vipre koṭīr bhavati bhojitā /
pañcasthāneṣu yaḥ śrāddhaṃ kurute bhaktimān naraḥ

kulāni pretabhūtāni sarvāṇyapi hi tārayet /
dvijadevaprasādena pitḥṇāṃ ca prasādataḥ

śrāddhado nivaset tatra yatra devo maheśvaraḥ /
syurātmaghātino ye ca gobrāhmaṇahanāśca ye

daṃṣṭribhir jalapāte ca vidyutpāteṣu ye mṛtāḥ /
na yeṣām agnisaṃskāro nāśaucaṃ nodakakriyā

tatra tīrthe tu yasteṣāṃ śrāddhaṃ kurvīta bhaktitaḥ /
mokṣāvāptir bhavet teṣāṃ yugamekaṃ na saṃśayaḥ

ajñānād yatkṛtaṃ pāpaṃ bālabhāvācca yatkṛtam /
tatsarvaṃ nāśayet pāpaṃ snānamātreṇa bhūpate

rajakena yathā dhautaṃ vastraṃ bhavati nirmalam /
tathā pāpo 'pi tattīrthe snāto bhavati nirmalaḥ

saṃnyāsaṃ kurute yo 'tra tīrthe vidhisamanvitam /
dhyāyan nityaṃ mahādevaṃ sa gacchet paramaṃ padam

krīḍitvā sa yathākāmaṃ svecchayā śivamandire /
vedavedāṅgatattvajño jāyate 'sau śubhe kule

rūpavānsubhagaścaiva sarvavyādhivivarjitaḥ /
rājā vā rājaputro vācārasamanvitaḥ

etatte kathitaṃ rājaṃstīrthasya phalamuttamam /
yacchrutvā mānavo nityaṃ mucyate sarvakilbiṣaiḥ

ya idaṃ śrāvayen nityamākhyānaṃ dvijapuṃgavān /
śrāddhe devakule vāpi paṭhetparvṇi parvṇi

gīrvāṇāstasya tuṣyanti manuṣyāḥ pitṛbhiḥ saha /
paṭhatāṃ śṛṇvatāṃ caiva naśyate sarvapātakam

likhitvā tīrthamāhātmyaṃ brāhmaṇebhyo dadāti yaḥ /
jātismaratvaṃ labhate prāpnotyabhimataṃ phalam

rudraloke vaset tāvad yāvad akṣaram anvitam