Revākhāṇḍa (revised text) · Chapter 59

|| iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcama āvantyakhaṇḍe revākhaṇḍe śūlabhedatīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāmāṣṭapañcāśattamo 'dhyāyaḥ||
śūlabhedamāhātmyaṃ samāptam
RKV adhyāya 59
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca:
tataḥ puṣkariṇīṃ gacchet sarvapāpapraṇāśinīm /
śrute yasyāḥ prabhāve tu sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

revāyā uttare kūle tīrthaṃ paramaśobhanam /
yatrāste sarvadā devo vedamūrtirdivākaraḥ

kurukṣetraṃ yathā puṇyaṃ sārvakāmikamuttamam /
idaṃ tīrthaṃ tathā puṇyaṃ sarvakāmaphalapradam

kurukṣetre yathā vṛddhirdānasya jagatīpate /
puṣkariṇyāṃ tathā dānaṃ vardhate nātra saṃśayaḥ

yavamekaṃ tu yo dadyāt sauvarṇaṃ mastake nṛpa /
puṣkariṇyāṃ tathā sthānaṃ yathā sthānaṃ nare smṛtam

sūryagrahe tu yaḥ snātvā dadyād dānaṃ yathāvidhi /
hastyaśvaratharatnādi gṛhaṃ gāśca yugaṃdharān

suvarṇaṃ rajataṃ vāpi brāhmaṇebhyo dadāti yaḥ /
trayodaśa dinaṃ yāvattrayodaśaguṇaṃ bhavet

tilamiśreṇa toyena tarpayet pitṛdevatāḥ /
dvādaśābde bhavet prītistatra tīrthe mahīpate

yastatra kurute śrāddhaṃ pāyasair madhusarpiṣā /
śrāddhado labhate svargaṃ pitḥṇāṃ dattam akṣayam

akṣatairbadarairbilvairiṅgudairvā tilaiḥ saha /
akṣayaṃ phalamāpnoti tasmiṃstīrthe na saṃśayaḥ

tatra snātvā tu yo devaṃ pūjayec ca divākaram /
ādityahṛdayaṃ japtvā punarādityam arcayet /
sa gacchet paramaṃ lokaṃ tridaśairapi vanditam

ṛcamekāṃ japedyastu yajurvā sāma eva ca /
sa samagrasya vedasya phalamāpnoti vai nṛpa

yastryakṣaraṃ japenmantraṃ dhyāyamāno divākaram /
ādityahṛdayaṃ japtvā mucyate sarvapātakaiḥ

yastatra vidhivatprāṇāṃstyajate nṛpasattama /
sa gacchetparamaṃ sthānaṃ yatra devo divākaraḥ