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Skanda Purana · Chapter 5.162
5.162.162.1
śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca -
gopeśvaraṃ tato gacchetsarpakṣetrādanantaram /
yatra snānena caikena mucyante pātakairnarāḥ
5.162.162.2
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā kurute prāṇasaṃkṣayam /
sa gacchedyadi yukto'pi pāpena śivamandiram
5.162.162.3
tatra tīrthe tu yaḥ snātvā pūjayeddevamīśvaram /
mucyate sarvapāpaiśca rudralokaṃ sa gacchati
5.162.162.4
krīḍitvā ca yathākāmaṃ rudraloke mahātapāḥ /
iha mānuṣyatāṃ prāpya rājā bhavati dhārmikaḥ
5.162.162.5
hastyaśvarathasampanno dāsīdāsasamanvitaḥ /
pūjyamāno narendraiśca jīvedvarṣaśataṃ sukhī
// iti śrīskānde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ pañcama āvantyakhaṇḍe revākhaṇḍe gopeśvaratīrthamāhātmyavarṇanaṃ nāma dviṣaṣṭyuttaraśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ //
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