Khanda-tirtha

Verse 1 (padma.6.144.1)

महादेव उवाच। ब्रह्मवल्ली महत्तीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्सुरेश्वरि । तस्य तीर्थस्य स्वरूपं साक्षाच्छृणु सुरोत्तम

mahādeva uvāca brahmavallī mahattīrthaṁ tato gacchetsureśvari tasya tīrthasya svarūpaṁ sākṣācchṛṇu surottama

Mahadeva said: 'O queen of gods, after this one should go to the great ford of Brahmavalli. O foremost of gods, hear directly the true nature of that ford.'

Verse 2 (padma.6.144.2)

यत्र साभ्रमती तोयं ब्रह्मवल्ल्यंभसा सह । युज्यते ब्रह्मतीर्थं तत्प्रयागेन समं स्मृतम्

yatra sābhramatī toyaṁ brahmavallyaṁbhasā saha yujyate brahmatīrthaṁ tatprayāgena samaṁ smṛtam

'Where the water of the Sabarmati joins with the water of the Brahmavalli, that ford of Brahma is held equal to Prayaga.'

Verse 3 (padma.6.144.3)

तत्र पिंडप्रदानेन तृप्तिर्द्वादशवार्षिकी । पितॄणां जायते नूनं ब्रह्मणो वचनं यथा

tatra piṁḍapradānena tṛptirdvādaśavārṣikī pitṝṇāṁ jāyate nūnaṁ brahmaṇo vacanaṁ yathā

'There, by offering the funeral rice-ball, the ancestors certainly obtain satisfaction lasting twelve years — so is the word of Brahma.'

Verse 4 (padma.6.144.4)

गयाश्राद्धसमंपुण्यंब्रह्मवल्ल्यांविशेषतः । यत्रज्ञात्वाप्रकुर्वंतिपितरस्तृप्तिमाप्नुयुः

gayāśrāddhasamaṁpuṇyaṁbrahmavallyāṁviśeṣataḥ yatrajñātvāprakurvaṁtipitarastṛptimāpnuyuḥ

'Merit equal to shraddha performed at Gaya is obtained especially at Brahmavalli — where, performing it knowingly, the ancestors attain satisfaction.'

Verse 5 (padma.6.144.5)

गोदानंभूमिदानंचअन्नदानंतथैवच । एतद्दानसमं पुण्यं ब्रह्मवल्ल्यां विशेषतः

godānaṁbhūmidānaṁcaannadānaṁtathaivaca etaddānasamaṁ puṇyaṁ brahmavallyāṁ viśeṣataḥ

'The gift of a cow, the gift of land, and the gift of food — merit equal to these gifts is obtained especially at Brahmavalli.'

Verse 6 (padma.6.144.6)

अत्रैव सनकाद्यास्तु स्नात्वा च विधिपूर्वकम् । परंब्रह्मपदध्यानाद्विष्णुलोकमवाप्नुयुः

atraiva sanakādyāstu snātvā ca vidhipūrvakam paraṁbrahmapadadhyānādviṣṇulokamavāpnuyuḥ

'Here, the sages headed by Sanaka, having bathed according to the prescribed rite, attained the realm of Vishnu through meditation on the state of the supreme Brahman.'

Verse 7 (padma.6.144.7)

पुष्करे चैव गंगायां क्षेत्रे चामरकंटके । तत्र गत्वा तु देवेशि यत्फलं लभते नरः

puṣkare caiva gaṁgāyāṁ kṣetre cāmarakaṁṭake tatra gatvā tu deveśi yatphalaṁ labhate naraḥ

'Whatever fruit a man obtains, O queen of gods, by going to Pushkara, to the Ganga, and to the sacred field of Amarakantaka,'

Verse 8 (padma.6.144.8)

तत्फलं समवाप्नोति ब्रह्मवल्ल्यां विशेषतः । चंद्र सूर्योपरागे च दानं ये ददते नराः

tatphalaṁ samavāpnoti brahmavallyāṁ viśeṣataḥ caṁdra sūryoparāge ca dānaṁ ye dadate narāḥ

'that same fruit he obtains especially at Brahmavalli. Whatever fruit men obtain who give gifts during a lunar or solar eclipse,'

Verse 9 (padma.6.144.9)

तत्फलं समवाप्नोति ब्रह्मावल्ल्यां सुरेश्वरि । दिव्यरूपधरास्ते च शंखचक्रगदाधराः

tatphalaṁ samavāpnoti brahmāvallyāṁ sureśvari divyarūpadharāste ca śaṁkhacakragadādharāḥ

'that same fruit is obtained, O queen of gods, at Brahmavalli. Assuming divine forms, bearing conch, discus, and mace,'

Verse 10 (padma.6.144.10)

तेऽपि स्वर्गे हि गच्छंति स्नानं कृत्वा सुरेश्वरि । धृत्वा तुलसिजां मालां नारायणमनुस्मरन् । वैकुंठं दिव्यमानंदं याति वै पदमव्ययम्

te'pi svarge hi gacchaṁti snānaṁ kṛtvā sureśvari dhṛtvā tulasijāṁ mālāṁ nārāyaṇamanusmaran vaikuṁṭhaṁ divyamānaṁdaṁ yāti vai padamavyayam

'such men, having bathed, O queen of gods, go to heaven. A man who wears a garland of tulasi and remembers Narayana attains Vaikuntha, that divine, blissful, imperishable abode.'

Verse 11 (padma.6.144.11)

इति ब्रह्मवल्लीतीर्थमाहात्म्यम् । वृषतीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्खंडतीर्थेऽतिविश्रुतम् । तत्र स्नात्वा दिवं गावो गोलोकं च पुराश्रिताः

iti brahmavallītīrthamāhātmyam vṛṣatīrthaṁ tato gacchetkhaṁḍatīrthe'tiviśrutam tatra snātvā divaṁ gāvo golokaṁ ca purāśritāḥ

Thus is the glory of Brahmavalli-tirtha. After this one should go to Vrishatirtha at the most renowned Khandatirtha, where, by bathing, cows in ancient times attained heaven and Goloka.

Verse 12 (padma.6.144.12)

खंडरूपेण धर्मेण या गावो लोकमातरः । शापाद्भ्रष्टावितास्तेन खंडतीर्थमथोच्यते

khaṁḍarūpeṇa dharmeṇa yā gāvo lokamātaraḥ śāpādbhraṣṭāvitāstena khaṁḍatīrthamathocyate

By dharma in the form of Khanda, the mother-cows of the world, fallen through a curse, were delivered — for this reason it is called Khandatirtha.

Verse 13 (padma.6.144.13)

पार्वत्युवाच। शापो हि लोकमातॄणां गवां कस्य पुराऽभवत् । कथं लोकात्परिभ्रष्टाः कथं धर्मेण रक्षिताः

pārvatyuvāca śāpo hi lokamātṝṇāṁ gavāṁ kasya purā'bhavat kathaṁ lokātparibhraṣṭāḥ kathaṁ dharmeṇa rakṣitāḥ

Parvati said: 'Whose curse befell the mother-cows of the world in ancient times? How did they fall from their world, and how were they protected by Dharma?'

Verse 14 (padma.6.144.14)

महादेव उवाच। पुरा वृषेण गोलोके क्रीडता सह मातृभिः । मुक्तं तथा शकृन्मूत्रं पतितं हरमूर्द्धनि

mahādeva uvāca purā vṛṣeṇa goloke krīḍatā saha mātṛbhiḥ muktaṁ tathā śakṛnmūtraṁ patitaṁ haramūrddhani

Mahadeva said: 'Long ago, a bull, sporting in Goloka together with the mother-cows, released dung and urine, which fell upon the head of Hara.'

Verse 15 (padma.6.144.15)

ततस्तासां ददौ शापं तेन दोषेण वै हरः । नष्टसंज्ञा स्वलोकाच्च गावो यास्यथ मेदिनीम्

tatastāsāṁ dadau śāpaṁ tena doṣeṇa vai haraḥ naṣṭasaṁjñā svalokācca gāvo yāsyatha medinīm

'Because of that offense, Hara pronounced a curse upon them: Your consciousness shall be lost, and you cows shall go from your own world down to the earth.'

Verse 16 (padma.6.144.16)

गावः शप्ता भगवता संप्रसाद्य पुनर्हरम् । प्राप्स्यामहे पुनर्लोकं इति देवं ययाचिरे

gāvaḥ śaptā bhagavatā saṁprasādya punarharam prāpsyāmahe punarlokaṁ iti devaṁ yayācire

Cursed thus by the Lord, the cows, propitiating Hara once more, implored that god: 'How shall we regain our world again?'

Verse 17 (padma.6.144.17)

यदा साभ्रमती तीर्थे ब्रह्मवल्ली समीपतः । खंडसंज्ञह्रदे स्नात्वा स्वर्गं वै प्राप्स्यथ ध्रुवम्

yadā sābhramatī tīrthe brahmavallī samīpataḥ khaṁḍasaṁjñahrade snātvā svargaṁ vai prāpsyatha dhruvam

'(Hara said) When you bathe in the Sabarmati ford, near Brahmavalli, in the lake named Khanda, you shall certainly attain heaven.'

Verse 18 (padma.6.144.18)

ततस्तस्मिन्ह्रदे स्नात्वा गावो गोपतिना सह । स्वर्गं गता शुद्धतमा महादेवसमीपतः

tatastasminhrade snātvā gāvo gopatinā saha svargaṁ gatā śuddhatamā mahādevasamīpataḥ

Then, bathing in that lake, together with the lord of cattle, the cows, made utterly pure, went to heaven, into the presence of Mahadeva.

Verse 19 (padma.6.144.19)

गोह्रदे तु नरः स्नात्वा कृत्वा वै पितृतर्पणम् । गवां लोकमवाप्नोति दाहप्रलयवर्जितम्

gohrade tu naraḥ snātvā kṛtvā vai pitṛtarpaṇam gavāṁ lokamavāpnoti dāhapralayavarjitam

'Bathing at Gohrada and offering libations to one's ancestors, a man attains the very world of the cows, free from cremation and dissolution.'

Verse 20 (padma.6.144.20)

तत्र स्थित्वा निराहारो गोपिंडं च ददाति वै । स नरः सुखमेधेत यावदिंद्राश्चतुर्दश

tatra sthitvā nirāhāro gopiṁḍaṁ ca dadāti vai sa naraḥ sukhamedheta yāvadiṁdrāścaturdaśa

'Whoever, dwelling there, taking no food, offers a rice-ball for a cow's sake, that man enjoys happiness for the span of fourteen Indras.'

Verse 21 (padma.6.144.21)

गवांकोटिप्रदानेन यत्फलं प्राप्यते ध्रुवम् । तत्फलं समवाप्नोति खंडतीर्थे न संशयः

gavāṁkoṭipradānena yatphalaṁ prāpyate dhruvam tatphalaṁ samavāpnoti khaṁḍatīrthe na saṁśayaḥ

'Whatever fruit is certainly obtained from the gift of ten million cows, that same fruit is obtained at Khandatirtha, without doubt.'

Verse 22 (padma.6.144.22)

गृहीत्वा वृषमूत्रं च तीर्थं यः पिबते नरः । तत्क्षणादेव शुद्धिः स्यात्खंडतीर्थे न संशयः

gṛhītvā vṛṣamūtraṁ ca tīrthaṁ yaḥ pibate naraḥ tatkṣaṇādeva śuddhiḥ syātkhaṁḍatīrthe na saṁśayaḥ

'Whoever takes and drinks the bull's water at this ford is purified in that very instant — of this there is no doubt, at Khandatirtha.'

Verse 23 (padma.6.144.23)

खंडतीर्थात्परं तीर्थं न भूतं न भविष्यति । ये गच्छंति सुरश्रेष्ठ ते नराः पुण्यभागिनः

khaṁḍatīrthātparaṁ tīrthaṁ na bhūtaṁ na bhaviṣyati ye gacchaṁti suraśreṣṭha te narāḥ puṇyabhāginaḥ

'No ford greater than Khandatirtha has ever existed, nor shall exist. O foremost of gods, those men who go there become sharers in merit.'

Verse 24 (padma.6.144.24)

तत्र गत्वा सुरश्रेष्ठे गवां पूजनमाचरेत् । वृषभं च ततः पूज्य स्नानं कृत्वा समाहितः

tatra gatvā suraśreṣṭhe gavāṁ pūjanamācaret vṛṣabhaṁ ca tataḥ pūjya snānaṁ kṛtvā samāhitaḥ

'O foremost of gods, going there, one should worship the cows. Then, having worshipped the bull, and having bathed with focused mind,'

Verse 25 (padma.6.144.25)

पूजनाद्वै न संदेहो गोलोके तु वसेच्चिरम् । तत्र गत्वा विशेषेण सौवर्णी गां ददंति ये

pūjanādvai na saṁdeho goloke tu vasecciram tatra gatvā viśeṣeṇa sauvarṇī gāṁ dadaṁti ye

'through that worship, without doubt, one dwells for a long time in Goloka. Those who, going there, especially give a golden cow in charity,'

Verse 26 (padma.6.144.26)

ते नरा भुंजते सौख्यं यावदिंद्राश्चतुर्दश । दशधेनुं ततः कृत्वा यो ददाति द्विजातये

te narā bhuṁjate saukhyaṁ yāvadiṁdrāścaturdaśa daśadhenuṁ tataḥ kṛtvā yo dadāti dvijātaye

'such men enjoy happiness for the span of fourteen Indras. Whoever thereafter fashions ten cows and gives them to brahmins,'

Verse 27 (padma.6.144.27)

खंडतीर्थे सुरश्रेष्ठे तदनंतफलं स्मृतम् । तत्र गत्वा तु कर्त्तव्यं पिप्पलारोपणं बुधैः

khaṁḍatīrthe suraśreṣṭhe tadanaṁtaphalaṁ smṛtam tatra gatvā tu karttavyaṁ pippalāropaṇaṁ budhaiḥ

'at Khandatirtha, O foremost of gods, he is said to obtain boundless fruit. Going there, wise men should plant a peepal tree.'

Verse 28 (padma.6.144.28)

तत्कृते सति देवेशि पितृलोकं स गच्छति । पंच वामलकीर्दिव्या ये कुर्वंति प्ररोपणम्

tatkṛte sati deveśi pitṛlokaṁ sa gacchati paṁca vāmalakīrdivyā ye kurvaṁti praropaṇam

'O queen of gods, having done so, he attains the world of the ancestors. Those who plant five divine amla trees,'

Verse 29 (padma.6.144.29)

इहलोके सुखं भुक्त्वा हरिलोकं व्रजंति ते

ihaloke sukhaṁ bhuktvā harilokaṁ vrajaṁti te

'having enjoyed happiness in this world, go to the abode of Hari.'