The Glory of Karodishvara Tirtha

Verse 1 (skanda.5.217.1)

श्रीमार्कण्डेय उवाच। ततो गच्छेत्तु राजेन्द्र करोडीश्वरमुत्तमम्। यत्र वै निहतास्तात दानवाः सपदानुगाः॥

śrīmārkaṇḍeya uvāca| tato gacchettu rājendra karoḍīśvaramuttamam| yatra vai nihatāstāta dānavāḥ sapadānugāḥ||

Shri Markandeya said: "O lord of kings, thereafter one should go to the excellent Karodishvara, where, dear one, the Danavas were slain together with their followers,

Verse 2 (skanda.5.217.2)

इन्द्रादिदेवैः संहृष्टैः सततं जयबुद्धिभिः। तेषां ये पुत्रपौत्राश्च पूर्ववैरमनुस्मरम्॥

indrādidevaiḥ saṁhṛṣṭaiḥ satataṁ jayabuddhibhiḥ| teṣāṁ ye putrapautrāśca pūrvavairamanusmaram||

by Indra and the other gods, greatly rejoicing, ever intent on victory. Their sons and grandsons, remembering the old enmity, rose up,

Verse 3 (skanda.5.217.3)

क्रुद्धैर्देवसमूहैश्च दानवा निहता रणे। तेषां शिरांसि संगृह्य सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः॥

kruddhairdevasamūhaiśca dānavā nihatā raṇe| teṣāṁ śirāṁsi saṁgṛhya sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ||

and the Danavas were slain in battle by the enraged hosts of gods. Gathering up their heads, all the gods, together with Vasava,

Verse 4 (skanda.5.217.4)

निक्षिप्य नर्मदातोये बन्धुभावमनुस्मरम्। तत्र स्नात्वा सुराः सर्वे स्थापयित्वा उमापतिम्॥

nikṣipya narmadātoye bandhubhāvamanusmaram| tatra snātvā surāḥ sarve sthāpayitvā umāpatim||

remembering their own kinship with them, cast them into the waters of the Narmada. Having bathed there, all the gods, having installed Umapati,

Verse 5 (skanda.5.217.5)

इन्द्रेण सहिताः सर्वेऽपूजयंल्लोकसिद्धये। हृष्टचित्ताः सुराः सर्वे जग्मुराकाशमण्डलम्॥

indreṇa sahitāḥ sarve'pūjayaṁllokasiddhaye| hṛṣṭacittāḥ surāḥ sarve jagmurākāśamaṇḍalam||

together with Indra, worshipped him for the accomplishment of the worlds' welfare; then, with joyful hearts, all the gods went to the vault of the sky.

Verse 6 (skanda.5.217.6)

दानवानां महाभाग सूदिता कोटिरुत्तमा। तदा प्रभृति तत्तीर्थं करोडीति महीतले॥

dānavānāṁ mahābhāga sūditā koṭiruttamā| tadā prabhṛti tattīrthaṁ karoḍīti mahītale||

O greatly fortunate one, a full crore of Danavas was slaughtered there; from that time the tirtha became known on earth by the name Karodi,

Verse 7 (skanda.5.217.7)

विख्यातं तु तदा लोके पापघ्नं पाण्डुनन्दन। अष्टम्यां च चतुर्दश्यामुभौ पक्षौ च भक्तितः। उपोष्य शूलिनश्चाग्रे रात्रौ कुर्वीत जागरम्॥

vikhyātaṁ tu tadā loke pāpaghnaṁ pāṇḍunandana| aṣṭamyāṁ ca caturdaśyāmubhau pakṣau ca bhaktitaḥ| upoṣya śūlinaścāgre rātrau kurvīta jāgaram||

renowned then, O joy of Pandu, as destroyer of sin. On the eighth and fourteenth days of both fortnights, having fasted with devotion before the trident-bearer, one should keep vigil at night,

Verse 8 (skanda.5.217.8)

सत्कथापाठसंयुक्तो वेदाध्ययनसंयुतः। प्रभाते विमले प्राप्ते पूजयेत्त्रिदशेश्वरम्॥

satkathāpāṭhasaṁyukto vedādhyayanasaṁyutaḥ| prabhāte vimale prāpte pūjayettridaśeśvaram||

engaged in the recitation of sacred stories and devoted to the study of the Veda; when the pure dawn arrives, one should worship the Lord of the thirty gods.

Verse 9 (skanda.5.217.9)

पञ्चामृतेन संस्नाप्य श्रीखण्डेन च गुण्ठयेत्। शस्तैः पल्लवपुष्पैश्च पूजयेत्तु प्रयत्नतः॥

pañcāmṛtena saṁsnāpya śrīkhaṇḍena ca guṇṭhayet| śastaiḥ pallavapuṣpaiśca pūjayettu prayatnataḥ||

Having bathed him with the five nectars, one should anoint him with sandalwood, and worship him diligently with excellent shoots and flowers.

Verse 10 (skanda.5.217.10)

बहुरूपं जपन्मन्त्रं दक्षिणाशां व्यवस्थितः। यथोक्तेन विधानेन नाभिमात्रे जले क्षिपेत्॥

bahurūpaṁ japanmantraṁ dakṣiṇāśāṁ vyavasthitaḥ| yathoktena vidhānena nābhimātre jale kṣipet||

Reciting the many-formed mantra, standing facing south, one should, according to the prescribed rite, make the offering in water reaching up to the navel.

Verse 11 (skanda.5.217.11)

तिलाञ्जलिं तु प्रेताय दक्षिणाशामुपस्थितः। श्राद्धं तत्रैव विप्राय कारयेद्विजितेन्द्रियः॥

tilāñjaliṁ tu pretāya dakṣiṇāśāmupasthitaḥ| śrāddhaṁ tatraiva viprāya kārayedvijitendriyaḥ||

Standing facing south, the self-controlled man should offer a handful of sesame to the departed, and should have the shraddha performed there for a brahmin.

Verse 12 (skanda.5.217.12)

विषमैरग्रजातैश्च वेदाभ्यसनतत्परैः। गोहिरण्येन सम्पूज्य ताम्बूलैर्भोजनैस्तथा॥

viṣamairagrajātaiśca vedābhyasanatatparaiḥ| gohiraṇyena sampūjya tāmbūlairbhojanaistathā||

Having honoured, with cows and gold, and with betel and food as well, brahmins of humble and high birth alike, devoted to the practice of the Veda,

Verse 13 (skanda.5.217.13)

भूषणैः पादुकाभिश्च ब्राह्मणान्पाण्डुनन्दन। भवेत्कोटिगुणं तस्य नात्र कार्या विचारणा॥

bhūṣaṇaiḥ pādukābhiśca brāhmaṇānpāṇḍunandana| bhavetkoṭiguṇaṁ tasya nātra kāryā vicāraṇā||

and with ornaments and sandals, O joy of Pandu — its merit becomes a crorefold; there should be no doubt about this.

Verse 14 (skanda.5.217.14)

तस्मिंस्तीर्थे तु यः कश्चित्त्यजेद्देहं विधानतः। तस्य भवति यत्पुण्यं तच्छृणुष्व नराधिप॥

tasmiṁstīrthe tu yaḥ kaścittyajeddehaṁ vidhānataḥ| tasya bhavati yatpuṇyaṁ tacchṛṇuṣva narādhipa||

Whoever gives up the body according to the prescribed rite at that tirtha — hear now, O lord of men, what merit accrues to him.

Verse 15 (skanda.5.217.15)

यावदस्थीनि तिष्ठन्ति मर्त्यस्य नर्मदाजले। तावद्वसति धर्मात्मा शिवलोके सुदुर्लभे॥

yāvadasthīni tiṣṭhanti martyasya narmadājale| tāvadvasati dharmātmā śivaloke sudurlabhe||

For as long as the bones of that mortal remain in the water of the Narmada, that righteous soul dwells in the world of Shiva, most difficult to attain.

Verse 16 (skanda.5.217.16)

ततः कालाच्च्युतस्तस्मादिह मानुषतां गतः। कोटिधनपतिः श्रीमाञ्जायते राजपूजितः॥

tataḥ kālāccyutastasmādiha mānuṣatāṁ gataḥ| koṭidhanapatiḥ śrīmāñjāyate rājapūjitaḥ||

Then, fallen from that state after that time, having attained human birth here again, he becomes a lord of crores of wealth, prosperous, honoured by kings,

Verse 17 (skanda.5.217.17)

सर्वधर्मसमायुक्तो मेधावी बीजपुत्रकः। विख्यातो वसुधापृष्ठे दीर्घायुर्मानवो भवेत्॥

sarvadharmasamāyukto medhāvī bījaputrakaḥ| vikhyāto vasudhāpṛṣṭhe dīrghāyurmānavo bhavet||

endowed with all righteousness, wise, blessed with true sons, renowned upon the face of the earth, and a man of long life.

Verse 18 (skanda.5.217.18)

पुनः स्मरति तत्तीर्थं तत्र गत्वा नृपोत्तम। करोडेश्वरमभ्यर्च्य प्राप्नोति परमां गतिम्॥

punaḥ smarati tattīrthaṁ tatra gatvā nṛpottama| karoḍeśvaramabhyarcya prāpnoti paramāṁ gatim||

O best of kings, he remembers that tirtha again; having gone there and worshipped Karodeshvara, he attains the supreme state.

Verse 19 (skanda.5.217.19)

इन्द्रचन्द्रयमैर्रुद्रैरादित्यैर्वसुभिस्तथा। विश्वेदेवैस्तथा सर्वैः स्थापितस्त्रिदशेश्वरः॥

indracandrayamairrudrairādityairvasubhistathā| viśvedevaistathā sarvaiḥ sthāpitastridaśeśvaraḥ||

By Indra, Chandra, Yama, the Rudras, the Adityas, and the Vasus likewise, and by all the Vishvedevas, the Lord of the thirty gods was installed there.

Verse 20 (skanda.5.217.20)

रेवाया उत्तरे कूले लोकानां हितकाम्यया। मानवो भक्तिसंयुक्तः प्रासादं कारयेत्तु यः॥

revāyā uttare kūle lokānāṁ hitakāmyayā| mānavo bhaktisaṁyuktaḥ prāsādaṁ kārayettu yaḥ||

On the northern bank of the Reva, for the welfare of the worlds, whatever devoted man causes a temple to be built there,

Verse 21 (skanda.5.217.21)

तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नरश्रेष्ठ सद्गतिं समवाप्नुयात्। न्यायोपात्तधनेनैव दारुपाषाणकेष्टकैः॥

tasmiṁstīrthe naraśreṣṭha sadgatiṁ samavāpnuyāt| nyāyopāttadhanenaiva dārupāṣāṇakeṣṭakaiḥ||

he, O best of men, obtains a good destiny at that tirtha — whether built, with rightly-earned wealth, of wood, stone, or brick,

Verse 22 (skanda.5.217.22)

ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियैर्वैश्यैः शूद्रैः स्त्रीभिश्च शक्तितः। तेऽपि यान्ति नरा लोके शांकरे सुरपूजिते॥

brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyairvaiśyaiḥ śūdraiḥ strībhiśca śaktitaḥ| te'pi yānti narā loke śāṁkare surapūjite||

whether he be a brahmin, or a kshatriya, vaishya, shudra, or a woman, according to their ability — such people also go to the world of Shankara, worshipped by the gods.

Verse 23 (skanda.5.217.23)

यः शृणोति सदा भक्त्या माहात्म्यं तीर्थजं नृप। तस्य पापं प्रणश्येत षण्मासाभ्यन्तरं च यत्॥

yaḥ śṛṇoti sadā bhaktyā māhātmyaṁ tīrthajaṁ nṛpa| tasya pāpaṁ praṇaśyeta ṣaṇmāsābhyantaraṁ ca yat||

O king, whoever ever hears with devotion the greatness born of that tirtha — his sin, whatever it be, is destroyed within six months."