Svarga-khaṇḍa · Chapter 37
Sourceनारद उवाच-। अन्यानि च महाराज तीर्थानि पावनानि तु । वाराणस्यां स्थितानीह संशृणुष्व युधिष्ठिर १। प्रयागादधिकं तीर्थं प्रयागं परमं शुभम् । विश्वरूपं तथा तीर्थं तालतीर्थमनुत्तमम् २। आकाशाख्यं महातीर्थं तीर्थं चैवार्षभं परम् । सुनीलं च महातीर्थं गौरीतीर्थमनुत्तमम् ३। प्राजापत्यं तथा तीर्थं स्वर्गद्वारं तथैव च । जंबुकेश्वरमित्युक्तं धर्माख्यं तीर्थमुत्तमम् ४। गयातीर्थं परं तीर्थं तीर्थं चैव महानदी । नारायणपरं तीर्थं वायुतीर्थमनुत्तमम् ५। ज्ञानतीर्थं परं गुह्यं वाराहं तीर्थमुत्तमम् । यमतीर्थं यथापुण्यं तीर्थं संमूर्तिकं शुभम् ६। अग्नितीर्थं महाराज कलशेश्वरमुत्तमम् । नागतीर्थं सोमतीर्थं सूर्यतीर्थं तथैव च ७। पर्वताख्यं महागुह्यं मणिकर्ण्यमनुत्तमम् । घटोत्कचं तीर्थवरं श्रीतीर्थं च पितामहम् ८। गंगातीर्थं तु देवेशं ययातेस्तीर्थमुत्तमम् । कापिलं चैव सोमेशं ब्रह्मतीर्थमनुत्तमम् ९। तत्र लिंगं पुराणीयं स्थातुं ब्रह्मा यथागतः । तदानीं स्थापयामास विष्णुस्तल्लिंगमैश्वरम् १०। तत्र स्नात्वा समागम्य ब्रह्मा प्रोवाच तं हरिम् । मयानीतमिदं लिंगं कस्मात्स्थापितवानसि ११। तमाह विष्णुस्त्वत्तोऽपि रुद्रे भक्तिर्दृढा मम । तस्मात्प्रतिष्ठितं लिगं नाम्ना तव भविष्यति १२। भूतेश्वरं तथा तीर्थं तीर्थं धर्मसमुद्भवम् । गंधर्वतीर्थं सुशुभं वाह्नेयं तीर्थमुत्तमम् १३। दौर्वासिकं व्योमतीर्थं चंद्रतीर्थं युधिष्ठिर । चिंतांगदेश्वरं तीर्थं पुण्यं विद्याधरेश्वरम् १४। केदारतीर्थमुग्राख्यं कालंजरमनुत्तमम् । सारस्वतं प्रभासं च रुद्रकर्णह्रदं शुभम् १५। कोकिलाख्यं महातीर्थं तीर्थं चैव महालयम् । हिरण्यगर्भं गोप्रेक्षं तीर्थं चैवमनुत्तमम् १६। उपशांतं शिवं चैव व्याघ्रेश्वरमनुत्तमम् । त्रिलोचनं महातीर्थं लोकार्कं चोत्तराह्वयम् १७। कपालमोचनं तीर्थं ब्रह्महत्याविनाशनम् । शुक्रेश्वरं महापुण्यमानंदपुरमुत्तमम् १८। एवमादीनि तीर्थानि वाराणस्यां स्थितानि वै । न शक्यं विस्तराद्वक्तुं कल्पकोटिशतैरपि १९। इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे स्वर्गखंडे वाराणसीमाहात्म्ये सप्तत्रिंशोऽध्यायः ३७।
nārada uvāca-| anyāni ca mahārāja tīrthāni pāvanāni tu | vārāṇasyāṃ sthitānīha saṃśṛṇuṣva yudhiṣṭhira 1| prayāgādadhikaṃ tīrthaṃ prayāgaṃ paramaṃ śubham | viśvarūpaṃ tathā tīrthaṃ tālatīrthamanuttamam 2| ākāśākhyaṃ mahātīrthaṃ tīrthaṃ caivārṣabhaṃ param | sunīlaṃ ca mahātīrthaṃ gaurītīrthamanuttamam 3| prājāpatyaṃ tathā tīrthaṃ svargadvāraṃ tathaiva ca | jaṃbukeśvaramityuktaṃ dharmākhyaṃ tīrthamuttamam 4| gayātīrthaṃ paraṃ tīrthaṃ tīrthaṃ caiva mahānadī | nārāyaṇaparaṃ tīrthaṃ vāyutīrthamanuttamam 5| jñānatīrthaṃ paraṃ guhyaṃ vārāhaṃ tīrthamuttamam | yamatīrthaṃ yathāpuṇyaṃ tīrthaṃ saṃmūrtikaṃ śubham 6| agnitīrthaṃ mahārāja kalaśeśvaramuttamam | nāgatīrthaṃ somatīrthaṃ sūryatīrthaṃ tathaiva ca 7| parvatākhyaṃ mahāguhyaṃ maṇikarṇyamanuttamam | ghaṭotkacaṃ tīrthavaraṃ śrītīrthaṃ ca pitāmaham 8| gaṃgātīrthaṃ tu deveśaṃ yayātestīrthamuttamam | kāpilaṃ caiva someśaṃ brahmatīrthamanuttamam 9| tatra liṃgaṃ purāṇīyaṃ sthātuṃ brahmā yathāgataḥ | tadānīṃ sthāpayāmāsa viṣṇustalliṃgamaiśvaram 10| tatra snātvā samāgamya brahmā provāca taṃ harim | mayānītamidaṃ liṃgaṃ kasmātsthāpitavānasi 11| tamāha viṣṇustvatto'pi rudre bhaktirdṛḍhā mama | tasmātpratiṣṭhitaṃ ligaṃ nāmnā tava bhaviṣyati 12| bhūteśvaraṃ tathā tīrthaṃ tīrthaṃ dharmasamudbhavam | gaṃdharvatīrthaṃ suśubhaṃ vāhneyaṃ tīrthamuttamam 13| daurvāsikaṃ vyomatīrthaṃ caṃdratīrthaṃ yudhiṣṭhira | ciṃtāṃgadeśvaraṃ tīrthaṃ puṇyaṃ vidyādhareśvaram 14| kedāratīrthamugrākhyaṃ kālaṃjaramanuttamam | sārasvataṃ prabhāsaṃ ca rudrakarṇahradaṃ śubham 15| kokilākhyaṃ mahātīrthaṃ tīrthaṃ caiva mahālayam | hiraṇyagarbhaṃ goprekṣaṃ tīrthaṃ caivamanuttamam 16| upaśāṃtaṃ śivaṃ caiva vyāghreśvaramanuttamam | trilocanaṃ mahātīrthaṃ lokārkaṃ cottarāhvayam 17| kapālamocanaṃ tīrthaṃ brahmahatyāvināśanam | śukreśvaraṃ mahāpuṇyamānaṃdapuramuttamam 18| evamādīni tīrthāni vārāṇasyāṃ sthitāni vai | na śakyaṃ vistarādvaktuṃ kalpakoṭiśatairapi 19| iti śrīpādme mahāpurāṇe svargakhaṃḍe vārāṇasīmāhātmye saptatriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ 37|
English translation
Nārada said :
1. O Yudhiṣṭhira , O great king, there are also other holy places situated in Vārāṇasī . Listen to (the description of) them.
2-9. The holy place superior to Prayāga (the place of the confluence of Gaṅgā and Yamunā ) is the auspicious Prayāga (a holy place at Vārāṇasī). Similarly there is a holy place called Viśvatīrtha, and also the excellent holy place Tālatīrtha. There is the holy place called Ākāśa , so also the excellent one called Ārṣabha (i.e. sacred to Ṛṣabha ). There is the great holy place called Sunīla, and the excellent holy place called Gaurītīrtha . So also there is the holy place called Prājāpatya and there is the (holy place called) Svargadvāra . There is also the (holy place called) Jambukeśvara and the excellent Dharma . The Gayātīrtha is a great holy place, so also Mahānadī is a holy place. Nārāyaṇa is a great holy place and Vāyutīrtha is excellent. Jñānatīrtha is a great secret place, and Vārāhatīrtha is excellent. Yamatīrtha is auspicious; so also Sammūrtika is holy. O great king, there is the Agnitīrtha , and there is also the excellent holy place Kalaśeśvara. So also there are (the holy places called) Nāgatīrtha , Somatīrtha and Sūryatīrtha . Then there is the very secret (holy place) called Parvata ; so also there is the excellent Maṇikarṇya. Ghaṭotkaca is the best holy place, so also there is the Śrītīrtha (sacred to) the Grandsire. Gaṅgātīrtha is (sacred) to the lord of gods. So also Yayātitīrtha is excellent. There is the sacred place holy to Kapila ; so also there is (the holy place called) Someśa; so also there is (the holy place called) Brahmatīrtha .
10-12. When Brahmā had formerly come there to install the ancient Liṅga , Viṣṇu installed that Liṅga of the lord at that time. Having bathed there and having come (to Viṣṇu), Brahmā said to Viṣṇu: “I had brought this Liṅga. Why did you instal it?” Viṣṇu said to him: “My devotion to Rudra is stronger than yours. Therefore I have installed the Liṅga. It will be named after you.”
13. Similarly there is the holy place called Bhūteśvara , so also there is Dharmasamudbhava. Then there is the auspicious Gandharvatīrtha , and there is the holy place called Vāhneya (i.e. sacred to Agni ).
14-19. O Yudhiṣṭhira, there are holy places called Daurvāsika, Vyomatīrtha, Candratīrtha , Cintāṅgadeśvaratīrtha, and the auspicious Vidyādhareśvara. There are (also the holy places called) Kedāratīrtha, Ugra , and the excellent Kālañjara ; so also Sārasvata , Prabhāsa , and the auspicious Rudrakarmahrada. There is the great holy place (called) Kokila , and there is the holy place called Mahālaya . So also there is the excellent holy place Hiraṇyagarbha . There is also the excellent holy place (called) Goprekṣa. Then there are the holy places (like) Upaśānta, Śiva , the excellent Vyāghreśvara, the great holy place Trilocana , so also Lokārka and Uttara . There is the holy place (called) Kapālamocana , destroying (the sin of) killing a brāhmaṇa . (Then) there is the very holy place (called) Śukreśvara, so also there is the excellent Ānandapura . These are the holy places situated in Vārāṇasī. Even during crores of kalpas, it would not be possible to describe them in detail.
Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 43200, revision 333720 (2022-03-15T17:03:18Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc365256.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.