Uttara-khaṇḍa · Chapter 153
Sourceमहादेव उवाच। अन्यत्तीर्थं प्रवक्ष्यामि दुर्द्धर्षेश्वरमुत्तमम् । यस्य स्मरणमात्रेण पापोऽपि पुण्यवान्भवेत् १। वृत्ते देवासुरे युद्धे दैत्ये च निधनं गते । दुर्धर्षं च व्रतं कृत्वा यत्र भार्गवनंदनः २। समाराध्य महादेवं दुर्द्धर्षं लोककारणम् । मृतसंजीवनीमाप यत्र विद्यां हि त्र्यंबकात् ३। दैत्यार्थमुशनस्तीर्थं विख्यातं जगतीतले । काव्यतीर्थे कृतस्नानः पूज्य देवं महेश्वरम् ४। दुर्द्धर्षेश्वरसंज्ञं वै सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । अत्र वृत्तं तु श्रोतव्यं त्वया च नगनंदिनि ५। पुरा यदाभवद्युद्धं वृत्रवासवयोरिह । तदासुरैर्जिता देवा मघवान्वै सुरेश्वरः । किं कर्त्तव्यमिति ध्यात्वा गतोऽसौ तं गुरुं प्रति ६। इंद्र उवाच। अस्माकं त्वं गुरुः साक्षाद्देवानां पालकः सदा । ऋषीणां त्वं वरः श्रीमान्कृपां कुरु दयानिधे ७। वृत्रेण निर्जितोऽहं च क्व गच्छामि च सुव्रत ८। बृहस्पतिरुवाच। शृणु देवेंद्र वक्ष्यामि येन त्वं हि सदा सुखी । मम वाक्यं कुरुष्वैव यदीच्छेच्छुभमात्मनः ९। साभ्रमत्यां तदा गच्छ तत्र गत्वा सुखी भव । दुर्द्धराख्यो यत्र देवो नित्यं तिष्ठति भूतिदः १०। ददाति वांछितान्कामान्सत्यं सत्यं सुरेश्वर । गुरोर्वचनमाकर्ण्य स गतस्तां नदीं प्रति ११। तत्र स्नात्वा तु देवेशो महेशं तमपूजयत् । स्नानाच्च पूजनादेव संतुष्टः श्रीमहेश्वरः १२। महादेव उवाच। यं यं प्रार्थयसे नित्यं तत्सर्वं हि ददाम्यहम् । श्रुत्वा वाक्यं तु देवेशो ह्युवाच परमं वचः १३। इंद्र उवाच। त्वं नाथः सर्वलोकानां त्वमेव कारणं पदम् । त्वं हि विश्वेश्वरो देवो सर्वदा लक्ष्यसे मया १४। यदि त्वं मे प्रसन्नोऽसि विश्वेश्वर सुरेश्वर । वृत्रं हन महादेव एष कामो महान्मम १५। महादेव उवाच। तव वाक्यात्तु देवेश वृत्रोऽसौ निहतो मया । मया यद्दीयते शस्त्रं तद्गृह्णीष्व सुरेश्वर १६। तेनैव चासुयोगेन हनिष्यसि न संशयः १७। इंद्र उवाच। किमस्त्रं वद विश्वेश येन वृत्रं हि हन्म्यहम् । वज्रादप्यधिकं किं त्तन्निर्मितं तु त्वया कदा १८। महादेव उवाच। इदं पाशुपतं ह्यस्त्रं निर्मितं तु मया पुरा । न दत्तं कस्यचिच्छक्र तवार्थे रक्षितं मया १९। अत्र स्नातं त्वया देव पूजनं वै त्वया कृतम् । अतस्त्वं गृह्ण मे शस्त्रं येन वृत्रं हनिष्यसि २०। श्रीमहेशप्रसादाच्च प्राप्तं मघवता ततः । तेन पाशुपतास्त्रेण हतो वृत्रो महाबलः २१। तत्सर्वमत्र संजातं दुर्द्धर्षेश प्रसादतः । स्नानमात्रात्तु देवेशि पूजनादेव सांप्रतम् २२। तीर्थप्रभावात्संप्राप्तं सत्यं सत्यं वरानने । एवं ज्ञात्वा तु देवेशि तत्र वै स्नानमाचरेत् । दर्शनं तु महेशस्य सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् २३। इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्साहस्र्यां संहितायामुत्तरखंडे दुर्द्धर्षेश्वरमाहात्म्यंनाम त्रिपंचाशदधिकशततमोऽध्यायः १५३।
mahādeva uvāca| anyattīrthaṃ pravakṣyāmi durddharṣeśvaramuttamam | yasya smaraṇamātreṇa pāpo'pi puṇyavānbhavet 1| vṛtte devāsure yuddhe daitye ca nidhanaṃ gate | durdharṣaṃ ca vrataṃ kṛtvā yatra bhārgavanaṃdanaḥ 2| samārādhya mahādevaṃ durddharṣaṃ lokakāraṇam | mṛtasaṃjīvanīmāpa yatra vidyāṃ hi tryaṃbakāt 3| daityārthamuśanastīrthaṃ vikhyātaṃ jagatītale | kāvyatīrthe kṛtasnānaḥ pūjya devaṃ maheśvaram 4| durddharṣeśvarasaṃjñaṃ vai sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate | atra vṛttaṃ tu śrotavyaṃ tvayā ca naganaṃdini 5| purā yadābhavadyuddhaṃ vṛtravāsavayoriha | tadāsurairjitā devā maghavānvai sureśvaraḥ | kiṃ karttavyamiti dhyātvā gato'sau taṃ guruṃ prati 6| iṃdra uvāca| asmākaṃ tvaṃ guruḥ sākṣāddevānāṃ pālakaḥ sadā | ṛṣīṇāṃ tvaṃ varaḥ śrīmānkṛpāṃ kuru dayānidhe 7| vṛtreṇa nirjito'haṃ ca kva gacchāmi ca suvrata 8| bṛhaspatiruvāca| śṛṇu deveṃdra vakṣyāmi yena tvaṃ hi sadā sukhī | mama vākyaṃ kuruṣvaiva yadīcchecchubhamātmanaḥ 9| sābhramatyāṃ tadā gaccha tatra gatvā sukhī bhava | durddharākhyo yatra devo nityaṃ tiṣṭhati bhūtidaḥ 10| dadāti vāṃchitānkāmānsatyaṃ satyaṃ sureśvara | gurorvacanamākarṇya sa gatastāṃ nadīṃ prati 11| tatra snātvā tu deveśo maheśaṃ tamapūjayat | snānācca pūjanādeva saṃtuṣṭaḥ śrīmaheśvaraḥ 12| mahādeva uvāca| yaṃ yaṃ prārthayase nityaṃ tatsarvaṃ hi dadāmyaham | śrutvā vākyaṃ tu deveśo hyuvāca paramaṃ vacaḥ 13| iṃdra uvāca| tvaṃ nāthaḥ sarvalokānāṃ tvameva kāraṇaṃ padam | tvaṃ hi viśveśvaro devo sarvadā lakṣyase mayā 14| yadi tvaṃ me prasanno'si viśveśvara sureśvara | vṛtraṃ hana mahādeva eṣa kāmo mahānmama 15| mahādeva uvāca| tava vākyāttu deveśa vṛtro'sau nihato mayā | mayā yaddīyate śastraṃ tadgṛhṇīṣva sureśvara 16| tenaiva cāsuyogena haniṣyasi na saṃśayaḥ 17| iṃdra uvāca| kimastraṃ vada viśveśa yena vṛtraṃ hi hanmyaham | vajrādapyadhikaṃ kiṃ ttannirmitaṃ tu tvayā kadā 18| mahādeva uvāca| idaṃ pāśupataṃ hyastraṃ nirmitaṃ tu mayā purā | na dattaṃ kasyacicchakra tavārthe rakṣitaṃ mayā 19| atra snātaṃ tvayā deva pūjanaṃ vai tvayā kṛtam | atastvaṃ gṛhṇa me śastraṃ yena vṛtraṃ haniṣyasi 20| śrīmaheśaprasādācca prāptaṃ maghavatā tataḥ | tena pāśupatāstreṇa hato vṛtro mahābalaḥ 21| tatsarvamatra saṃjātaṃ durddharṣeśa prasādataḥ | snānamātrāttu deveśi pūjanādeva sāṃpratam 22| tīrthaprabhāvātsaṃprāptaṃ satyaṃ satyaṃ varānane | evaṃ jñātvā tu deveśi tatra vai snānamācaret | darśanaṃ tu maheśasya sarvapāpapraṇāśanam 23| iti śrīpādme mahāpurāṇe paṃcapaṃcāśatsāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāmuttarakhaṃḍe durddharṣeśvaramāhātmyaṃnāma tripaṃcāśadadhikaśatatamo'dhyāyaḥ 153|
English translation
Mahādeva said :
1-6. I shall (now) describe another excellent holy place Durdharṣeśvara, by merely remembering which even a sinner would become meritorious. When the war between gods and demons had taken place, and when the demon had died, Uśanas (i.e. Śukra ), the son of Bhārgava , had observed here a vow difficult to practise, had propitiated Mahādeva , not easily accessible and the cause of the world, and obtained the formula (called) Mṛtasañjīvanī (bringing the dead back to life) from Śiva , for the demons. It is well-known in the world. A man who has bathed at Kāyatīrtha and worshipped Maheśvara called Durdharṣeśvara, is freed from all sins. O daughter of the ( Himālaya ) Mountain, in this respect listen to an old account. Formerly when the battle between Vṛtra and Indra took place, the gods were vanquished by the demons. Indra, the lord of gods, thinking what to do, went to Bṛhaspati .
Indra said :
7-8. You are our preceptor. You are always actually the guardian of gods. You are famous, the best of sages. O treasure of kindness, favour me. I am vanquished by Vṛtra, O you of a good vow, where shall I go?
Bṛhaspati said :
9-12. O lord of gods, listen. I shall tell you (that) by which you (will) always (be) happy. If you desire your well-being, then do as I tell you. Go to Sābhramatī, and having gone there be happy. The god called Durdharṣa , causing well-being, always dwells there. O lord of gods, he gives desired objects. This is the truth and the truth only.
Having heard Bṛhaspati’s words, he went to that river. Having bathed there, the lord of gods worshipped that Maheśa . Due to the bath and worship Śrī Maheśvara was pleased.
Mahādeva said :
13. I will always give every object that you desire.
Hearing (these) words, the lord of gods said (these) great (i.e. important) words:
Indra said :
14-15. You are the lord of all the worlds. You are the cause and the (highest) position. You are always perceived by me to be god Viśveśvara . O Viśveśvara, O master of gods, if you are pleased, then, O Mahādeva, kill Vṛtra. This is my great desire.
Mahādeva said :
16-17. O lord of gods, at your words, this Vṛtra is (i.e. will be) killed by me. O lord of gods, take the weapon which will be given by me. Due to its contact with (his) life, you will certainly kill him.
Indra said :
18. O lord of the universe, what is that missile with which I shall kill Vṛtra? What is that which you have fashioned as superior to the thunderbolt? When have you fashioned it?
Mahādeva said :
19-23. This is the Pāśupata missile which I have formerly fashioned. It was not given to anyone (else). O Indra, I have preserved it for you. O god, you have bathed here and worshipped (me) here. Therefore, take this weapon from me, with which you will kill Vṛtra.
Due to Śrī Maheśa’s favour, Indra obtained it; and with that he killed the very mighty Vṛtra. All that took place here by the grace of Durdharṣeśa. That was secured merely by a bath and worship, O goddess. It was secured due to the glory of the holy place. O beautiful lady, this is the truth and the (only) truth. Realising this, O chief goddess, a man should bathe there. Seeing Mahādeva destroys all sins.
Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 44887, revision 336577 (2022-04-25T00:35:04Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc365732.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.