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महादेव उवाच। खड्गधाराद्दक्षिणतस्तीर्थं परमपावनम् । दुग्धेश्वरमिति प्रोक्तं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् १। यस्मिंस्तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा दुग्धेश्वरं हरम् । पुमान्सद्यो विमुच्येत दुःखात्पापसमुद्भवात् २। दधीचिना तपस्तप्तं साभ्रमत्यास्तटे शुभे । चन्द्रभागा महत्पुण्यं गंगाया संगता यतः ३। तत्र स्नानं च दानं जपः पूजा तपस्तथा । सर्वमक्षयतां याति दुग्धतीर्थप्रभावतः ४। पार्वत्युवाच। दुग्धेश्वरसमुत्पत्तिं श्रोतुमिच्छामि वै प्रभो । महिमा दुग्धतीर्थस्य कथ्यतां च सुरेश्वर ५। महादेव उवाच। पुरा देवासुरे युद्धे दैत्यैर्देवाः पराजिताः । पलायनपरा भूत्वा दधीचाश्रममागताः ६। मुक्त्वा तत्रायुधान्येव गता देवा दिशो दश । पश्चात्कोलाहलं श्रुत्वा दधीचो दैत्यसंभवम् ७। पीतवांस्तानि शस्त्राणि जलेनाप्लाय्य भार्गवः । कालेन ते सुराः सर्वे अस्त्राण्यादातुमुत्सुकाः ८। गुरुणा सहिताः सर्वे परस्परमुदान्विताः । नकुलैः सह सर्पाश्च क्रीडंते ते परस्परम् ९। एवंविधान्यनेकानि साश्चर्याणि तदाश्रमे । पश्यंतो विबुधाः सर्वे विस्मयं परमं गताः १०। ददृशुस्ते मुनिवरं आसनोपरिसंस्थितम् । यत्र साभ्रमती पुण्या मिलिता चंद्रभागया ११। वर्चसा परमेणैव भ्राजमानं यथा रविम् । विभावसु द्वितीयं च सुवर्चा भार्यया सह १२। यथा ब्रह्माहि सावित्र्या तथाऽसौ मुनिसत्तमः । दृष्टः सुरवरैः सर्वैः प्रणिपातपुरःसरम् १३। ऊचिरे तं तदा देवा बृहस्पतिपुरोगमाः । त्वं दाता त्रिषु लोकेषु विदितः पूर्वमेव च १४। याच्ञार्थं च वयं सर्वे त्वत्सकाशं समागताः । भयभीता वयं सर्वेऽस्त्राणि नोदातु मर्हसि १५। इत्युक्तो मुनिवर्योऽसौ देवानाह महामतिः । पीतानि तानि भो देवा जलेनाप्लाव्य मंत्रतः १६। ततो देवाब्रुवन्विप्रं दैत्यानां निधनाय च । देह्यस्थीनि त्वरा विप्र दत्तानीति द्विजोऽवदत् १७। इत्युक्त्वा तान्स्वपत्नीं स प्रेषयामास चाश्रमम् । तदोवाच द्विजो हृष्टो देवान्स्मित्वा महामतिः १८। पीतानि तानि भो देवा गृह्णीध्वं च यथातथम् । इत्युक्त्वा च द्विजो देवि योगमास्थाय योगवित् १९। ततोब्रुवन्सुरा विप्रं स्मयं तं छलया गिरा । त्वयि जीवति भो ब्रह्मन्कुतोस्थीनि लभामहे २०। प्रहस्योवाच विप्रर्षिस्तिष्ठध्वं क्षणमेकतः । स्वयमेव च भो देवास्त्यक्ष्याम्यद्य कलेवरम् २१। इत्युक्त्वा स द्विजो देवि योगमास्थाय योगवित् । ब्रह्मलोकं गतः सद्यो यतो नावर्त्तते पुनः २२। ततः सर्वे सुरास्तत्र दृष्ट्वा तं विलयं गतम् । चिंतयंतः सुरगणाः कथं च विशसामहे २३। सुरभिं चाह्वयामास तामुवाच शचीपतिः । कलेवरं द्विजेंद्रस्य लिह त्वं वचसा मम २४। तथेति च वचो मत्वा तत्क्षणादेव लिह्य तत् । निर्मांसं च कृतं सद्यस्तया धेन्वा कलेवरम् २५। जगृहुस्तानि चास्थीनि चक्रुः शस्त्राणि वै सुराः । तस्य वंशोद्भवं त्वस्त्रमासीद्ब्रह्मशिरस्तथा २६। शस्त्राण्यस्त्राणि कृत्वा ते महाबलपराक्रमाः । ययुर्देवास्त्वरा युक्ता वृत्रघातनतत्पराः २७। ततः सुवर्चा तु दधीचपत्नी संप्रेषिता या सुरकार्यसिद्धये । विलोकयामास समेत्य तत्र मृतं पतिं देहमथो विशस्तम् २८। ज्ञात्वा तु तत्सर्वमथो सुराणां कृत्यं तदानीं च चुकोप साध्वी । ददौ तदा शापमतीव रुष्टा तदा सुवर्चा ऋषिवर्यपत्नी २९। अहो सुरा दुष्टतराश्च सर्वे ह्यनेकशप्ताश्च तथैव लुब्धाः । तस्मात्तु सर्वे ह्यप्रजा भवंतु सेंद्रा सुराद्यप्रभृतीत्युवाच ३०। एवं शापं ददौ तेषां सुराणां सा तपस्विनी । उपविश्याश्वत्थमूले साभ्रमत्यास्तटे स्थिता ३१। सगर्भा सा सती साध्वी स्वोदरं विददार ह । निर्गतो जठराद्गर्भो दधीचस्य महात्मनः ३२। साक्षाद्रुद्रावतारोऽसौ पिप्पलादो महाप्रभुः । प्रहस्य जननी गर्भं उवाच वचनं महत् ३३। सुवर्चा तं पिप्पलादं चिरं तिष्ठास्य सन्निधौ । अश्वत्थस्य महाभाग सर्वेषां शुभदो भव ३४। तथैव भाषमाणा सा सुवर्चा तनयं प्रति । पतिं प्रत्यगमत्साध्वी परमेन समाधिना ३५। एवं दधीचपत्नी सा पतिना स्वर्गमास्थिता । ते देवाः कृतशस्त्रास्त्र दैत्यान्प्रति समुत्सुकाः ३६। आजग्मुश्चेंद्रमुख्याश्च महाबलपराक्रमाः । कामधेनुः प्रसुस्राव ययौ यत्र द्विजः क्षयम् ३७। मुनेः प्रभावतो दुग्धं लिंगरूपं व्यजायत । दुग्धेश्वरमिति ख्यातं देवि साभ्रमती तटे ३८। तदा प्रभृति तीर्थं हि तन्नाम्ना प्रथितं भुवि । अतुलं यस्य माहात्म्यं श्रवणात्पातकापहम् ३९। ये शृण्वंति नरा भक्त्या दुग्धेश्वरसमुद्भवम् । तेऽपि पापविनिर्मुक्ता यांति रुद्रपदं महत् ४०। इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्साहस्र्यां संहितायां उत्तरखंडे दुग्धेश्वरमाहात्म्यंनाम पंचपंचाशदधिक शततमोऽध्यायः १५५।

mahādeva uvāca| khaḍgadhārāddakṣiṇatastīrthaṃ paramapāvanam | dugdheśvaramiti proktaṃ sarvapāpapraṇāśanam 1| yasmiṃstīrthe naraḥ snātvā dṛṣṭvā dugdheśvaraṃ haram | pumānsadyo vimucyeta duḥkhātpāpasamudbhavāt 2| dadhīcinā tapastaptaṃ sābhramatyāstaṭe śubhe | candrabhāgā mahatpuṇyaṃ gaṃgāyā saṃgatā yataḥ 3| tatra snānaṃ ca dānaṃ japaḥ pūjā tapastathā | sarvamakṣayatāṃ yāti dugdhatīrthaprabhāvataḥ 4| pārvatyuvāca| dugdheśvarasamutpattiṃ śrotumicchāmi vai prabho | mahimā dugdhatīrthasya kathyatāṃ ca sureśvara 5| mahādeva uvāca| purā devāsure yuddhe daityairdevāḥ parājitāḥ | palāyanaparā bhūtvā dadhīcāśramamāgatāḥ 6| muktvā tatrāyudhānyeva gatā devā diśo daśa | paścātkolāhalaṃ śrutvā dadhīco daityasaṃbhavam 7| pītavāṃstāni śastrāṇi jalenāplāyya bhārgavaḥ | kālena te surāḥ sarve astrāṇyādātumutsukāḥ 8| guruṇā sahitāḥ sarve parasparamudānvitāḥ | nakulaiḥ saha sarpāśca krīḍaṃte te parasparam 9| evaṃvidhānyanekāni sāścaryāṇi tadāśrame | paśyaṃto vibudhāḥ sarve vismayaṃ paramaṃ gatāḥ 10| dadṛśuste munivaraṃ āsanoparisaṃsthitam | yatra sābhramatī puṇyā militā caṃdrabhāgayā 11| varcasā parameṇaiva bhrājamānaṃ yathā ravim | vibhāvasu dvitīyaṃ ca suvarcā bhāryayā saha 12| yathā brahmāhi sāvitryā tathā'sau munisattamaḥ | dṛṣṭaḥ suravaraiḥ sarvaiḥ praṇipātapuraḥsaram 13| ūcire taṃ tadā devā bṛhaspatipurogamāḥ | tvaṃ dātā triṣu lokeṣu viditaḥ pūrvameva ca 14| yācñārthaṃ ca vayaṃ sarve tvatsakāśaṃ samāgatāḥ | bhayabhītā vayaṃ sarve'strāṇi nodātu marhasi 15| ityukto munivaryo'sau devānāha mahāmatiḥ | pītāni tāni bho devā jalenāplāvya maṃtrataḥ 16| tato devābruvanvipraṃ daityānāṃ nidhanāya ca | dehyasthīni tvarā vipra dattānīti dvijo'vadat 17| ityuktvā tānsvapatnīṃ sa preṣayāmāsa cāśramam | tadovāca dvijo hṛṣṭo devānsmitvā mahāmatiḥ 18| pītāni tāni bho devā gṛhṇīdhvaṃ ca yathātatham | ityuktvā ca dvijo devi yogamāsthāya yogavit 19| tatobruvansurā vipraṃ smayaṃ taṃ chalayā girā | tvayi jīvati bho brahmankutosthīni labhāmahe 20| prahasyovāca viprarṣistiṣṭhadhvaṃ kṣaṇamekataḥ | svayameva ca bho devāstyakṣyāmyadya kalevaram 21| ityuktvā sa dvijo devi yogamāsthāya yogavit | brahmalokaṃ gataḥ sadyo yato nāvarttate punaḥ 22| tataḥ sarve surāstatra dṛṣṭvā taṃ vilayaṃ gatam | ciṃtayaṃtaḥ suragaṇāḥ kathaṃ ca viśasāmahe 23| surabhiṃ cāhvayāmāsa tāmuvāca śacīpatiḥ | kalevaraṃ dvijeṃdrasya liha tvaṃ vacasā mama 24| tatheti ca vaco matvā tatkṣaṇādeva lihya tat | nirmāṃsaṃ ca kṛtaṃ sadyastayā dhenvā kalevaram 25| jagṛhustāni cāsthīni cakruḥ śastrāṇi vai surāḥ | tasya vaṃśodbhavaṃ tvastramāsīdbrahmaśirastathā 26| śastrāṇyastrāṇi kṛtvā te mahābalaparākramāḥ | yayurdevāstvarā yuktā vṛtraghātanatatparāḥ 27| tataḥ suvarcā tu dadhīcapatnī saṃpreṣitā yā surakāryasiddhaye | vilokayāmāsa sametya tatra mṛtaṃ patiṃ dehamatho viśastam 28| jñātvā tu tatsarvamatho surāṇāṃ kṛtyaṃ tadānīṃ ca cukopa sādhvī | dadau tadā śāpamatīva ruṣṭā tadā suvarcā ṛṣivaryapatnī 29| aho surā duṣṭatarāśca sarve hyanekaśaptāśca tathaiva lubdhāḥ | tasmāttu sarve hyaprajā bhavaṃtu seṃdrā surādyaprabhṛtītyuvāca 30| evaṃ śāpaṃ dadau teṣāṃ surāṇāṃ sā tapasvinī | upaviśyāśvatthamūle sābhramatyāstaṭe sthitā 31| sagarbhā sā satī sādhvī svodaraṃ vidadāra ha | nirgato jaṭharādgarbho dadhīcasya mahātmanaḥ 32| sākṣādrudrāvatāro'sau pippalādo mahāprabhuḥ | prahasya jananī garbhaṃ uvāca vacanaṃ mahat 33| suvarcā taṃ pippalādaṃ ciraṃ tiṣṭhāsya sannidhau | aśvatthasya mahābhāga sarveṣāṃ śubhado bhava 34| tathaiva bhāṣamāṇā sā suvarcā tanayaṃ prati | patiṃ pratyagamatsādhvī paramena samādhinā 35| evaṃ dadhīcapatnī sā patinā svargamāsthitā | te devāḥ kṛtaśastrāstra daityānprati samutsukāḥ 36| ājagmuśceṃdramukhyāśca mahābalaparākramāḥ | kāmadhenuḥ prasusrāva yayau yatra dvijaḥ kṣayam 37| muneḥ prabhāvato dugdhaṃ liṃgarūpaṃ vyajāyata | dugdheśvaramiti khyātaṃ devi sābhramatī taṭe 38| tadā prabhṛti tīrthaṃ hi tannāmnā prathitaṃ bhuvi | atulaṃ yasya māhātmyaṃ śravaṇātpātakāpaham 39| ye śṛṇvaṃti narā bhaktyā dugdheśvarasamudbhavam | te'pi pāpavinirmuktā yāṃti rudrapadaṃ mahat 40| iti śrīpādme mahāpurāṇe paṃcapaṃcāśatsāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ uttarakhaṃḍe dugdheśvaramāhātmyaṃnāma paṃcapaṃcāśadadhika śatatamo'dhyāyaḥ 155|

English translation

Mahādeva said :

1-4. To the south of Khaḍgadhāra is a highly purifying holy place called Dugdheśvara, which destroys all sins. One who bathes and sees Śiva (called) Dugdheśvara at this holy place, gets instantly relieved of the pain due to sin. Dadhīci practised penance at the auspicious bank of Sābhramatī since it is meritorious as Candrabhāgā has joined Gaṅgā there. Everything like a bath, gifts, muttering (of hymns), worship and penance (done) there, becomes inexhaustible by the power of Dugdhatīrtha.

Pārvatī said :

5. O lord, I desire to hear about the origin of Dugheśvara. O lord of gods, tell (me about) the greatness of Dugdhatīrtha.

Mahādeva said :

6-26. Formerly in the war between gods and demons gods were defeated by demons. Intent on fleeing they came to Dadhīci’s hermitage. Having abandoned their weapons there only, the gods went to the ten directions. Then having heard the uproar of the demons, Dadhīci Bhārgava , after having submerged the weapons in water, drank them. After (some) time the gods, eager to take the missiles, (came there) with Bṛhaspati . In the hermitage serpents sported with mongooses with pleasure. Seeing many such wonders in that hermitage, all the gods were very much amazed. At the place where the auspicious Sābhramatī has joined Candrabhāgā, they saw the excellent sage seated on a seat shining with great lustre like the sun, accompanied by fire and by his wife Suvarcā . All the excellent gods saw after salutation the best sage like Brahmā with Sāvitrī . Then the gods led by Bṛhaspati said: “It is already known in the three worlds that you are a donor. We have approached you with a request. All of us are full of fear. Please give us our missiles.” The best, very intelligent sage, thus addressed, said to the gods: “O gods, submerging them with a hymn, I drank them (up).” Then the gods said to the brāhmaṇa : “To kill the demons quickly give your bones.” The brāhmaṇa said, “(Here) they are given.” Speaking like this to them he sent his wife to the hermitage. Then the delighted, very intelligent brāhmaṇa smiled and said to the gods: “O gods, I have drank them. Take them (back) properly.” Saying so, O goddess, the brāhmaṇa, proficient in abstract meditation resorted to it. Then with deceitful words the gods said to the smiling brāhmaṇa: “O brāhmaṇa, how can we get them as long as you are alive?” The brāhmaṇa sage laughed and said: “Wait for a moment. O gods, I myself shall abandon my body today.” Speaking like this, O goddess , that brāhmaṇa, proficient in abstract meditation, resorted to it, and instantly went to heaven, whence he does not return even today. Then all the hosts of gods, seeing him dead, thought: ‘How shall we cut up (his body)?’ Then Indra called Surabhi and said to her: “By my words lick up the body of the best brāhmaṇa.” Saying “all right” and honouring his words, she licked it at that moment only. The cow instantly made that body fieshless. Gods took those bones, and fashioned weapons (with them). The missile (made) from his backbone was Brahmaśiras .

27-40. Having fashioned weapons and missiles, the very powerful and brave gods, intent on destroying Vṛtra , quickly went (to him). Then Suvarcā, Dadhīca ’s wife, who was sent for the accomplishment of the mission of gods, having come (there) saw her dead husband and (his) body cut up. The chaste lady, knowing that entire deed of the gods, was angry. Then Suvarcā, the very angry wife of the excellent sage, pronounced a curse: “O very wicked gods, you were cursed many times, and (yet) you are greedy. Therefore, may all of you with Indra, be childless from today.” Thus she spoke. That female ascetic thus cursed the gods. Sitting at the root of the aśvattha tree, she stayed on the bank of Sābhramatī. That pregnant chaste lady cut off her belly. From her womb the child of noble Dadhīca came out. That great lord Pippalāda was actually the incarnation of Rudra . The mother Suvarcā laughed, and said (these) important words to the child Pippalāda: “Live near this aśvattha tree, O illustrious one, and be auspicious to all.” Talking just like that to her son, that chaste lady Suvarcā went to her husband through profound meditation. Thus that wife of Dadhīca followed her husband to heaven. Those gods, having fashioned the weapons and missiles, who were very powerful and brave, who were led by Indra, and who were eager (to fight) came to the demons. The desire-yielding cow poured out milk at the place where the brāhmaṇa (Dadhīca) had perished. By the power of the sage the milk became of the form of a Phallus. O goddess, it is known as Dugdheśvara (situated) on the bank of Sābhramatī. Since then the holy place is well-known on the earth by that name. Its greatness is matchless, and destroys sins merely by being heard. Those men too, who devoutly listen to the (greatness of) Dugdheśvara, getting free from sins, go to the great position of Rudra.

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 44890, revision 336579 (2022-04-25T00:37:30Z). English is N. A. Deshpande’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-padma-purana/d/doc365734.html and the ten-volume archival witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.