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।। अथ व्यासप्रोक्ताकाशगंगास्नानकालनिर्णयः ।। ।। श्रीसूत उवाच ।। ।। अंजनापि वरं लब्ध्वा भर्त्रा साकं मुमोद ह ।। ब्रह्मादीनागतान्दृष्ट्वा विस्मयाविष्टमानसा ।। १ ।। पत्या साकं ततः स्वस्था चांजना मंजुभाषिणी ।। ब्रह्मादिभिरनुज्ञातो व्यासो वेदविदां वरः ।। २ ।। अञ्जना तामुवाचेदं मेघगम्भीरया गिरा ।। ३ ।। ।। व्यास उवाच ।। ।। अञ्जने शृणु मद्वाक्यं सर्वलोकोपकारकम् ।। मतङ्गस्य ऋषेर्वाक्यं श्रुत्वा निर्मलचेतसा ।। ४ ।। यस्मात्तु वेंकटं गत्वा तपः कृत्वा सुदुष्करम् ।। प्रसूयते त्वया पुत्रः शूरस्त्रैलोक्यविक्रमः ।। ५ ।। इदं तीर्थोत्तमं तस्मात्प्रत्यक्षदिवसे तव ।। गंगाद्यानि च तीर्थानि समायांति जगत्त्रये ।। ६ ।। वेंकटाद्रिसमं तीर्थं ब्रह्माण्डे नास्ति किञ्चन ।। तत्राप्यत्यन्तपुण्या वै स्वामिपुष्करिणी शुभा ।। ७ ।। ततोऽधिकमिदं तीर्थं प्रत्यक्षं दिवसे तव ।। स्नानार्थं ये समायांति चित्राऋक्षसमन्विते ।। ८ ।। मेषं पूषणि संप्राप्ते पूर्णिमायां शुभे दिने ।। शृणु तेषां फलं देवि वक्ष्यामि तव सुव्रते ।। ९ ।। गंगादिसर्वतीर्थेषु द्वादशाब्दं वरानने ।। यत्फलं विद्यते देवि तत्फलं भवति धुवम् ।। 2.1.40.१० ।। दानानि कुर्वतां पुंसां तेषां शृणु फलोन्नतिम् ।। स्थाने तूक्तं फलं देवि विद्धि तेषां वरानने ।। ११ ।। ।। अञ्जनोवाच ।। ।। कार्याणि यानि दानानि वेंकटाद्रौ नगोत्तमे ।। तानि सर्वाणि विप्रेन्द्र वद वेदविदां वर ।। १२ ।। ।। अथ व्यासप्रोक्तश्रीवेंकटाचलकरणीयदानप्रशंसा ।। ।। व्यास उवाच ।। अन्नदानं वस्त्रदानं द्वयमेतत्प्रशस्यते ।। पितुः श्राद्धं विशेषेण वेंकटाद्रौ नगोत्तमे ।। १३ ।। सुवर्णं ये प्रयच्छन्ति प्रीतये मधुघातिनः ।। सर्वलोकं समासाद्य मोदन्ते मुनिसत्तमाः ।। १४ ।। शालग्रामशिलादानं ये कुर्वन्ति नगोत्तमे ।। अंगभंगमवाप्नोति स्वानुभूतिं च विन्दति ।। १५ ।। यो ददाति द्विजेन्द्राय गोदानं च कुटुम्बिने ।। रोमसंख्याप्रमाणेन विष्णुलोके विराजते ।। १६ ।। भूमिं ददाति यो देवि ब्राह्मणाय कुटुम्बिने ।। तस्याश्च पुण्यफलं वक्तुं कः शक्तो दिवि वा भुवि ।। १७ ।। कन्यां ददाति यो देवि श्रोत्रियाय द्विजातये ।। विष्णुलोकं समासाद्य मोदते पितृभिः सह ।। ।। १८ ।। प्रपां कुर्वन्ति ये देवि शीतलोदकसंयुताम् ।। तेषां पुण्यफलं वक्तुं शेषेणापि न शक्यते ।। १९ ।। तिलं ददाति विप्राय श्रोत्रियाय कुटुंबिने ।। सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति ।। 2.1.40.२० ।। धान्यदानं प्रशंसन्ति विप्रा वेदविदां वराः ।। बहुपुत्रा भविष्यन्ति धान्यदानं प्रकुर्वताम् ।। २१ ।। गन्धचम्पकपुष्पादीञ्छत्रव्यजनचामरान् ।। ताम्बूलघनसारादीन्यो ददाति द्विजातये ।। २२ ।। भुक्त्वा भोगं चिरं कालं स्वर्गलोकं ततो व्रजेत् ।। दिव्यवर्षसहस्रं च भुक्त्वा भोगाननेकशः ।। २३ ।। सार्वभौमस्ततो भूत्वा तत्र भुक्त्वा चिरं महीम् ।। ततो विप्रत्वमासाद्य वेदवेदान्तपारगः ।। २४ ।। ततो मुक्तिं समायाति प्रसादाच्चक्रपाणिनः ।। इत्येतत्कथितं देवि वेंकटाचलवैभवम् ।। २५ ।। य एतच्छृणुयान्नित्यं यश्चापि परिकीर्तयेत् ।। सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति ।। २६ ।। इत्येतत्कथितं पूर्वं व्यासेनैव महात्मना ।। शृणुयाद्वा पठेद्वापि कृतकृत्यो भविष्यति ।। २७ ।। तस्यैव वंशजाः सर्वे मुक्तिं यान्ति न संशयः ।। २८ ।। ।। इति श्रीस्कांदे महापुराण एकाशीतिसाहस्र्यां संहितायां द्वितीये वैष्णवखण्डे श्रीवेंकटाचलमाहात्म्येऽञ्जनावरलब्ध्याकाशगंगा स्नानकालनिर्णयादिवर्णनंनाम चत्वारिंशोऽध्यायः ।। ४० ।।

|| atha vyāsaproktākāśagaṃgāsnānakālanirṇayaḥ || || śrīsūta uvāca || || aṃjanāpi varaṃ labdhvā bhartrā sākaṃ mumoda ha || brahmādīnāgatāndṛṣṭvā vismayāviṣṭamānasā || 1 || patyā sākaṃ tataḥ svasthā cāṃjanā maṃjubhāṣiṇī || brahmādibhiranujñāto vyāso vedavidāṃ varaḥ || 2 || añjanā tāmuvācedaṃ meghagambhīrayā girā || 3 || || vyāsa uvāca || || añjane śṛṇu madvākyaṃ sarvalokopakārakam || mataṅgasya ṛṣervākyaṃ śrutvā nirmalacetasā || 4 || yasmāttu veṃkaṭaṃ gatvā tapaḥ kṛtvā suduṣkaram || prasūyate tvayā putraḥ śūrastrailokyavikramaḥ || 5 || idaṃ tīrthottamaṃ tasmātpratyakṣadivase tava || gaṃgādyāni ca tīrthāni samāyāṃti jagattraye || 6 || veṃkaṭādrisamaṃ tīrthaṃ brahmāṇḍe nāsti kiñcana || tatrāpyatyantapuṇyā vai svāmipuṣkariṇī śubhā || 7 || tato'dhikamidaṃ tīrthaṃ pratyakṣaṃ divase tava || snānārthaṃ ye samāyāṃti citrāṛkṣasamanvite || 8 || meṣaṃ pūṣaṇi saṃprāpte pūrṇimāyāṃ śubhe dine || śṛṇu teṣāṃ phalaṃ devi vakṣyāmi tava suvrate || 9 || gaṃgādisarvatīrtheṣu dvādaśābdaṃ varānane || yatphalaṃ vidyate devi tatphalaṃ bhavati dhuvam || 2.1.40.10 || dānāni kurvatāṃ puṃsāṃ teṣāṃ śṛṇu phalonnatim || sthāne tūktaṃ phalaṃ devi viddhi teṣāṃ varānane || 11 || || añjanovāca || || kāryāṇi yāni dānāni veṃkaṭādrau nagottame || tāni sarvāṇi viprendra vada vedavidāṃ vara || 12 || || atha vyāsaproktaśrīveṃkaṭācalakaraṇīyadānapraśaṃsā || || vyāsa uvāca || annadānaṃ vastradānaṃ dvayametatpraśasyate || pituḥ śrāddhaṃ viśeṣeṇa veṃkaṭādrau nagottame || 13 || suvarṇaṃ ye prayacchanti prītaye madhughātinaḥ || sarvalokaṃ samāsādya modante munisattamāḥ || 14 || śālagrāmaśilādānaṃ ye kurvanti nagottame || aṃgabhaṃgamavāpnoti svānubhūtiṃ ca vindati || 15 || yo dadāti dvijendrāya godānaṃ ca kuṭumbine || romasaṃkhyāpramāṇena viṣṇuloke virājate || 16 || bhūmiṃ dadāti yo devi brāhmaṇāya kuṭumbine || tasyāśca puṇyaphalaṃ vaktuṃ kaḥ śakto divi vā bhuvi || 17 || kanyāṃ dadāti yo devi śrotriyāya dvijātaye || viṣṇulokaṃ samāsādya modate pitṛbhiḥ saha || || 18 || prapāṃ kurvanti ye devi śītalodakasaṃyutām || teṣāṃ puṇyaphalaṃ vaktuṃ śeṣeṇāpi na śakyate || 19 || tilaṃ dadāti viprāya śrotriyāya kuṭuṃbine || sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati || 2.1.40.20 || dhānyadānaṃ praśaṃsanti viprā vedavidāṃ varāḥ || bahuputrā bhaviṣyanti dhānyadānaṃ prakurvatām || 21 || gandhacampakapuṣpādīñchatravyajanacāmarān || tāmbūlaghanasārādīnyo dadāti dvijātaye || 22 || bhuktvā bhogaṃ ciraṃ kālaṃ svargalokaṃ tato vrajet || divyavarṣasahasraṃ ca bhuktvā bhogānanekaśaḥ || 23 || sārvabhaumastato bhūtvā tatra bhuktvā ciraṃ mahīm || tato vipratvamāsādya vedavedāntapāragaḥ || 24 || tato muktiṃ samāyāti prasādāccakrapāṇinaḥ || ityetatkathitaṃ devi veṃkaṭācalavaibhavam || 25 || ya etacchṛṇuyānnityaṃ yaścāpi parikīrtayet || sarvapāpavinirmukto viṣṇulokaṃ sa gacchati || 26 || ityetatkathitaṃ pūrvaṃ vyāsenaiva mahātmanā || śṛṇuyādvā paṭhedvāpi kṛtakṛtyo bhaviṣyati || 27 || tasyaiva vaṃśajāḥ sarve muktiṃ yānti na saṃśayaḥ || 28 || || iti śrīskāṃde mahāpurāṇa ekāśītisāhasryāṃ saṃhitāyāṃ dvitīye vaiṣṇavakhaṇḍe śrīveṃkaṭācalamāhātmye'ñjanāvaralabdhyākāśagaṃgā snānakālanirṇayādivarṇanaṃnāma catvāriṃśo'dhyāyaḥ || 40 ||

English translation

Śrī Sūta said :

1-3. After receiving the boon Añjanā rejoiced in the company of her husband. On seeing Brahmā and others come she became wonder-struck. But in the company of her husband the sweet-voiced Añjanā retained normalcy.

Permitted by Brahmā and others, Vyāsa , the most excellent one among those conversant with the Vedas , spoke to Añjanā in a voice as majestic in tone as the rumbling sound of clouds:

Vyāsa said :

4-7. O Añjanā, listen to my words which are beneficial unto the worlds.

On listening to the words of Sage Mataṅga you had gone to Veṅkaṭa with a mind free from impurities. You performed a very difficult penance. A heroic son with the greatest exploits in all the three worlds will be born to you.

Hence on the day of your perception (delivery) all the Tīrthas of the three worlds beginning with Gaṅgā will come into this excellent Tīrtha .

In the whole of this Cosmic Egg there is no other Tīrtha equal to Veṅkaṭādri . There too the splendid Svāmipuṣkariṇī is exceedingly meritorious.

8-11. Better still is this Tīrtha on the day of your perception (of your child?).

Listen, O gentle lady, of good holy rites. I shall recount to you the benefit of those who come for the sake of their holy bath to this Tīrtha on the auspicious Full-Moon day in conjuction with the constellation Citrā when the Sun has his transit into the Zodiac Aries. O lady of excellent countenance, they will have definitely that benefit which one derives by taking holy bath in all the Tīrthas beginning with Gaṅgā for a period of twelve years.

Listen to the height of benefit of those persons who make charitable gifts. O gentle lady of excellent countenance, know that their benefit will be what is mentioned in the appropriate place ( sthāne [ sthāna ?]).

Añjanā said :

12. O eminent Brāhmaṇa , most excellent among those conversant with the Vedas, tell me about all those charitable gifts that should be given on Veṅkaṭādri, the most excellent one among all the mountains.

In Praise of the Charitable Gifts [1] to be made on Śrī Veṅkaṭācala as Explained by Vyāsa

Vyāsa said :

13. The two gifts, viz. of foodstuffs and garments and the Śrāddha unto the Manes in particular (offered) on Veṅkaṭādri, the most excellent one among mountains, are praiseworthy.

14. Those who give gold for the pleasure of the Slayer of Madhu attain all the worlds and rejoice, O excellent sages(?)

15. He who makes the gift of a Śālagrāma stone on the excellent mountain is not reborn. He obtains perfect knowledge.

16. He who makes a gift of cow to aa eminent Brāhmaṇa with a large family, shines in the world of Viṣṇu for as many (years) as there is hair on its (the cow’s) body.

17. Who in heaven or on the earth is competent to recount the meritorious fruit of that person, O gentle lady, who gives land to a Brāhmaṇa with a large family?

18. He who gives a girl (in marriage) to a Brāhmaṇa well-versed in the Vedas, attains the world of Viṣṇu and rejoices along with the Pitṛs .

19. It is impossible even for Śeṣa to recount the meritorious benefit of those persons who construct free-water booths, O gentle lady, storing cool water (for travellers).

20. He who gives gingelly seeds to a Brāhmaṇa well-versed in the Vedas and having a large family, shall be rid of all sins and he goes to the world of Viṣṇu.

21. The Brāhmaṇas , the most excellent ones among those conversant with the Vedas, praise the charitable gift of food-grains. Those who make gifts of foodgraiṇs will have many sons.

22-25. He who gives to a Brāhmaṇa sweet scents, Caṃpaka flowers etc., an umbrella, a fan, chowries, betel-leaves, camphor etc. enjoys worldly pleasures for a long time and then goes to heaven. For a thousand years according to the reckoning of gods he enjoys many pleasures there. Then he is born as an Emperor and enjoys the earth for a long time. Then he becomes a Brāhmaṇa and master of the Vedas and Vedāntas . Thereafter, by the grace of the Discus-bearing Lord he attains liberation. Thus, O gentle lady, the greatness of Veṅkaṭācala has been described.

26-28. He who always listens to this, he who glorifies it, shall be rid of all sins and he goes to the world of Viṣṇu.

He who listens to or reads this, originally spoken by the noble-souled Vyāsa, shall become contented and blessed. All the persons born in his family attain salvation. There is no doubt about it.

:: End of Veṅkaṭācalamāhātmya::

[1]: [1] : VV 13-25 state what gifts should be given and the fruit of the Dāna .

Complete chapter-aligned witnesses. Sanskrit Wikisource page 22909, revision 313774 (2021-07-14T09:02:30Z). English is G. V. Tagare’s complete translation, controlled against its chapter page at https://www.wisdomlib.org/hinduism/book/the-skanda-purana/d/doc370719.html and the archival publication witness. The witnesses are aligned at chapter level; no unsupported verse-by-verse equivalence is asserted.