येन पुत्रेण सा नीता पितुरानृण्यकारणात्
By which son was she led, for the sake of freeing his father from debt?
महादेव उवाच। दाधीचो ऋषिवर्योऽसौ ह्यागतस्तपकारणात् । अत्र तेन महत्तप्तमृषिणा परमात्मना
Mahādeva said: That best of sages, Dādhīci, came there for the sake of austerity; by that great sage, the supreme soul, great austerity was performed there.
तत्र कोलासुरो नाम विघ्नार्थं वै समागतः । तेन विघ्नं बहुतरं कृतं वै नात्र संशयः
There, an asura named Kola arrived with the intent to cause obstacles; he created many hindrances, indeed, there is no doubt about this.
तद्दृष्टं तु सुपुत्रेण कहोडेन च धीमता । कृत्या ह्युत्पादिता तत्र हननार्थं सुरेश्वरि
Seeing this, the wise Kahoda, his good son, produced a ritual for the purpose of slaying, O Queen of the Gods.
तया वै निहतो दैत्यः कोलो नाम महासुरः । तस्मात्तीर्थं महज्जातं कलौ गुप्तं तु पार्वति
By her, the demon Kola, the great asura, was slain; from that, a great sacred place arose, which in the Kali age remains hidden, O Parvati.
इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्साहस्र्यां संहितायां उत्तरखंडे उमामहेश्वरसंवादे पिप्पलादतीर्थं नाम सप्तपंचाशदधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the one hundred fifty-seventh chapter, named Pippalada Tirtha, in the dialogue of Uma and Maheshvara, in the Uttarakanda of the glorious Padma Mahapurana, comprising fifty-five thousand verses.
महादेव उवाच। भूतालयं ततो गच्छेत्तीर्थं पापहरं पदम् । भूतालयो वटो यत्र यत्र प्राची तु चंदना
Mahadeva said: Then one should go to Bhutalaya, the sacred place that removes sin; Bhutalaya is where the banyan tree stands, and to the east is the sandalwood tree.
भूतालये नरः स्नात्वा कृष्णाष्टम्यामुपोषितः । यस्तु कृष्णतिलान्दद्यान्न स प्रेतोऽभिजायते
A person who bathes at Bhutalaya on Krishna Ashtami, having fasted, and gives black sesame seeds, does not become a ghost after death.
पितॄनुद्दिश्य यो दद्यादुदकुंभं तिलैः सह । पूर्वजान्प्रेतभावात्स मोचयेन्नात्र संशयः
He who offers a water pot with sesame seeds for the ancestors, frees his forebears from the state of ghosts; there is no doubt about this.
यस्य नाम्ना नरः स्नाति प्रेतत्वात्स विमुच्यते । चतुर्दश्यामथाष्टम्यां प्रभाते विमलोदके
By bathing in the name of one whose ancestors are ghosts, he is released from ghosthood, especially on the fourteenth or eighth lunar day, in the morning, with pure water.
तीर्थे भूतालये स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा भूतालयं वटम् । भूतेश्वरप्रसादेन भूतेभ्यो न लभेद्भयम्
Having bathed at the sacred Bhutalaya and seen the Bhutalaya banyan tree, by the grace of Bhuteshvara, one does not experience fear from spirits.
इति श्रीभूतेश्वरतीर्थम् । अतस्तीर्थात्परं तीर्थं घटेश्वरमिति स्मृतम् । यत्र स्नात्वा तु तं दृष्ट्वा मुक्तिभागी भवेद्ध्रुवम्
Thus is the Bhuteshvara Tirtha. Beyond this sacred place is another, known as Ghateshvara; bathing there and seeing it, one certainly attains liberation.
यत्र साभ्रमती तीर्थं घटो वै परमो महान् । दृष्ट्वा चैव महादेवं मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
Where the sacred river Abhramati flows, there is the great Ghata; seeing Mahadeva there, one is freed, without any doubt.
तत्र गत्वा विशेषेण प्लक्षपूजां करोति यः । मनसाभीप्सितान्कामाँल्लभते मानवो भुवि
Whoever goes there and especially worships the Plaksha tree, attains all desired wishes on earth through the mind.
इति घटेश्वरतीर्थम् । ततो गच्छेन्नरो भक्त्या वैद्यनाथेति विश्रुतम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरस्तीर्थे शिवपूजनतत्परः
Thus is the Ghateshvara Tirtha. Then, a person should go with devotion to the place renowned as Vaidyanatha; bathing there at the sacred site, devoted to worshipping Shiva.
पितॄन्संतर्प्य विधिना सर्वयज्ञफलं लभेत् । विजयो देवसंभूतः सर्वपापक्षयंकरः । यं दृष्ट्वा विविधान्कामान्प्राप्नुयुस्ते नराः सदा 6.165.
By properly satisfying the ancestors, one obtains the fruit of all sacrifices; victory, bestowed by the gods, destroys all sins; seeing him, people always attain various desires.
महादेव उवाच। ततोगच्छेन्महादेवि वार्त्रघ्न्या गिरिकन्यया । शक्रश्चैव तया साध्व्या संगमं यत्र लब्धवान्
Mahadeva said: Then, O great goddess, one should go to the place where the mountain maiden, the slayer of Vritra, and Indra, the virtuous one, attained union.
तत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वंति नरा नियतमानसाः । दशानामश्वमेधानां यत्फलं स्नानकृल्लभेत्
There, people with controlled minds perform bathing; the fruit gained by bathing equals that of ten horse sacrifices.
तत्र यः कुरुते श्राद्धं पिंडान्वै तिलचूर्णजान् । पुनाति पुरुषो वंशान्सप्तसप्तपरावरान्
Whoever performs the ancestral rite there, offering balls made of sesame flour, purifies his lineage for seven generations, both past and future.
संपूज्य विधिवत्स्नात्वा संगमे गणनायकम् । न विघ्नैरभिभूयेत लक्ष्म्या नैव विहीयते
Having worshipped properly and bathed at the confluence, honoring the leader of the hosts, one is not overcome by obstacles nor deprived of prosperity.
पार्वत्युवाच। कस्मिन्कार्यसमारंभे समायातः पुरंदरः । स्वर्गलोकादिमं लोकमेतदाख्यातुमर्हसि
Pārvatī said: In the undertaking of which action did Purandara come here from the world of heaven? You ought to tell me this.
वार्त्रघ्नी च नदी केन निरुक्तेन निगद्यते । पुरंदरपुरं देव ब्रह्मघोषनिनादितम् । संभावयति योऽजस्रं मम तत्संगमं वद
By what name is Vārtraghnī, the river, spoken of? O god, in Purandara's city, resounding with the proclamation of Brahma, whoever constantly honors it—tell me of that union with it.
महादेव उवाच। अस्मिंश्चैव तु भूर्लोके प्रश्नोऽयं समभूत्पुरा । युधिष्ठिरेति विख्यातो राजा वै धार्मिको महान्
Mahādeva said: In this very earthly world, this question once arose long ago. There was a king, renowned as Yudhiṣṭhira, great and righteous.
पृष्टवान्स तु भीष्माय धर्मिणे ज्ञानरूपिणे । तेनोक्तं यत्तु तद्देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि तवाग्रतः
He asked Bhīṣma, who was righteous and embodied wisdom. What Bhīṣma spoke to him, O goddess, I will now declare before you.
दशवर्षसहस्राणि दशवर्षशतानि च । वृत्रवासवयोर्युद्धमभवल्लोमहर्षणम्
For ten thousand years and ten hundred years, there was a hair-raising battle between Vṛtra and Vāsava.
ततः पराजितः शक्रः कृत्वा वृत्रेण संविधम् । अद्रोहे स रणं त्यक्त्वा जगाम शरणं मम
Then, defeated, Śakra made an agreement with Vṛtra. Without treachery, he abandoned the battle and came to seek refuge in me.
वार्त्रघ्न्या संगमे पुण्ये तोषयामास शंकरम् । अथांतरिक्षेऽहं देवि दर्शनं दत्तवांस्तदा
At the sacred confluence with Vārtraghnyā, he pleased Śaṃkara. Then, O goddess, I appeared in the sky and granted him a vision.
ममगात्रात्तु यद्भस्म पतितं काश्यपी तटे । भस्मगात्रेति तत्पुण्यं लिंगं देवि विनिर्मितम्
From my body, the ashes that fell on the bank of the Kāśyapī—O goddess, a sacred liṅga called Bhasmagātra was established there.
भूतेश्वरं भस्मगात्रं ब्रह्मणा संप्रतिष्ठितम् । तस्य वै दर्शनादेव ब्रह्महत्या लयं व्रजेत्
Bhūteśvara, Bhasmagātra, was installed by Brahmā. By merely seeing it, one attains release from the sin of killing a Brāhmaṇa.
मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यः श्राद्धं कृत्वा युगादिषु । तदहं सुप्रसन्नोऽभूदिन्द्राय सुमहात्मने
One is freed from all sins by performing śrāddha at the beginning of the ages. Then I became very pleased with Indra, the great-souled.