दुर्लभं ते वरं दद्मि तपसाहं प्रतोषितः 146.
I grant you a boon that is difficult to obtain, for I am satisfied by your austerity.
यदि प्रसन्नो देवेश तदा मां कुरु पावनीम्
If you are pleased, O Lord of gods, then make me pure.
तामहं देवि सुभगे प्रावोचं पुनरेव हि
O blessed goddess, I spoke to her again as follows:
तव नाम्नां च विख्यातमेतत्क्षेत्रं भविष्यति
By your name, this sacred place will become renowned.
विलोक्य मां भवेत्पूतो मम वाक्यान्न संशयः
By seeing me, one becomes purified—there is no doubt in my words.
यास्यन्ति विलयं क्षिप्रमेवमेतन्न संशयः
They will quickly meet their end—of this there is no doubt.
सापि कालेन सञ्जाता तीर्थभूता तथाऽभवत्
In time, she became a tīrtha, a sacred place.
रुरुक्षेत्रस्य प्रभवमेतद्गुह्यं परं मम
This is the supreme secret of the origin of Ruru Kṣetra.
इति श्रीवराहपुराणे भगवच्छास्त्रे रुरुक्षेत्रऋषीकेशयोर्माहात्म्यं नाम षट्चत्वारिंशदधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the one hundred forty-sixth chapter, entitled 'The Glory of Ruru-kshetra and Rishikesh', in the divine scripture of the Shri Varaha Purana.
अथ गोनिष्क्रमणमाहात्म्यम् अत्याश्चर्यं श्रुतं ह्येतद्रुरुक्षेत्रसमुद्भवम्
Now, the greatness of the departure of the cow: This most wondrous event has been heard, originating from Ruru-kshetra.
अन्यच्च यत्परं गुह्यं क्षेत्रं परमपावनम्
Moreover, there is another supreme secret: a field that is supremely pure.
श्रीवराह उवाच गुह्यमस्त्यपरं चैव हिमशृङ्ग शिलोच्चये
Shri Varaha said: There is indeed another secret, upon the snowy peaks and rocky heights.
गोनिष्क्रमणकं नाम गावो यत्र प्रतारिताः
It is called 'the departure of the cow', where the cows were led away.
सप्ततिर्यत्र कल्पानि और्वो यत्र प्रजापतिः
There, for seventy kalpas, Aurva, the lord of creatures, resided.
तस्यैवं वर्त्तमानस्य याति काले महत्तरे
As he thus remained, when a great period of time had passed,
न वरं प्रार्थयत्येष लाभालाभसमन्वितः
He did not seek any boon, being indifferent to gain and loss.
अथ दीर्घस्य कालस्य कश्चिद्ब्रह्मयतिस्तदा
Then, after a long time, a certain Brahmayati arrived there.
ईश्वरोऽपि महाभागे तत्पार्श्वं समुपागतः
The Lord also, O exalted one, approached that place.
तत्र त्वौर्वो महाभागे तप्यते समदर्शनः 147.
There, Aurva, O noble one, practiced austerity with equanimity.
तन्निर्गतं ततो ज्ञात्वा और्वं सर्वे तपस्विनः
Having learned that Aurva had departed, all the ascetics
फलपुष्पसमाकीर्णा लक्ष्मीश्चैवोपजायते
The place became filled with fruits and flowers, and prosperity arose.
तच्च वै भस्मसाद्भूतं महारुद्रस्य तेजसा
And that place became reduced to ashes by the energy of the great Rudra.
ईश्वरोऽपि ततः प्राप्तः शीघ्रमेव हिमालयम्
The Lord then quickly reached the Himalaya.
आश्रमं समनुप्राप्त और्वोऽपि मुनिपुंगवः
Aurva, the foremost sage, also arrived at the hermitage.
दृष्ट्वा स्वमाश्रमं दग्धं बहुपुष्पफलोदकम्
Seeing his hermitage burned, with its many flowers, fruits, and waters,
उवाच क्रोधरक्ताक्षो वचनं निर्दहन्निव
He spoke, his eyes red with anger, uttering words as if scorching.
सोऽपि दुःखेन सन्तप्तः सर्वलोकान्भ्रमिष्यति
He too, afflicted by suffering, will wander among all the worlds.
महाभयात्तु लोकानां न कश्चित्पर्यवारयत्
Because of the great terror among the worlds, no one could restrain him.
महादाहेन सन्तप्तः शम्भुर्देवीमुवाच ह 147.
Scorched by a great burning, Śambhu spoke to the goddess.
दह्यते स्म जगत्सर्वं स तु किञ्चिन्न चेच्छति
The entire world was being consumed by fire, yet he desired nothing at all.