Varaha Purana

यथास्थानानि ते तस्मान्निवृत्ताश्च सुरादयः

Then, having returned to their own places, the gods and others withdrew.

पौलस्त्यो रावणो नाम भ्रातृभिः सह राक्षसैः

Then Paulastya, named Rāvaṇa, together with his brothers, the Rākṣasas,

शुश्रूषया च परया गोकर्णेश्वरमव्ययम्

With utmost devotion, served the imperishable Lord of Gokarṇa.

तदा त्रैलोक्यविजयं वरं वव्रे स राक्षसः

Then that Rākṣasa sought the boon of victory over the three worlds.

अवाप्य च दशग्रीवस्तदिष्टं परमेश्वरात्

And having obtained his desire from the Supreme Lord, Daśagrīva,

त्रैलोक्यं स विनिर्जित्य शक्रं च त्रिदशाधिपम्

He conquered the three worlds and Indra, the lord of the gods.

शृंगाग्रं यत्पुरा नीत्वा स्थापितं वज्रपाणिना

The summit, which was once carried away and set down by the wielder of the thunderbolt,

तद्यावद्रावणः स्थाप्य मुहूर्त्तमुदधेस्तटे 216.

That, as long as Rāvaṇa placed it for a moment on the shore of the ocean,

न शशाक यदा रक्षस्तदुत्पाटयितुं बलात्

When the Rākṣasa was unable to uproot it again by force,

स तु दक्षिणगोकर्णो विज्ञेयस्ते महामते

That southern Gokarna, O wise one, should be understood thus.

एतत्ते कथितं सर्वं मया विस्तरतो मुने

All this has been explained to you in detail by me, O sage.

दक्षिणस्य च विप्रर्षे तथा शृंगेश्वरस्य च

Of the southern region, O best of Brahmins, and likewise of Shringeśvara—

व्युष्टिः क्षेत्रस्य महती तीर्थानां च समुद्भवः

The great extent of the land and the origin of the sacred places—

इति श्रीवराहपुराणे गोकर्णशृंगेश्वरादीनां माहात्म्यं नाम षोडशाधिकद्विशततमोऽध्यायः

Thus ends the two hundred sixteenth chapter, entitled 'The Greatness of Gokarna, Shringeśvara, and Others,' in the glorious Varaha Purana.

; अथ धरणीवराहसंवादफलश्रुतिवर्णनम् उक्तं भगवता सर्वं यथावत्परमेष्ठिना

Now, the description of the merit gained from hearing the dialogue between the Earth and Varaha: All has been told exactly as it was by the supreme Lord.

भगवद्विश्वरूपस्य स्थाणोरप्रतिमौजसः

Of the divine, all-pervading form of the Lord, of Sthanu, whose might is unmatched—

यथा शरीरं शृङ्गं च पुण्यक्षेत्रे प्रतिष्ठितम्

How his body and the horn were established in the holy land—

तन्मे ब्रूहि महाभाग यथातत्त्वं जगत्पते पुलस्त्यो वक्ष्यते शेषं यदतोऽन्यन्महामुने

Tell me this in truth, O greatly fortunate one, Lord of the world. Pulastya will relate the rest, O great sage, whatever remains.

सर्वेषामेव तीर्थानामेषां फलविनिश्चयम्

The certain results of all these sacred places—

पुत्रो मे मत्समः सम्यग्वेदवेदांगतत्त्ववित्

My son, equal to me, thoroughly learned in the Veda and its branches—

यशस्वी कीर्त्तिमान्भूत्वा वन्द्यते प्रेत्य चेह च

Becoming renowned and celebrated, he will be honored both after death and here in this world.

मंगल्यं च शिवं चैव धर्मकामार्थसाधकम्

It brings auspiciousness and welfare, and accomplishes righteousness, desire, and wealth.

धन्यं यशस्यं पापघ्नं स्वस्तिकृच्छान्तिकारकम्

It is blessed, brings fame, destroys sin, brings well-being, and brings peace.

कीर्तयित्वा व्रजेत्स्वर्गं कल्यमुत्थाय मानवः इत्युक्त्वा भगवान्देवः परमेष्ठी प्रजापतिः ।। 217.

Having recited it, a person rises to happiness and goes to heaven. Thus, having spoken, the blessed god, the supreme creator, ceased.

सनत्कुमारं सन्दिश्य विरराम महायशाः

Having instructed Sanatkumara, the illustrious one became silent.

वराहभूमिसंवादं सारमुद्धृत्य सत्तमाः

Extracting the essence of the dialogue between Varaha and the Earth, O best ones—

सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः स याति परमां गतिम्

One who is freed from all sins attains the highest state.

प्रयागे ब्रह्मतीर्थे च तीर्थे चामरकण्टके

At Prayaga, at the Brahma-tirtha, and at the tirtha of Amarakaṇṭaka,

कपिलां द्विजमुख्याय सम्यग्दत्त्वा तु यत्फलम्

the merit gained by properly giving a Kapila cow to a foremost Brahmin—