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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्। |
प्लक्षावतरण/ प्लक्षा n. N. of a place of pilgrimage MBh. Ma1rkP.
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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्। |
Plakṣāvataraṇa : nt.: Name of a tīrtha, also called Yamunātīrtha (3. 129. 13; 9. 48. 10).
A. Location: In the north (udīcyām) 3. 88. 1, on the river Yamunā (yamunātīrtham ucyate) 3. 129. 13.
B. Description: Most holy (puṇyatama) 3. 88. 3; auspicious (śiva) 3. 88. 3; excellent tīrtha (tīrthavara) 9. 48. 15; called the gate of the heaven (nākapṛṣṭhasya dvāram) 3. 129. 13.
C. Holiness:
(1) Brāhmaṇas go to this tīrtha for their avabhṛtha bath at the end of their sacrifices performed with the help of the Brāhmaṇas hailing from the river Sarasvatī (yatra sārasvatair iṣṭvā gacchanty avabhṛthaṁ dvijāḥ) 3. 88. 3 (Nī. on Bom. Ed. 3. 90. 4: sārasvataiḥ sarasvatyāṁ prāptaiḥ; atra sārasvatair yajñair ījānāḥ paramarṣayaḥ…/gacchanty avabhṛthāplavam//) 3. 129. 14 (Nī. on Bom. Ed. 3. 129. 14: sārasvatair brāhmaṇaiḥ ṛtvigbhir yajñair ījānāḥ);
(2) By bathing at this tīrtha one sees all the worlds (atropaspṛśya rājendra sarvā¤l lokān prapaśyati) 3. 129. 17, 20;
(3) By bathing at this tīrtha one is purified of bad deeds (pūyate duṣkṛtāc caiva samupaspṛśya) 3. 129. 17.
D. Epic events:
(1) Yudhiṣṭhira bathed at this tīrtha with his brothers; by this act and due to his austerities, he was able to see all the worlds; he was also able to see Arjuna (ihasthaḥ…paśyāmi śvetavāhanam) 3. 129. 19 (Nī. on Bom. Ed. 3. 129. 19: ihasthaḥ yamunāntargataplakṣāvataraṇasthaḥ);
(2) Balarāma visited the Yamunātīrtha; he bathed there and gave wealth to the twice-born; from there he went to the Ādityatīrtha 9. 48. 10, 15-16.
E. Mythological and Past events:
(1) Varuṇa, son of Aditi, performed a Rājasūya at the Yamunātīrtha after conquering human and divine (opponents) 9. 48. 11-12;
(2) King Marutta, helped by Saṁvarta, offered there an excellent satra 3. 129. 16;
(3) Bharata, after conquering the earth righteously (dharmeṇāvāpya medinīm), often performed horse sacrifices using each time a black and speckled horse (medhyam aśvam avāsṛjat/asakṛt kṛṣṇasāraṅgam) 3. 129. 15. [See Yāmuna^2, Plakṣaprasravaṇa, Plakṣarāja ]
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पृष्ठभागोऽयं यन्त्रेण केनचित् काले काले मार्जयित्वा यथास्रोतः परिवर्तयिष्यते। तेन मा भूदत्र शोधनसम्भ्रमः। सज्जनैः मूलमेव शोध्यताम्। |
Plakṣāvataraṇa : nt.: Name of a tīrtha, also called Yamunātīrtha (3. 129. 13; 9. 48. 10).
A. Location: In the north (udīcyām) 3. 88. 1, on the river Yamunā (yamunātīrtham ucyate) 3. 129. 13.
B. Description: Most holy (puṇyatama) 3. 88. 3; auspicious (śiva) 3. 88. 3; excellent tīrtha (tīrthavara) 9. 48. 15; called the gate of the heaven (nākapṛṣṭhasya dvāram) 3. 129. 13.
C. Holiness:
(1) Brāhmaṇas go to this tīrtha for their avabhṛtha bath at the end of their sacrifices performed with the help of the Brāhmaṇas hailing from the river Sarasvatī (yatra sārasvatair iṣṭvā gacchanty avabhṛthaṁ dvijāḥ) 3. 88. 3 (Nī. on Bom. Ed. 3. 90. 4: sārasvataiḥ sarasvatyāṁ prāptaiḥ; atra sārasvatair yajñair ījānāḥ paramarṣayaḥ…/gacchanty avabhṛthāplavam//) 3. 129. 14 (Nī. on Bom. Ed. 3. 129. 14: sārasvatair brāhmaṇaiḥ ṛtvigbhir yajñair ījānāḥ);
(2) By bathing at this tīrtha one sees all the worlds (atropaspṛśya rājendra sarvā¤l lokān prapaśyati) 3. 129. 17, 20;
(3) By bathing at this tīrtha one is purified of bad deeds (pūyate duṣkṛtāc caiva samupaspṛśya) 3. 129. 17.
D. Epic events:
(1) Yudhiṣṭhira bathed at this tīrtha with his brothers; by this act and due to his austerities, he was able to see all the worlds; he was also able to see Arjuna (ihasthaḥ…paśyāmi śvetavāhanam) 3. 129. 19 (Nī. on Bom. Ed. 3. 129. 19: ihasthaḥ yamunāntargataplakṣāvataraṇasthaḥ);
(2) Balarāma visited the Yamunātīrtha; he bathed there and gave wealth to the twice-born; from there he went to the Ādityatīrtha 9. 48. 10, 15-16.
E. Mythological and Past events:
(1) Varuṇa, son of Aditi, performed a Rājasūya at the Yamunātīrtha after conquering human and divine (opponents) 9. 48. 11-12;
(2) King Marutta, helped by Saṁvarta, offered there an excellent satra 3. 129. 16;
(3) Bharata, after conquering the earth righteously (dharmeṇāvāpya medinīm), often performed horse sacrifices using each time a black and speckled horse (medhyam aśvam avāsṛjat/asakṛt kṛṣṇasāraṅgam) 3. 129. 15. [See Yāmuna^2, Plakṣaprasravaṇa, Plakṣarāja ]
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*3rd word in left half of page p392_mci (+offset) in original book.