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Adhyaya 79: Nārada Requests the Sequential Fruits of Tīrthas; The Origins of Tryambaka and Vārāha Tīrthas

Adhyaya 79 dibuka dengan hasrat Nārada yang terus-menerus untuk mendengar secara berurutan buah kebajikan (tīrthaphala) dari berbagai tīrtha, terutama mengenai aliran penyuci Gaṅgā beserta kisah-kisah asal-usulnya. Brahmā menegaskan bahwa seluruh perbedaan tīrtha dan mahātmya-nya tidak mungkin diuraikan tuntas, dan tidak mudah pula ditanggung oleh pendengaran biasa; namun beliau tetap memberikan ringkasan singkat yang otoritatif sesuai ajaran suci dan peta kesucian yang dikenal. Bab ini lalu menonjolkan dua tīrtha: Tryambaka, dipuji sebagai pemberi kenikmatan duniawi sekaligus pembebasan, dan Vārāha, termasyhur di tiga dunia. Asal-usul Vārāha tīrtha dikaitkan dengan peristiwa ketika rākṣasa bernama Sindhusena merampas upacara yajña dan turun ke Rasātala sehingga tatanan ritual kosmis terganggu. Para dewa, tak mampu mengatasinya, memohon perlindungan Viṣṇu; Viṣṇu menjelma sebagai Vārāha, turun, membinasakan para pengganggu, memulihkan yajña, lalu muncul kembali melalui jalan yang sama dengan turunnya Gaṅgā. Di titik kemunculan itu, air Gaṅgā menyucikan tubuh yang berlumur darah dan terbentuklah Vārāha-kuṇḍa. Tīrtha ini diajarkan sebagai tempat di mana mandi suci dan pemberian dana menghasilkan buah semua yajña, bahkan mengingat para leluhur pun menyucikan mereka dan mengantarkan ke surga.

Chapter Arc

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Thematic Essence

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Emotional Journey

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Tirtha Focus

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Shlokas in Adhyaya 79

Verse 1

नारद उवाच न मनस् तृप्तिम् आधत्ते कथाः शृण्वत् त्वयेरिताः पृथक् तीर्थफलं श्रोतुं प्रवृत्तं मम मानसम् //

Di sini tercantum nomor/angka śloka “1”; teks śloka aslinya tidak tersedia di sini.

Verse 2

क्रमशो ब्राह्मणानीतां गङ्गां मे प्रथमं वद पृथक् तीर्थफलं पुण्यं सेतिहासं यथाक्रमम् //

Di sini tercantum nomor/angka śloka “2”; teks śloka aslinya tidak tersedia di sini.

Verse 3

ब्रह्मोवाच तीर्थानां च पृथग् भावं फलं माहात्म्यम् एव च सर्वं वक्तुं न शक्नोमि न च त्वं श्रवणे क्षमः //

Di sini tercantum nomor/angka śloka “3”; teks śloka aslinya tidak tersedia di sini.

Verse 4

तथापि किंचिद् वक्ष्यामि शृणु नारद यत्नतः यान्य् उक्तानि च तीर्थानि श्रुतिवाक्यानि यानि च //

Syair keempat—di sini sabda Purana yang suci dijelaskan secara ringkas dan tertib.

Verse 5

तानि वक्ष्यामि संक्षेपान् नमस्कृत्वा त्रिलोचनम् यत्रासौ भगवान् आसीत् प्रत्यक्षस् त्र्यम्बको मुने //

Syair kelima—dalam Purana, hakikat dharma, artha, kama, dan moksha diterangkan.

Verse 6

त्र्यम्बकं नाम तत् तीर्थं भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदायकम् वाराहम् अपरं तीर्थं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् //

Syair keenam—dengan mendengar, dosa manusia berkurang dan kebajikan bertambah.

Verse 7

तस्य रूपं प्रवक्ष्यामि नाम विष्णोर् यथाभवत् पुरा देवान् पराभूय यज्ञम् आदाय राक्षसः //

Syair ketujuh—siapa yang membaca dengan श्रद्धा, pelita pengetahuan bertambah di hatinya.

Verse 8

रसातलम् अनुप्राप्तः सिन्धुसेन इति श्रुतः यज्ञे तलम् अनुप्राप्ते निर्यज्ञा ह्य् अभवन् मही //

Syair kedelapan—demikianlah, mendengar dan membaca Purana menegakkan kesejahteraan tertinggi bagi dunia.

Verse 9

नायं लोको ऽस्ति न परो यज्ञे नष्ट इतीत्वराः सुरास् तम् एव विविशू रसातलम् अनुद्विषम् //

Syair kesembilan—di sini Purana menguraikan hakikat suci secara ringkas dan jelas.

Verse 10

नाशक्नुवंस् तु तं जेतुं देवा इन्द्रपुरोगमाः विष्णुं पुराणपुरुषं गत्वा तस्मै न्यवेदयन् //

Syair kesepuluh—jalan dharma, artha, kama, dan moksha diterangkan dengan penuh sraddha.

Verse 11

राक्षसस्य तु तत् कर्म यज्ञभ्रंशम् अशेषतः ततः प्रोवाच भगवान् वाराहं वपुर् आस्थितः //

Syair kesebelas—dengan satsang pengetahuan bertambah dan dosa pun mereda.

Verse 12

शङ्खचक्रगदापाणिर् गत्वा चैव रसातलम् आनयिष्ये मखं पुण्यं हत्वा राक्षसपुंगवान् //

Syair kedua belas—dengan yajna, dana, dan tapa, hendaknya menunaikan kebajikan bagi dunia.

Verse 13

स्वः प्रयान्तु सुराः सर्वे व्येतु वो मानसो ज्वरः येन गङ्गा तलं प्राप्ता पथा तेनैव चक्रधृक् //

Syair ketiga belas—demikian, dengan mendengarkan Purana, batin disucikan dan bhakti menjadi teguh.

Verse 14

जगाम तरसा पुत्र भुवं भित्त्वा रसातलम् स वराहवपुः श्रीमान् रसातलनिवासिनः //