Vamana Purana — Prahlada's Tirtha Circuit, Shloka 16

Prahlada’s Pilgrimage Circuit: Tirtha-Mahatmya from Naimisha to Rudrakoti and Shalagrama

Devanagari script

तत्र मङ्कुणिकातोये स्नात्वाभ्यर्य्य महेश्वरम् जगामाद्रिं स सौगन्धि प्रह्लादो मलायाचलम्

Transliteration

tatra maṅkuṇikātoye snātvābhyaryya maheśvaram jagāmādriṃ sa saugandhi prahlādo malāyācalam

Translation

There, having bathed in the waters of Maṅkuṇikā and having worshipped Maheśvara, that fragrant (i.e., perfumed/garlandeVamana Purana,54,30,VamP 54.30,nakṣatrapuruṣākhyaṃ hi vratānāmuttamaṃ vratam pūrvaṃ kṛtaṃ hi bhṛguṇā sarvapātakanāśanam,नक्षत्रपुरुषाख्यं हि व्रतानामुत्तमं व्रतम् पूर्वं कृतं हि भृगुणा सर्वपातकनाशनम्,Saromahatmiya,Dharma Teaching (Vrata Mahatmya),Adhyaya 54 (Vrata-prashamsa / Nakshatra-Purusha Vrata),30,nakṣatrapuruṣākhyaṃ hi vratānāmuttamaṃ vratam |