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ShrI BhoomidevI sameta ShrInivAsparabrahmaNe namaH
Chapter 9 
        Brahma continued: 
" Once Brahma, who is the chief of Satyaloka, came to the earth to
Akaashanagaram (the best among kshetrams), with all the other devAs,
gandharavAs, apsarAs, yakshAs and kinnarAs to worship Hari.  With deep
devotion, he praised the merciful ShriniVAsa and Bhoomi devI with
superior vedavAkhyAs. 
        " Salutations to you, oh Lord, who is the embodiment of countless
auspicious qualities. All the important devas like Svayambhu and Shiva
worship you.  You are the creator and protector of the whole universe.
 You have thousand heads, thousand eyes,   two thousand arms and two
thousand feet. The Sun and Moon are your eyes and Agni is your face
and the winds are your ears.  Even the Vedas return, failing to reach
Him even with their thoughts and  He is all bliss and happiness. He is
the Brahman.  I prostrate before this ShriHari.  You are the remover
of all bondage and You are far from all that is not good,and You are
the emperor of all the Bhagavathas.  Salutations to you Oh ShrIniVasa!" 
        Having spoken thus, he went around Hari in PradakshiNam with all the
Devas and  requested Him to grant permission to perform celebrations.
 Having received His consent, Brahma performed Utsavam for nine days
and did "avabhritasnaanam" in the ahorAtrapushkariNI with all the
rishis and devAs. He presented everyone who had come to see the
Utsavam with tasty feasts, rich clothes, jewels, etc. All the dEvas
returned to their abodes after taking leave from Brahma. 
        "He Narada! Even today, Brahma comes here with all the celestial
beings during the waxing of moon in the month of Aippasi, and performs
 Utsavam.  Similarly Brahma comes during the month of Panguni and
hoists the Utsava flag on the day of the star chithrai.  He then
performs the festival according to VaikhAnasa rules with pomp and
splendour with all the Mangala vadhyams amid vedic chanting for nine
days; and after the day of the chariot,  bathes in AhorAthrapushkariNi
 as  "avabhrithsnaanam" on the sacred day of shravana and ekadashi.  
Hence there is no kshetram that equals this kshetram- there has never
been and there never will be!
        "A person who takes even one step to go to Akaashanagaram is a
celestial being and this is the absolute truth. There is no doubt
about this.  Hari came from the sky to this kshetram that manifested,
so this kshetram is called `AkAshanagarI'.  After seeing this
AkAshanagarI, a person will not be born again.  It is known as
"MaAkanDeyasthalam" because of MArkanDeyA's penance; and it is also
known as `TuLasIvanam' because of TuLasIdevi's penance.  A person
becomes the king of devas if he worships the Lord in AkAshangarI with
bunches of TuLasI for a minute - or even for half a minute.  
        "Listen to me Narada!  I will tell you the guidelines for bathing in
the theerthams.  If someone even thinks about this, he will not be
bothered by Mrithyu.  AhorAthra pushkariNi is towards the northeast of
ShrInivAsa and pushkariNi gives the benefits for bathing night and
day.  This pushkariNI is a destroyer of all sins including brhamahatyA
and drinking wine and gives the results of performing one lakh
paundrikA yagas.  Bathing in this pond on full moon day, new moon day
and eclipses of the sun and moon destroys the sins committed in crores
of lives.  Bathing here on New Year's Day (Indian calendar),
sankranthi, and the days of the parents destroys the sins of many
brahmahatyAs. 
        "Once there was a man called Devasharma who was a descendant of
Bharadhwaja lineage and was an expert in all the shastras.  He saw
Jaimini's daughter who was picking flowers in the garden.  He was
overcome by Manmathan and misbehaved with her. She called out to her
father, who came running and cursed Devasharma  thus: " You will
become a krauncha bird now!"  Devasharma was very sorry and he prayed
to the rishi and was told by him "Go to MArkanDeyakshetram and live on
the branch of a tree.    After a few days, there will be strong winds;
and the branch will fall into the AhorAtrapushkariNi and you will be
purified by its waters, there is no other alternative".
At that same instant, Devasharma became a krauncha bird on the branch
of a tree on the bank of the AhorAtrapushkariNi.  After time had
passed, the branch on which he lived broke due to powerful winds and
fell in the water of the pushkariNi at midnight.  As soon as he got
wet with the drops of water, he took his original form, and climbed
onto a decorated airship, and started to fly to VaikunTam. Then,
Varuna's followers stopped him and asked him "Where are you going? You
were in the water at night ? and those who bathe in the water after
one yamam should be punished. You fell in this water at midnight and
how can you go in this wonderful vehicle to Vishnu's abode?"  Hearing
this, Vishnu's messengesr laughed at them said  "This
AhorAtrapushkariNi gives benefits night and day.  Without knowing the
fine points of dharma, you are speaking.  If you have any doubts, go
and ask VAruna himself!"  So saying they went to VaikunTam. 
        From then onwards, that pond is known as AhoRatrapushkarinI.   By
bathing in this pushkarinI, one attains VaikunTam. There is a TuLasi
tree on the eastern bank of this pond. After doing AshtAkshara mantram
under this tree, if someone gives TAmboolam, Kanya, a cow that gives
milk, along with money, he will attain VaikunTam, free of all sins.  
On bathing here on Saturdays, Fridays, Tuesdays, on the
janmanakshatram and on the day of ShravaNanakshatram, one is cleansed
of all sins. 
        "There is a teertham called `shArngateertham' to the southwest of
that Lord.  If someone even thinks of this teertham he will be freed
of all sins, and what can be said about the results of bathing in this
pond?  Endless wealth is attained by just seeing this theertham and
this gives many times more benefits than bathing in DanyshkoTi.
 To the north, there is another teertham called `Suryateertham'. By
seeing, listening and just thinking about this theertham, a person can
attain moksham.  Once, Shiva cut off Brahma's head and went to all the
kshetrams and bathed to get rid of that sin. But this did not happen.
 Then, he reached the Lord in AkAshanagaram and became pure by bathing
in this Suryatheertham.  He also became very bright (kAnti) and even
today, he does penance on the bank of this Suryateertham.  As Surya
renovated this very sacred teertham, it is called suryateertham. 
Thirtythree crore Devas, bathe here everyday. Those who cannot bathe
here everyday, should bathe for three months.  If someone is not able
to do that, he should bathe here during the month of Karthikai.  If
that is also not possible, he should bathe here on a Sunday of the
month of Karthikai.  Then he will be free of five sins and will become
a king just by bathing in this teertham on Sunday.  By bathing here on
a Monday, he becomes the king of seven islands, there is no doubt
about this.  He will become Indra by bathing here on a Tuesday and
will become Brahma by bathing on a Wednesday.   By bathing on a
Thursday, one can attain moksham and will not be reborn. After killing
Daksha, Shiva washed his tresses of hair here on a Sunday of the month
of Karthikai.  After bathing here, wheat or fruit should be given as
donation with great devotion.  Bathing here and not worshipping
ShrInivAsan begets a person all sins and lands him in the hell called
Rauravam.  Hence one should bathe here and worship ShrinivAsan. 
There is a teertham called Indrateertham to the northeast of Lord
ShrInivAsa.  One who bathes here with devotion gets all the benefits
of performing all yagyas. Long back, Indra bathed in this teertham and
was freed of the papam of befriending Ahalya. 
Then to the south there is the Brahmateertham.  By just looking at
this, it is possible to get all knowledge and bathing here gives the
quality of Brahma.  Brahma became the chief of Satyalokam by bathing
here. One who bathes in this teertham will get all his wishes fulfilled. 
This is the sacred history of the five teertham, Oh Narada!  This is a
well guarded secret!
Such is the glory of VAsudevan.  The sacred story of
MarkanDeyakshetram purifies everyone who listens to it.  There is no
doubt about this. This is sung and read by rishis and people with
great devotion.  One who wakes up in the early hours of the morning
and reads this,  becomes worthy of attaining dharamam, artham,  kamam
and moksham.  The home that houses this pure PuraNam is equal to
Kurkshetram and there is no doubt about this.  The person who relates
this purANam should be honoured with clothes and jewels.  There is no
doubt that ShrInivAsan will protect him.  Those who listen to this
puraNam will achieve all kinds of prosperity and MangaLam. 
ShrI BhoomidevI sameta ShrInivAsparabrahmaNe namaH
SthalapuRaNam is concluded





 
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