% Text title            : Pushkareshvaralinga Shivakshetra Mahatmyam
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(shivagaurIsaMvAde)
IshvaraH \-
shrR^iNu devi kathAmekAM brahmaNaH paramAdbhutAm |
yAM shrutvA mayi vindante bhaktiM sarvArthadAyinIm || 1||
satyaloke sthito brahmA yiyakShurabhavachChive |
svahastapadmaM dhAtA cha pAtayAmAsa bhUtale || 2||
kShetrANAmuttame tanme puShkare puShkaraM tadA |
tatra me saMsthitaM pUrvaM puShkareshvarasa~nj~nitam || 3||
li~NgaM ma~NgaladaM puNyaM tanmaulau nalinaM patat |
veNugulmAvR^itaM bhadraM nAnAvR^ikShasamanvitam || 4||
tatrAntare.abhavadvANI shrutvA(?) vANIpatistadA ||
(vANI brahmANamavadat iti vaktavyam |)
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vANI \-
etadvidhAtaH kShetraNAmuttamaM puShkaraM shivam |
yajato devayajanaM tava bhR^iyAt supAvanam || 5||
puShkaraM te yataH puNyaM patitaM puShkaraM hi tat |
atra li~NgamidaM shreShThaM devadevasya shUlinaH || 6||
pashya sampUjayAtraiva kArtiko.ayaM supAvanaH |
mAso hi puNyanilaye ga~NgeyaM pAvanI sarit || 7||
kArtike somavAreShu puShkare puShkareshvaram |
yaH samarchayitA rAtrau bilvairdroNaishcha dhutturaiH || 8||
tasya puNyasya nAnto.asti sa cha sha~NkaravallabhaH |
tadA vANIvachaH shrutvA vishvakarmANamAhvayat || 9||
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IshvaraH \-
brahmaNA smR^itamAtraH sa vishvakarmA tato vidhim |
prAha kiM karavANIti kShetraM vistArayeti tam || 10||
vyadhAdvedhAstadA shAlAmAshramaM saritastaTe |
maNTapaM gopuraM divyaM puShkareshasya shUlinaH || 11||
tadbrahmaNovachaH shrutvA nAnAshilpasamanvitaH |
shAlAM nirmApayAmAsa nAnAmaNTapashobhitAm || 12||
bhakShyairbhojyaistathaivAnnaiH sUpApUpairmanoramaiH |
vAsasAM rAshayastatra brAhmaNAvasathAdayaH || 13||
puShkareshvarali~Ngasya chakre so.api shivAlayam |
prAkAragopuropetamAshramaiH sumanoharam || 14||
tatpitAmahavAkyena vishvakarmA.atha shilpirAT |
vij~naptumatha brahmANaM satyalokaM gatastadA || 15||
tatra santi mahAshaivAH puShkaraishasamarchakAH |
bilvapatrAdibhiH samyak te sarve bhasmabhUShaNAH || 16||
rudrAkShahAravalayatripuNDraparishobhitAH |
nivasanti mahAshaivAH puShkaraiH puShkareshvaram || 17||
samarchayanti niyataM bhaktyA bilvaishcha komalaiH |
tattatkAlena deveshi puShkaraM me surAsuraiH || 18||

|| iti shivarahasyAntargate shivagaurIsaMvAde puShkareshvarali~Nga shivakShetra mahAtmyam ||

\- || shrIshivarahasyam | bhargAkhyaH pa~nchamAMshaH | adhyAyaH 35|| \-
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- .. shrIshivarahasyam . bhargAkhyaH panchamAMshaH . adhyAyaH 35.. -
Notes:
Pushkara Kshetra came to be known so due to a Lotus that fell from the hands of Brahma from Satyaloka, on to a Shivalinga in this region in Prithviloka. A temple was thus constructed there by Vishwakarma around the Shivalinga, that came to be known as Pushkareshwara. Shiva  iterated the importance of worshipping at Pushkareshwara during Kartika-masa especially on Mondays (Somavara).

The shloka numbers have been maintained per the source text.

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