% Text title            : Vaidyanathasthalasya Gayakshetrasamam Mahatmyavarnanam
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\- R^iShi agastyaproktam \-

vaidyanAthasthale tasmAt gayAkShetrasamaM bhuvi | 
tadArabhya munishreShThA ga~NgAkuNDamidaM viduH || 46||
brahmakuNDamiti khyAtaM brahmahatyAdipApaham | 
darshanaM brahmakuNDasya jalapAnaM cha muktidam || 47||
trayastriMshatkoTigaNaistIrthairAsevitodake |
brahmakuNDe narA snAnti ya tu bhaktisamanvitAH || 48||
teShAmaShTavidhA siddhiH bhavatyeva na saMshayaH | 
svarNasteyI surApAyI gurutalpI cha vIrahA || 49||
bhrUNahA vR^iShalIbhuktA brahmakuNDAbhiShechanAt | 
vaidyanAthasthale shuddho bhavettIrthasya vaibhavAt || 50||
brAhmaNaH kShatriyo vApi vaishyaH shUdro.anya eva vA | 
vaidyanAthasthalaM prApya brahmakuNDajale shubhe || 51||
snAtvA natvA mahAdevaM pitrormR^itadine.api vA | 
mAghamAse.athavA R^ikShe mAghAkhye pitR^idevate || 52||
yasmin kasmiMshcha divase devarShipitR^itarpaNam | 
kishcha dvijAn dakShiNAbhistiladAnairyathAvidhi || 53||
yaH karoti naro bhaktyA tasyedaM phalamuchyate | 
gayAyAM piNDadAnena prayAge piNDadAnataH || 54||
piNDadAnena rAmeshe yathA muktistathA dvijAH | 
ye shR^iNvanti kathAmetAM puNyAmadbhutavaibhavAm || 55||
paThanti vAkhilAn kAmAn prApnuyurmunipa~NgavAH || 56||

|| iti vaidyanAthasthalamAhAtmye vaidyanAthasthalasya gayAkShetrasamaM mAhAtmyavarNanaM sampUrNam ||

\- || vaidyanAthasthalamAhAtmyam | saptamo.adhyAyaH | 46\-56||
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- .. vaidyanAthasthalamAhAtmyam . saptamo.adhyAyaH . 46-56..

Notes:

Ṛṣi Agastya ##R^iShi agastya## describes the merits of visiting and conducting of certain rites in the Vaidyanātha Sthala ##vaidyanAtha sthala## that gives benefits similar to the Gayā Kṣetra ##gayA kShetra##.##



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