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atithiH pUjito yena pUjitAH sarvadevatAH |
atithiryasya santuShTastasya tuShTo hariH svayam || 44||
snAnena sarvatIrtheShu sarvadAnena yatphalam |
sarvavratopavAsena sarvayaj~neShu dIkShayA || 45||
sarvaistapobhirvividhairnityairnaimittikAdibhiH |
tadevAtithisevAyAH kalAM nArhanti ShoDashIm || 46||
atithiryasya bhagnAsho yAti ruShTashcha mandirAt |
koTijanmArjitaM puNyaM tasya nashyati nishchitam || 47||
strIgoghnashcha kR^itaghnashcha brahmaghno gurutalpagaH |
pitR^imAtR^igurUNAM cha nindako naraghAtakaH || 48||
sandhyAhInaH svaghAtI cha satyaghno harinindakaH |
brahmasvasthApyahArI cha mithyAsAkShyapradAyakaH || 49||
mitradrohI kR^itaghnashcha vR^iShavAhashcha sUpakR^it |
shavadAhI grAmayAjI brAhmaNo vR^iShalIpatiH || 50||
shUdrashrAddhAnnabhojI cha shUdrashrAddheShu bhojakaH |
kanyAvikrayakArI cha shrIharernAmavikrayI || 51||
lAkShAmAMsatilAnAM cha lavaNasya tilasya cha |
vikretA brAhmaNashchaiva turagANAM gavAM tathA || 52||
ekAdashIkR^iShNasevAhIno viprashcha bhArate |
ete mahApAtakinastriShu lokeShu ninditAH || 53||
kAlasUtre cha narake patanti brahmaNAM shatam |
etebhyo.apyadhikaH so.api yashchAtithiparA~NmukhaH || 54||

iti brahmavaivartapaharANe gaNapatikhaNDe chatushchatvAriMshAdhyAyAntargataM
         atithisevAmAhAtmyaM samAptam |

brahmavaivartapurANa | gaNapatikhaNDa | adhyAya 44/44\-54||
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