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Haramukat Ganga Mahatamya
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A robber of gold, a drunkard, one longing for women, even the killer of the wife , killer of cow and the ungrateful also, O Isani (Lordess)! is immediately absolved of the sin. For those men, for whom atonement is not seen in the whole lot of scriptures, for them, it is seen by me here in the water of Haramukha in (the month of) Bhadra. O Lordess of the world! The time in Mukuta Ganga during rains on the bright eighth day of Bhadra (month) is said to be auspicious and the bestower of good luck. When that time arrives, then one should resort to Mukuta. No day, no planet either adverse or suitable (odd or even) is said to create obstacles in Ganga.


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O Devesi! when the (right) time arrives, then one should resort to the holy water which had come forth from the crown. O Lordess of the world! The Tirthas (sacred places) become defiled when they are united with the great sinners. They, undoubtedly come to take bath in the pure water in Mukuta Ganga on the eightth day of (the month of) Bhadra. So, O Dear! knowing Kali (period) as horrible or the death on the head (imminent), one should immediately move to Haramukha with whole effort (full devotion), where O Devesi! due to the influence of Mahakala, there is no time, not even the breach of time and neither even the hell, O Beautiful One! O Lordess! There is no fear of transmigration or even the death.

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There is no fear of planets even, no fear arising from the famine. There is no fear even from calamities after taking bath in Mukuta Ganga. O Mahadevi! There is no better Tirtha (sacred place) than this, no better merit than this, no charity, no fast, no holy deed, no severe and glorious penance equal to Mukuta Ganga. O Mahadevi! Neither it has been there nor it will be, it is absolutely true. In the extremely horrible Kali, no sacrificial practices are equal to the bath in the Uttraganga. So one should resort to Ganga which originated from the crown (of Siva) with full effort (devotion). His crores of hells disappear (vanish away) from its ‘darsana’ (visit). O Dear! One is freed from three debts Rrsirna, Devarna and Pitrrna) by going to Mukuta Ganga and by bathing and offering oblations to gods and deceased ancestors with devotion, the ancestors of whom present in the sphere of manes sing profusely that if he takes birth in our race due to good luck he must throw the bones in Uttraganga with care (devotion) or he offers oblations or performs Sraddha (obsequial offering) in proper manner or may feed the Brahmanas with devotion on the holy, glorious bank of Ganga. O Maheswari! The deceased ancestors sing verses on seeing the one born in their lineage setting off, O Dear! towards Haramukha mountain.

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