Garga Samhita 2160

Garga Samhita

Canto Three : Chapter Ten

Shri Giriraja-mahatmya
The Glory of Shri Giriraja

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Text 22 and 23

rishyamukasya sahyasya
tatha deva-gireh punah
yatrayam labhate punyam
samastaya bhuvah phalam

girirajasya yatrayam
tasmat koöi-gunam phalam
giriraja-samam tirtham
na bhutam na bhavishyati[1]

By going on pilgrimage to Govardhana Hill one attains piety ten million times greater than the piety he would attain by going on pilgrimage to Rishyamuka or Devagiri. There never was, nor will there ever be a holy place equal to Govardhana Hill.

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References

  1. rishyamukasya -of Rishyamuka; sahyasya -borne; tatha -so; deva-gireh -of Devagiri; punah -again; yatrayam -on pilgrimage; labhate -attains; punyam -piety; samastaya -all; bhuvah -of tyhe world; phalam -the result; girirajasya -of Govardhana Hill; yatrayam -on pilgrimage; tasmat -than that; koöi-gunam -multiplied ten million times; phalam -result; giriraja-samam -equal to Govardhana Hill; tirtham -holy place; na -not; bhutam -was; na -not; bhavishyati -will be.

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