Oppiliappan sthalapurANam - chapter 8

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ShrI BhoomidevI sameta ShrInivAsparabrahmaNe namaH

Chapter 8

Again Brahma spoke to Narada:

" Those who worship the Lord and Bhoomi Devi in TuLasIvanam will be

freed of all sins and attain moksham. If someone worships him even

with one TuLasI leaf, he will attain closeness with the Lord. One who

renovates the temple will become an emperor. If someone performs

Bramotsavam of ShrInivAsan, he will get children, wealth, etc. and

will attain moksham in the end.

If someone bathes in the ahorAtrapushkariNi on a Saturday and

worships BhoomiDevi and ShrInivAsan, he will attain VaikunTam. If

someone eats without salt in the middle of the temple for one night,

he will get the benefit of having performed one lakh chaNdrAyaNam. If

someone desires children they should eat without salt in the temple

for five nights; one who wants wealth must eat without salt in the

temple for a ManDalam; and one who desires a wife must eat without

salt inside the temple for a year and one who desires knowledge must

do this for three years. However, a person who desires moksham should

eat without salt in the temple for twelve years, having bathed in the

ahorAtra pushkariNi and worshipped ShrInivasan.

" If someone worships the Lord of the celestial beings with one lakh

TuLasi leaves, he will attain VaikuNTam. Someone who performs

thirumanjanam with five kinds of juices will live happily in Vaikuntam

for a long time, being free of all sins. If a bhaktha feeds brahmins

in MarkanDeyakshetram, then he will get the benefit of feeding one

crore Brahmins. There is no kshetram that is equal to

MArkaNDeyakshetram, there has not been one and there will never be one

equal to this kshetram.

" If someone recites and worships ShrIBhoomipati with the stotram

recited by MArkaNDeyar, he will attain VaikunTam – there is no doubt

about this. If someone does vanapradakshiNam, then ShrInivAsan grants

his all wishes. One who wants children gets children and all his

wishes will be fulfilled. There is no doubt about this either. If

someone does pradakshinam of the Lordwith bhakthi, reciting the rik

"agnenaya" he will have all his wishes fulfilled. There is no doubt."

ShrI BhoomidevI sameta ShrInivAsparabrahmaNe namaH