हिरण्यबिन्दुः कथितो गिरौ कालञ्जरे महान्। आगस्त्यपर्वतोरभ्यः पुण्यो गिरिवः शिवः
On the great Kālañjara mountain is the renowned Hiraṇyabindu, a sacred and auspicious peak, dear to the Agastya lineage.
महेन्द्रो नाम कौरव्य भार्गवस्य महात्मनः। अयजत्तत्रकौन्तेय पूर्वमेव पितामहः
O Kaurava, on the mountain called Mahendra, the great-souled Bhārgava performed a sacrifice there, as did the grandsire in ancient times.
यत्रभागीरथी पुण्यां सरस्यासीद्युधिष्ठिर। यत्र सा ब्रह्मशालेति पुण्याख्याता विशांपते। धूतपाप्मभिराकीर्णा पुण्यं तस्याश्च दर्शनम्
Where the sacred Bhāgīrathī once formed a lake, O Yudhiṣṭhira, and where it is known as Brahmaśālī, famed among men, filled with those cleansed of sin—beholding her is holy.
पवित्रो मङ्गलीयश्च ख्यातो लोके सनातनः। केदारश्च मतङ्गस्य महानाश्रम उत्तमः
Kedāra, the great and excellent hermitage of Mataṅga, is renowned in the world as pure, auspicious, and eternal.
कुण्डोदः पर्वतो रम्यो बहुमूलफलोदकः। नैषधस्तृषितो यत्र जलं शर्म च लब्धवान्
The delightful mountain Kuṇḍoda, abundant in roots, fruits, and water, is where the thirsty Naiṣadha found water and relief.
यत्र देववनं पुण्यं तापसैरुपशोभितम्। बाहुदा च नदी यत्रनन्दा च गिरिमूर्धनि
There is the sacred Devavana, adorned by ascetics, and the rivers Bāhudā and Nandā, which arise on the mountain's summit.
तीर्थानि सरितः शैलाः पुण्यान्यायतनानि च। प्राच्यां दिशि महाराज कीर्तितानि मया तव
O great king, I have recounted to you the sacred fords, rivers, mountains, and holy places in the eastern direction.
तिसृष्वन्यासु पुण्यानि दिक्षु तीर्थानि मे शृणु। सरितः पर्वतांश्चैव पुण्यान्यायतनानि च
Now hear from me of the sacred fords in the other three directions, as well as the holy rivers, mountains, and sanctuaries.
दक्षिणस्यां तु पुण्यानि शृणु तीर्थानि भारत। विस्तरेण यथाबुद्धि कीर्त्यमानानि तानि वै
Now hear, O Bhārata, of the sacred fords in the southern direction, described in detail and to the best of my knowledge.
यस्यामाख्यायते पुण्या दिशि गोदावरी नदी। बह्वारामा बहुजला तापसाचरिता शिवा
In that direction is the sacred river Godāvarī, famed for its many groves and abundant waters, holy and frequented by ascetics.
वेणा भीमरथी चैव नद्यौ पापभयापहे। मृगद्विजसमाकीर्णे तापसालयभूषिते
The rivers Venā and Bhīmarathī, indeed, remove sin and fear; teeming with deer and birds, adorned with hermitages.
राजर्षेस्तस् च सरिन्नृगस्य भरतर्षभ। रम्यतीर्था बहुजला पयोष्णी द्विजसेविता
O bull among Bharatas, the river Payoṣṇī of King Nṛga, with delightful banks and abundant waters, is frequented by twice-born ones.
अपि चात्र महायोगी मार्कण्डेयो महायशाः। अनुवंश्यां जगौ गाथां नृगस्य धरणीपतेः
Here, too, the great yogi Mārkaṇḍeya, renowned, sang a lineage song of King Nṛga, O lord of the earth.
नृगस् यजमानस्य प्रत्यक्षमिति नः श्रुतम्। `मरुतः परिवेष्टारः सदस्याश्च दिवौकसः
We have heard that Nṛga, the sacrificer, was visible to us; the Maruts were attendants, and the celestial beings were participants.
पयोष्ण्यां यजमानस्य वाराहे तीर्थ उत्तमे। उद्धृतं भूतलस्थं वावायुना समुदीरितम्। पयोष्ण्या हरते तोयं पापमामरणान्तिकम्
At the excellent Vārāha tīrtha on Payoṣṇī, the water, raised from the earth and stirred by the wind, removes sin leading to death.
स्वर्गादुत्तुङ्गममलं विषाणं यत्र शूलिनः। स्वमात्मविहितं दृष्ट्वा मर्त्यः शिवपुरं व्रजेत्
There, where the pure and lofty horn of Śiva rises above heaven, seeing what is fashioned by one's own soul, a mortal attains the city of Śiva.
एकतः सरितः सर्वा गङ्गाद्याः सलिलोच्चयाः। पयोष्णी चैकतः पुण्या तीर्थेभ्यो हि मता मम
On one side are all the rivers, like Gaṅgā and others, with abundant waters; on the other, Payoṣṇī alone is holy, for among tīrthas, it is my opinion.
माठरस्य वनं पुण्यं बहुमूलफलं शिवम्। यूपश्च भरतश्रेष्ठ वरुणस्रोतसे गिरौ
The sacred forest of Māṭhara, rich in roots and fruits and auspicious, and the sacrificial post, O best of Bharatas, on the mountain by Varuṇa's stream.
प्रवेण्युत्तरपार्स्वे तु पुण्ये कण्वाश्रमे तथा। तापसानामरण्यानि कीर्तितानि यथाश्रुति
On the northern side of Praveṇī, in the holy Kaṇva hermitage, the forests of ascetics are described as heard.
वेदी शूर्पारके तात जमदग्नेर्महात्मनः। रम्या पाषाणतीर्था च पुरश्चन्द्रा च भारत
O dear one, the altar at Śūrpāraka of the great-souled Jamadagni, the delightful stone tīrtha, and Puracandra, O Bhārata.
अशोकतीर्थं तत्रैव कौन्ते य बहुलाश्रमम्। अगस्त्यतीर्थं पाण्ड्येषु वारुणं च युधिष्ठिर
There also is the Ashoka tīrtha, O son of Kunti, with many hermitages; the Agastya tīrtha in the Pāṇḍya land, and the Varuṇa tīrtha, O Yudhiṣṭhira.
कुमार्यः कथिताः पुण्याः पाण्ड्येष्वेव नरर्षभ। ताम्रपर्णी तु कौन्तेय कीर्तयिष्यामि तां शृणु
The holy Kumārya tīrthas are mentioned in the Pāṇḍya land, O best of men; now I will recount the Tāmraparṇī, O son of Kunti, listen to it.
यत्र देवैस्तपस्तप्तं महदिच्छद्भिराश्रमे। गोकर्णमिति विख्यातं त्रिषु लोकेषु भारत
Where the gods, desiring greatness, performed austerities in the hermitage; Gokarṇa, famed in the three worlds, O Bhārata.
शीततोयो बहुजलः पुण्यस्तात शिवश्च सः। ह्रदः परमदुष्प्रापो मानुषैरकृतात्मभिः
That lake, with cold water and abundant, is holy and auspicious; extremely difficult to reach for humans of undisciplined soul.
तत्र वृक्षतृणाद्यैश्च संपन्नः फलमूलवान्। आश्रमोऽगस्त्यशिष्यस्य पुण्यो देवसहे गिरौ
There, furnished with trees and grasses, rich in fruits and roots, is the hermitage of Agastya's disciple, holy and divine on the mountain.
वैडूर्यपर्वतस्तत्र श्रीमान्मणिमयः शिवः। अगस्त्यस्याश्रमश्चैव बहुमूलफलोदकः
There is the Vaiḍūrya mountain, splendid, made of gems and auspicious; and the hermitage of Agastya, abundant in fruits, roots, and water.
सुराष्ट्रेष्वपि वक्ष्यामि पुण्यान्यायतनानि च। आश्रमान्सरितश्चैव सरांसि च नराधिप
In the Suraṣṭra region, I will also speak of holy shrines; hermitages, rivers, and lakes, O king.
चमसोद्भेदनं विप्रास्तत्रापि कथयन्त्युत। प्रभासं चोदधौ तीर्थं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम्
The sages also recount the bursting of the Camasa; and Prabhāsa, the tīrtha by the ocean, renowned in the three worlds.
तत्र पिण्डारकं नाम तापसाचरितं शिवम्। उज्जयन्तश्च शिखरी क्षिप्रं सिद्धिकरो महान्
There is the holy Piṇḍāraka, abode of ascetics, and the great Ujjayanta peak, swiftly bestowing success.
तत्र देवर्षिवीरेण नारदेनानुकीर्तितः। पुराणः श्रूयते श्लोकस्तं निबोध युधिष्ठिर
There, by the heroic sage Nārada, a verse from ancient tradition is recited; listen to it, Yudhiṣṭhira.