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.
पुण्ये गिरौ सुराष्ट्रेषु मृगपक्षिनिषेविते। उज्जयन्ते स्म तप्ताङ्गो नाकपृष्ठे महीयते
On the sacred mountain in Surāṣṭra, frequented by beasts and birds, Ujjayanta, Taptāṅga once shone, exalted in the heavenly realm.
एष नारायणः श्रीमान्क्षीरार्णवनिकेतनः। नागपर्यङ्कमुत्सृज्यह्यागतो मधुरां पुरीम्
This glorious Nārāyaṇa, dweller in the ocean of milk, having left the serpent couch, came to the city of Madhurā.
पुण्या द्वारवती तत्रयत्रासौ मधुसूदनः। साक्षाद्देवः पुराणोसौ स हि धर्मः सनातनः
There is holy Dvāravatī, where Madhusūdana dwells; he is the ancient god himself, the eternal Dharma.
ये च कवेदविदो विप्रा ये चाध्यात्मविदो जनाः। ते वदन्ति महात्मानं कृष्णं धर्मं सनातनम्
Those who know the Vedas, the learned priests, and those versed in the spiritual path, declare that the great Kṛṣṇa is the eternal Dharma.
पवित्राणां हि गोविन्दः पवित्रं परमुच्यते। पुण्यानामपि पुण्योसौ मङ्गालानां च मङ्गलम्। त्रैलोक्ये पुण्डरीकाक्षो देवदेवः सनातनः
Govinda is said to be the supreme purifier among all that is pure, the most auspicious among all that is auspicious; in the three worlds, Puṇḍarīkākṣa is the eternal god of gods.
अव्ययात्मा व्ययात्मा च क्षेत्रज्ञः परमेश्वरः। आस्ते हरिरचिन्त्यात्मा तत्रैव मधुसूदनः
Hari, whose nature is both imperishable and perishable, knower of the field, supreme lord, abides there as Madhusūdana, of unfathomable essence.
अवन्तीषु प्रतीच्यां वै कीर्तयिष्यामि ते दिशि। यानि तत्रपवित्राणि पुण्यान्यायतनानि च
In the western region of Avantī, I will recount for you the sacred and holy places found there.
प्रियङ्ग्वाम्रवणोपेता वानीरफलमालिनी। प्रत्यक्स्रोता नदी पुण्या नर्मदा तत्र भारत
There, O Bhārata, is the holy river Narmadā, adorned with groves of Priyaṅgu and mango trees, and rich with clusters of vanīra fruit.
त्रैलोक्ये यानि तीर्थानि पुण्यान्यायतनानि च। सरिद्वनानि शैलेन्द्रा देवाश्च सपितामहाः
All the sacred bathing places, holy shrines, rivers, forests, mountain lords, and gods with their ancestors found in the three worlds—
नर्मदायां कुरुश्रेष्ठ सहसिद्धर्षिचारणैः। स्नातुमायान्ति पुण्यौधैः सदा वारिषु भारत
On the Narmadā, O best of Kurus, countless perfected sages and ascetics always come to bathe in its holy waters, O Bhārata.
निरेतः श्रूयते पुण्यो यत्र विश्रवसो मुनेः। जज्ञे धनपतिर्यत्र कुबेरो नरवाहनः
There is the holy Nirēta, where the sage Viśravas is heard; where Kubera, lord of wealth and bearer of men, was born.
वैढूर्यशिखरो नाम पुण्यो गिरिवरः शिवः। नित्यपुष्पफलास्तत्र पादपा हरितच्छदाः
There is the sacred mountain Vaiḍhūrya, with its shining peak; its trees, ever green, bear flowers and fruits perpetually.
तस्य शैलस्य शिखरे सरः पुण्यं महीपते। फुल्लपद्मं महाराज देवगन्धर्वसेवितम्
On the summit of that mountain, O king, is a holy lake, blooming with lotuses, frequented by gods and gandharvas.
बह्वाश्चर्यं महाराज दृश्यते तत्र पर्वते। पुण्ये स्वर्गोपमे चैव देवर्षिगणसेविते
Many wonders, O king, are seen on that mountain, sacred and heaven-like, attended by hosts of divine sages.
ह्रदिनी पुण्यतीर्था च राजर्षेस्तत्र वै सरित्। विश्चामित्रेण तपसा निर्मिता सर्वपावनी
There is the holy river Hradinī, sacred bathing place of royal sages, created by Viśvāmitra's austerity, purifying all.
यस्यास्तीरे सतां मध्ये ययातिर्नहुषात्मजः। पपात स पुनर्लोकाँल्लेभे धर्मान्सनातनान्
On its bank, among the virtuous, Yayāti, son of Nahusha, fell; he then attained the eternal worlds and Dharma.
तत्रपुण्यो ह्रदः ख्यातो मैनाकश्चैव पर्वतः। बहुमूलफलोपेतस्त्वमितो नाम पर्वतः
There is a renowned sacred lake there, and also the Mainaka mountain; and you, O mountain named Tamita, are abundant with many roots and fruits.
आश्रमः कक्षसेनस्य पुण्यस्तत्रयुधिष्ठिरः। च्यवनस्याश्रमश्चैव विख्यातस्तत्रपाण्डव। तत्राल्पेनैव सिद्ध्यन्ति मानवास्तपसा विभो
There is the holy hermitage of Kakshasena, O Yudhishthira, and also the well-known hermitage of Chyavana, O Pandava; there, with little austerity, people quickly attain success, O illustrious one.
जम्बूमार्गो महाराज ऋषीणां भावितात्मनाम्। आश्रम शाम्यतां श्रेष्ठ मृगद्विजनिषेवितः
O great king, the Jambu path is frequented by sages of purified souls; the foremost hermitage of Shamyata is there, inhabited by beasts and birds.
ततः पुण्यतमा राजन्सततं तापसैर्युता। केतुमाला च मेध्या च गङ्गाद्वारं च भूमिप। ख्यातं च सैन्धवारण्यं पुण्यं द्विजनिषेवितम्
Then, O king, there are the most sacred places, always filled with ascetics: Ketumala, Medhya, and Gangadvara, O lord of the earth; and the famous Sindhu forest, a holy place frequented by twice-born ones.