इत्य् उक्त्वा स तदा देवस् तत्रैवान्तरधीयत मार्कण्डेयं मुनिश्रेष्ठाः सर्वव्यापी जनार्दनः
Having spoken thus, the god at that moment vanished there itself—Janārdana, the all-pervading, to Mārkaṇḍeya, best of sages.
अतः परं प्रवक्ष्यामि पञ्चतीर्थविधिं द्विजाः यत् फलं स्नानदानेन देवताप्रेक्षणेन च
Now I shall explain the procedure of the five sacred waters, O twice-born, and the fruit gained by bathing, giving, and beholding the deity.
मार्कण्डेयह्रदं गत्वा नरश् चोदङ्मुखः शुचिः निमज्जेत् तत्र वारांस् त्रीन् इमं मन्त्रम् उदीरयेत्
Going to the Mārkaṇḍeya pond, facing north, pure, a man should immerse himself three times in the water and recite this mantra.
संसारसागरे मग्नं पापग्रस्तम् अचेतनम् त्राहि मां भगनेत्रघ्न त्रिपुरारे नमो ऽस्तु ते
O slayer of Bhaga's eye, O enemy of Tripura, I bow to you—rescue me, who am sunk in the ocean of worldly existence, seized by sin, and unconscious.
नमः शिवाय शान्ताय सर्वपापहराय च स्नानं करोमि देवेश मम नश्यतु पातकम्
Salutations to Śiva, the peaceful one, the remover of all sins; I bathe, O Lord of gods—may my sin be destroyed.
नाभिमात्रे जले स्नात्वा विधिवद् देवता ऋषीन् तिलोदकेन मतिमान् पितॄंश् चान्यांश् च तर्पयेत्
Having bathed in water up to the navel, according to the rite, one should satisfy the deities, sages, ancestors, and others with water mixed with sesame, with a focused mind.
स्नात्वा तथैव चाचम्य ततो गच्छेच् छिवालयम् प्रविश्य देवतागारं कृत्वा तं त्रिः प्रदक्षिणम्
After bathing and sipping water in the prescribed way, one should go to the temple of Śiva, enter the shrine, and circumambulate it three times.
मूलमन्त्रेण संपूज्य मार्कण्डेयस्य चेश्वरम् अघोरेण च भो विप्राः प्रणिपत्य प्रसादयेत्
With the root mantra, worship the Lord of Mārkaṇḍeya, O brāhmaṇas, and with the Aghora mantra, bow down and propitiate him.
त्रिलोचन नमस् ते ऽस्तु नमस् ते शशिभूषण त्राहि मां त्वं विरूपाक्ष महादेव नमो ऽस्तु ते
O three-eyed one, salutations to you; salutations to you, O wearer of the moon. Protect me, O Virūpākṣa, O great god, salutations to you.
मार्कण्डेयह्रदे त्व् एवं स्नात्वा दृष्ट्वा च शंकरम् दशानाम् अश्वमेधानां फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः
Having thus bathed in the Mārkaṇḍeya pond and seen Śaṃkara, a man obtains the fruit of ten Aśvamedha sacrifices.
पापैः सर्वैर् विनिर्मुक्तः शिवलोकं स गच्छति तत्र भुक्त्वा वरान् भोगान् यावद् आभूतसंप्लवम्
Freed from all sins, he goes to the world of Śiva, and there, having enjoyed excellent pleasures, remains until the cosmic dissolution.
इहलोकं समासाद्य भवेद् विप्रो बहुश्रुतः शांकरं योगम् आसाद्य ततो मोक्षम् अवाप्नुयात्
Returning to this world, he becomes a learned brāhmaṇa; attaining the yoga of Śaṃkara, he then achieves liberation.
कल्पवृक्षं ततो गत्वा कृत्वा तं त्रिः प्रदक्षिणम् पूजयेत् परया भक्त्या मन्त्रेणानेन तं वटम्
Then, going to the wish-fulfilling tree, circumambulating it three times, he should worship that banyan tree with supreme devotion using this mantra.
ॐ नमो व्यक्तरूपाय महाप्रलयकारिणे महद्रसोपविष्टाय न्यग्रोधाय नमो ऽस्तु ते
Om, salutations to the manifest form, to the maker of the great dissolution, to the one seated on the great rasa, to the banyan tree—salutations to you.
अमरस् त्वं सदा कल्पे हरेश् चायतनं वट न्यग्रोध हर मे पापं कल्पवृक्ष नमो ऽस्तु ते
You are immortal always, O Banyan tree, the abode of Hari. Remove my sin, O wish-fulfilling tree; I bow to you.
भक्त्या प्रदक्षिणं कृत्वा नत्वा कल्पवटं नरः सहसा मुच्यते पापाज् जीर्णत्वच इवोरगः
A man who, with devotion, circumambulates and bows to the wish-fulfilling banyan is instantly freed from sin, just as a serpent sheds its old skin.
छायां तस्य समाक्रम्य कल्पवृक्षस्य भो द्विजाः ब्रह्महत्यां नरो जह्यात् पापेष्व् अन्येषु का कथा
By stepping into the shade of that wish-fulfilling tree, O twice-born, a man is freed from the sin of killing a Brahmin—what need to speak of other sins?
दृष्ट्वा कृष्णाङ्गसंभूतं ब्रह्मतेजोमयं परम् न्यग्रोधाकृतिकं विष्णुं प्रणिपत्य च भो द्विजाः
Seeing the supreme form of Vishnu, arising from Krishna's body and radiant with Brahman’s light, in the shape of a banyan tree, and bowing to him, O twice-born—
राजसूयाश्वमेधाभ्यां फलं प्राप्नोति चाधिकम् तथा स्ववंशम् उद्धृत्य विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
He attains a reward greater than that of a Rājasūya or Aśvamedha sacrifice, and, uplifting his own lineage, he goes to the world of Vishnu.
वैनतेयं नमस्कृत्य कृष्णस्य पुरतः स्थितम् सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तस् ततो विष्णुपुरं व्रजेत्
By bowing to Garuḍa, who stands before Krishna, one becomes freed from all sins and then proceeds to the city of Vishnu.
दृष्ट्वा वटं वैनतेयं यः पश्येत् पुरुषोत्तमम् संकर्षणं सुभद्रां च स याति परमां गतिम्
Whoever sees the banyan, Garuḍa, the Supreme Person, Saṅkarṣaṇa, and Subhadrā attains the highest state.
प्रविश्यायतनं विष्णोः कृत्वा तं त्रिः प्रदक्षिणम् संकर्षणं स्वमन्त्रेण भक्त्यापूज्य प्रसादयेत्
Entering the temple of Vishnu, circumambulating it three times, and worshipping Saṅkarṣaṇa with one’s own mantra and devotion, one should propitiate him.
नमस् ते हलधृग् राम नमस् ते मुशलायुध नमस् ते रेवतीकान्त नमस् ते भक्तवत्सल
Salutations to you, Rāma who wields the plough; salutations to you, bearer of the pestle; salutations to you, beloved of Revatī; salutations to you, who are affectionate to devotees.
नमस् ते बलिनां श्रेष्ठ नमस् ते धरणीधर प्रलम्बारे नमस् ते ऽस्तु त्राहि मां कृष्णपूर्वज
Salutations to you, best among the strong; salutations to you, supporter of the earth; enemy of Pralamba, salutations to you; protect me, elder brother of Krishna.
एवं प्रसाद्य चानन्तम् अजेयं त्रिदशार्चितम् कैलासशिखराकारं चन्द्रात् कान्ततराननम्
Thus propitiating Ananta, the unconquerable one worshipped by the gods, whose form is like the peak of Kailāsa, whose face is more radiant than the moon—
नीलवस्त्रधरं देवं फणाविकटमस्तकम् महाबलं हलधरं कुण्डलैकविभूषितम्
The god who wears blue garments, whose head is adorned with great serpent hoods, who is immensely strong, who wields the plough, and is adorned with a single earring—
रौहिणेयं नरो भक्त्या लभेद् अभिमतं फलम् सर्वपापैर् विनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
A man who, with devotion, worships the son of Rohiṇī attains his desired reward and, freed from all sins, goes to the world of Vishnu.
आभूतसंप्लवं यावद् भुक्त्वा तत्र सुखं नरः पुण्यक्षयाद् इहागत्य प्रवरे योगिनां कुले
There, enjoying happiness until the end of the cosmic dissolution, when his merit is exhausted, he returns here, born in the foremost family of yogis.
ब्राह्मणप्रवरो भूत्वा सर्वशास्त्रार्थपारगः ज्ञानं तत्र समासाद्य मुक्तिं प्राप्नोति दुर्लभाम्
Becoming a foremost Brāhmaṇa, accomplished in all the meanings of the scriptures, he attains knowledge there and reaches the rare liberation.
एवम् अभ्यर्च्य हलिनं ततः कृष्णं विचक्षणः द्वादशाक्षरमन्त्रेण पूजयेत् सुसमाहितः
Thus, having worshipped Halin, then the wise man should worship Krishna with the twelve-syllable mantra, with a concentrated mind.