नरः समस्तयज्ञानां फलं प्राप्नोति दुर्लभम् विमुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यो विष्णुलोकं च गच्छति
A man attains the rare fruit of all sacrifices, is freed from all sins, and goes to Vishnu's realm.
यः पश्यति तृतीयायां कृष्णं चन्दनरूषितम् वैशाखस्यासिते पक्षे स यात्य् अच्युतमन्दिरम्
Whoever sees Krishna anointed with sandalwood on the third day of the dark fortnight in Vaishakha goes to the abode of the Unchanging One.
ज्यैष्ठ्यां ज्येष्ठर्क्षयुक्तायां यः पश्येत् पुरुषोत्तमम् कुलैकविंशम् उद्धृत्य विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
Whoever beholds the Supreme Person during Jyeshtha, when the moon is joined with the Jyeshtha star, having uplifted twenty-one generations of his lineage, attains the world of Vishnu.
यदा भवेन् महाज्यैष्ठी राशिनक्षत्रयोगतः प्रयत्नेन तदा मर्त्यैर् गन्तव्यं पुरुषोत्तमम्
When the great Jyeshtha occurs, with the conjunction of the zodiac sign and star, then, with effort, mortals should go to see the Supreme Person.
कृष्णं दृष्ट्वा महाज्यैष्ठ्यां रामं भद्रां च भो द्विजाः नरो द्वादशयात्रायाः फलं प्राप्नोति चाधिकम्
O twice-born, seeing Krishna during the great Jyeshtha, or Rama, or Bhadrā, a man obtains the fruit of the twelve pilgrimages, and even more.
प्रयागे च कुरुक्षेत्रे नैमिषे पुष्करे गये गङ्गाद्वारे कुशावर्ते गङ्गासागरसंगमे
At Prayaga, Kurukshetra, Naimisha, Pushkara, Gaya, Gangadvara, Kushavarta, and at the confluence of Ganga and the ocean,
कोकामुखे शूकरे च मथुरायां मरुस्थले शालग्रामे वायुतीर्थे मन्दरे सिन्धुसागरे
At Kokamukha, Shukara, Mathura, the desert, Shalagrama, Vayutirtha, Mandara, and the Sindhu sea,
पिण्डारके चित्रकूटे प्रभासे कनखले द्विजाः शङ्खोद्धारे द्वारकायां तथा बदरिकाश्रमे
At Pindaraka, Chitrakuta, Prabhasa, Kanakhala, O twice-born, Shankhoddhara, Dwaraka, and also Badarikashrama,
लोहकुण्डे चाश्वतीर्थे सर्वपापप्रमोचने कामालये कोटितीर्थे तथा चामरकण्टके
At Lohakunda, Ashvatirtha, the place that releases all sins, Kamalaya, Kotitirtha, and also at Amarakaṇṭaka,
लोहार्गले जम्बुमार्गे सोमतीर्थे पृथूदके उत्पलावर्तके चैव पृथुतुङ्गे सुकुब्जके
At Lohargala, Jambumarga, Somatirtha, Prithudaka, Utpalavartaka, Prithutunga, and Sukubjaka,
एकाम्रके च केदारे काश्यां च विरजे द्विजाः कालञ्जरे च गोकर्णे श्रीशैले गन्धमादने
At Ekamraka, Kedara, Kashi, O twice-born, Viraja, Kalanjara, Gokarna, Shrishaila, and Gandhamadana,
महेन्द्रे मलये विन्ध्ये पारियात्रे हिमालये सह्ये च शुक्तिमन्ते च गोमन्ते चार्बुदे तथा
At Mahendra, Malaya, Vindhya, Pariyatra, Himalaya, Sahya, Shuktimanta, Gomanta, and also at Arbuda,
गङ्गायां सर्वतीर्थेषु यामुनेषु च भो द्विजाः सारस्वतेषु गोमत्यां ब्रह्मपुत्रेषु सप्तसु
On the Ganga at all its sacred places, and on the Yamuna, O twice-born, on Sarasvati, Gomati, and the seven Brahmaputra rivers,
गोदावरी भीमरथी तुङ्गभद्रा च नर्मदा तापी पयोउष्णी कावेरी शिप्रा चर्मण्वती द्विजाः
Godavari, Bhimarathi, Tungabhadra, Narmada, Tapi, Payoshni, Kaveri, Shipra, and Charmaṇvati, O twice-born,
वितस्ता चन्द्रभागा च शतद्रुर् बाहुदा तथा ऋषिकुल्या कुमारी च विपाशा च दृषद्वती
Vitasta, Chandrabhaga, Shatadru, Bahuda, Rishikulyā, Kumari, Vipasha, and Drishadvati,
शरयूर् नाकगङ्गा च गण्डकी च महानदी कौशिकी करतोया च त्रिस्रोता मधुवाहिनी
Sharayu, Nakaganga, Gandaki, Mahanadi, Kaushiki, Karatoya, Trisrota, and Madhuvahini,
महानदी वैतरणी याश् चान्या नानुकीर्तिताः अथवा किं बहूक्तेन भाषितेन द्विजोत्तमाः
Mahanadi, Vaitarani, and others not mentioned; or, what need is there for much speech, O best of twice-born?
पृथिव्यां सर्वतीर्थेषु सर्वेष्व् आयतनेषु च सागरेषु च शैलेषु नदीषु च सरःसु च
On earth, at all sacred places, in all shrines, in seas, on mountains, in rivers, and in lakes,
यत् फलं स्नानदानेन राहुग्रस्ते दिवाकरे तत् फलं कृष्णम् आलोक्य महाज्यैष्ठ्यां लभेन् नरः
The fruit gained by bathing and giving during an eclipse of the sun is obtained by a man who beholds Krishna during the great Jyeshtha.
तस्मात् सर्वप्रयत्नेन गन्तव्यं पुरुषोत्तमे महाज्यैष्ठ्यां मुनिश्रेष्ठा सर्वकामफलेप्सुभिः
Therefore, with all effort, one should go to the Supreme Person during the great Jyeshtha, O best of sages, who desire the fruit of all wishes.
दृष्ट्वा रामं महाज्येष्ठं कृष्णं सुभद्रया सह विष्णुलोकं नरो याति समुद्धृत्य समं कुलम्
Seeing Rama, the great elder, and Krishna together with Subhadra, a man goes to the world of Vishnu, uplifting his entire lineage along with himself.
भुक्त्वा तत्र वरान् भोगान् यावद् आभूतसंप्लवम् पुण्यक्षयाद् इहागत्य चतुर्वेदी द्विजो भवेत्
Having enjoyed excellent pleasures there until the cosmic dissolution, when his merit is exhausted, he returns here and becomes a twice-born who knows the four Vedas.
स्वधर्मनिरतः शान्तः कृष्णभक्तो जितेन्द्रियः वैष्णवं योगम् आस्थाय ततो मोक्षम् अवाप्नुयात्
Engaged in his own duty, peaceful, devoted to Krishna, with senses conquered, established in Vaishnava yoga, he then attains liberation.
कस्मिन् काले भवेत् स्नानं कृष्णस्य कमलोद्भव विधिना केन तद् ब्रूहि ततो विधिविदां वर
At what time should the bathing of Krishna be performed, O lotus-born one, and by what procedure? Tell that, O best of those who know the rites.
शृणुध्वं मुनयः स्नानं कृष्णस्य वदतो मम रामस्य च सुभद्रायाः पुण्यं सर्वाघनाशनम्
Hear, O sages, as I describe the bathing of Krishna, and also of Rama and Subhadra, which is meritorious and destroys all sins.
मासि ज्येष्ठे च संप्राप्ते नक्षत्रे चन्द्रदैवते पौर्णमास्यां तदा स्नानं सर्वकालं हरेर् द्विजाः
When the month of Jyeshtha arrives, under the lunar asterism presided over by the Moon, on the full moon day, then, O twice-born, the bathing of Hari is to be performed at all times.
सर्वतीर्थमयः कूपस् तत्रास्ते निर्मलः शुचिः तदा भोगवती तत्र प्रत्यक्षा भवति द्विजाः
There stands a well, pure and spotless, embodying all sacred waters; at that time, O twice-born, the river Bhogavati becomes manifest there.
तस्माज् ज्यैष्ठ्यां समुद्धृत्य हैमाढ्यैः कलशैर् जलम् कृष्णरामाभिषेकार्थं सुभद्रायाश् च भो द्विजाः
Therefore, in Jyeshtha, drawing water with golden vessels for the purpose of the ablution of Krishna, Rama, and Subhadra, O twice-born ones—
कृत्वा सुशोभनं मञ्चं पताकाभिर् अलंकृतम् सुदृढं सुखसंचारं वस्त्रैः पुष्पैर् अलंकृतम्
A beautiful platform should be prepared, adorned with banners, strong and easy to approach, decorated with cloth and flowers.
विस्तीर्णं धूपितं धूपैः स्नानार्थं रामकृष्णयोः सितवस्त्रपरिच्छन्नं मुक्ताहारावलम्बितम्
It should be spacious, perfumed with incense, intended for the bathing of Rama and Krishna, covered with white cloth, and hung with strings of pearls.