तच्छान्तिं कुरु कल्याण प्रसीद वरदो भव मलनिर्यातनं यस्मिन् कुर्मस् तस्मिन् वरान् बहून्
Bring peace to that, O auspicious one; be gracious and grant a boon. In the place where we remove the impurity, grant many boons.
देशे दास्यामहे सर्वे तद् अनुज्ञातुम् अर्हसि यस्मिन् देशे सुरेन्द्रस्य अभिषेको भविष्यति
We will all give gifts in that land; you should permit it, in the place where the consecration of the lord of gods will occur.
स सर्वकामदः पुंसां धान्यवृक्षफलैर् युतः नानावृष्टिर् न दुर्भिक्षं भवेद् अत्र कदाचन
That place will grant all desires to men, endowed with grains, trees, and fruits; there will never be lack of rain nor famine.
मेने ततो मुनिश्रेष्ठो माण्डव्यो लोकपूजितः अभिषेकः कृतस् तत्र मलनिर्यातनं तथा
Then the best of sages, Māṇḍavya, honored by the world, agreed; there the consecration was performed, and the impurity was removed likewise.
देवैस् तदोक्तो मुनिभिः स देशो मालवस् ततः अभिषिक्ते सुरपतौ जाते च विमले तदा
When the gods and sages spoke thus, that region became Mālava, after the installation of the lord of the gods and the birth of the pure one.
आनीय गौतमीं गङ्गां तं पुण्यायाभिषेचिरे सुराश् च ऋषयश् चैव अहं विष्णुस् तथैव च
Bringing the Gautamī Gaṅgā, they consecrated him for merit; the gods, the sages, I myself, and Viṣṇu did so likewise.
वसिष्ठो गौतमश् चापि अगस्त्यो ऽत्रिश् च कश्यपः एते चान्ये च ऋषयो देवा यक्षाः सपन्नगाः
Vasiṣṭha, Gautama, Agastya, Atri, and Kaśyapa, along with other sages, gods, yakṣas, and serpents, were present.
स्नानं तत्पुण्यतोयेन अकुर्वन्न् अभिषेचनम् मया पुनः शचीभर्ता कमण्डलुभवेन च
They performed the bathing and consecration with that holy water; again, I and the husband of Śacī used water from a water-pot.
वारिणाप्य् अभिषिक्तश् च तत्र पुण्याभवन् नदी सिक्ता चेति च तत्रासीत् ते गङ्गायां च संगते
Having been consecrated with water there, the river became holy; it was sprinkled, and thus, the Gaṅgā was joined there.
संगमौ तत्र विख्यातौ सर्वदा मुनिसेवितौ ततः प्रभृति तत् तीर्थं पुण्यासंगमम् उच्यते
The confluence there became renowned, always frequented by sages; from that time, that sacred confluence is called a holy tīrtha.
सिक्तायाः संगमे पुण्यम् ऐन्द्रं तद् अभिधीयते तत्र सप्त सहस्राणि तीर्थान्य् आसञ् शुभानि च
At the confluence of the sprinkled river, the sacred place is called 'Indra's'; there, seven thousand auspicious tīrthas existed.
तेषु स्नानं च दानं च विशेषेण तु संगमे सर्वं तद् अक्षयं विद्यान् नात्र कार्या विचारणा
Bathing and giving gifts in those places, especially at the confluence, all such acts are imperishable; no deliberation is needed here.
यद् एतत् पुण्यम् आख्यानं यः पठेच् च शृणोति वा सर्वपापैः स मुच्येत मनोवाक्कायकर्मजैः
Whoever recites or hears this account of merit is freed from all sins arising from mind, speech, and bodily actions.
पौलस्त्यं तीर्थम् आख्यातं सर्वसिद्धिप्रदं नृणाम् प्रभावं तस्य वक्ष्यामि भ्रष्टराज्यप्रदायकम्
The Paulastya tīrtha has been described, bestowing all accomplishments upon people; I will now speak of its power, which grants restoration of lost kingdoms.
उत्तराशापतिः पूर्वम् ऋद्धिसिद्धिसमन्वितः पुरा लङ्कापतिश् चासीज् ज्येष्ठो विश्रवसः सुतः
The lord of the northern quarter, endowed with prosperity and accomplishment, was formerly the king of Laṅkā, the eldest son of Viśravas.
तस्यैते भ्रातरश् चासन् बलवन्तो ऽमितप्रभाः सापत्ना रावणश् चैव कुम्भकर्णो विभीषणः
His brothers were powerful and of immeasurable radiance: Rāvaṇa, Kumbhakarṇa, and Vibhīṣaṇa, rivals to one another.
ते ऽपि विश्रवसः पुत्रा राक्षस्यां राक्षसास् तु ते मद्दत्तेन विमानेन धनदो भ्रातृभिः सह
They too were sons of Viśravas, born of a rākṣasī; they were rākṣasas, and with the aerial chariot granted by me, the lord of wealth went with his brothers.
ममान्तिकं भक्तियुक्तो नित्यम् एति तु याति च रावणस्य तु या माता कुपिता साब्रवीत् सुतान्
He comes to me always, devoted, and approaches; but Rāvaṇa's mother, angered, spoke to her sons.
मरिष्ये न च जीविष्ये पुत्रा वैरूप्यकारणात् देवाश् च दानवाश् चासन् सापत्ना भ्रातरो मिथः
I will die and not live, sons, because of disfigurement; the gods and the demons were rival brothers to each other.
अन्योन्यवधम् ईप्सन्ते जयैश्वर्यवशानुगाः तद्भवन्तो न पुरुषा न शक्ता न जयैषिणः सापत्न्यं यो ऽनुमन्यते तस्य जीवो निरर्थकः
Desiring mutual destruction, driven by the urge for victory and supremacy, such beings are not truly men, nor capable, nor seekers of victory; whoever accepts rivalry, his life is meaningless.
तन् मातृवचनं श्रुत्वा भ्रातरस् ते त्रयो मुने जग्मुस् ते तपसे ऽरण्यं कृतवन्तस् तपो महत्
Hearing their mother's words, the three brothers, O sage, went to the forest for austerity and undertook great penance.
मत्तो वरान् अवापुश् च त्रय एते च राक्षसाः मातुलेन मरीचेन तथा मातामहेन तु
From me, these three rākṣasas obtained boons, as did their maternal uncle Marīca and their maternal grandfather.
तन्मातृवचनाच् चापि ततो लङ्काम् अयाचत रक्षोभावान् मातृदोषाद् भ्रात्रोर् वैरम् अभून् महत्
Then, at his mother's words, he asked for Lanka, and because of the mother's fault, there arose great enmity between the brothers, due to the nature of the demons.
ततस् तद् अभवद् युद्धं देवदानवयोर् इव युद्धे जित्वाग्रजं शान्तं धनदं भ्रातरं तथा
After that, a battle took place between the two brothers, like that of gods and demons; having conquered his elder brother, the peaceful Lord of Wealth, in that fight,
पुष्पकं च पुरीं लङ्कां सर्वं चैव व्यपाहरत् रावणो घोषयाम् आस त्रैलोक्ये सचराचरे
Ravana seized the Pushpaka chariot, the city of Lanka, and everything else, and proclaimed his victory throughout the three worlds, among all beings moving and unmoving.
यो दद्याद् आश्रयं भ्रातुः स च वध्यो भवेन् मम भ्रात्रा निरस्तो वैश्रवणो नैव प्रापाश्रयं क्वचित् पितामहं पुलस्त्यं तं गत्वा नत्वाब्रवीद् वचः
He declared: 'Whoever gives refuge to my brother shall be put to death by me.' Driven out by his brother, Vaisravana found no shelter anywhere; then, going to his grandfather Pulastya, he bowed and spoke these words:
भ्रात्रा निरस्तो दुष्टेन किं करोमि वदस्व मे आश्रयः शरणं यत् स्याद् दैवं वा तीर्थम् एव च
'Driven out by my wicked brother, what should I do? Tell me where I might find refuge or sanctuary, whether by fate or at a holy place.'
तत् पौत्रवचनं श्रुत्वा पुलस्त्यो वाक्यम् अब्रवीत्
Hearing his grandson's words, Pulastya spoke these words:
गौतमीं गच्छ पुत्र त्वं स्तुहि देवं महेश्वरम् तत्र नास्य प्रवेशः स्याद् गङ्गाया जलमध्यतः
'Go to the Gautami Ganga, my son, and praise the great god Maheshvara there; in the midst of the waters of the Ganga, he will not be able to enter.'
सिद्धिं प्राप्स्यसि कल्याणीं तथा कुरु मया सह
'You will obtain auspicious success; do this together with me.'