यो मातरं सरसैर् नृत्यगीतैस् तथाभिलाषैर् अखिलैर् विनोदैः संतोषयाम् आस तदातितुष्टं तं श्रीगणेशं शरणं प्रपद्ये
He who delighted his mother with streams of dance, song, and every kind of pleasing entertainment—when she was thus satisfied, to that blessed Gaṇeśa I seek refuge.
सुरोपकारैर् असुरैश् च युद्धैः स्तोत्रैर् नमस्कारपरैश् च मन्त्रैः पितृप्रसादेन सदा समृद्धं तं श्रीगणेशं शरणं प्रपद्ये
He who is always prosperous through the help of gods, battles with asuras, hymns, salutations, mantras, and his father's favor—to that blessed Gaṇeśa I seek refuge.
जये पुराणाम् अकरोत् प्रतीपं पित्रापि हर्षात् प्रतिपूजितो यः निर्विघ्नतां चापि पुनश् चकार तस्मै गणेशाय नमस्करोमि
He who once opposed the ancient enemies in battle, and, delighted, was worshipped by his father, and again brought about freedom from obstacles—to that Gaṇeśa I bow.
इति स्तुतः सुरगणैर् विघ्नेशः प्राह तान् पुनः
Thus praised by the hosts of gods, the Lord of Obstacles spoke to them again.
इतो निर्विघ्नता सत्त्रे मत्तः स्याद् असुरारिणः
From me, freedom from obstacles in this sacrifice of the foe of the asuras will arise.
देवसत्त्रे निवृत्ते तु गणेशः प्राह तान् सुरान्
When the gods' sacrifice was completed, Gaṇeśa spoke to the gods.
स्तोत्रेणानेन ये भक्त्या मां स्तोष्यन्ति यतव्रताः तेषां दारिद्र्यदुःखानि न भवेयुः कदाचन
Those who, with devotion and self-restraint, will praise me with this hymn—their poverty and suffering shall never arise.
अत्र ये भक्तितः स्नानं दानं कुर्युर् अतन्द्रिताः तेषां सर्वाणि कार्याणि भवेयुर् इति मन्यताम्
Those who, with devotion and diligence, perform bathing and giving here—let it be understood that all their undertakings will succeed.
तद्वाक्यसमकालं तु तथेत्य् ऊचुः सुरा अपि निवृत्ते तु मखे तस्मिन् सुरा जग्मुः स्वम् आलयम्
At that very moment, the gods replied, 'So be it.' When the sacrifice had ended, the gods returned to their own abodes.
ततः प्रभृति तत् तीर्थम् अविघ्नम् इति गद्यते सर्वकामप्रदं पुंसां सर्वविघ्नविनाशनम्
From that time onward, that sacred place is spoken of as free from obstacles, granting all desires to people and destroying every impediment.
शेषतीर्थम् इति ख्यातं सर्वकामप्रदायकम् तस्य रूपं प्रवक्ष्यामि यन् मया परिभाषितम्
It is known as Śeṣa-tīrtha, bestower of all desires; I will describe its form, as I have explained it.
शेषो नाम महानागो रसातलपतिः प्रभुः सर्वनागैः परिवृतो रसातलम् अथाभ्यगात्
Śeṣa, the great serpent, lord of Rasātala, surrounded by all serpents, entered Rasātala.
राक्षसा दैत्यदनुजाः प्रविष्टा ये रसातलम् तैर् निरस्तो भोगिपतिर् माम् उवाचाथ विह्वलः
The demons, offspring of Daityas and Danavas, who had entered Rasātala, expelled the lord of serpents; then, distressed, he spoke to me.
रसातलं त्वया दत्तं राक्षसानां ममापि च ते मे स्थानं न दास्यन्ति तस्मात् त्वां शरणं गतः
'You have given Rasātala to the demons and to me as well, but they will not grant me a place; therefore, I have come to you for refuge.'
ततो ऽहम् अब्रवं नागं गौतमीं याहि पन्नग तत्र स्तुत्वा महादेवं लप्स्यसे त्वं मनोरथम्
Then I said to the serpent, 'Go to the Gautamī. There, by praising Mahādeva, you will obtain your desired wish.'
नान्यो ऽस्ति लोकत्रितये मनोरथसमर्पकः मद्वाक्यप्रेरितो नागो गङ्गाम् आप्लुत्य यत्नतः कृताञ्जलिपुटो भूत्वा तुष्टाव त्रिदशेश्वरम्
There is no one in the three worlds who grants wishes; prompted by my words, the serpent, having bathed in the Gaṅgā with effort, joined his palms and praised the lord of the gods.
नमस् त्रैलोक्यनाथाय दक्षयज्ञविभेदिने आदिकर्त्रे नमस् तुभ्यं नमस् त्रैलोक्यरूपिणे
Salutations to the lord of the three worlds, the destroyer of Dakṣa's sacrifice, the prime creator; salutations to you, who embodies the three worlds.
नमः सहस्रशिरसे नमः संहारकारिणे सोमसूर्याग्निरूपाय जलरूपाय ते नमः
Salutations to the thousand-headed one, to the agent of dissolution; to you whose forms are moon, sun, fire, and water, salutations.
सर्वदा सर्वरूपाय कालरूपाय ते नमः पाहि शंकर सर्वेश पाहि सोमेश सर्वग जगन्नाथ नमस् तुभ्यं देहि मे मनसेप्सितम्
Always, salutations to you of all forms, to you who are time; protect, O Śaṅkara, lord of all, protect, O lord of Soma, all-pervading one, lord of the world, salutations to you; grant me my heart's desire.
ततो महेश्वरः प्रीतः प्रादान् नागेप्सितान् वरान् विनाशाय सुरारीणां दैत्यदानवरक्षसाम्
Then Maheśvara, pleased, granted the serpent the desired boons, for the destruction of the enemies of the gods—the Daityas, Dānavas, and Rākṣasas.
शेषाय प्रददौ शूलं जह्य् अनेनारिपुंगवान् ततः प्रोक्तः शिवेनासौ शेषः शूलेन भोगिभिः
He gave Śeṣa a trident, saying, 'With this, destroy the foremost of your enemies.' Then Śiva instructed Śeṣa, along with the serpents, regarding the trident.
रसातलम् अथो गत्वा निजघान रिपून् रणे निहत्य नागः शूलेन दैत्यदानवराक्षसान्
Then, going to Rasātala, the serpent slew his enemies in battle; with the trident, he killed the Daityas, Dānavas, and Rākṣasas.
न्यवर्तत पुनर् देवो यत्र शेषेश्वरो हरः पथा येन समायातो देवं द्रष्टुं स नागराट्
The god again turned back to the place where Śeṣa's lord, Hara, was; by the path he had come, the serpent king went to see the god.
रसातलाद् यत्र देवो बिलं तत्र व्यजायत तस्माद् बिलतलाद् यातं गाङ्गं वार्य् अतिपुण्यदम्
Where the god emerged from Rasātala, there a cave appeared; from the floor of that cave, the Ganges water, supremely holy, flowed forth.
तद् वारि गङ्गाम् अगमद् गङ्गायाः संगमस् ततः देवस्य पुरतश् चापि कुण्डं तत्र सुविस्तरम्
That water became the Ganges; from the confluence of the Ganges, before the god, there was also a wide pool.
नागस् तत्राकरोद् धोमं यत्र चाग्निः सदा स्थितः सोष्णं तद् अभवद् वारि गङ्गायास् तत्र संगमः
There the serpent performed a sacrifice, where fire always resides; thus, the water became warm, and there was the confluence with the Ganges.
देवदेवं समाराध्य नागः प्रीतो महायशाः रसातलं ततो ऽभीष्टं शिवात् प्राप्य तलं ययौ
Having worshipped the god of gods, the illustrious and pleased serpent obtained from Shiva the desired netherworld and went to that realm.
ततः प्रभृति तत् तीर्थं नागतीर्थम् उदाहृतम् सर्वकामप्रदं पुण्यं रोगदारिद्र्यनाशनम्
From that time, that sacred place has been called Nāgatīrtha, bestower of all desires, holy, and destroyer of disease and poverty.
आयुर्लक्ष्मीकरं पुण्यं स्नानदानाच् च मुक्तिदम् शृणुयाद् वा पठेद् भक्त्या यो वापि स्मरते तु तत्
It is holy, bestowing long life and prosperity, and grants liberation through bathing and giving; whoever listens to, recites, or even remembers it with devotion attains the same.
तीर्थं शेषेश्वरो यत्र यत्र शक्तिप्रदः शिवः एकविंशतितीर्थानाम् उभयोस् तत्र तीरयोः शतानि मुनिशार्दूल सर्वसंपत्प्रदायिनाम्
O best of sages, at that sacred place where Śeṣa is lord and Shiva grants power, there are hundreds of holy sites among the twenty-one tīrthas, all bestowers of every prosperity.