एतद् आकर्ण्य स ऋषिः परं संतोषम् आगतः पाणाव् आदाय गङ्गायाः सलिलामृतम् आदरात्
Hearing this, the sage became exceedingly pleased, and with reverence took the nectar-like water of the Gaṅgā in his hand.
तेनाकरोद् ऋषी रक्षो ह्य् अभिषिक्तं तदा मखे पुनश् च यूपे च पशाव् ऋत्विक्षु मखमण्डले
With that, the sage anointed the demon in the sacrifice, and again on the sacrificial post, the animals, the priests, and the sacrificial ground.
सर्वम् एवाभवच् छुक्लम् अभिषेकान् महात्मनः तद् रक्षो ऽपि तदा शुक्लो भूत्वोत्पन्नो महाबलः
All became pure white from the anointing by the great-souled one. Then that demon also became white, and was born with great strength.
यः पुरा कृष्णरूपो ऽभूत् स तु शुक्लो ऽभवत् क्षणात् यज्ञं सर्वं समाप्याथ भरद्वाजः प्रतापवान्
He who was formerly black in form became white in an instant. Having completed the entire sacrifice, Bharadvāja, mighty in splendor, [departed].
ऋत्विजो ऽपि विसृज्याथ यूपं गङ्गोदके ऽक्षिपत् गङ्गामध्ये तद् धि यूपम् अद्याप्य् आस्ते महामते
Then the priests, having been dismissed, cast the sacrificial post into the waters of the Ganges; O wise one, that post still remains in the midst of the Ganges to this day.
अभिषिक्तं चामृतेन अभिज्ञानं तु तन् महत् तत्र तीर्थे पुना रक्षो भरद्वाजम् उवाच ह
It was consecrated with ambrosia, and its identity is great; at that sacred site, the demon again addressed Bharadvāja.
अहं यामि भरद्वाज कृतः शुक्लस् त्वया पुनः तस्मात् तवात्र तीर्थे ये स्नानदानादिपूजनम्
I depart, O Bharadvāja; the rite has been completed by you once more. Therefore, at this sacred site, those who perform bathing, giving, and worship—
कुर्युस् तेषाम् अभीष्टानि भवेयुर् यत् फलं मखे स्मरणाद् अपि पापानि नाशं यान्तु सदा मुने
—for them, whatever desired fruits there are from the sacrifice shall be obtained; even by remembrance, O sage, sins are always destroyed.
ततः प्रभृति तत् तीर्थं शुक्लतीर्थम् इति स्मृतम् गौतम्यां दण्डकारण्ये स्वर्गद्वारम् अपावृतम्
From that time onward, that sacred site has been known as Śuklatīrtha; in the Gautamī river, in the Dandaka forest, the gateway to heaven stands open.
उभयोस् तीरयोः सप्त सहस्राण्य् अपराणि च तीर्थानां मुनिशार्दूल सर्वसिद्धिप्रदायिनाम्
On both banks, O tiger among sages, there are seven thousand other sacred sites, bestowing all accomplishments.
चक्रतीर्थम् इति ख्यातं स्मरणात् पापनाशनम् तस्य प्रभावं वक्ष्यामि शृणु यत्नेन नारद
It is renowned as Cakratīrtha, the destroyer of sin by remembrance; I will declare its power—listen carefully, O Nārada.
ऋषयः सप्त विख्याता वसिष्ठप्रमुखा मुने गौतम्यास् तीरम् आश्रित्य सत्त्रयज्ञम् उपासते
The seven famous sages, headed by Vasiṣṭha, O sage, having taken up residence on the bank of the Gautamī, perform a sacrificial session.
तत्र विघ्न उपक्रान्ते रक्षोभिर् अतिभीषणे माम् अभ्येत्याथ मुनयो रक्षःकृत्यं न्यवेदयन्
When an obstacle arose there, caused by exceedingly fearsome demons, the sages approached me and reported the demon menace.
तदाहं प्रमदारूपं माययासृज्य नारद यस्याश् च दर्शनाद् एव नाशं यान्त्य् अथ राक्षसाः
Then, O Nārada, I created a woman in the form of delight through my power of illusion; merely by her sight, the demons were destroyed.
एवम् उक्त्वा तु तां प्रादाम् ऋषिभ्यः प्रमदां मुने मद्वाक्याद् ऋषयो मायाम् आदाय पुनर् आगमन्
Having said this, I gave that woman to the sages, O sage; by my command, the sages took the illusion and returned.
अजैका या समाख्याता कृष्णलोहितरूपिणी मुक्तकेशीत्य् अभिधया सास्ते ऽद्यापि स्वरूपिणी
She who is called Ajaikā, with the form of black and red, is known as Muktakeśī; she remains even now in her own form.
लोकत्रितयसंमोहदायिनी कामरूपिणी तद्बलात् स्वस्थमनसः सर्वे च मुनिपुंगवः
She bestows delusion upon the three worlds, taking any form she desires; by her power, all the foremost sages became unsettled in mind.
गौतमीं सरितां श्रेष्ठां पुनर् यज्ञाय दीक्षिताः पुनस् तन्मखनाशाय राक्षसाः समुपागमन्
Again, having been initiated for sacrifice, they approached the Gautamī, the best of rivers; once more, the demons came to destroy that sacrifice.
यक्षवाटान्तिके मायां दृष्ट्वा राक्षसपुंगवाः ततो नृत्यन्ति गायन्ति हसन्ति च रुदन्ति च
Near the Yakṣa enclosure, seeing the illusion, the foremost demons began to dance, sing, laugh, and also cry.
माहेश्वरी महामाया प्रभावेणातिदर्पिता तेषां मध्ये दैत्यपतिः शम्बरो नाम वीर्यवान्
By the power of Māheśvarī, the great illusion, they became exceedingly arrogant; among them, the lord of the demons, named Śambara, was mighty.
मायारूपां तु प्रमदां भक्षयाम् आस नारद तद् अद्भुतम् अतीवासीत् तन्मायाबलदर्शिनाम्
He devoured the woman in the form of illusion, O Nārada; it was exceedingly wondrous for those who witnessed the power of that illusion.
मखे विध्वंस्यमाने तु ते विष्णुं शरणं ययुः प्रादाद् विष्णुश् चक्रम् अथो मुनीनां रक्षणाय तु
When the sacrifice was being destroyed, they sought refuge in Viṣṇu; then Viṣṇu gave the discus for the protection of the sages.
चक्रं तद् राक्षसान् आजौ दैत्यांश् च दनुजांस् तथा चिच्छेद तद्भयाद् एव मृता राक्षसपुंगवाः
That discus, in battle, cut down the Rākṣasas, the Daityas, and the Dānavas; out of fear of it, the foremost among the Rākṣasas perished.
ऋषिभिस् तन् महासत्त्रं संपूर्णम् अभवत् तदा विष्णोः प्रक्षालितं चक्रं गङ्गाम्भोभिः सुदर्शनम्
Then, through the great sacrifice performed by the sages, Viṣṇu’s discus, the Sudarśana, was purified with the waters of the Gaṅgā.
ततः प्रभृति तत् तीर्थं चक्रतीर्थम् उदाहृतम् तत्र स्नानेन दानेन सत्त्रयागफलं लभेत्
From that time, that holy place has been known as Cakratīrtha; by bathing and giving gifts there, one obtains the fruit of a sacrificial session.
तत्र पञ्च शतान्य् आसंस् तीर्थानां पापहारिणाम् तेषु स्नानं तथा दानं प्रत्येकं मुक्तिदायकम्
There were five hundred holy bathing places there, destroyers of sin; bathing and giving gifts at each one grants liberation.
वाणीसंगमम् आख्यातं यत्र वागीश्वरो हरः तत् तीर्थं सर्वपापानां मोचनं सर्वकामदम्
It is called the meeting of Vāṇī, where the Lord of Speech, Hara, resides; that holy place frees from all sins and grants all desires.
तत्र स्नानेन दानेन ब्रह्महत्यादिनाशनम् ब्रह्मविष्ण्वोश् च संवादे महत्त्वे च परस्परम्
There, by bathing and giving gifts, the destruction of even brahminicide and other sins occurs, as is told in the dialogue and mutual greatness of Brahmā and Viṣṇu.
तयोर् मध्ये महादेवो ज्योतिर्मूर्तिर् अभूत् किल तत्रैव वाग् उवाचेदं दैवी पुत्र तयोः शुभा
Between the two, the great god appeared in the form of light; there, the divine speech, their auspicious daughter, spoke these words.
अहम् अस्मि महांस् तत्र अहम् अस्मीति वै मिथः दैवी वाक् ताव् उभौ प्राह यस् त्व् अस्यान्तं तु पश्यति
There, each declared, 'I am the greatest,' and thus, the divine speech said to both, 'Whoever perceives the end of this will be the elder.'