सुप्रसिद्धं जगत्य् एतत् सर्वलोकेषु पूजितम् तस्मिन् दत्ते भवेत् पुण्यं सर्वं कोटिगुणं सुत
This is well established in the world, honored in all realms; when given there, all merit becomes multiplied a hundred million times, O son.
मनोग्लानिनिवृत्तिश् च जायते च महत् सुखम् पुनर् अप्य् आह सा वाणी काण्वे ऽस्मिंस् तीर्थ उत्तमे
Relief from mental fatigue arises, and great happiness is born; again, that word was spoken at this excellent Kanva ford.
अभवत् तन् महत् तीर्थं काण्व पुण्यप्रभावतः लोकत्रयाश्रयाशेषतीर्थेभ्यो ऽपि महाफलम्
That became a great ford, O Kanva, by the power of its merit; it yields greater fruit than all the fords in the three worlds.
स्नानदानादिकं किंचिद् भक्त्या कुर्वन् समाहितः फलं प्राप्स्यस्य् अशेषेण सर्वं कोटिगुणं मुने
Whatever is done there—bathing, giving, and the like—with devotion and concentration, you will obtain all the fruit in full, multiplied a hundred million times, O sage.
यत् किंचित् क्रियते चात्र स्नानदानादिकं नरैः सर्वं कोटिगुणं विद्यात् कोटितीर्थं ततो विदुः
Whatever is performed here by people—bathing, giving, and the like—know that all of it is multiplied a hundred million times; therefore, it is called the Hundred Million Ford.
यत्रैतद् वृत्तम् आग्नेयं काण्वं पौत्रं हिरण्यकम् वाणीसंज्ञं कोटितीर्थं कोटितीर्थफलं यतः
Where this event concerning Agneya, Kanva, and the golden grandson named Vani occurred, that is the Hundred Million Ford, for it yields the fruit of a hundred million fords.
कोटितीर्थस्य माहात्म्यम् अत्र वक्तुं न शक्यते वाचस्पतिप्रभृतिभिर् अथवान्यैः सुरैर् अपि
The greatness of the Hundred Million Ford cannot be expressed, even by Vachaspati and others, or by any other gods.
यत्रानुष्ठीयमानं हि सर्वं कर्म यथा तथा गोदावर्याः प्रसादेन सर्वं कोटिगुणं भवेत्
Whatever act is performed here, in whatever manner, by the grace of the Godavari, all becomes multiplied a hundred million times.
कोटितीर्थे द्विजाग्र्याय गाम् एकां यः प्रयच्छति तस्य तीर्थस्य माहात्म्याद् गोकोटिफलम् अश्नुते
Whoever gives a single cow to a foremost twice-born at the Hundred Million Ford, by the greatness of that ford, attains the fruit of a hundred million cows.
तस्मिंस् तीर्थे शुचिर् भूत्वा भूमिदानं करोति यः श्रद्धायुक्तेन मनसा स्यात् तत्कोटिगुणोत्तरम्
Whoever, having become pure at that ford, gives land with a mind endowed with faith, attains a result multiplied a hundred million times.
सर्वत्र गौतमीतीरे पितॄणां दानम् उत्तमम् विशेषतः कोटितीर्थे तद् अनन्तफलप्रदम् अत्रैकन्यूनपञ्चाशत् तीर्थानि मुनयो विदुः
Everywhere on the bank of the Gautami, the best offering to the ancestors is especially at the Hundred Million Ford; it grants infinite fruit. Here, the sages know there are forty-nine fords, each lacking one.
नारसिंहम् इति ख्यातं गङ्गाया उत्तरे तटे तस्यानुभावं वक्ष्यामि सर्वरक्षाविधायकम्
Known as Narasimha, on the northern bank of the Ganga, I will now describe its influence, which provides all protection.
हिरण्यकशिपुः पूर्वम् अभवद् बलिनां वरः तपसा विक्रमेणापि देवानाम् अपराजितः
Hiranyakashipu was formerly the foremost of the powerful; by austerity and valor, he was unconquered even by the gods.
हरिभक्तात्मजद्वेषकलुषीकृतमानसः आविर्भूय सभास्तम्भाद् विश्वात्मत्वं प्रदर्शयन्
His mind was tainted by hatred of his son, a devotee of Hari; manifesting from the pillar in the assembly, he revealed his all-pervading nature.
तं हत्वा नरसिंहस् तत्सैन्यम् अद्रावयत् तदा सर्वान् हत्वा महादैत्यान् क्रमेणाजौ महामृगः
Having slain him, Narasimha drove away his army; then, having slain all the great demons in battle one by one, the great beast—
रसातलस्थाञ् शत्रूंश् च जित्वा स्वर्लोकम् ईयिवान् तत्र जित्वा भुवं गत्वा दैत्यान् हत्वा नगस्थितान्
Having conquered the enemies dwelling in the netherworld, he ascended to the world of the gods; there, having conquered, he went to earth and slew the demons dwelling on the mountains.
समुद्रस्थान् नदीसंस्थान् ग्रामस्थान् वनवासिनः नानारूपधरान् दैत्यान् निजघान मृगाकृतिः
The Lord, in the form of a beast, slew the demons dwelling in the ocean, in rivers, in villages, and in forests, those who assumed various shapes.
आकाशगान् वायुसंस्थाञ् ज्योतिर्लोकम् उपागतान् वज्रपाताधिकनखः समुद्धूतमहासटः
With claws more powerful than thunderbolts and a mane stirred up in fury, he struck down those who moved through the sky, those abiding in the wind, and those who had entered the realm of light.
दैत्यगर्भस्राविगर्जी निर्जिताशेषराक्षसः महानादैर् वीक्षितैश् च प्रलयानलसंनिभैः
Roaring with the thunder of the birth-cries of demon wombs, and conquering all the rakshasas, he gazed with mighty roars like the fire of dissolution.
चपेटैर् अङ्गविक्षेपैर् असुरान् पर्यचूर्णयत् एवं हत्वा बहुविधान् गौतमीम् अगमद् धरिः
With slaps and violent movements of his limbs, he crushed the asuras; thus, having slain many kinds, Hari went to the Gautami.
स्वपदाम्बुजसंभूतां मनोनयननन्दिनीम् तत्राम्बर्य इति ख्यातो दण्डकाधिपते रिपुः
There, the enemy of the lord of Dandaka, named Ambarya, renowned, arose from the lotus of his own feet, delighting the mind and eyes.
देवानां दुर्जयो योद्धा बलेन महतावृतः तेनाभवन् महारौद्रं भीषणं लोमहर्षणम्
He was a warrior unconquerable by the gods, surrounded by great strength; because of him, there arose a fierce, terrifying, hair-raising battle.
शस्त्रास्त्रवर्षणं युद्धं हरिणा दैत्यसूनुना निजघान हरिः श्रीमांस् तं रिपुं ह्य् उत्तरे तटे
A battle of weapons and missiles was fought between Hari and the demon's son; the glorious Hari slew that enemy on the northern bank.
गङ्गायां नारसिंहं तु तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् स्नानदानादिकं तत्र सर्वपापग्रहार्दनम्
On the Ganga, there is the Narasimha tirtha, famed throughout the three worlds; bathing, giving, and other rites there destroy all sins and afflictions.
सर्वरक्षाकरं नित्यं जरामरणवारणम् यथा सुराणां सर्वेषां न कोपि हरिणा समः
It always grants universal protection, wards off old age and death; just as among all the gods, none equals Hari.
तीर्थानाम् अप्य् अशेषाणां तथा तत् तीर्थम् उत्तमम् तत्र तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा कुर्यान् नृहरिपूजनम्
Among all tirthas, that tirtha is supreme; there, after bathing, one should worship Narahari.
स्वर्गे मर्त्ये तले वापि तस्य किंचिन् न दुर्लभम् इत्याद्य् अष्टौ मुने तत्र महातीर्थानि नारद
Whether in heaven, on earth, or below, nothing is difficult for him; O sage, there are eight great tirthas there, O Narada.
पृथक् पृथक् तीर्थकोटिफलम् आहुर् मनीषिणः अश्रद्धयापि यन्नाम्नि स्मृते सर्वाघसंक्षयः
Wise men say each separately yields the merit of a crore of tirthas; even if remembered without faith, its name destroys all sins.
भवेत् साक्षान् नृसिंहो ऽसौ सर्वदा यत्र संस्थितः तत् तीर्थसेवासंजातं फलं कैर् इह वर्ण्यते
Wherever Narasimha himself is always present, who can describe the fruit born of service to that tirtha here?
यथा न देवो नृहरेर् अधिकः क्वापि वर्तते तथा नृसिंहतीर्थेन समं तीर्थं न कुत्रचित्
Just as nowhere is any god greater than Narahari, so nowhere is any tirtha equal to Narasimha tirtha.