तथेत्य् उक्त्वा जगामाशु गङ्गां नत्वा जनार्दनम् पूजयाम् आस शंभुं च तपस् तेपे यतव्रतः
Having said 'so be it,' he quickly went to the Ganges, bowed to Janārdana, worshipped Śaṃbhu, and practiced austerity with disciplined vows.
सहस्रम् एकं वर्षाणां बद्धं पितरम् आत्मनः मोचयाम् आस देवेभ्यः पुना राज्यम् अवाप सः
For one thousand years, he freed his bound father from the gods, and again obtained the kingdom.
शिवेशाभ्यां मुक्तपाशो राज्यं प्राप सुतात् स्वकात् अवाप्य विद्यां गान्धर्वीं प्रियश् चासीच् छतक्रतोः
Released from bondage by Śiva and Īśa, he received his own kingdom from his son, gained Gandharva knowledge, and became dear to Indra.
शांभवं वैष्णवं चैव उर्वशीतीर्थम् एव च ततःप्रभृति तत् तीर्थं कैतवं चेति विश्रुतम्
The Śaṃbhu, Vaiṣṇava, and Urvaśī tīrthas, from then on, became known as the Kaitava tīrtha.
शिवविष्णुसरिन्मातुप्रसादाद् आप्यते न किम् तत्र स्नानं च दानं च बहुपुण्यफलप्रदम् पापपाशविमोक्षं तु सर्वदुर्गतिनाशनम्
By the grace of Śiva, Viṣṇu, and the mother of rivers, what is not attained there? Bathing and giving there grant abundant merit, release from sinful bonds, and destroy all misfortune.
सामुद्रं तीर्थम् आख्यातं सर्वतीर्थफलप्रदम् तस्य स्वरूपं वक्ष्यामि शृणु नारद तन्मनाः
The Samudra tīrtha is proclaimed, granting the fruit of all tīrthas. I will describe its nature; listen, Nārada, with focused mind.
विसृष्टा गौतमेनासौ गङ्गा पापप्रणाशनी लोकानाम् उपकारार्थं प्रायात् पूर्वार्णवं प्रति
Released by Gautama, the Ganges, destroyer of sins, went toward the eastern ocean for the benefit of the worlds.
आगच्छन्ती देवनदी कमण्डलुधृता मया शिरसा च धृता देवी शंभुना परमात्मना
The divine river, held in a water-pot, was carried by me on my head, and by Śaṃbhu, the supreme soul.
विष्णुपादात् प्रसूतां तां ब्राह्मणेन महात्मना आनीतां मर्त्यभवनं स्मरणाद् अघनाशनीम्
Born from Viṣṇu's feet, she was brought to the mortal realm by the great-souled brāhmaṇa, and by remembrance destroys sins.
गुरोर् गुरुतमां सिन्धुर् दृष्ट्वा कृत्यम् अचिन्तयत् या वन्द्या जगताम् ईशा ब्रह्मेशाद्यैर् नमस्कृता
Seeing the most venerable ocean, the teacher pondered what should be done; she who is worthy of worship by the lords of the world, honored by Brahma and Īśa.
ताम् अहं प्रतिगच्छेयं नो चेत् स्याद् धर्मदूषणम् आगच्छन्तं महात्मानं यो मोहान् नोपतिष्ठते
If I do not go to her, it would be a violation of righteousness; one who, out of delusion, does not attend upon a great soul who comes, is at fault.
न तस्य कोपि त्रातास्ति पापिनो लोकयोर् द्वयोः एवं विमृश्य रत्नेशो मूर्तिमान् विनयान्वितः कृताञ्जलिपुटो गङ्गाम् आहेदं सरितांपतिः
For such a sinner, there is no protector in either world; having considered thus, the Lord of Jewels, embodied and humble, with joined palms, addressed Gaṅgā, the queen of rivers.
रसातलगतं वारि पृथिव्यां यन् नभस्तले तन् माम् एवात्र विशतु नाहं वक्ष्यामि किंचन
Whether the water is in the netherworld, on earth, or in the sky, let it enter me alone here; I will not say anything further.
मयि रत्नानि पीयूषं पर्वता राक्षसासुराः एतान् अप्य् अखिलान् अन्यान् भीमान् संधारयाम्य् अहम्
Within me are jewels, nectar, mountains, Rākṣasas, and Asuras; I bear all these and other fearsome beings as well.
ममान्तः कमलायुक्तो विष्णुः स्वपिति नित्यदा ममाशक्यं न किमपि विद्यते सचराचरे
Within me, Viṣṇu, joined with Lakṣmī, always sleeps; for me, nothing among the moving or unmoving is impossible.
महत्य् अभ्यागते कुर्यात् प्रत्युत्थानं न यो मदात् स धर्मादिपरिभ्रष्टो निरयं तु समाप्नुयात्
One who, out of pride, does not rise to greet a great one who has arrived, falls away from righteousness and attains hell.
न तान् मे बिभ्रतः खेदो विनागस्त्यपराभवात् किं तु त्वं गौरवेणैषाम् अतिरिक्ता ततस् त्व् अहम्
I do not feel any fatigue from bearing them, except for the defeat by Agastya; but you, in your greatness, surpass even these, and so do I.
ब्रवीमि देवि गङ्गे मां त्वं साम्यात् संगता भव नैकरूपाम् अहं शक्तः संगन्तुं बहुधा यदि
I say to you, O goddess Gaṅgā: come to me in equality and union; I am not able to join with you in many forms.
सङ्गम् एष्यसि देवि त्वं संगच्छे ऽहं न चान्यथा गङ्गे समेष्यसि यदि बहुधा तद् विचारये
O goddess, you shall come together with me, and I will unite with you, not otherwise; Gaṅgā, if you come in many forms, then consider this.
तम् एवंवादिनं सिन्धुम् अपाम् ईशं तदाब्रवीत् गङ्गा सा गौतमी देवी कुरु चैतद् वचो मम
To him, the Lord of Waters, who spoke thus, Gaṅgā, the goddess Gautamī, replied: 'Do this as I say.'
सप्तर्षीणां च या भार्या अरुन्धतिपुरोगमाः भर्तृभिः सहिताः सर्वा आनय त्वं तदा त्व् अहम्
Bring here all the wives of the Seven Sages, led by Arundhatī, together with their husbands; then I will do so.
अल्पभूता भविष्यामि ततः स्यां तव संगता तथेत्य् उक्त्वा सप्तर्षीणां भार्याभिर् ऋषिभिर् वृतः
I will become small, and then I shall unite with you; having said so, he was surrounded by the wives of the Seven Sages and the sages themselves.
आनयाम् आस तां देवी सप्तधा सा व्यभज्यत सा चेयं गौतमी गङ्गा सप्तधा सागरं गता
The goddess brought her there, and she was divided into seven streams; this Gautamī Gaṅgā, divided sevenfold, went to the ocean.
सप्तर्षीणां तु नाम्ना तु सप्त गङ्गास् ततो ऽभवन् तत्र स्नानं च दानं च श्रवणं पठनं तथा
By the names of the Seven Sages, seven Gaṅgās arose; there, bathing, giving, hearing, and reciting are all auspicious.
स्मरणं चापि यद् भक्त्या सर्वकामप्रदं भवेत् नास्माद् अन्यत् परं तीर्थं समुद्राद् भुवनत्रये पापहानौ भुक्तिमुक्तिप्राप्तौ च मनसो मुदे
And remembering with devotion whatever is done there grants all desires; there is no greater holy place than this, even in the three worlds, for the removal of sin, attainment of enjoyment and liberation, and joy of mind.
ऋषिसत्त्रम् इति ख्यातम् ऋषयः सप्त नारद निषेदुस् तपसे यत्र यत्र भीमेश्वरः शिवः
The gathering of sages, known as Ṛṣisattram, was where the seven sages and Nārada engaged in austerities, and where Bhīmeśvara Śiva is present.
तत्रेदं वृत्तम् आख्यास्ये देवर्षिपितृबृंहितम् शृणु यत्नेन वक्ष्यामि सर्वकामप्रदं शुभम्
There, I will recount this event, praised by gods, sages, and ancestors; listen carefully as I narrate this auspicious story that grants all desires.
सप्तधा व्यभजन् गङ्गाम् ऋषयः सप्त नारद वासिष्ठी दाक्षिणेयी स्याद् वैश्वामित्री तदुत्तरा
The seven sages, O Nārada, divided Gaṅgā into seven streams: Vāsiṣṭhī, Dākṣiṇeyī, Vaiśvāmitrī, and the others thereafter.
वामदेव्य् अपरा ज्ञेया गौतमी मध्यतः शुभा भारद्वाजी स्मृता चान्या आत्रेयी चेत्य् अथापरा
Another is known as Vāmadevī, Gautamī is the auspicious one in the middle, another is called Bhāradvājī, and yet another is called Ātreyī.
जामदग्नी तथा चान्या व्यपदिष्टा तु सप्तधा तैः सर्वैर् ऋषिभिस् तत्र यष्टुम् इष्टैर् महात्मभिः
Similarly, there is one called Jāmadagnī; thus, they are designated as seven. All these great-souled sages performed sacrifices there with their chosen offerings.