इति पठति शृणोति यश् च भक्त्या विबुधपतिं शिवम् अत्र भीमरूपम् जगति विदितम् अशेषपापहारि स्मृतिपदशरणेन मुक्तिदश् च
Whoever recites or hears this with devotion to the lord of the gods, Śiva, in this world, in the form of Bhīma, known everywhere, is freed from all sins and attains liberation by taking refuge in the remembrance of his feet.
गोदावरी तावद् अशेषपाप समूहहन्त्री परमार्थदात्री सदैव सर्वत्र विशेषतस् तु यत्राम्बुराशिं समनुप्रविष्टा
The Godāvarī always destroys all masses of sin and bestows the highest good everywhere, especially where she enters the ocean.
स्नात्वा तु तस्मिन् सुकृती शरीरी गोदावरीवारिधिसंगमे यः उद्धृत्य तीव्रान् निरयाद् अशेषात् स पूर्वजान् याति पुरं पुरारेः
He who, having bathed at the confluence of the Godāvarī and the ocean, departs from his body with merit, is lifted from all intense hells and goes to the city of the Lord of the past.
वेदान्तवेद्यं यद् उपासितव्यं तद् ब्रह्म साक्षात् खलु भीमनाथः दृष्टे हि तस्मिन् न पुनर् विशन्ति शरीरिणः संस्मृतिम् उग्रदुःखाम्
That which is to be realized through Vedānta and worshipped as Brahman is truly Bhīmanātha; those who see him do not again enter the grievous suffering of remembrance in embodied existence.
सा संगता पूर्वम् अपांपतिं तं गङ्गा सुराणाम् अपि वन्दनीया देवैश् च सर्वैर् अनुगम्यमाना संस्तूयमाना मुनिभिर् मरुद्भिः
That Ganga, revered even by the gods and worthy of their worship, once approached the lord of waters, accompanied and praised by all the gods, followed and extolled by sages and the Maruts.
वसिष्ठजाबालिसयाज्ञवल्क्य क्रत्वङ्गिरोदक्षमरीचिवैष्णवाः शातातपः शौनकदेवरात भृग्वग्निवेश्यात्रिमरीचिमुख्याः
Vasishtha, Jabali, Yajnavalkya, Kratu, Angiras, Daksha, Marichi, Vaishnava, Shatatapa, Shaunaka, Devarata, Bhrigu, Agniveshya, Atri, and the foremost Marichi—all these sages,
सुधूतपापा मनुगौतमादयः सकौशिकास् तुम्बरुपर्वताद्याः अगस्त्यमार्कण्डसपिप्पलाद्याः सगालवा योगपरायणाश् च
Sudhuta, Papa, Manu, Gautama and others, together with the Kaushikas, Tumburu, Parvata and others, Agastya, Markandeya, Pippalada and others, along with Galava and those devoted to yoga,
सवामदेवाङ्गिरसो ऽथ भार्गवाः स्मृतिप्रवीणाः श्रुतिभिर् मनोज्ञाः सर्वे पुराणार्थविदो बहुज्ञास् ते गौतमीं देवनदीं तु गत्वा
Savamada, Angirasa, and then the Bhargavas, skilled in the Smritis, delightful in the Vedas, all well-versed in the meaning of the Puranas and possessing great knowledge—these all went to the divine river Gautami.
स्तोष्यन्ति मन्त्रैः श्रुतिभिः प्रभूतैर् हृद्यैश् च तुष्टैर् मुदितैर् मनोभिः तां संगतां वीक्ष्य शिवो हरिश् च आत्मानम् आदर्शयतां मुनिभ्यः
They will praise her with abundant mantras and Vedic hymns, with hearts joyful and satisfied; seeing her thus assembled, Shiva and Hari revealed themselves to the sages.
आदित्या वसवो रुद्रा मरुतो लोकपालकाः कृताञ्जलिपुटाः सर्वे स्तुवन्ति हरिशंकरौ
The Adityas, Vasus, Rudras, Maruts, and the guardians of the worlds, with hands joined in reverence, all praise Hari and Shankara.
संगमेषु प्रसिद्धेषु नित्यं सप्तसु नारद समुद्रस्य च गङ्गाया नित्यं देवौ प्रतिष्ठितौ
O Narada, at the seven famous confluences and at the meeting of Ganga and the ocean, the two gods are always present.
गौतमेश्वर आख्यातो यत्र देवो महेश्वरः नित्यं संनिहितस् तत्र माधवो रमया सह
At the place called Gautameshvara, where the great god Maheshvara is ever present, there too Madhava remains always with Rama.
ब्रह्मेश्वर इति ख्यातो मयैव स्थापितः शिवः लोकानाम् उपकारार्थम् आत्मनः कारणान्तरे
Known as Brahmeshvara, Shiva was established there by me for the benefit of the worlds, for another purpose of my own.
चक्रपाणिर् इति ख्यातः स्तुतो देवैर् मया सह तत्र संनिहितो विष्णुर् देवैः सह मरुद्गणैः
There, Vishnu is known as Chakrapani, praised by the gods along with me; he is present there with the gods and the hosts of Maruts.
ऐन्द्रतीर्थम् इति ख्यातं तद् एव हयमूर्धकम् हयमूर्धा तत्र विष्णुस् तन्मूर्धनि सुरा अपि सोमतीर्थम् इति ख्यातं यत्र सोमेश्वरः शिवः
That place is known as the Indra Tirtha, also called Hayamurdhaka; there Vishnu is on the horse's head, and the gods as well. It is also called Soma Tirtha, where Shiva is known as Someshvara.
इन्द्रस्य सोमश्रवसो देवैश् च ऋषिभिस् तथा प्रार्थितः सोम एवादाव् इन्द्रायेन्दो परिस्रव
At the request of Indra, Soma, Shravas, the gods, and the sages, Soma was first entreated: 'O Soma, flow forth for Indra.'
सप्त दिशो नानासूर्याः सप्त होतार ऋत्विजः देवा आदित्या ये सप्त तेभिः सोमाभिरक्ष न
The seven directions, each with its own sun, the seven officiating priests, the seven Adityas—protect us, O Soma, together with them.
यत् ते राजञ् छृतं हविस् तेन सोमाभिरक्ष नः अरातीवा मा नस् तारीन् मो च नः किंचनाममद्
With the clarified offering that you, O king, have received, protect us with Soma; may our enemies not overcome us, may nothing harm us.
ऋषे मन्त्रकृतां स्तोमैः कश्यपोद्वर्धयन् गिरः सोमं नमस्य राजानं यो जज्ञे वीरुधां पतिर्
With hymns composed by the seers, Kashyapa increased the praises; we bow to Soma, the king who was born as the lord of plants.
कारुर् अहं ततो भिषग् उपलप्रक्षिणी नना नानाधियो वसूयवो ऽनु गा इव तस्थिम
I am the poet, then the healer; I have gathered the healing herbs. With various thoughts, seeking wealth, we have stood together like cows.
एवम् उक्त्वा च ऋषिभिः सोमं प्राप्य च वज्रिणे तेभ्यो दत्त्वा ततो यज्ञः पूर्णो जातः शतक्रतोः
Having spoken thus and obtained Soma from the sages, they gave it to the wielder of the thunderbolt; then the sacrifice of Shatakratu was completed.
तत् सोमतीर्थम् आख्यातम् आग्नेयं पुरतस् तु तत् अग्निर् इष्ट्वा महायज्ञैर् माम् आराध्य मनीषितम्
That place is called Soma Tirtha; in front of it is Agneya. Having worshipped Agni with great sacrifices and satisfied me as desired,
संप्राप्तवान् मत्प्रसादाद् अहं तत्रैव नित्यशः स्थितो लोकोपकारार्थं तत्र विष्णुः शिवस् तथा
By my grace, I have always remained there, established eternally for the benefit of the world; likewise, Viṣṇu and Śiva are present there.
तस्माद् आग्नेयम् आख्यातम् आदित्यं तदनन्तरम् यत्रादित्यो वेदमयो नित्यम् एति उपासितुम्
Therefore, it is called Āgneya; next comes Āditya, where the sun, composed of the Vedas, is always to be worshipped.
रूपान्तरेण मध्याह्ने द्रष्टुं मां शंकरं हरिम् नमस्कार्यस् तत्र सदा मध्याह्ने सकलो जनः
At midday, in another form, I, Śaṅkara, and Hari are to be seen; thus, at midday, all people should always offer their salutations there.
रूपेण केन सविता समायातीत्य् अनिश्चयात् तस्माद् आदित्यम् आख्यातं बार्हस्पत्यम् अनन्तरम्
Because there is uncertainty about which form Savitṛ arrives in, therefore Āditya is named, and next comes Bārhaspatya.
बृहस्पतिः सुरैः पूजां तस्मात् तीर्थाद् अवाप ह ईजे च यज्ञान् विविधान् बार्हस्पत्यं ततो विदुः
Bṛhaspati received worship from the gods at that tīrtha; he performed various sacrifices, and thus it is known as Bārhaspatya.
तत्तीर्थस्मरणाद् एव ग्रहशान्तिर् भविष्यति तस्माद् अप्य् अपरं तीर्थम् इन्द्रगोपे नगोत्तमे
By merely remembering that tīrtha, the pacification of planets will occur; therefore, another tīrtha is also present at Indragopa in the excellent mountain.
प्रतिष्ठितं महालिङ्गं कस्मिंश्चित् कारणान्तरे हिमालयेन तत् तीर्थम् अद्रितीर्थं तद् उच्यते
A great liṅga was established there by Himālaya for some other reason; that tīrtha is called Adritīrtha.
तत्र स्नानं च दानं च सर्वकामप्रदं शुभम् एवं सा गौतमी गङ्गा ब्रह्माद्रेश् च विनिःसृता
Bathing and giving gifts there bestow all desired results and auspiciousness; thus, the Gautamī Gaṅgā flowed forth from Brahmādri.