कुबेरतुङ्गे पापघ्नं व्यासतीर्थेतथैव च
On the lofty Kubera, it destroys sin, and likewise at Vyāsa-tīrtha.
सिद्धैस्तु सेविता नित्यं दृश्यते तु कृतात्मभिः
It is always frequented by the perfected beings and seen by those of purified soul.
सिद्धिक्षेत्रं सुरैर्जुष्टं यत्प्राप्य न निवर्त्तते
That field of accomplishment, cherished by the gods, once attained, one does not return.
भूतानामनुकंपार्थं नास्तिकानां निदर्शनम्
For the sake of compassion toward beings, it is a demonstration for the non-believers.
नन्दायां विरजे चैव तथैव च महालये
In Nandā, Virajā, and likewise in Mahālaya.
काकह्रदे जातिस्मर्यं सुवर्णममितौजसम्
In the Kāka lake, the remembrance of birth arises, and gold of immeasurable brilliance.
कुमारतीर्थे स्नात्वा तु त्रिदिवं याति मानवः
Having bathed at Kumāra tīrtha, a person attains heaven.
निराहारो युगं दिव्यमुमातुङ्गो स्थितो ज्वलन्
Fasting, for a divine age, the exalted one stands, blazing.
तत्र श्राद्धानि देयानि नित्यमक्षयमिच्छता
There, offerings for ancestors should be given always by one desiring imperishable merit.
दुष्कृतं दृश्यते तत्र प्रत्यक्षमकृतात्मनाम्
There, the evil deeds of those who have not mastered themselves are seen directly.
तत्र देवह्रदः पुण्यो ब्रह्मणो नागराट् शुचिः
There is the holy Devahrada, pure, belonging to Brahmā and the king of serpents.
अतिप्रदीप्तैर्भुजगैर्भोक्तुमन्नं न शक्यते
Because of exceedingly radiant serpents, food cannot be eaten there.
कारवत्यां च शाण्डिल्यां गुहायां वामनस्य च
In Kāravati, Śāṇḍilya, and in the cave of Vāmana.
जपो होमस्तपो ध्यानं यत्किञ्चित्सुकृतं भवेत्
Recitation, oblation, austerity, meditation—whatever good deed may be performed.
कुमारधारा तत्रैव दृष्टा पापं प्रणश्यति
There, the Kumāra stream is seen; sin is destroyed.
शैलः कान्तिपुराभ्याशे प्रागुदीच्यां दिशि स्थितः
A mountain stands near Kāntipura, in the northeastern direction.
यस्यां स्नात्वा सकृद्विप्रः कामानाप्नोति शाश्वतान्
A Brahmin who bathes there even once attains eternal desires.
अदृश्यः सर्वभूतानां देववच्चरते महीम्
Invisible to all beings, he moves upon the earth like a god.
तत्र श्राद्धानि देयानि नित्यमक्षयमिच्छता
There, offerings for ancestors should be given always by one desiring imperishable merit.
निर्धूतानि तु पापानि दृश्यन्ते सुकृतात्मनाम्
There, sins are washed away and the good deeds of the virtuous are seen.
कालञ्जरे दशार्णायां नैमिषे कुरुजाङ्गले
In Kālañjara, Daśārṇa, Naimisha, and Kurujāṅgala.
तत्र योगेश्वरो नित्यं तस्यां दत्तमथाक्षयम्
There, the lord of yoga is always present; whatever is given there becomes imperishable.
जबो होमस्तथा ध्यानं यत्किञ्चित्सुकृतं भवेत्
Recitation, oblation, meditation, and whatever good deed there may be—
सा तु देवी समुद्रान्ते दृश्यते चैव नामभिः
That goddess is seen at the edge of the ocean, known by many names.
गयां गृध्रवटे चैव श्राद्धं दत्तं महाफलम्
A śrāddha offering given at Gayā, at the vulture peak, yields great fruit.
भरतस्याश्रमे पुण्ये ऽरण्यं पुण्यतमं स्मृतम्
In the holy hermitage of Bharata, the forest is remembered as most sacred.
स्थापितं धर्मसर्वस्वं लोकस्यास्य निदर्शनम्
There, the entirety of dharma has been established as an example for this world.
यस्मिन्प्राहुर्विशल्येति तीर्थं सद्यो निदर्शनम्
There is a ford called Viśalya, renowned as a manifest sign.
उन्मच्चन्ति तथा लग्न ये वै पापकृतो जनाः
Those people who have committed sins and are attached there become mad.
महाह्रदे च कौशिक्यां दत्तं श्राद्धं महाफलम्
A śrāddha offering given in the great lake of the Kauśikī river yields great fruit.