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.
बहुदेवयुगांस्तप्त्वा तपस्तीव्रं सुदश्चरम्
Having performed severe austerity for many ages of the gods,
पाप्मानमुत्सृजत्याशु जीर्णां त्वचमिवोरगः
One quickly casts off sin, just as a serpent sheds its worn-out skin.
लेलिहानैर्महाघोरै रक्ष्यते सुमहोरगैः
It is guarded by very fierce, licking, great serpents.
उदीच्यां मुण्डपृष्टस्य ब्रह्मर्षिगणसेवितम्
In the north, on Muṇḍapṛṣṭa, attended by hosts of brahmarṣis,
दत्तं वापि सदा श्राद्धमक्षय्यं समुदाहृतम्
A śrāddha offering given there is always declared imperishable.
मानसे सरसि स्नात्वा श्राद्धंनिर्वर्त्तयेत्ततः
After bathing in the lake of the mind, one should then perform the śrāddha.
आरुह्य तु जपंस्तत्र सिद्धो याति दिवं ततः
Ascending there, one who recites attains perfection and then goes to heaven.
स्नात्वा तस्मिन्सरश्रेष्ठे दृश्यते महादद्भुतम्
After bathing in that best of lakes, a great and wondrous sight is seen.
गङ्गा त्रिपथगा देवी विष्णुपादाच्च्युता सती
The goddess Gaṅgā, the threefold river, indeed flowed forth from Viṣṇu’s feet.
जांबूनदमयं पुण्यं स्वगद्वारमिवायतम्
It is pure, made of gold from the Jāmbū tree, and stretches like the gateway to heaven.
पावनी सर्वभूतानां धर्मज्ञानां विशेषतः
She is the purifier of all beings, especially of those who know righteousness.
सागरं पश्चिमं यातो दिव्यः सिंधुनदो वरः
The divine, excellent Sindhu river flows towards the western ocean.
आयतो वै सहस्राणि योजनानां बहुनि तु
It extends for many thousands of yojanas.
तत्र पुष्करिणी रम्या सुषुम्णा नाम नामतः
There is a beautiful lake named Suṣumnā by name.
श्राद्धं भवति चानन्तं तत्र दत्तं महोदयम्
There, the śrāddha rite becomes inexhaustible, and gifts given there yield great merit.
सर्वत्र हिमवान्पुण्यो गङ्गा पुण्या समन्ततः
Everywhere the Himālaya is holy, and the Gaṅgā is sacred on all sides.
एवमादिषु चान्येषु श्राद्धं निर्वर्तयेद्बुधः
In such places and others like them, the wise should perform śrāddha.
शेलसानुषु शृङ्गेषु कन्दरेषु गुहासु च
On mountain slopes, peaks, in ravines, and in caves,
पुलिनेष्वापगानां च तथैव प्रभवेषु च
On the banks of rivers and likewise at their sources,
सुसंमृष्टोपलिप्तेषु त्दृद्येषु सुरभिष्वथ
In places well-swept, plastered, and fragrant,