पुनः सुयोनिं सम्प्राप्य राजेन्द्रो भारते भवेत् । नगराणां च नियुतं स लभेन्नात्र संशयः
Then, attaining an auspicious birth, he becomes a king in Bharata; he obtains a hundred thousand cities, without doubt.
धरा तं न जहात्येव जन्मनामयुतं ध्रुवम् । परमैश्वर्यनियुतो भवेदेव महीतले
The earth does not abandon him for a hundred thousand births; he becomes possessed of supreme wealth on the earth.
नगराणां च शतकं देशं यो हि द्विजातये । सुप्रकृष्टं मध्यकृष्टं प्रजायुक्तं ददाति च
Whoever gives a hundred cities or a region, excellent or moderate, filled with people, to a twice-born,
वापीतडागसंयुक्तं नानावृक्षसमन्वितम् । महीयते स वैकुण्ठे कोटिमन्वन्तरावधि
Endowed with ponds and tanks, and various trees, he is honored in Vaikuntha for ten million Manvantaras.
पुनः सुयोनिं सम्प्राप्य जम्बुद्वीपपतिर्भवेत् । परमैश्वर्यसंयुक्तो यथा शक्रस्तथा भुवि
Then, attaining an auspicious birth, he becomes lord of Jambudvipa, endowed with supreme wealth, like Indra upon earth.
मही तं न जहात्येव जन्मनां कोटिमेव च । कल्पान्तजीवी स भवेद्राजराजेश्वरो महान्
The earth does not abandon him for ten million births; he becomes a great king of kings, living until the end of the kalpa.
स्वाधिकारं समग्रं च यो ददाति द्विजातये । चतुर्गुणं फलं चान्ते भवेत्तस्य न संशयः
Whoever gives his entire authority to a twice-born, receives fourfold fruit in the end; of this there is no doubt.
जम्बुद्वीपं यो ददाति ब्राह्मणाय तपस्विने । फलं शतगुणं चान्ते भवेत्तस्य न संशयः
Whoever gives Jambudvipa to a Brahmin who is ascetic, receives a hundredfold fruit in the end; of this there is no doubt.
जम्बुद्वीपमहीदातुः सर्वतीर्थानि सेवितुः । सर्वेषां तपसां कर्तुः सर्वेषां वासकारिणः
The giver of the land of Jambudvipa, who serves all sacred places, performs all austerities, and provides residence for all,
सर्वदानप्रदातुश्च सर्वसिद्धेश्वरस्य च । अस्त्येव पुनरावृत्तिर्न भक्तस्य महेशितुः
Who gives all gifts, who is lord of all accomplishments, there is indeed no return for the devotee of the great Lord.
असंख्यब्रह्मणां पातं पश्यन्ति भुवनेशितुः । निवसन्ति मणिद्वीपे श्रीदेव्याः परमे पदे
They witness the fall of countless Brahmas, and dwell in the jeweled island, in the supreme abode of Sri Devi.
देवीमन्त्रोपासकाश्च विहाय मानवीं तनुम् । विभूतिं दिव्यरूपं च जन्ममृत्युजराहरम्
Those who worship the Devi's mantra, abandoning the human body, attain divine glory and form, free from birth, death, and old age.
लब्ध्वा देव्याश्च सारूप्यं देवीसेवां च कुर्वते । पश्यन्ति ते मणिद्वीपे सखण्डं लोकसंक्षयम्
Having attained likeness with the Goddess and serving her, they behold, in the jeweled island, the destruction of the worlds along with their divisions.
नश्यन्ति देवाः सिद्धाश्च विश्वानि निखिलानि च । देवीभक्ता न नश्यन्ति जन्ममृत्युजराहराः
The gods and the perfected beings, and all the worlds, perish; but the devotees of the Goddess do not perish—they are free from birth, death, and old age.
कार्तिके तुलसीदानं करोति हरये च यः । युगत्रयप्रमाणं च मोदते हरिमन्दिरे
Whoever offers tulasi leaves to Hari in the month of Kartika, enjoys happiness in Hari’s abode for a period equal to three yugas.
पुनः सुयोनिं सम्प्राप्य हरिभक्तिं लभेद् ध्रुवम् । जितेन्द्रियाणां प्रवरः स भवेद्भारते भुवि
Having again obtained an excellent birth, he surely attains devotion to Hari; he becomes the foremost among the self-controlled on the earth of Bharata.
मध्ये यः स्नाति गङ्गायामरुणोदयकालतः । युगषष्टिसहस्राणि मोदते हरिमन्दिरे
Whoever bathes in the Ganga at dawn, enjoys happiness in Hari’s abode for sixty thousand yugas.
पुनः सुयोनिं सम्प्राप्य विष्णुमन्त्रं लभेद् ध्रुवम् । त्यक्त्वा च मानुषं देहं पुनर्याति हरेः पदम्
Having again obtained an excellent birth, he surely attains the mantra of Vishnu; and, abandoning the human body, he attains the abode of Hari again.
नास्ति तत्पुनरावृत्तिर्वैकुण्ठाच्च महीतले । करोति हरिदास्यं च तथा सारूप्यमेव च
There is no return from Vaikuntha to the earth for him; he serves Hari and also attains likeness with him.
नित्यस्नायी च गङ्गायां स पूतः सूर्यवद्भुवि । पदे पदेऽश्वमेधस्य लभते निश्चितं फलम्
He who bathes daily in the Ganga is purified on earth like the sun; at every step, he certainly obtains the fruit of an Ashvamedha sacrifice.
तस्यैव पादरजसा सद्यःपूता वसुन्धरा । मोदते स च वैकुण्ठे यावच्चन्द्रदिवाकरौ
By the dust of his feet, the earth is instantly purified; and he enjoys happiness in Vaikuntha as long as the moon and sun endure.
पुनः सुयोनिं सम्प्राप्य हरिभक्तिं लभेद् ध्रुवम् । जीवन्मुक्तोऽतितेजस्वी तपस्विप्रवरो भवेत्
Having again obtained an excellent birth, he surely attains devotion to Hari; he becomes liberated while living, exceedingly radiant, and the foremost among ascetics.
स्वधर्मनिरतः शुद्धो विद्वांश्च स जितेन्द्रियः । मीनकर्कटयोर्मध्ये गाढं तपति भास्करः
Engaged in his own duty, pure, learned, and self-controlled, he performs intense austerity when the sun is between Pisces and Cancer.
भारते यो ददात्येव जलमेव सुवासितम् । स मोदते च कैलासे यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश
Whoever gives fragrant water in Bharata, he enjoys happiness in Kailasa as long as the fourteen Indras reign.
पुनः सुयोनिं सम्प्राप्य रूपवांश्च सुखी भवेत् । शिवभक्तश्च तेजस्वी वेदवेदाङ्गपारगः
Having again obtained an excellent birth, he becomes handsome and happy, a devotee of Shiva, radiant, and accomplished in the Vedas and their branches.
वैशाखे सक्तुदानं च यः करोति द्विजातये । सक्तुरेणुप्रमाणाब्दं मोदते शिवमन्दिरे
Whoever gives saktu (parched grain) to a twice-born in the month of Vaishakha, enjoys happiness in Shiva’s abode for as many years as there are particles of saktu.
करोति भारते यो हि कृष्णजन्माष्टमीव्रतम् । शतजन्मकृतं पापं मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
Whoever observes the vow of Krishna Janmashtami in Bharata is freed from the sin accumulated over a hundred births—of this there is no doubt.
वैकुण्ठे मोदते सोऽपि यावदिन्द्राश्चतुर्दश । पुनः सुयोनिं सम्प्राप्य कृष्णे भक्तिंलभेद् ध्रुवम्
He too enjoys happiness in Vaikuntha as long as the fourteen Indras reign; having again obtained an excellent birth, he surely attains devotion to Krishna.
इहैव भारते वर्षे शिवरात्रिं करोति यः । मोदते शिवलोके स सप्तमन्वन्तरावधि
Whoever observes Shivaratri here in the land of Bharata, enjoys happiness in Shiva’s world for the duration of seven Manvantaras.
शिवाय शिवरात्रौ च बिल्वपत्रं ददाति यः । पत्रमानयुगं तत्र मोदते शिवमन्दिरे
Whoever offers a bilva leaf to Shiva on Shivaratri, enjoys happiness in Shiva’s abode for as many ages as there are veins in the leaf.