मतिरुत्क्रमणीया ते प्रयागगामनं प्रति
Your mind should be resolute regarding the journey to Prayāga.
तेषां सान्निध्यमत्रैव तीर्थानां कुरुनन्दन
Here itself is the presence of those holy places, O descendant of the Kurus.
सा गतिस्त्यजतः प्राणान् गङ्गायमुनसंगमे
That is the destiny of one who gives up their life at the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna.
ये प्रयागं न संप्राप्तास्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम्
Those who have not reached Prayaga, renowned in the three worlds,
मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यः शशाङ्क इव राहुणा
are freed from all sins, like the moon from Rahu.
तत्र स्नात्वा च पीत्वा च मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः
There, by bathing and drinking, one is released from all transgressions.
आत्मानं तारयेत् पूर्वं दशातीतान् दशापरान्
He first delivers himself, then ten ancestors before and ten descendants after.
स्वर्गलोकमवाप्नोति यावदाहूतसंप्लवम्
He attains the world of heaven until the dissolution of the sacrificial fire.
अवचः सर्वसामुद्रः प्रतिष्ठानं च विश्रुतम्
It is said to be the confluence of all oceans and the renowned foundation.
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा सो ऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत्
With a mind purified from all sins, he obtains the fruit of an Ashvamedha sacrifice.
हंसप्रपतनं नाम तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्
There is a holy place called Hamsaprapatana, famed throughout the three worlds.
यावच्चन्द्रश्च सूर्यश्च तावत् स्वर्गे महीयते
As long as the moon and sun endure, so long is he honored in heaven.
परित्यजतियः प्राणान् शृणु तस्यापि यत् फलम्
Hear also the fruit for one who gives up his life there.
आस्ते स पितृभिः सार्धं स्वर्गलोके नराधिप
He dwells together with his ancestors in the world of heaven, O king.
नरः शुचिरुपासीत ब्रह्मलोकमवाप्नुयात्
A pure man who worships there attains the world of Brahma.
कोटिवर्षसहस्त्राणि स्वर्गलोके महीयते
For ten million thousand years he is honored in the world of heaven.
सिद्धक्षेत्रं हि तज्ज्ञेयं नात्र कार्या विचारणा
Know that place as a field of perfection; there is no need for doubt here.
दिवि तारयते देवांस्तेन त्रिपथगा स्मृता
In heaven, he delivers the gods; for this reason, it is called the triple-path.
तावद् वर्षसहस्त्राणि स्वर्गलोके महीयते
For so many thousands of years, he is honored in the world of heaven.
मोक्षदा सर्वभूतानां महापातकिनामपि
It grants liberation to all beings, even to the greatest sinners.
गङ्गाद्वारे प्रयागे च गङ्गासागरसंगमे
At the gateway of the Ganga, at Prayaga, and at the confluence where the Ganga meets the ocean—
गतिमन्वेषमाणानां नास्ति गङ्गासमा गतिः
For those seeking liberation, there is no path equal to that of the Ganga.
माहेश्वरात् परिभ्रष्टा सर्वपापहरा शुभा
Though fallen from the favor of Shiva, she remains auspicious and the remover of all sins.
द्वापरे तु कुरुक्षेत्रं कलौ गङ्गां विशिष्यते
In Dvapara, Kurukshetra is preeminent; in Kali, the Ganga surpasses all.
नान्यत् कलियुगोद्भूतं मलं हन्तुं सुदुष्कृतम्
There is nothing else in the age of Kali that can destroy accumulated sin so difficult to remove.
स मृतो जायते स्वर्गे नरकं च न पश्यति
One who dies there is born in heaven and does not see hell.
माघमासे गमिष्यन्ति गङ्गायमुनसंगमम्
In the month of Magha, people will go to the confluence of the Ganga and Yamuna.
प्रयागे माघमासे तु त्र्यहं स्नातस्य तत् फलम्
At Prayaga, in the month of Magha, the fruit of bathing for three days is as follows:
अहीनाङ्गो ऽप्यरोगश्च पञ्चेन्द्रियसमन्वितः
Even if he is not deformed, is free from disease, and possesses all five senses—
तावद् वर्षसहस्त्राणि स्वर्गलोके महीयते राहुग्रस्तो यथा सोमो विमुक्तः सर्वपातकैः
He is honored in heaven for as many thousands of years as the moon, freed from all stains, is after being released from Rahu’s grasp.