स भुक्त्वा विपुलान् भोगांस्तत् तीर्थं भजते पुनः
Having enjoyed abundant pleasures, he again attains that sacred place.
षष्टिं वर्षसहस्त्राणि षष्टिं वर्षशतानि च
For sixty thousand years and sixty hundred years—
ततो भ्रष्टस्तु राजेन्द्र समृद्धे जायते कुले
After falling from there, O king, he is born in a prosperous family.
शतं वर्षसहस्त्राणि स्वर्गलोके महीयते
For a hundred thousand years, he is honored in heaven.
भुक्त्वा तु विपुलान् भोगांस्तत् तीर्थं भजते पुनः
Having enjoyed abundant pleasures, he again attains that sacred place.
विहगैरुपभुक्तस्य शृणु तस्यापि यत्फलम्
Hear also the fruit of that which has been enjoyed by birds.
ततस्तस्मात् परिभ्रष्टो राजा भवति धार्मिकः
Falling from there, he becomes a righteous king.
भुक्त्वा तु विपुलान् भोगांस्तततीर्थं भजते पुनः
Having enjoyed abundant pleasures, he again attains that sacred place.
ऋणप्रमोचनं नाम तीर्थं तु परमं स्मृतम्
The sacred place called Ṛṇapramocana is regarded as supreme.
सूर्यलोकमवाप्नोति अनृणश्च सदा भवेत्
One attains the world of the sun and remains forever free from debt.
समागता महाभागा यमुना यत्र निम्नगा
The blessed ones have gathered where the Yamunā river flows.
योजनानां सहस्त्रेषु कीर्तनात् पापनाशनी
Merely mentioning it, even from a thousand yojanas away, destroys sin.
प्राणांस्त्यजति यस्तत्र स याति परमां गतिम्
Whoever gives up their life there attains the highest state.
तत्र स्नात्वा दिवं यान्ति ये मृतास्ते ऽपुनर्भवाः
Those who die after bathing there ascend to heaven and are not reborn.
धर्मराजं महापापैर्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
One is freed from great sins before the Lord of Dharma; there is no doubt.
प्रयागे संस्थितानि स्युरेवमाहुर्मनीषिणः
The sages declare that these places are established at Prayāga.
दिवि भूम्यन्तरिक्षे च तत्सर्वं जाह्नवी स्मृता
In heaven, on earth, and in the sky, all these are known as Jāhnavī.
सिद्धिक्षेत्रं तु तज्ज्ञेयं गङ्गातीरसमाश्रितम्
Know this as the field of accomplishment, situated along the banks of the Gaṅgā.
आस्ते वटेश्वरो नित्यं तत् तीर्थं तत् तपोवनम्
The Lord of the Banyan tree always resides there; that is the sacred place, that is the forest of austerity.
सुहृदां च जपेत् कर्णे शिष्यस्यानुगतस्य तु
One should recite it in the ear of a friend or a devoted disciple.
इदं पुण्यमिदं रम्यं पावनं धर्म्यमुत्तमम्
This is holy, delightful, purifying, and supremely righteous.
अत्राधीत्य द्विजो ऽध्यायं निर्मलत्वमवाप्नुयात्
A twice-born who studies a chapter here attains purity.
जातिस्मरित्वं लभते नाकपृष्ठे च मोदते
He gains remembrance of his birth and rejoices in the highest heaven.
स्नाहि तीर्थेषु कौरव्य न च वक्रमतिर्भव
Bathe at the sacred places, O Kauravya, and let your mind not be crooked.
तीर्तानि कथयामास पृथिव्यां यानि कानिचित्
He described the sacred places that exist on earth.
पृष्टः प्रोवाच सकलमुक्त्वाथ प्रययो मुनिः
Having been questioned, the sage spoke everything and then departed.
मुच्यते सर्वपापेभ्यो रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति
He is freed from all sins and goes to the world of Rudra.
पप्रच्छुरुत्तरं सूतं पृथिव्यादिविनिर्णयम्
They questioned Sūta Uttara about the determination of the earth and so on.
इदानीं श्रोतुमिच्छामस्त्रिलोकस्यास्य मण्डलम्
Now we wish to hear about the sphere of these three worlds.
वनानि सरितः सूर्यग्रहाणां स्थितिरेव च
The forests, the rivers, and the positions of the sun and planets as well.