तत्र स्नात्वोदकं दत्वा योगसिद्धिं च विन्दति
Having bathed there and offered water, one attains yogic perfection.
दशानामश्वमेधानां तत्राप्नोति फलं नरः
There, a man obtains the fruit of ten horse sacrifices.
तत्राभिगम्य युक्तात्मा पौण्डरीकफलं लभेत्
Approaching there with a disciplined mind, one gains the fruit of the white lotus.
ब्रह्माणमर्चयित्वा तु ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
Having worshipped Brahmā, one is honored in Brahmā's world.
यमुनाप्रभवं चैव सर्वपापविशोधनम्
And the source of the Yamunā indeed purifies all sins.
तस्यां स्नात्वा दिवं याति मृतो जातिस्मरो भवेत्
Bathing in her, one ascends to heaven; if dead, one is reborn with memory of past lives.
प्राणांस्तत्र परित्यज्य कुबेरानुचरो भवेत्
There, abandoning the life-breath, one becomes an attendant of Kubera.
तत्राभ्यर्च्य महादेवीं कोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
Having worshipped the great goddess there, one obtains the fruit of a thousand treasures.
कुलान्युभयतः सप्त पुनातीति श्रुतिर्मम
It is said in my tradition that one purifies seven generations on both sides.
तत्र श्राद्धानि देयानि नित्यं पापक्षयेच्छया
There, offerings to ancestors should always be made with the wish to destroy sin.
अक्षयं चाव्ययं चैव कृतं भवति सर्वदा
Whatever is done there is always imperishable and undecaying.
दत्त्वा तु दानं विधिवद् ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
Having given gifts there according to rule, one is honored in Brahmā's world.
धर्मपृष्ठे च सरसि ब्रह्मणः परमे शुभे
And in the most excellent lake of Brahmā, on the bank of Dharma,
महाह्रदे च कौशिक्यां दत्तं भवति चाक्षयम्
Whatever is given in the great pool of the Kauśikī is also imperishable.
हिताय सर्वभूतानां नास्तिकानां निदर्शनम्
For the welfare of all beings, it serves as an example to the non-believers.
पाप्मानमुत्सृजत्याशु जीर्णां त्वचमिवोरगः
One swiftly casts off sin, just as a serpent sheds its worn-out skin.
उदीच्यां मुञ्जपृष्ठस्य ब्रह्मर्षिगणसेवितम्
In the north, on the banks of the Muñja river, attended by hosts of Brahmarṣis,
ऋणैस्त्रिभिर्नरः स्नात्वा मुच्यते क्षीणकल्मषः
A man, after bathing there, is freed from three debts, his impurities diminished.
उत्तरं मानसं गत्वा सिद्धिं प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमाम्
Going to the northern Mānasa, he attains the highest perfection.
कामान् सलभते दिव्यान् मोक्षोपायं च विन्दति
He obtains divine pleasures and finds the means to liberation.
सिद्धचारणसंकीर्णो देवर्षिगणसेवितः
That place is thronged with Siddhas and Cāraṇas, and attended by hosts of Devarṣis.
तत्र गत्वा द्विजो विद्वान् ब्रह्महत्यां विमुञ्चति
There, a learned Brāhmaṇa, upon arrival, is freed from the sin of killing a Brāhmaṇa.
तारयेच्च पितॄन् सम्यग् दश पूर्वान् दशापरान्
He also properly delivers his ancestors—ten before and ten after.
नद्यः समुद्रगाः पुण्याः समुद्रश्च विशेषतः
The rivers that flow to the ocean are holy, and especially the ocean itself.
तत्र नारायणो देवो नरेणास्ते सनातनः
There, the eternal Lord Nārāyaṇa abides among men.
तारयेच्च पितॄन् सर्वान् दत्त्वा श्राद्धं समाहितः
By offering śrāddha with devotion, he delivers all his ancestors.
महादेवेन देवेन तत्र दत्तं महद् वरं
There, the great god Mahādeva granted a great boon.
प्रसन्नो भगवानीशो मुनीन्द्रान् प्राह भावितान्
The blessed Lord, pleased, spoke to the exalted sages.
मद्भावनासमायुक्तास्ततः सिद्धिमवाप्स्यथ
Endowed with devotion to me, you will then attain perfection.
तेषां ददामि परमं गाणपत्यं हि शाश्वतम्
To them I grant the supreme, eternal status of Gaṇapati.