स्नानमात्रादप्सरोभिर्मोदते कालमक्षयम्
By bathing alone, he enjoys with the Apsaras for an endless time.
कामदेवदिने तस्मिन्नहल्यां यस्तु पूजयेत्
On the day of Kamadeva, whoever worships Ahalya there,
स्त्रीवल्लभो भवेच्छ्रीमान् कामदेव इवापरः
He becomes beloved of women, prosperous, and another Kamadeva.
स्नातमात्रो नरस्तत्र गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
Merely by bathing there, a man obtains the fruit of giving a thousand cows.
स्नातमात्रो नरस्तत्र सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
A man who bathes there is immediately freed from all sins.
त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतं राजन् सोमतीर्थं महाफलम्
O King, the Soma Tirtha, renowned throughout the three worlds, yields great merit.
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा सोमलोकं स गच्छति
With his soul purified from all sins, he attains the world of Soma.
जले चानशनं वापि नासौ मर्त्यो ऽभिजायते
If one fasts or refrains from eating in the water there, that mortal is not reborn.
स्नातमात्रो नरस्तत्र सोमलोके महीयते
A man who bathes there is honored in the world of Soma.
योधनीपुरमाख्यातं विष्णोः स्थानमनुत्तमम्
It is called Yodhanipura, the supreme abode of Vishnu.
अहोरात्रोपवासेन ब्रह्महत्यां व्यपोहति
By fasting there for a day and night, one removes the sin of killing a Brahmin.
कामतीर्थमिति ख्यातं यत्र कामोर्ऽचयद् भवम्
It is known as Kamatirtha, where Kama worshipped Bhava.
कुसुमायुधरूपेण रुद्रोलोके महीयते
In the form of the god of love, one is honored in the world of Rudra.
उमाहकमिति ख्यातं तत्र संतर्पयेत् पितॄन्
It is called Umahaka; there, one should satisfy the ancestors.
गजरूपा शिला तत्र तोयमध्ये व्यवस्थिता
There, a stone in the form of an elephant stands in the midst of the water.
तृप्यन्ति पितरस्तस्य यावत् तिष्ठति मेदिनी
The ancestors of the one who offers there are satisfied as long as the earth endures.
स्नातमात्रो नरस्तत्र गाणपत्यपदं लभेत्
A man who bathes there attains the state of Ganapati.
तत्र स्नात्वा तु राजेन्द्र विष्णुलोके महीयते
O king, by bathing there, one is honored in the world of Vishnu.
स्वात्मानं दर्शयामास लिङ्गं तत् परमं पदम्
He revealed himself as the linga, that supreme abode.
पिण्डप्रिदानं च कृतं प्रेत्यानन्तफलप्रदम्
And the offering of rice-balls made there grants endless rewards after death.
तारिताः पितरस्तेन तृप्यन्त्याचन्द्रतारकम्
By that act, the ancestors are delivered and satisfied as long as the moon and stars endure.
तत्र स्नात्वा तु राजेन्द्र प्राप्नुयात् तपसः फलम्
O king, by bathing there, one obtains the fruit of austerity.
नास्ति तेन सम तीर्थं नर्मदायां युधिष्ठिर
There is no holy place on the Narmadā equal to this, O Yudhiṣṭhira.
होमाच्चैवोपवासाच्च शुक्लतीर्थे महत् फलम्
By performing oblations and fasting at Śuklatīrtha, one attains great merit.
शुक्लतीर्थमिति ख्यातं सर्वपापविनाशनम्
Śuklatīrtha is renowned as the destroyer of all sins.
देव्या सह सदा भर्गस्तत्र तिष्ठति शङ्करः
There, Bharga always abides with the goddess, O Śaṅkara.
कैलासाच्चाभिनिष्क्रम्य तत्र सन्निहितो हरः
Having come forth from Kailāsa, Hara is present there.
गणाश्चाप्सरसां नागास्तत्र तिष्ठन्ति पुङ्गव
There, O best of men, hosts of divine beings, celestial nymphs, and serpents reside.
स्नानं दानं तपः श्राद्धमनन्तं तत्र दृश्यते
There, bathing, giving, austerity, and ancestral rites are seen in endless measure.
अहोरात्रोपवासेन शुक्लतीर्थे व्यपोहति
By fasting day and night at Śuklatīrtha, one is purified.