गङ्गावतरते तत्र दिने पुण्ये न संशयः
On that auspicious day, the descent of the Ganges takes place there, without doubt.
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
Freed from all sins, one is honored in the world of Brahma.
प्रीयते तस्य नन्दीशः सोमलोके महीयते
Nandīśa is pleased with him, and he is honored in the realm of Soma.
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन् नरकं नैव पश्यति
Having bathed there, O King, a man does not see hell at all.
रूपवान् जायते लोके धनभोगसमन्वितः
He is born in the world with beauty and endowed with wealth and enjoyments.
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन् गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
Having bathed there, O King, a man obtains the fruit of a thousand cows.
तत्रोपोष्य नरो भक्त्या दद्याद् दीपं घृतेन तु
There, having fasted with devotion, one should offer a lamp with ghee.
घण्टाभरणसंयुक्तां कपिलां वै प्रदापयेत्
He should give a tawny cow adorned with a bell as a gift.
शिवतुल्यबलो भूत्वा शिववत् क्रीडते चिरम्
Becoming equal in strength to Shiva, he enjoys for a long time like Shiva.
स्नापयित्वा शिवं दद्याद् ब्राह्मणेभ्यस्तु भोजनम्
After bathing Shiva, he should give food to the Brahmins.
गत्वा शक्रस्य भवनं शक्रेण सह मोदते
Having gone to the abode of Shakra, he delights together with Shakra.
स्नापयेत् तत्र यत्नेन रूपवान् सुभगो भवेत्
One who bathes there with effort becomes handsome and fortunate.
श्रावणे मासी संप्राप्ते कृष्णपक्षे चतुर्दशी
When the month of Shrāvaṇa arrives, on the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight,
पितॄणां तर्पणं कृत्वा मुच्यते ऽसावॄणत्रयात्
Having performed the offering to the ancestors, he is freed from the three debts.
आजन्मजनितैः पापैर्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः
He is freed from sins committed since birth; there is no doubt about this.
दशाश्वमेधिकं तीर्थं त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम्
The holy place, famed in the three worlds, is equal to ten Ashvamedha sacrifices.
अमावस्यां नरः स्नात्वा पूजयेद् वृषभध्वजम्
On the new moon day, a man, having bathed, should worship the Lord with the bull banner.
गत्वा रुद्रपुरं रम्यं रुद्रेण सह मोदते
Having gone to the delightful city of Rudra, he rejoices together with Rudra.
पितॄणां तर्पणं कुर्यादश्वमेधफलं लभेत्
One who performs the offering to the ancestors obtains the fruit of an Ashvamedha sacrifice.
तत्र देवो भृगुः पुर्वं रुद्रमाराधयत् पुरा
There, the god Bhrigu formerly worshipped Rudra in ancient times.
एतत् क्षेत्रं सुविपुलं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
This field is vast and destroys all sins.
भोजनं च यथाशक्ति तदस्याक्षयमुच्यते
Food given here according to one's ability is said to be inexhaustible.
अक्षयं तत् तपस्तप्तं भृगुतीर्थे युधिष्ठिर
Austerity performed at the Bhrigu Tirtha, O Yudhishthira, is inexhaustible.
सान्निध्यं तत्र कथितं भृगुतीर्थे युधिष्ठिर
The presence there at the Bhrigu Tirtha, O Yudhishthira, has been described.
यत्राराध्य त्रिशूलाङ्कं गौतमः सिद्धिमाप्नुयात्
Where Gautama, worshipping the one marked with the trident, attains perfection.
काञ्चनेन विमानेन ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
He is honored in Brahma's world with a golden palace.
न जानन्ति नरा मूढा विष्णोर्मायाविमोहिताः
Deluded by Vishnu's maya, ignorant men do not know.
तत्र तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा ब्रह्महत्यां व्यपोहति
There, at that tirtha, a man bathing removes the sin of killing a Brahmin.
चतुर्भुजस्त्रिनेत्रश्च हरतुल्यबलो भवेत्
He becomes four-armed, three-eyed, and equal in strength to Hara.
कालेन महता जातः पृथिव्यामेकराड् भवेत्
Born after a long time, he becomes the sole ruler on earth.