द्विजेभ्यः श्रावयेद्यो वा शृणोत्यथ पठेत्तु वा कल्पकोटिशतं साग्रं ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
Whoever causes this to be heard by twice-born men, or listens to it, or recites it, is honored in the world of Brahma for a full hundred crores of kalpas.
कस्मिन्काले च तच्छ्राद्धम् अनन्तफलदं भवेत् कस्मिन्वासरभागे तु श्राद्धकृच्छ्राद्धमाचरेत् तीर्थेषु केषु च कृतं श्राद्धं बहुफलं भवेत्
At what time does that śrāddha yield endless fruit? In which part of the day should one perform śrāddha? At which sacred places does śrāddha bring abundant results?
अपराह्णे तु सम्प्राप्ते अभिजिद्रौहिणोदये यत्किंचिद्दीयते तत्र तदक्षयमुदाहृतम्
Whatever is given at the time of afternoon, during Abhijit or Rauhiṇī rising, is declared to be imperishable.
तीर्थानि यानि शस्तानि पितॄणां वल्लभानि च नामतस्तानि वक्ष्यामि संक्षेपेण द्विजोत्तमाः
Now, O best of twice-born, I shall briefly name those sacred places which are auspicious and dear to the ancestors.
पितृतीर्थं गया नाम सर्वतीर्थवरं शुभम् यत्रास्ते देवदेवेशः स्वयमेव पितामहः
Gayā, known as the sacred place of the ancestors, is the most excellent and auspicious of all holy sites, where the Lord of gods, the Grandfather himself, resides.
तत्रैषा पितृभिर्गीता गाथा भागमभीप्सुभिः
There, this verse was sung by the ancestors who desired their share.
एष्टव्या बहवः पुत्रा यद्येको ऽपि गयां व्रजेत् यजेत वाश्वमेधेन नीलं वा वृषमुत्सृजेत्
Many sons should be desired, for even if one alone goes to Gayā, or performs an Aśvamedha sacrifice, or releases a blue bull, it is meritorious.
तथा वाराणसी पुण्या पितॄणां वल्लभा सदा यत्राविमुक्तसांनिध्यं भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदम्
Likewise, Vārāṇasī is holy and always dear to the ancestors, where the presence of Avimukta grants both enjoyment and liberation.
पितॄणां वल्लभं तद्वत् पुण्यं च विमलेश्वरम् पितृतीर्थं प्रयागं तु सर्वकामफलप्रदम्
Similarly, Vimaleśvara is holy and dear to the ancestors; Prayāga, the sacred place of the ancestors, bestows the fruit of all desires.
वटेश्वरस्तु भगवान् माधवेन समन्वितः योगनिद्राशयस्तद्वत् सदा वसति केशवः
At Vaṭeśvara, the blessed Lord, accompanied by Mādhava, always dwells in yogic sleep; so too does Keśava reside there.
दशाश्वमेधिकं पुण्यं गङ्गाद्वारं तथैव च नन्दाथ ललिता तद्वत् तीर्थं मायापुरी शुभा
The holy Daśāśvamedhika, Gaṅgādvāra, and likewise Nandā and Lalitā, and the sacred site Māyāpurī are all auspicious tirthas.
तथा मित्रपदं नाम ततः केदारमुत्तमम् गङ्गासागरमित्याहुः सर्वतीर्थमयं शुभम्
Similarly, the place called Mitrapada, then the excellent Kedāra, and what is called Gaṅgāsāgara—all are auspicious and contain all holy sites.
तीर्थं ब्रह्मसरस्तद्वच् छतद्रुसलिले ह्रदे तीर्थं तु नैमिषं नाम सर्वतीर्थफलप्रदम्
The tirtha called Brahmasaras, likewise in the waters of the Śatadru, and the lake named Naimiṣa, bestow the fruit of all tirthas.
गङ्गोद्भेदस्तु गोमत्यां यत्रोद्भूतः सनातनः तथा यज्ञवराहस्तु देवदेवश्च शूलभृत्
The origin of the Gaṅgā is in the Gomati, where the eternal one appeared; likewise, Yajñavarāha and the Lord of gods, the bearer of the trident, are there.
यत्र तत्काञ्चनं द्वारम् अष्टादशभुजो हरः नेमिस्तु हरिचक्रस्य शीर्णा यत्राभवत्पुरा
There is that golden gate, where the eighteen-armed Hara stands, and where the rim of Hari's discus was once broken.
तदेतन्नैमिषारण्यं सर्वतीर्थनिषेवितम् देवदेवस्य तत्रापि वाराहस्य तु दर्शनम्
This is the Naimiṣa forest, frequented by all holy sites; there too is the vision of Varāha, the Lord of gods.
यः प्रयाति स पूतात्मा नारायणपदं व्रजेत् कृतशौचं महापुण्यं सर्वपापनिषूदनम्
Whoever goes there, purified in soul, attains the abode of Nārāyaṇa, having achieved great merit and the destruction of all sins.
यत्रास्ते नारसिंहस्तु स्वयमेव जनार्दनः तीर्थमिक्षुमती नाम पितॄणां वल्लभं सदा
There, Nārasiṃha himself, Janārdana, abides; the tirtha called Ikṣumatī is always dear to the ancestors.
संगमे यत्र तिष्ठन्ति गङ्गायाः पितरः सदा कुरुक्षेत्रं महापुण्यं सर्वतीर्थसमन्वितम्
At the confluence where the ancestors always reside by the Ganga, Kurukshetra is supremely holy, endowed with all sacred fords.
तथा च सरयूः पुण्या सर्वदेवनमस्कृता इरावती नदी तद्वत् पितृतीर्थाधिवासिनी
Likewise, the holy Sarayu, revered by all the gods, and the Iravati river as well, are abodes of ancestral fords.
यमुना देविका काली चन्द्रभागा दृषद्वती नदी वेणुमती पुण्या परा वेत्रवती तथा
The Yamuna, Devika, Kali, Chandrabhaga, Drishadvati, the river Venumati, and the supremely holy Vetravati as well.
पितॄणां वल्लभा ह्य् एताः श्राद्धे कोटिगुणा मताः जम्बूमार्गं महापुण्यं यत्र मार्गो हि लक्ष्यते
These are beloved to the ancestors and, in the context of śrāddha, are considered to yield ten million times the merit; the Jambu path is supremely holy, where the path is marked.
अद्यापि पितृतीर्थं तत् सर्वकामफलप्रदम् नीलकुण्डमिति ख्यातं पितृतीर्थं द्विजोत्तमाः
Even today, that ancestral ford grants all desired fruits; it is known as Nilakunda, the ancestral ford, O best of twice-born.
वंशोद्भेदं हरोद्भेदं गङ्गोद्भेदं महाफलम् भद्रेश्वरं विष्णुपदं नर्मदाद्वारमेव च
The splitting of the Vamsha, the splitting of Hara, the splitting of the Ganga, which yields great fruit, Bhadreshvara, Vishnupada, and also the gateway of the Narmada.
गयापिण्डप्रदानेन समान्याहुर्महर्षयः एतानि पितृतीर्थानि सर्वपापहराणि च
By the offering of piṇḍa at Gaya, so say the great sages, these are ancestral fords and also removers of all sins.
स्मरणादपि लोकानां किम् उ श्राद्धकृतां नृणाम् ओंकारं पितृतीर्थं च कावेरी कपिलोदकम्
Even by remembering them, what then for those who perform śrāddha, Oṃkāra, the ancestral ford, and the Kaveri with Kapila's waters.
सम्भेदश् चण्डवेगायास् तथैवामरकण्टकम् कुरुक्षेत्राच्छतगुणं तस्मिन्स्नानादिकं भवेत्
The confluence of Chandavega, likewise Amarakantaka, and bathing and such there is a hundred times more meritorious than at Kurukshetra.
शुक्रतीर्थं च विख्यातं तीर्थं सोमेश्वरं परम् सर्वव्याधिहरं पुण्यं शतकोटिफलाधिकम्
The holy place of Shukra, renowned, the sacred place of Someshvara, supremely meritorious, remover of all diseases, and yielding a hundred crore times the fruit.
श्राद्धे दाने तथा होमे स्वाध्याये जलसंनिधौ कायावरोहणं नाम तथा चर्मण्वती नदी
At śrāddha, in giving, in oblation, in self-study, in the presence of water, the descent of the body named, and likewise the river Charmaṇvati.
गोमती वरणा तद्वत् तीर्थमौशनसं परम् भैरवं भृगुतुङ्गं च गौरीतीर्थमनुत्तमम्
The Gomati, the Varana likewise, the supremely sacred Maushanasa ford, Bhairava, Bhrigutunga, and the unsurpassed Gauri ford.