कोटि संख्यं समुद्धृकत्य स्वकुलं शिवतां व्रजेत्
Having uplifted his lineage by the count of millions, he leads them to the state of Shiva.
जन्मायुतार्जितैः पापैर्मुक्तो व्रजति तत्पदम्
Freed from sins accumulated over ten thousand births, he attains that state.
स याति विष्णुभवनं कुलकोटिसमन्वितः
He goes to the abode of Vishnu, accompanied by countless generations of his lineage.
संपूज्य पापनिर्मुक्तो वसेद्भिष्णुपुरे युगम्
Having worshipped, freed from sin, he dwells in Vishnu's city for an age.
समभ्यर्च्य महाराज तत्तत्सालोक्यमान्पुयात्
Having duly worshipped, O great king, he attains the respective divine realms.
दत्त्वा धूपे नरो भक्त्या सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
By offering incense with devotion, a man is released from all sins.
दत्त्वा नरः सर्वकामान्मंप्राप्नोति नृपोत्तम
By giving, O best of kings, a man attains all desired things.
स मुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यो गङ्गास्नानफलं लभेत्
Freed from all sins, he obtains the fruit of bathing in the Ganges.
दीपं तत्त्वा महाविष्णोः शिवस्यापि फलं शृणु
Hear now the fruit of offering a lamp to great Vishnu, which is also that of Shiva.
तत्तत्सालोक्यमाप्नोति त्रिःभत्पपुरुषान्वितः
He attains the respective divine realms, along with three generations of ancestors.
दत्त्वा तत्तत्पदं याति चत्वारिशत्कुलान्वितः
By giving, he reaches that supreme state, accompanied by forty generations.
स याति विष्णुभवनं पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभम्
He goes to the abode of Vishnu, where return is difficult.
अन्नतोयसमन्दानं न भूतं न भविष्यति
There has never been, nor will there be, a gift equal to food and water.
सर्वदानफलं यस्मादन्नदस्य नृपोत्तम
Because, O best of kings, the fruit of all gifts is found in the giver of food.
न तस्य पुनरावृत्तिरिति शास्त्रेषु निश्चितम्
There is no return for him—this is established in the scriptures.
अन्नदानान्नृपश्रेष्ठ निर्दिष्टं श्रह्मवादिभिः
O best of kings, the giving of food is declared by the teachers of the Veda.
जलदो मुच्यते तेभ्य इत्याह कमलोद्भवः
He who gives water is freed from them—so says the lotus-born one.
तस्मादन्नप्रदो ज्ञेयः प्राणदः पृथिवीपते
Therefore, O lord of the earth, the giver of food should be known as the giver of life.
तस्मादन्नसमं दानं नास्ति भूपाल भूपले
Therefore, O king of kings, there is no gift equal to food.
नपकं ते न पशअयन्ति तस्मादन्नप्रदो वरः
The messengers of Yama do not see him; therefore, the giver of food is supreme.
स स्नातः सर्वतीर्थेषु गङ्गास्नानपुरःसरम्
He, having bathed in all the sacred waters, with the foremost being the bath in the Ganges,
स स्त्रातो ऽष्टशतं साग्रं गङ्गायां नात्र संशयः
He is purified for over eight hundred lifetimes in the Ganges; there is no doubt about this.
स कोटिकुलसंयुक्तो वसेद्वूह्यपुरे युगम्
He, joined with a multitude of families, dwells in the city of Vūhya for an age.
तस्य विष्णुः प्रसन्नात्मा सर्वान्कामान्प्रयच्छति
For him, Viṣṇu, with a gracious heart, grants all desires.
सर्वान्कामानवान्पोति सर्वेपापविवार्जितः
He attains all desires, and is entirely free from all sins.
तस्य प्रसन्नो देवेशः स्वलोकं संप्रयच्छति
For him, the lord of the gods, pleased, bestows his own realm.
स यातिब्रह्मसदनमन्येषामतिदुर्लभम्
He attains the abode of Brahma, exceedingly rare among others.
तस्य पुण्यफलं वक्तुं नाहं शक्तो ऽस्मि पण्डित
O learned one, I am not able to speak of the merit-fruit of his actions.
स एव रुद्रो भूपाल सर्वपापविवर्जितः
He himself becomes Rudra, O king, entirely free from all sins.
यस्तस्य पुण्यं संख्यातु न शक्तो ऽब्दशतैरपि
Even in hundreds of years, no one is able to enumerate his merit.