पुनः पप्रच्छ सनकं ज्ञानविज्ञानपारगम्
Again, he questioned Sanaka, who had mastered knowledge and realization.
परया दयया तथवं ब्रूहिं शास्त्रार्थपारग
Out of supreme compassion, speak to me, O knower of the meaning of the scriptures.
दुःस्वन्पनाशनं पुण्यं धर्म्यं पापहरं शुभम्
That which destroys evil dreams, is meritorious, righteous, removes sin, and is auspicious—
सर्वरोगप्रशमनमायुर्वर्ध्दनकारणम्
That which pacifies all diseases and is the cause of increasing lifespan—
गङ्गायमुनयोर्योगं वदन्ति परमर्षयः
The supreme sages speak of the union of the Ganga and Yamuna.
मुनयो मनवश्चैव सेवन्ते पुण्यकाङ्क्षिणः
Indeed, sages and men who desire merit attend upon it.
रविजा यमुना ब्रह्मंस्तयोर्योगः शुभावहः
The Yamuna, born of the Sun, and Brahma— their union brings auspiciousness.
सर्वपापक्षयकरी सर्वोपद्र वनाशिनी
It destroys all sins and removes every calamity.
तेषां पुण्यतमं ज्ञेयं प्रयागाख्यं महामुने
Among them, O great sage, the most sacred is known as Prayaga.
तथैव मुनयः सर्वे चक्रश्च विविधान्मखान्
Likewise, all the sages performed various sacrifices there.
गङ्गाबिन्द्वभिषेकस्य कलां नार्हन्ति षोडशीम्
They do not attain even a sixteenth part of the merit of bathing with a drop of Ganga.
सो ऽपि मुच्येत पापेभ्यः किमु गङ्गाभिषेकवान्
Even he is freed from sins—how much more so one who bathes in the Ganga?
संसेव्या मुनिभिर्देवः किं पुनः पामरैर्जनै
The god is to be served by sages—how much more, then, by ordinary people?
तत्रैव नेत्रं विज्ञेयं विध्यर्द्धाधः समुज्ज्वलत्
There itself, the eye is to be known, shining below the half of the altar.
सारुप्यदायकं विष्णोः किमस्मात्कथ्यते परम
What more can be said than this: it grants resemblance to Vishnu.
महद्विमानमारुढाः प्रयान्ति परमं पदम्
Mounted on a great celestial vehicle, they attain the supreme abode.
सहस्राणि समुद्धृत्य विष्णुलोके व्रजन्ति वै
Lifting up thousands, they truly go to the world of Vishnu.
पुण्यक्षेत्रेषु सर्वेषौ स्थितवान्नात्र संशयः
He has stood in all the sacred fields—of this there is no doubt.
मदङ्गस्पर्शेमात्रेण देवानामाधपो भवेत्
By the mere touch of my body, one becomes equal to the gods.
गङ्गोद्भवा तु मृल्लोकान्नयत्यच्युतरुपताम्
Indeed, the earth born of Ganga leads to the form of the Imperishable.
अत्यन्तदुर्ल्लभा नॄणां भक्तिर्द्धर्मप्रवक्तरि
Devotion to the proclaimer of dharma is exceedingly rare among men.
मूलोद्भवां भक्तियुतो मनुष्यो धृत्वा शिरस्येति पदं च विष्णोः
A man, endowed with devotion, taking the root-born on his head, attains the abode of Vishnu.
वाञ्च्छत्यपि च यो ह्येवं सो ऽपि विष्णुपदं व्रजेत्
Even one who merely desires in this way also attains the abode of Vishnu.
न शक्यते विष्णुनापि किमन्यैर्बहुभाषितैः
Not even Vishnu is able—what then can others do with many words?
यतो वै नरकं यान्ति गङ्गानात्रि स्थिते ऽपि हि
For indeed, people go to hell even while staying at the confluence of the Ganga and the Yamuna.
तथा तुलस्या भक्तिश्च हरिकीर्तिप्रवक्तरि
Likewise, devotion to Tulasi and to the one who proclaims the glories of Hari—
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
Freed from all sins, he attains the world of Vishnu.
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तः सूर्यलोकं समेति हि
Freed from all sins, he indeed reaches the world of the Sun.
मेषतौलिमृगाकर्षु पावयत्यखिलं जगत्
The Aries, Taurus, and Capricorn transits purify the entire world.
तुङ्गभद्रा च कावेरी कालिंन्दी बाहुदा तथा
Tungabhadra, Kaveri, Kalindi, and Bahuda as well—