महालयं महापद्मे पयोष्ण्यां पिंगलेश्वरम् । सिंहिकायां तथा तीर्थं सौरवेरविसंज्ञकम्
Mahālaya at Mahāpadma; Piṅgaleśvara at Payoṣṇī; at Siṃhikā, the holy place called Sauravera.
कार्तिकं कृत्तिकाक्षेत्रे शांकरं शंकरे गिरौ । उत्पलाख्यं ततो दिव्यं सुभद्रा सिंधुसंगमे
Kārtika at the field of Kṛttikā; Śaṃkara on the mountain of Śaṃkara; then the divine Utpalākhya, and Subhadrā at the confluence of the Sindhu.
गाणपत्यं ततश्चैव पर्वतो विष्णुसंज्ञके । जालंधरे ततः प्रोक्तं तीर्थं विष्णुमुखं च यत्
Gāṇapatya after that, and the mountain named after Viṣṇu; at Jālaṃdhara, the holy place called Viṣṇumukha is mentioned.
तारे वै तारकं प्रोक्तं पर्वते विष्णुसंज्ञके । देवदारुवने पौंड्रं पौष्कं काश्मीरमंडले
At Tāra, Tāraka is mentioned; on the mountain named after Viṣṇu; in the Devadāru forest, Pauṇḍra and Pauṣka in the region of Kashmir.
भौमं हिमं हिमाद्रौ च तुष्टिकं पौष्टिकं पुनः । कपालमोचनं तीर्थं जातं मायापुरे तथा
Earthly snow on the Himalaya, the Tustika and Paustika, again; the Kapalamocana sacred place arose in Mayapura as well.
शंखोद्धारं ततश्चैव देवं वै शंखधारकम् । पिंडे वै पिंडनामानं सिद्धे वैखानसं भवेत्
Then the Shankoddhara, and the god Shankadharaka; in Pinda, the one named Pinda, and in Siddha, the Vaikhanasa is found.
अच्छोदे विष्णुकामं तु धर्मकामार्थमोक्षदम् । औषध्यं चोत्तरेकूले कुशद्वीपे कुशोदकम्
In Acchoda, the Vishnu-kama, which grants dharma, desire, wealth, and liberation; medicinal water on the northern bank, and in Kushadvipa, the Kushodaka.
मन्मथं हेमकूटे तु कुमुदे सत्यवादनम् । वदंत्यावाश्वकं तीर्थं विंध्ये वै मातृकं स्मृतम्
Manmatha in Hemakuta, Kumuda with Satyavada; they speak of Avashvaka as a sacred place, and in Vindhya, Matrika is remembered.
चित्ते ब्रह्ममयं तीर्थं तीर्थानां पावनं स्मृतम् । एतेषां सर्वतीर्थानामुत्तमं शृणु सुंदरि
In Citta, the Brahmamaya sacred place, regarded as the purifier of holy sites; listen, O beautiful one, to the best among all these sacred places.
विष्णोर्नाममयं तीर्थं न भूतं न भविष्यति । ब्रह्महा हेमहारी वा बालहा गोघ्न एव च
The sacred place composed of Vishnu's name has never existed nor will it exist; whether a killer of a Brahmin, a thief of gold, a slayer of children, or a killer of cows,
मुच्यते नाममात्रेण प्रसादात्केशवस्य तु । कलौ द्वारवती रम्या धन्यो देवो जनार्दनः
Is released merely by the name, by the grace of Keshava; in Kali Yuga, Dvaravati is delightful, and the blessed god Janardana.
ये पश्यंति नरा देवं मुक्तिस्तेषां सुनिश्चला । एवं धन्यतमं देवं विष्णुं सर्वेश्वरं प्रभुम्
Those men who see the god have unwavering liberation; thus, the most blessed god Vishnu, the lord of all, the master.
चिंतयामि महादेवि विद्वत्संस्थो जनार्दनम् । अष्टोत्तरं तु तीर्थानां शतमेतदुदाहृतम्
I contemplate Janardana, O great goddess, established among the wise; this is the enumeration of one hundred and eight sacred places.
यो जपेच्छृणुयाद्वापि सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । एषु तीर्थेषु यः स्नात्वा पश्येन्नारायणं हरिम्
Whoever recites or hears this is freed from all sins; whoever bathes at these sacred places and beholds Narayana, Hari,
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो याति विष्णोः सनातनम् । जगन्नाथं महातीर्थं लोकानां पावनं स्मृतम्
Is freed from all sins and attains the eternal abode of Vishnu; Jagannatha is the great sacred place, regarded as the purifier of the worlds.
ये गच्छंति नरश्रेष्ठास्तेपि यांति परां गतिम् । शताष्टकं महापुण्यं श्रावयेत्पितृकर्मणि
Those best among men who go there also attain the supreme path; the hundred and eight, of great merit, should be recited for ancestral rites.
इहलोके सुखं भुक्त्वा याति विष्णोः सनातनम् । गोदाने श्राद्धदाने वा अहन्यहनि वा पुनः
Having enjoyed happiness in this world, one attains the eternal abode of Vishnu; whether in giving cows or in funeral offerings, or day by day again,
देवार्चनविधौ विद्वान्परं ब्रह्माधिगच्छति
The learned, in the method of worshipping the gods, attains the supreme Brahman.
इति श्रीपाद्मे महापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्साहस्र्यां संहितायां उत्तरखंडे जंबूद्वीपतीर्थवर्णनंनाम त्रयस्त्रिंशाधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the glorious Padma Mahapurana, in the section of fifty-five thousand verses, in the Uttarakanda, the description of the sacred places of Jambudvipa, the one hundred and thirty-third chapter.
महादेव उवाच। वेत्रवत्यास्तु माहात्म्यं वक्ष्यामि शृणु सुंदरि । यत्र स्नात्वा विमुच्यंते यावदाभूतसंप्लवम्
Mahadeva said: I will declare the greatness of the Vetravati; listen, O beautiful one, where bathing frees one from all accumulated faults.
वृत्रेण च कृतः कूपो महागंभीरसंज्ञकः । कूपात्सा निःसृता देवी महापापौघनाशिनी
By Vritra, a well was made, known as the very deep; from the well, the goddess emerged, destroyer of great masses of sin.
यथा गंगा तथेयं च सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा सुरोत्तमे । अस्या दर्शनमात्रेण पापौघाः शमयंति च
Just as the Ganga, so too is this, the best among rivers, O excellent goddess; merely by seeing her, masses of sins are pacified.
शृणु देवि प्रवक्ष्यामि इतिहासं पुरातनम् । यच्छ्रुत्वा पापिनो दोषैर्विमुक्ताः कर्मबंधनात्
Hear, O Goddess, I shall tell you an ancient tale; by hearing it, sinners are freed from faults and from the bondage of karma.
चंपके नगरे चैव राजा राज्यं करोति सः । सदा दुष्टो दुष्टरूपो जनानां स प्रपीडकः
In the city of Campaka, there was a king who ruled; he was always wicked, of evil nature, and an oppressor of the people.
अधर्मो धर्मरूपश्च विष्णुनिंदापरायणः । देव द्विज निहंता च आश्रमाणां विदूषकः
He was unrighteous, though appearing righteous, devoted to reviling Vishnu; a slayer of gods and Brahmins, and a defiler of hermitages.
वेदनिंदापरः श्रीमान्मूर्खो वा निर्घृणः शठः । असच्छास्त्रेषु निरतः परदाराभिमर्शकः
He was intent on reviling the Vedas, wealthy, foolish, cruel, and deceitful; engaged in false scriptures and a violator of others' wives.
विदारुणेति नामा च संजातो मूर्ख एव च । कदाचिद्दैवयोगेन आगतस्तां नदीं प्रति
His name was Vidaruna, and he was indeed a fool; once, by the force of fate, he came to that river.
आखेटकसमायुक्तः स्वयं कुष्ठी सुरेश्वरि । महापापादयं जातो ब्राह्मणानां च निंदनात्
Engaged in hunting, he himself was a leper, O Lady of the Gods; this great sinner was born so because of his reviling of Brahmins.
वृथावादी दुरात्मा च शठो वै निर्घृणः पशुः । वेदनिंदारतो नित्यं गोशास्त्राणां प्रदूषकः
He was a vain talker, wicked-minded, truly deceitful, merciless like a beast; always intent on reviling the Vedas and corrupting the scriptures of cows.
एवंविधो वने भ्राम्यंस्तृषार्तः स सुहृद्वृतः । अश्वादुत्तीर्य राजाऽसौ जलं पीत्वा गृहं गतः
Such a one, wandering in the forest, tormented by thirst and accompanied by friends, dismounted from his horse, drank water, and returned home.