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.
तेनैवोदकपानेन गतं कुष्ठं न संशयः । बुद्धिस्तु निर्मला जाता तस्य राज्ञो विशेषतः
By drinking that very water, his leprosy was gone, without doubt; and his mind became especially pure, O King.
विष्णौ भक्तिः समुत्पन्ना तदा तस्य सुरेश्वरि । ततः प्रभृति कालेन स्नानं वै कृतवान्सदा
Then, O Lady of the Gods, devotion to Vishnu arose in him; from that time onward, he always bathed regularly.
निर्मलो बहुरूपाढ्यो जातस्तत्र सुरेश्वरि । इहलोके सुखं भुक्त्वा कृत्वा यज्ञाननेकशः
He became pure, possessed of many forms of wealth, O Lady of the Gods; enjoying happiness in this world, performing many sacrifices.
विप्रेभ्यो दक्षिणां दत्वा स गतो वैष्णवं पदम् । इति ज्ञात्वा तु भो देवि वेत्रवत्यां विशेषतः
Giving gifts to Brahmins, he attained the Vaishnava abode; thus, O Goddess, know this especially about the Vetravati.
स्नानं कुर्वंति ये विप्रास्ते मुक्ता नगनंदिनि । राजन्यो वाथ वैश्यो वा शूद्रो वा सुरसत्तमे
Those Brahmins who bathe there, O delight of the mountain, are liberated; whether they are Kshatriya, Vaishya, or Shudra, O best of the gods.
यत्र स्नानं प्रकुर्वंति ते मुक्ताः पापबंधनात् । कार्तिके वाऽथ माघे वा बाह्यो वा वेदनिंदकः
Wherever they perform bathing, they are freed from the bonds of sin; whether in Kartika or Magha, even an outcaste or reviler of the Vedas.
सरितां संगमे स्नात्वा मुच्यते देवि किल्बिषात् । साभ्रमत्याः समं यत्र तस्याः संगः प्रदृश्यते
By bathing at the confluence of rivers, one is freed from sin, O Goddess; wherever the confluence with Sabravati is seen.
तत्र स्नात्वा विशेषेण मुच्यते ब्रह्महा सदा । खेटकं नगरं दिव्यं स्वर्गरूपं तु वाऽनघे
By bathing there especially, even a slayer of Brahmins is always freed; the city of Khetaka is divine, resembling heaven, O sinless one.
ब्रह्मणा तत्र वै देवि योगाश्च बहवः कृताः । तत्र स्नात्वा च भुक्त्वा च पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते
There, O Goddess, many yogas were performed by Brahma; by bathing and eating there, there is no rebirth.
सा द्वितीया स्मृता गंगा कलौ देवि विशेषतः । ये नराः सुखमिच्छंति धनमिच्छंति ये नराः
That is remembered as the second Ganga, especially in the Kali age, O Goddess; those men who desire happiness, those men who desire wealth—