अमावास्यादिने सम्यक्श्राद्धदाने च यत्फलम् । नरस्तत्फलमाप्नोति साभ्रमत्यावगाहनात्
On the day of the new moon, or by properly offering śrāddha, whatever fruit is gained— a person attains that fruit by bathing in Sābhramatī.
कार्तिक्यां कृत्तिकायोगे श्रीस्थले माधवाग्रतः । तत्फलं लभते मर्त्यो साभ्रमत्यावगाहनात्
In Kārtikā, when Kṛttikā is joined, at Śrīsthāla before Mādhava, a mortal gains that fruit by bathing in Sābhramatī.
एषा श्रेष्ठतमा देवि सर्वलोकेषु पावनी । इयं धन्यतमा देवि पवित्रा ह्यघनाशिनी
This is the most excellent, O Goddess, the purifier among all worlds; this, O Goddess, is the most blessed, truly pure, and destroyer of sin.
यस्यां वै साभ्रमत्यां च एते तिष्ठंति नित्यशः । पूर्वं संबंधिनो ये च उत्तरे ये तथा पुनः
On this Sābhramatī, indeed, those who are connected from the east, and likewise those from the north, always remain.
पाश्चात्या दाक्षिणात्याश्च सर्वे यांति च नित्यशः । तीर्थयात्रामिषेणैव खेटके ब्रह्मसन्निधौ
Those from the west and the south also always come there, for the sake of pilgrimage, at Kheṭaka in the presence of Brahmā.
आयांति सर्वदा देवि कार्तिक्यां च न संशयः । तत्र श्राद्धं प्रकुर्वंति तथा वै विप्रभोजनम्
They always come, O Goddess, especially in Kārtikā, without doubt; there they perform śrāddha and also feed the Brāhmaṇas.
नाना धर्मान्प्रकुर्वंति नानायज्ञांश्च नित्यशः । विविधानि च दानानि प्रकुर्वंति जनाः सदा
They perform various religious rites and many sacrifices daily; people always give various kinds of gifts.
चतुर्युगेषु सर्वेषु नात्र कार्या विचारणा । यवक्रीतोऽथ रैभ्यश्च काक्षीवानुशिजस्तथा
In all four ages, there should be no doubt about this; Yavakrīta, Raibhya, and Kākṣīvān Uśija,
भृग्वंगिरास्तथा कण्वो मेधावी च पुनर्वसुः । बंदी च गुणसंपन्नः प्राच्यां दिशि उपश्रिताः
Bhṛgu, Aṅgirā, and Kaṇva, as well as the wise Punarvasu, and Bandin endowed with virtues, have taken refuge in the eastern direction.
उदीच्यां ये महाभागा मधुमत्प्रमुखास्तथा । सुबंधुश्च महाभागो दत्तात्रेयश्च वीर्यवान्
In the north, the great ones led by Madhumat, and the illustrious Subandhu and the mighty Dattātreya,
शिखी दीर्घतमाश्चैव गौतमः कश्यपस्तथा । श्वेतकेतुः कहोडश्च पुलहो देवलस्तथा
Śikhī, Dīrghatamas, Gautama, Kaśyapa, Śvetaketu, Kahoḍa, Pulaha, and Devala,
विश्वामित्र भरद्वाजौ जमदग्निश्च वीर्यवान् । ऋचीकपुत्रो गर्गश्च ऋषिरुद्दालकस्तथा
Viśvāmitra, Bharadvāja, the mighty Jamadagni, Ṛcīka’s son Garga, and the sage Uddālaka,
देवशर्माऽथ धौम्यश्च आस्तीकः कश्यपस्तथा । लोमशो नाभिकेतुश्च लोमहर्षण एव च
Devaśarman, Dhaumya, Āstīka, Kaśyapa, Lomaśa, Nābhiketu, and Lomaharṣaṇa as well,
ऋषिरुग्रश्रवाश्चैव भार्गवश्च्यवनस्तथा । वालखिल्यादयो ये च सर्वे गच्छंति तत्र वै
The sage Ugraśravā, Bhārgava Cyavana, and all the Vālakhilyas— all these indeed go there.
कृतस्नाना निराहाराः सदा विष्णुपरायणाः । शंखचक्रगदाधरास्तटे तिष्ठंति नित्यशः
Having bathed and abstained from food, always devoted to Vishnu, those who bear the conch, discus, and mace stand constantly upon the riverbank.
पितृतीर्थं गयानाम सर्वतीर्थवरं शुभम् । यत्रास्ते देवदेवेशः स्वयमेव पितामहः
The sacred place called Gayā, the foremost and auspicious of all holy sites for ancestors, is where the Lord of gods, Brahma himself, resides.
गीतायाः पितृभिर्गाथा श्राद्धभागमपीप्सुभिः । एष्टव्या बहवः पुत्रा यद्येकोऽपि गयां व्रजेत्
In the Gita, the ancestors sing verses, desiring a share in the offerings; many sons should perform rites, but if even one goes to Gayā, it suffices.
यजेत वाश्वमेधेन नीलं वा वृषमुत्सृजेत् । तथा वाराणसी पुण्या पितॄणां वल्लभा सदा
One may perform the horse sacrifice or release a blue bull; likewise, Varanasi is always holy and beloved by the ancestors.
या चैव मम सांनिध्याद्भुक्तिमुक्तिफलप्रदा । ममाज्ञया तु देवेशो बिंदुमाधवसंज्ञकः
By my presence, it grants both enjoyment and liberation; by my command, the Lord of gods is known as Bindumadhava.
नित्यं तिष्ठति देवेशि वाराणस्यां विशेषतः । अतो धन्यतमा श्रेष्ठा पुरीयं मम सर्वदा
O goddess of the gods, he always dwells especially in Varanasi; therefore, this city is ever the most blessed and excellent of mine.
पितॄणां वल्लभं तीर्थं पुण्यं वै विमलेश्वरम् । पितृतीर्थं प्रयागं च सर्वतीर्थसमन्वितम् 6.135.
The sacred site Vimaleshvara, beloved of the ancestors, and the ancestral site Prayāga, endowed with all holy places.
साभ्रमत्युदके देवि आयांति वचनान्मम । वटेश्वरश्च भगवान्माधवेन समन्वितः
O goddess, they come to the waters at my command; and the Lord Vaṭeśvara is accompanied by Mādhava.
दशाश्वमेधकं पुण्यं गंगाद्वारं तथैव च । मन्नियोगाच्च देवेशि साभ्रमत्यां वसंति हि
The holy place of ten horse sacrifices, and likewise the gateway to the Ganges; by my order, O goddess of the gods, they reside in Sābhramatī.
नदाथ ललितादेवी तीर्थं यत्सप्तधारकम् । तथा मित्रपदं नाम केदारं शंकरालयम्
The river Lalitādevī, the holy site with seven streams, and likewise Mitrapada, and Kedāra, the abode of Śaṃkara.
गंगासागरमित्याहुः सर्वतीर्थमयं शुभम् । तीर्थं ब्रह्मसरस्तद्वच्छतद्रु सलिले ह्रदे
They call it Gangāsāgara, the auspicious site composed of all holy places; so too Brahmasaras, and the lake with the waters of the Shatadru.
तीर्थं तु नैमिषं नाम आज्ञया मम सर्वदा । साभ्रमत्युदके देवि निवसंति न संशयः
The holy site called Naimisha, always by my command; O goddess, they reside in Sābhramatī's waters, without doubt.
श्वेता वल्कलिनी पुण्या ततः श्वेता हिरण्मयी । हस्तिमत्यथवार्त्तघ्नी नदी सागरगामिनी
Śvetā, the pure river clad in bark, then Śvetā, the golden one; Hastimatī and Vārttaghnī, rivers flowing to the ocean.
पितॄणां वल्लभा ह्येताः श्राद्धकोटिफलप्रदः । तत्र श्राद्धानि देयानि पुत्रैः पितृहिताय वै
These are beloved of the ancestors, granting the fruit of countless offerings; there, sons should give offerings for the benefit of their fathers.
पाटलं वाडवाख्यं च नगरं तत्र सुंदरि । साभ्रमत्यां सदा एताः प्राप्ता नद्यो विशेषतः
Pāṭala and the city called Vāḍava, O beautiful one; these rivers especially reach Sābhramatī always.
तत्र स्नानं च दानं च ये कुर्वंति नरा भुवि । इहलोके सुखं भुक्त्वा यांति विष्णोः सनातनम्
Those people who bathe and give gifts there on earth, after enjoying happiness in this world, attain Vishnu's eternal abode.