कथिता ऋषिसंघेभ्यो ह्यस्माकं च विशेषतः । मुनिभिः संस्तुता ह्येषा नर्मदा प्रवरा नदी
She has been described to the assembly of sages, and especially to us; this excellent river Narmada has been praised by the sages.
रुद्रदेहाद्विनिष्क्रांता लोकानां हितकाम्यया । सर्वपापहरा नित्यं सर्वप्राणिनमस्कृता
Having issued forth from the body of Rudra, for the welfare of the worlds, she ever removes all sins and is honored by all living beings.
संस्तुता देवगंधर्वैरप्सरोभिस्तथैव च । नमः पुण्यजले आद्ये नमः सागरगामिनि
Praised by the gods, Gandharvas, and likewise by the Apsaras, obeisance to you, O primeval holy water, obeisance to you who go to the ocean.
नमोस्तु ते ऋषिगणैः शंकरदेहनिःसृते । नमोस्तु ते धर्मवृते वरानने नमोस्तु ते देवगणैकवंदिते
Obeisance to you, who emerged from the body of Shankara, honored by hosts of sages; obeisance to you, upholder of righteousness, beautiful one, obeisance to you, worshipped by all the hosts of gods.
नमोस्तु ते सर्वपवित्रपावने नमोस्तु ते सर्वजगत्सुपूजिते । यश्चेदं पठते स्तोत्रं नित्यं शुद्धेन मानवः
Obeisance to you, purifier of all that is pure; obeisance to you, greatly worshipped by the whole world. Whoever recites this hymn daily with purity, O human,
ब्राह्मणो वेदमाप्नोति क्षत्त्रियो विजयी भवेत् । वैश्यस्तु लभते लाभं शूद्रश्चैव शुभां गतिम्
A Brahmin attains the Veda, a Kshatriya becomes victorious, a Vaishya gains profit, and a Shudra attains an auspicious state.
अन्नार्थी लभते ह्यन्नं स्मरणादेव नित्यशः । नर्मदां सेव्यते नित्यं स्वयं देवो महेश्वरः । तेन पुण्या नदी ज्ञेया ब्रह्महत्यापहारिणी
One who desires food obtains food simply by remembering her always; Narmada is ever served by the god Maheshvara himself. Therefore, this river is to be known as holy, the remover of the sin of Brahmin-killing.
नारद उवाच-। तदाप्रभृति ब्रह्माद्या ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः । सेवंते नर्मदां राजन्कामक्रोधविवर्जिताः
Narada said: From that time onward, Brahma and other ascetics rich in austerity, free from desire and anger, serve Narmada, O King.
तस्मिन्निपति तं दृष्ट्वा शूलं देवस्य भूतले । तस्य पुण्यं समाख्यातं शंकरेण महात्मना
There, having seen that trident of the god fallen upon the earth, its merit was declared by the great-souled Shankara.
शूलभेदेति विख्यातं तीर्थं पुण्यतमं महत् । तत्र स्नात्वार्च्चयेद्देवं गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
That holy place is renowned as Shulabheda, the most sacred and great; there, by bathing and worshipping the god, one obtains the merit of a thousand cows.
त्रिरात्रं कारयेद्यस्तु तस्मिन्तीर्थे नराधिप । अर्चयित्वा महादेवं पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते
Whoever, O King, performs worship there for three nights, having worshipped Mahadeva, does not experience rebirth.
भीमेश्वरं ततो गच्छेन्नर्मदेश्वरमुत्तमम् । आदित्येश्वरं महापुण्यं तथाऽज्यमधुना सह
Then one should go to Bhimeshvara, and to the excellent Narmadeshvara; likewise to Adityeshvara, greatly meritorious, together with Ajyamadhuna.
मल्लिकेश्वरमभ्यर्च्य पर्याप्तं जन्मनः फलम् । वरुणेश्वरं ततः पश्येन्नीराजेश्वरमुत्तमम्
Having worshipped Mallikeshvara, the fruit of birth is fulfilled; then one should see Varuneshvara and the excellent Nirajeshvara.
सर्वतीर्थफलं तस्य पंचायतनदर्शनात् । ततोगच्छेत राजेंद्र युद्धं वै यत्र साधितम्
By seeing the five shrines, one obtains the fruit of all holy places; then, O King, one should go where the battle was accomplished.
कोटितीर्थं तु विख्यातमसुरा यत्र योधिताः । यत्र ते निहता राजन्दानवा बलदर्पिताः
There is the famous Kotitirtha, where the Asuras were fought; where those Daityas, proud of their strength, were slain, O King.
तेषां शिरांसि गृह्यंते निहतास्ते समागताः । तैस्तु संस्थापितो देवः शूलपाणिर्महेश्वरः
Their heads were taken, and those slain ones assembled; by them, the god Maheshvara, wielder of the trident, was established.
कोटिर्विनिहता तत्र तेन कोटीश्वरः स्मृतः । दर्शनात्तस्य तीर्थस्य सदेहः स्वर्गमावहेत्
There, a crore were slain, and thus he is called the lord of crores; by merely seeing that sacred place, one is taken bodily to heaven.
तदा इंद्रेण क्षुद्रत्वाद्वज्रकीलेन यंत्रितः । तदाप्रभृति लोकानां स्वर्गमत्वं निवारितम्
Then, out of pettiness, Indra restrained him with the thunderbolt; from that time onward, access to heaven for people was prevented.
सघृतं श्रीफलं दत्वा दत्वा चांते प्रदक्षिणम् । सर्वतः सह देवेन शिरसादाय धारयेत् । सर्वकामेन संपूर्णो राजा भवति पांडव
By offering a coconut with ghee and then circumambulating at the end, one should, together with the deity, respectfully bear it upon the head; O Pandava, such a king becomes fulfilled in all desires.
मृतो रुद्रत्वमाप्नोति न चेह जायते पुनः । स्वर्गं गत्वा ततो राज्यं कृत्वागत्य ततो दिवम्
Upon death, he attains the state of Rudra and is not born here again; having gone to heaven, he rules, and after returning from there, he ascends to the divine realm.
महादेवं तथोपास्य त्रयोदश्यां हि मानवः । स्नातमात्रो नरस्तत्र सर्वयज्ञफलं लभेत्
By worshipping Mahadeva in this way on the thirteenth day, a man who bathes there immediately obtains the fruit of all sacrifices.
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र तीर्थं परमशोभनम् । नराणां पापनाशाय अगस्त्येश्वरमुत्तमम्
After that, O king, one should go to the most splendid sacred place, Agastyeshvara, supreme for the destruction of the sins of men.
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया । कार्तिकस्य तु मासस्य कृष्णपक्षचतुर्दशी
There, O king, by bathing, a man is freed from the sin of killing a Brahmin, especially on the fourteenth day of the dark half of the month of Kartika.
घृतेन स्नापयेद्देवं समाधिस्थो जितेंद्रियः । एकविंशकुलोपेतो न मुच्येदैश्वरात्पदात्
One who, self-controlled and absorbed in meditation, bathes the deity with ghee, accompanied by twenty-one families, is not deprived of the state of lordship.
धेनवोपानहंच्छत्रं तथा दद्याच्च कंबलम् । भोजनं चैव विप्राणां सर्वं कोटिगुणं भवेत्
One should also give cows, footwear, an umbrella, and likewise a blanket, as well as food to Brahmins; all this yields a crore-fold reward.
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र रविस्तवमनुत्तमम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्सिंहासनगतिर्भवेत्
Then, O king, one should go to the most excellent place of the Sun's praise; by bathing there, a man attains the status of being enthroned.
नर्मदा दक्षिणे कूले तीर्थं शक्रस्य विश्रुतम् । उपोष्य रजनीमेकां स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत्
On the southern bank of the Narmada is the renowned sacred place of Shakra; after fasting for one night, one should perform bathing there.
स्नानं कृत्वा यथान्यायमर्च्चयेत्तु जनार्दनम् । गोसहस्रफलं तस्य विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
Having bathed properly, one should worship Janardana; the fruit of a thousand cows is his, and he goes to the world of Vishnu.
ऋषितीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्सर्वपापहरं नृणाम् । स्नातमात्रो नरस्तत्र शिवलोके महीयते
Then one should go to the Rishi-tirtha, which removes all sins of men; by merely bathing there, a man is honored in the world of Shiva.
नारदस्य च तत्रैव तीर्थं परमशोभनम् । स्नातमात्रो नरस्तत्र गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
There also is the most splendid sacred place of Narada; by merely bathing there, a man obtains the fruit of a thousand cows.