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.
देवतीर्थं ततो गच्छेद्ब्रह्मणा निर्मितं पुरा । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
Then one should go to the Deva-tirtha, formerly established by Brahma; by bathing there, O king, a man is honored in the world of Brahma.
अमरकंटकं ततो गच्छेदमरस्थापितं पुरा । स्नातमात्रो नरस्तत्र गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
Then one should go to Amarakantaka, formerly established by the immortals; by merely bathing there, a man obtains the fruit of a thousand cows.
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र वामनेश्वरमुत्तमम् । तत्र वामनकं दृष्ट्वा मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया
Then, O king, one should go to the supreme Vamaneshvara; by seeing the image of Vamana there, one is freed from the sin of killing a Brahmin.
ऋषितीर्थं ततो गच्छेदीशानेशं पुमान्ध्रुवम् । वटेश्वरं ततो दृष्ट्वा पर्य्याप्तं जन्मनः फलम्
Then one should go to the Rishi-tirtha and to Ishaneshvara, O man, without fail; then, by seeing Vateshvara, the fruit of birth is fully attained.
भीमेश्वरं ततो गच्छेत्सर्वव्याधिविनाशनम् । स्नातमात्रो नरो राजन्सर्वदुःखात्प्रमुच्यते
Then one should go to Bhīmeśvara, the destroyer of all diseases; O King, a person who bathes there is freed from all suffering.
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र वारणेश्वरमुत्तमम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्सर्वदुःखात्प्रमुच्यते
After that, O King of Kings, one should proceed to the excellent Vāraṇeśvara; bathing there, a person is released from all sorrow.
सोमतीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्पश्येच्चंद्रमनुत्तमम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्भक्त्या परमया युतः
Next, one should go to the Somatīrtha and behold the incomparable moon; there, O King, bathing with utmost devotion,
तत्क्षणाद्दिव्यदेहस्थः शिववन्मोदते चिरम् । षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि शिवलोके महीयते
In that very moment, dwelling in a divine body, one rejoices in the grove of Śiva for a long time, and is honored in the world of Śiva for sixty thousand years.
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र पिंगलेश्वरमुत्तमम् । अहोरात्रोपवासेन त्रिरात्रफलमाप्नुयात्
Then, O King of Kings, one should go to the excellent Piṃgaleśvara; by fasting for a day and night, one attains the fruit of fasting for three nights.
तस्मिंस्तीर्थे तु राजेंद्र कपिलां यः प्रयच्छति । यावंति तस्या रोमाणि तत्प्रसूतकुलस्य च
At that holy place, O King, whoever offers a Kapilā cow, for as many hairs as are on her and her offspring,