करुणाभ्युदयं नाम स्तोत्रमिदं सिद्धिदं दिव्यम् । यः पठति भक्तियुक्तस्तस्य तु तुष्येद्भृगोर्यथाहि शिवः
This hymn named 'The Rising of Compassion' is divine and grants success; whoever recites it with devotion, to him Śiva will be pleased, just as he was with Bhṛgu.
ईश्वर उवाच-। अहं तुष्टोस्मि ते विप्र वरं प्रार्थय स्वेप्सितम् । उमया सहितो देवो वरं तस्य हि दापयेत्
Īśvara said: 'I am pleased with you, O Brahmin. Ask for whatever boon you desire. The god, together with Umā, will grant you the boon you seek.'
भृगुरुवाच-। यदि तुष्टोसि देवेश यदि देयो वरो मम । रुद्रवेदी भवेदेवमेतत्संपादयस्व मे
Bhṛgu said: 'If you are pleased, O Lord of gods, and if I am to receive a boon, then let there be a Rudra altar—grant me this as I request.'
ईश्वर उवाच-। एवं भवतु विप्रेंद्र क्रोधस्थानं भविष्यति । न पिता पुत्रयोश्चैव एकवाक्यं भविष्यति
Īśvara said: 'So be it, O best of Brahmins. It will become the place of wrath. Father and sons will not speak with one voice there.'
तदाप्रभृति ब्रह्माद्याः सर्वे देवाः सकिन्नराः । उपासंतो भृगोस्तीर्थं तुष्टो यत्र महेश्वरः
From that time onward, all the gods beginning with Brahma, along with the Kinnaras, worship the sacred site of Bhrigu, where Maheshvara is pleased.
दर्शनात्तस्य तीर्थस्य सद्यः पापात्प्रमुच्यते । अवशाः स्ववशाश्चापि म्रियंते तत्र जंतवः
By merely seeing that holy place, one is immediately freed from sin; creatures there die either by their own will or without it.
गुह्यातिगुह्यस्य गतिस्तेषां निःसंशया भवेत् । एतत्क्षेत्रं सुविपुलं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
The destination of those beings is certainly the most secret of secrets; this field is vast and destroys all sins.
तत्र स्नात्वा दिवं यांति ये मृतास्तेऽपुनर्भवाः । औपानहं तदा छत्रं देयमन्नं च कांचनम्
Those who bathe there ascend to heaven, and those who die there do not return to rebirth; at that time, one should offer footwear, an umbrella, food, and gold.
भोजनं च यथाशक्त्या अक्षयं तस्य तद्भवेत् । सूर्योपरागे यो दद्याद्दानं चैव यथेच्छया
Whatever food is given there according to one's ability becomes inexhaustible for the giver; whoever gives charity as they wish during a solar eclipse,
तीर्थस्नानं तु यद्दानमक्षयं तस्य तद्भवेत् । चंद्रसूर्योपरागेषु वृषोत्सर्गमनुत्तमम्
The charity given after bathing at the holy site becomes inexhaustible for the giver; and the release of a bull during lunar or solar eclipses is unsurpassed.
न जानंति नरा मूढा विष्णुमायाविमोहिताः । नर्मदायां स्थितं दिव्यं वृषतीर्थं नराधिप
Deluded by Vishnu's maya, foolish people do not know of the divine Bull's sacred site situated in the Narmada, O king.
भृगुतीर्थस्य माहात्म्यं यः शृणोति नरः सकृत् । विमुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यो रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति
Whoever hears, even once, the greatness of Bhrigu's sacred site, is freed from all sins and goes to Rudra's realm.
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र गौतमेश्वरमुत्तमम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्नुपवासपरायणः
After that, O king, one should go to the excellent Gautameshvara; there, bathing and observing fasts, O king,
कांचनेन विमानेन ब्रह्मलोके महीयते । धौतपापं ततो गच्छेद्धौतं यत्र वृषेण तु
He is honored in Brahma's world, riding a golden chariot; freed from sin, he then proceeds to the place purified by the bull.
नर्मदायां स्थितं राजन्सर्वपातकनाशनम् । तत्र तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा ब्रह्महत्यां व्यपोहति
Situated in the Narmada, O king, it destroys all offenses; at that holy site, by bathing, a person removes the sin of killing a Brahmin.
तस्मिन्तीर्थे महाराज प्राणत्यागं करोति यः । चतुर्भुजस्त्रिनेत्रस्तु रुद्रतुल्यबलो भवेत्
Whoever gives up their life at that holy site, O great king, becomes four-armed, three-eyed, and equal in strength to Rudra.
वसेत्कल्पायुतं साग्रं रुद्रतुल्यपराक्रमः । कालेन महता प्राप्तः पृथिव्यामेकराड्भवेत्
He dwells for a full ten thousand kalpas, possessing prowess equal to Rudra; after a long time, he becomes the sole ruler of the earth.
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र एरंडीतीर्थमुत्तमम् । प्रयागे यत्फलं दृष्टं मार्कंडेयेन भाषितम्
After that, O king, one should go to the excellent Erandi sacred site; the fruit seen at Prayaga, as spoken by Markandeya,
तत्फलं लभते राजन्स्नातमात्रस्तु मानवः । मासि भाद्रपदे चैव शुक्लपक्षस्य चाष्टमीम्
That fruit is obtained, O king, merely by bathing there; especially on the eighth day of the bright fortnight in the month of Bhadrapada.
उपोष्य रजनीमेकां तत्र स्नानं समाचरेत् । यमदूतैर्न बाध्येत इंद्रलोकं स गच्छति
By fasting for one night and then bathing there, one is not troubled by Yama's messengers and attains Indra's realm.
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र सिद्धो यत्र जनार्दनः । हिरण्यद्वीपविख्यातं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
After that, O king, one should go where Janardana is perfected; the place known as Hiranyadwipa, which destroys all sins.
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्धनवान्रूपवान्भवेत् । ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र तीर्थं कनखलं महत्
By bathing there, O king, a person becomes wealthy and handsome; after that, O king, one should go to the great Kanakhala sacred site.
गरुडेन तपस्तप्तं तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नराधिप । विख्यातं सर्वलोकेषु योगिनी तत्र तिष्ठति
O king, at that holy place, Garuda performed austerities; there, a renowned yogini abides, known throughout all the worlds.
क्रीडते योगिभिः सार्धं शिवेन सह नृत्यति । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्रुद्रलोके महीयते
She plays with yogis and dances with Shiva; O king, one who bathes there is honored in Rudra's realm.
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र ईशतीर्थमनुत्तमम् । ईशस्तत्र विनिर्मुक्तो गत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः
Then, O king of kings, one should proceed to the supreme Isha-tirtha; there, Isha is liberated and ascends upward, without doubt.
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र सिद्धो यत्र जनार्दनः । वाराहं रूपमास्थाय अचिंत्यः परमेश्वरः
Next, O king, one should go where Janardana, the accomplished one, resides, assuming the form of Varaha, the inconceivable Supreme Lord.
वराहतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा द्वादश्यां तु विशेषतः । विष्णुलोकमवाप्नोति नरकं तु न गच्छति
By bathing at Varaha-tirtha, especially on the twelfth day, a person attains Vishnu's world and does not go to hell.
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र सोमतीर्थमनुत्तमम् । पौर्णिमास्यां विशेषेण तत्र स्नानं समाचरेत्
Then, O king, one should go to the supreme Soma-tirtha, and especially on the full moon, perform bathing there.
प्रणिपत्य च ईशानं बलिस्तस्य प्रसीदति । हरिश्चन्द्रपुरं दिव्यमंतरिक्षे तु दृश्यते
After bowing to Ishana, Bali is pleased there; the divine city of Harishchandra is seen in the sky.
चक्रध्वजे समावृत्ते सुप्ते नागारिकेतने । नर्मदातोयवेगेन रुरुकच्छोपसेवितम्
When the banner of the discus is raised and the city of Nagas sleeps, it is served by Ruruka and the swift current of the Narmada.