कन्याऋद्धिं च यः सेवेत्कन्यादानं प्रयच्छति । तीर्थं तत्र महाराज दशकन्येति विश्रुतम्
Whoever serves the prosperity of the maidens and gives them in marriage, O great king, that sacred site is known as 'Ten Maidens.'
तत्र स्नात्वार्च्चयेद्देवं सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र स्वर्गबिंदुरिति श्रुतम्
There, after bathing and worshipping the deity, one is freed from all sins; then, O King, one should proceed to the sacred site called Svarga-bindu.
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्दुर्गतिं च न पश्यति । अप्सरेशं ततो गच्छेत्स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत्
Bathing there, O King, a person does not encounter misfortune; then one should proceed to Apsaresha and perform bathing there.
क्रीडते नागलोकस्थोऽप्सरोभिः सह मोदते । ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र नरकं तीर्थमुत्तमम्
Dwelling in the realm of the Nagas, he plays and delights with the apsaras; then, O King, one should proceed to the excellent Naraka sacred site.
तत्र स्नात्वार्च्चयेद्देवं नरकं च न गच्छति । भारभूतं ततो गच्छेदुपवासपरायणः
There, after bathing and worshipping the deity, one does not go to hell; then, being devoted to fasting, one should proceed to Bharabhuta.
एतत्तीर्थं समासाद्य अवतारं तु शांभवम् । अर्चयित्वा विरूपाक्षं रुद्रलोके महीयते
Having reached that sacred site, the Shaambhava descent, and worshipped Virupaksha, one is honored in the realm of Rudra.
तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा भारभूते महात्मनः । यत्रतत्र मृतस्यापि ध्रुवं गाणेश्वरी गतिः
At that sacred site, after bathing at Bharabhuta, the great-souled one, wherever one dies, surely attains the path of Ganesha.
कार्तिकस्य तु मासस्य अर्चयित्वा महेश्वरम् । अश्वमेधाच्छतगुणं प्रवदंति मनीषिणः
In the month of Kartika, after worshipping Maheshvara, the wise declare that the merit is a hundred times that of an Ashvamedha sacrifice.
दीपकानां शतं कृत्वा घृतपूर्णं तु दापयेत् । विमानैः सूर्यसंकाशैर्व्रजते यत्र शंकरः
Having made a hundred lamps filled with ghee and giving them as an offering, one goes to the place where Śaṃkara dwells, in aerial chariots shining like the sun.
वृषभं यः प्रयच्छेत शंखकुंदेंदु संनिभम् । वृषयुक्तेन यानेन रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति
Whoever offers a bull, white as a conch, jasmine, or the moon, reaches the world of Rudra in a chariot drawn by bulls.
चरुमेकं तु यो दद्यात्तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नराधिप । पायसं मधुसंयुक्तं भक्ष्याणि विविधानि च
Whoever gives a single oblation at that sacred place, O king, consisting of rice pudding mixed with honey and various kinds of food,
यथाशक्त्यनुराजेंद्र भोजयेत्सहदक्षिणम् । तस्यतीर्थप्रभावेण सर्वं कोटिगुणं भवेत्
Should, according to his ability, O king, feed others there along with gifts; by the power of that sacred place, the merit becomes a hundred million times greater.
नर्मदाया जलं सिक्त्वा अर्चयित्वा वृषध्वजम् । दुर्गतिं च न पंश्यंति तस्य तीर्थप्रभावतः
Sprinkling water from the Narmadā and worshipping the Lord with the bull-banner, by the power of that sacred place, one does not see misfortune.
एतत्तीर्थं समासाद्य यस्तुप्राणान्परित्यजेत् । सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा व्रजते यत्र शंकरः
Whoever, having reached this sacred place, gives up his life, with a mind purified of all sins, goes to the abode where Śaṃkara is.
जलप्रवेशं यः कुर्यात्तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नराधिप । हंसयुक्तेन यानेन रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति
Whoever enters the water at that sacred place, O king, goes to the world of Rudra in a chariot drawn by swans.
यावच्चंद्रश्च सूर्यश्च हिमवांश्च महोदधिः । गंगाद्याः सरितो यावत्तावत्स्वर्गे महीयते
As long as the moon, the sun, the Himalaya, and the great ocean exist, as long as the Gaṅgā and other rivers flow, so long is one honored in heaven.
अनाशनं तु यः कुर्यात्तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नराधिप । गर्भवासे तु राजेंद्र न पुनर्जायते नरः
Whoever observes a fast at that sacred place, O king, is not born again in the womb, O ruler.
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र अटवीतीर्थमुत्तमम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्निंद्रस्यार्द्धासनंलभेत्
Then, O king, one should go to the excellent forest sacred place; there, after bathing, a man attains half the seat of Indra.
शृंगतीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । तत्रापि स्नातमात्रस्य ध्रुवं गाणेश्वरी गतिः
Then one should go to the Śṛṅga sacred place, the destroyer of all sins; there, merely by bathing, one surely attains the realm of Gāṇeśvarī.
एरंडीनर्मदायाश्च संगमं लोकविश्रुतम् । तत्र तीर्थं महापुण्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
The famous confluence of the Eraṇḍī and Narmadā is a great sacred place, the destroyer of all sins, and of great merit.
उपवासपरो भूत्वा नित्यं ब्रह्मपरायणः । तत्र स्नात्वा तु राजेंद्र मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया
Being devoted to fasting and always intent on Brahman, after bathing there, O king, one is freed from the sin of killing a Brāhmaṇa.
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र नर्मदोदधिसंगमम् । जमदग्निरिति ख्यातं सिद्धो यत्र जनार्दनः
Then, O king, one should go to the confluence of the Narmadā and the ocean, known as Jamadagni, where Janārdana attained perfection.
यत्रेष्ट्वा बहुभिर्यज्ञैरिंद्रो देवाधिपोभवत् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्नर्मदोदधिसंगमे
Where, after performing many sacrifices, Indra became the lord of the gods; there, O king, after bathing at the confluence of the Narmadā and the ocean,
त्रिगुणस्याश्वमेधस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः । पश्चिमोदधिसायुज्यं मुक्तिद्वारविघाटनम्
A man obtains the fruit of a triple horse sacrifice, union with the western ocean, and the opening of the gate of liberation.
तत्र देवाः सगंधर्वा ऋषयः सिद्धचारणाः । आराधयंति देवेशं त्रिसंध्यं विमलेश्वरम्
There, the gods with the Gandharvas, sages, Siddhas, and Cāraṇas worship the Lord of the gods, Vimaleśvara, at the three junctions of the day.
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा रुद्रलोके महीयते । विमलेश्वरपरं तीर्थं न भूतं न भविष्यति
With a mind purified of all sins, one is honored in the world of Rudra; there has never been, nor will there be, a sacred place superior to Vimaleśvara.
तत्रोपवासं कृत्वा ये पश्यंति विमलेश्वरम् । सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा रुद्रलोकं व्रजंति ते
There, those who observe a fast and behold the pure Lord become purified of all sins and attain the world of Rudra.
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र केशिनीतीर्थमुत्तमम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्नुपवासपरायणः
From there, O King, one should go to the excellent Keśinī Tirtha; having bathed there, a man devoted to fasting—
उपोष्य रजनीमेकां नियतो नियताशनः । तत्र तीर्थप्रभावेण मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया
—having fasted for one night with self-control and regulated food—by the power of that tirtha, is freed from the sin of killing a Brahmin.
सर्वतीर्थाभिषेकं च यः पश्येत्सागरेश्वरम् । योजनाभ्यंतरे तिष्ठेदावर्ते संस्थितः शिवः
Whoever witnesses the bathing of all the tirthas and sees Sāgareśvara, where Śiva abides within a yojana's distance in the whirlpool—