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—
तं दृष्ट्वा सर्वतीर्थानि दृष्टानि स्युर्न संशयः । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो यत्र रुद्र सः गच्छति
Having seen him, all the tirthas are as if seen—of this there is no doubt; freed from all sins, one goes to where Rudra is.
नर्मदासंगमं यावद्यावच्चामरकंटकम् । तत्रांतरे महाराजन्तीर्थकोट्योदकस्थिताः
From the confluence of the Narmadā up to Amarakaṇṭaka, O great king, within that stretch are crores of tirthas established in the waters.
तीर्थात्तीर्थाटनं चर्या ऋषिकोटिनिषेविता । अग्निहोत्रैश्च दिव्यांशैः सर्वैर्ज्ञानपरायणैः
The practice of visiting tirthas from tirtha to tirtha has been followed by crores of sages, by those devoted to sacred fires, by all who are intent on knowledge, and by the divine ones.
सेवितास्तेन राजेंद्र ईप्सितार्थप्रदायिकाः । यश्चेदं वै पठेन्नित्यं शृणुयाद्वापि भक्तितः
These tirthas, O King, grant the desired fruits to those who serve them; and whoever recites or listens to this always with devotion—
तं तु तीर्थानि सर्वाणि अभिषिंचंति पांडव । नर्मदा च सदा प्रीता भवेद्वै नात्र संशयः
—all the tirthas bathe that person, O Pāṇḍava, and Narmadā herself is always pleased with him—of this there is no doubt.
प्रीतस्तस्य भवेद्रुद्रो मार्कंडेयो महामुनिः । वंध्या च लभते पुत्रान्दुर्भगा सुभगाभवेत्
Rudra becomes pleased with him, as does the great sage Mārkaṇḍeya; a barren woman obtains sons, and the unfortunate becomes fortunate.
कुमारीं लभते भर्त्ता यच्च यो वाञ्छते फलम् । तदेव लभते सर्वं नात्र कार्या विचारणा
A maiden obtains a husband, and whatever fruit one desires, that alone is obtained in full—there need be no further deliberation.
ब्राह्मणो वेदमाप्नोति क्षत्रियो विजयी भवेत् । वैश्यस्तु लभते धान्यं शूद्रः प्राप्नोति सद्गतिम्
A brāhmaṇa attains the Veda, a kṣatriya becomes victorious, a vaiśya obtains wealth, and a śūdra attains a good state.
मूर्खस्तु लभते विद्यां त्रिसंध्यं यः पठेन्नरः । नरकं च न पश्येत वियोनिं च न गच्छति
A fool gains knowledge; whoever recites this at the three junctions of the day does not see hell nor is born in a lower womb.
नारद उवाच- एवं ते कथितं राजन्नर्मदातीर्थमुत्तमम् । पुरा गंधर्वकन्यानां शापजं भयमुल्बणम्
Nārada said: Thus, O King, I have described to you the supreme tirtha of Narmadā, and the terrible fear born of the curse upon the Gandharva maidens in ancient times.