उषित्वा रजनीमेकामग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत् । ततो गच्छेत धर्म्मज्ञ ब्रह्मणः स्थानमुत्तमम्
One who spends a single night there obtains the fruit of an Agniṣṭoma sacrifice; thereafter, O knower of dharma, one attains the supreme abode of Brahmā.
ब्रह्मानुस्वरमित्येवं प्रकाशं भुवि भारत । तत्र सप्तर्षिकुंडेषु स्नातस्य भरतर्षभ
That place is known on earth as Brahmānusvara; there, O best of the Bharatas, one who bathes in the seven sages' pools,
केदारे चैव राजेंद्र कपिलस्य महात्मनः । ब्रह्माणमभिगम्याथ शुचिः प्रयतमानसः
And in the field of Kapila, the great-souled one, O king, after approaching Brahmā with a pure and devoted mind,
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा ब्रह्मलोकं प्रपद्यते । कपिष्ठलस्य केदारं समासाद्य सुदुर्लभम्
With a mind purified from all sins, one attains the world of Brahmā, having reached the exceedingly rare field of Kapiṣṭhala.
अंतर्धानमवाप्नोति तपसा दग्धकिल्बिषः । ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र सर्वकं लोकविश्रुतम्
Having burned away sins through austerity, one attains disappearance; then, O king, one goes to the universally renowned world.
कृष्णपक्षे चतुर्दश्यामभिगम्य वृषध्वजं । लभते सर्वकामान्हि स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति । तिस्रःकोट्यश्च तीर्थानां प्रवरं कुरुनंदन
On the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight, approaching Vṛṣadhvaja, one obtains all desires and goes to the heavenly world; and, O descendant of Kuru, there are three crores of foremost holy places.
रुद्रकोटी तथा कूपे ह्रदेषु च समंतकः । इलास्पदं च तत्रैव तीर्थं भरतसत्तम
There is also the Rudra crore, and the Samantaka well and lakes; and there, O best of the Bharatas, is the holy place called Ilāspada.
तत्र स्नात्वार्चयित्वा च दैवतानि पितॄनपि । न दुर्गतिमवाप्नोति वाजपेयं च विंदति
There, having bathed and worshipped the deities and also the ancestors, one does not attain a bad state and obtains the fruit of a Vājapeya sacrifice.
किंदाने च नरः स्नात्वा किंजपे च महीपते । अप्रमेयमवाप्नोति दानं यज्ञं तथैव च । कलश्यां वार्य्युपस्पृश्य श्रद्दधानो जितेंद्रियः
O king, having bathed at Kiṃdāna and Kiṃjapa, a man obtains immeasurable merit from gifts and sacrifices; and, touching water in a pot with faith and controlled senses,
अग्निष्टोमस्य यज्ञस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः । सरकस्य तु पूर्वेण नारदस्य महात्मनः
A man attains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice; to the east of Saraka is the holy place of the great sage Nārada.
कुरुश्रेष्ठ शुभं तीर्थं रामजन्मेति विश्रुतम् । तत्र तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा प्राणांश्चोत्सृज्य भारत
O best of the Kurus, the auspicious holy place called Rāmajanma is famous there; at that holy place, O Bhārata, a man who bathes and gives up his life,
नारदेनाभ्यनुज्ञातो लोकानाप्नोति दुर्ल्लभान् । शुक्लपक्षे दशम्यां तु पुंडरीकं समाविशेत्
Having been permitted by Nārada, attains worlds that are difficult to obtain; and on the tenth day of the bright fortnight, one should enter Puṇḍarīka.
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्पुंडरीकफलं लभेत् । ततस्त्रिविष्टपं गच्छेत्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम्
There, having bathed, a man, O King, obtains the fruit of the lotus; thereafter, he goes to the renowned heaven, celebrated in the three worlds.
तत्र वैतरणी पुण्या नदी पापप्रमोचनी । तत्र स्नात्वार्चयित्वा च शूलपाणिं वृषध्वजम्
There is the sacred Vaitaraṇī river, the remover of sins; there, after bathing and worshipping the trident-bearing, bull-bannered Lord,
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा गच्छेत परमां गतिम् । ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र फलकीवनमुत्तमम्
With all sins cleansed from his soul, he attains the highest state; then, O King, he proceeds to the excellent Phalakīvana.
तत्र देवाः सदा राजन्फलकीवनमाश्रिताः । तपश्चरंति विपुलं बहुवर्षसहस्रकम्
There, O King, the gods always reside in Phalakīvana, performing great austerities for many thousands of years.
दृषत्पाने नरः स्नात्वा तर्पयित्वा च देवताः । अग्निष्टोमातिरात्राभ्यां फलं विंदति मानवः
Having bathed at Dṛṣadvatī and satisfied the deities, a man obtains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma and Atirātra sacrifices.
तीर्थे च सर्वदेवानां स्नात्वा भरतसत्तम । गोसहस्रस्य राजेंद्र फलमाप्नोति मानवः
And, O best of the Bharatas, by bathing at the holy place of all the gods, a man attains the fruit of a thousand cows, O King.
पाणिख्याते नरः स्नात्वा तर्पयित्वा च देवताः । अवाप्नुते राजसूयमृषिलोकं च गच्छति
Bathing at the place called Pāṇikhyā and satisfying the deities, he obtains the fruit of the Rājasūya and reaches the world of the sages.
ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ मिश्रकं लोकविश्रुतम् । तत्र तीर्थानि राजेंद्र मिश्रितानि महात्मना
Then, O knower of dharma, he should go to Miśraka, renowned in the world; there, O King, are holy places mingled by the great soul.
व्यासेन नृपशार्दूल द्विजार्थमिति नः श्रुतम् । सर्वतीर्थेषु स स्नाति मिश्रके स्नाति यो नरः
By Vyāsa, O tiger among kings, it has been heard by us that for the sake of the twice-born, whoever bathes at Miśraka bathes at all holy places.
ततो व्यासवनं गच्छेन्नियतो नियताशनः । मनोजवे नरः स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
Then, proceeding to Vyāsavana, disciplined and moderate in food, by bathing at Manojava, a man obtains the fruit of a thousand cows.
गत्वा मधुवनीं चापि देव्याः स्थानं नरः शुचिः । तत्र स्नात्वार्चयेद्देवान्पितॄंश्च नियतः शुचिः
Having gone to Madhuvanī, the pure man approaches the goddess's place; there, bathing, he should worship the gods and ancestors, disciplined and pure.
सदेव्या समनुज्ञातो गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । कौशिक्याः संगमे यस्तु दृषद्वत्याश्च भारत
Having been permitted by the goddess, he obtains the fruit of a thousand cows; at the confluence of the Kauśikī and Dṛṣadvatī rivers, O Bhārata,
स्नातो वै नियताहारः सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । ततो व्यासस्थली नाम यत्र व्यासेन धीमता
One who bathes there, with regulated diet, is freed from all sins; then comes the place called Vyāsasthalī, where Vyāsa, the wise,
पुत्रशोकाभितप्तेन देहत्यागाय निश्चयः । कृतो देवैश्च राजेंद्र पुनरुत्थापितस्तथा
Afflicted by grief for his son, resolved to abandon his body, and was likewise restored by the gods, O King.
अभिगम्य स्थलद्यं तस्य गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । ऋणांतं कूपमासाद्य तिलप्रस्थं प्रदाय च
Approaching that holy place, one obtains the fruit of a thousand cows; reaching the well called Ṛṇānta, and giving a prastha of sesame,
गच्छेत परमां सिद्धिमृणैर्मुक्तो नरेश्वर । वेदीतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
He attains the highest perfection, freed from debts, O lord of men; by bathing at the holy place called Vedi, one obtains the fruit of a thousand cows.
अहश्च सुदिनश्चैव द्वे तीर्थे नृप दुर्लभे । तयोः स्नात्वा नरः श्रेष्ठ सूर्यलोकमवाप्नुयात्
There are two holy places, O King, rare and auspicious, called Aha and Sudina; by bathing at those, O best of men, one attains the world of the Sun.
मृगधूमं ततो गच्छेत्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् । तत्र रुद्रपदे स्नात्वा समभ्यर्च्य च मानवः
Then he should go to Mṛgadhūma, renowned in the three worlds; there, by bathing at the place of Rudra and duly worshipping, a man—