आहारं सा कृतवती मासिमासि नराधिप । ऋषयोऽभ्यागतास्तत्र देव्या भक्तास्तपोधनाः
Month by month, she prepared food from vegetables, O king of men; the sages, devoted to the goddess and rich in austerity, arrived there.
आतिथ्यं च कृतं तेषां शाकेन किल भारत । ततः शाकंभरीत्येवं नाम तस्याः प्रतिष्ठितम्
She offered them hospitality with vegetables, O Bhārata; thus the name Śākaṃbharī became established for her.
शाकंभरीं समासाद्य ब्रह्मचारी समाहितः । त्रिरात्रमुषितः शाकं भक्षयेन्नियतः शुचिः
Having approached Śākaṃbharī, a celibate, focused, should eat vegetables for three nights, disciplined and pure.
शाकाहारस्य यत्सम्यग्वर्षैर्द्वादशभिः फलम् । तत्फलं तस्य भवति देव्याश्छंदेन भारत
The fruit gained from properly eating vegetables for twelve years is obtained by him, by the grace of the goddess, O Bhārata.
ततो गच्छेत्सुवर्णाख्यं त्रिषुलोकेषु विश्रुतम् । यत्र कृष्णः प्रसादार्थं रुद्रमाराधयत्पुरा
Then he should go to the place called Suvarṇa, renowned in the three worlds, where Kṛṣṇa once worshipped Rudra for favor.
वरांश्च सुबहूँल्लेभे देवैरपि स दुर्ल्लभान् । उक्तश्च त्रिपुरघ्नेन परितुष्टेन भारत
He obtained many boons there, difficult even for the gods to attain, and was addressed by Tripuraghna, who was fully satisfied, O Bhārata.
अपि चात्माप्रियतरो लोके कृष्ण भविष्यसि । त्वन्मुखं च जगत्कृत्स्नं भविष्यति न संशयः
Moreover, O Krishna, you will become dearer than oneself in the world; and your face will become the entire universe, without doubt.
तत्राभिगम्य राजेंद्र पूजयित्वा वृषध्वजम् । अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति गाणपत्यं च विंदति
There, approaching and worshipping the Bull-bannered One, O king, one attains the fruit of the Ashvamedha sacrifice and obtains the favor of Ganesha.
धूमावतीं ततो गच्छेत्त्रिरात्रमुषितो नरः । मनसा प्रार्थितान्कामाँल्लभते नात्र संशयः
Then, if a man stays for three nights at Dhumavati, he certainly obtains all the desires he has wished for in his mind—of this there is no doubt.
देव्यास्तु दक्षिणार्धे नरथावर्त्तो नराधिप । तत्रागत्य तु धर्मज्ञ श्रद्दधानो जितेंद्रियः
On the southern side of the goddess, O king, is Narathavarta; there, O knower of righteousness, one who arrives with faith and controlled senses—
महादेवप्रसादेन गच्छेत परमां गतिम् । प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्य गच्छेत भरतर्षभ
By the grace of Mahadeva, he attains the supreme state, having circumambulated, O best of the Bharatas.
नारदउवाच-। ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र कालिंदीतीर्थमुत्तमम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्न दुर्गतिमवाप्नुयात्
Narada said: Thereafter, O king, one should go to the excellent holy place of Kalindi; bathing there, O king, a man does not attain a bad fate.
पुष्करे तु कुरुक्षेत्रे ब्रह्मावर्त्ते पृथूदके । अविमुक्ते सुवर्णाख्ये यत्फलं लभते नरः
Whatever fruit a man obtains at Pushkara, Kurukshetra, Brahmavarta, Prithudaka, Avimukta, or the place called Suvarna—
तत्फलं समवाप्नोति यमुनायां नरोत्तम । स्वर्गभोगेतिरागो वै येषां मनसि वर्तते
That same fruit is obtained at the Yamuna, O best of men, by those whose minds are attached to the enjoyment of heaven and pleasure.
यमुनायां विशेषेण स्नानदानेन सत्तम । आयुरारोग्यसंपत्तौ रूपयौवनता गुणे
Especially by bathing and giving gifts at the Yamuna, O noble one, one attains long life, health, prosperity, beauty, youth, and good qualities.
येषां मनोरथस्तैस्तु न त्याज्यं यमुनाजलम् । ये बिभ्यति नरकादेर्दारिद्र्योऽत्र संति च
For those whose desires are thus, the water of the Yamuna should never be abandoned; those who fear hell and poverty are indeed here.
सर्वथा तैः प्रयत्नेन तत्र कार्यं निमज्जनम् । दारिद्र्य पाप दौर्भाग्य पंक प्रक्षालनाय वै
Therefore, by all means and with effort, one should immerse there, for the washing away of poverty, sin, misfortune, and the mire of adversity.
ऋते वै यामुनं तोयं न चान्योस्ति युधिष्ठिर । श्रद्धाहीनानि कर्माणि मतान्यर्धफलानि वै । फलं ददाति संपूर्णं यामुनं स्नानमात्रतः
Except for the water of the Yamuna, there is no other, O Yudhishthira; actions done without faith are considered to yield only half the result, but bathing in the Yamuna alone gives the full fruit.
अकामो वा सकामो वा यामुने सलिले नृप । इहामुत्र च दुःखानि मज्जनान्नैव पश्यति
Whether without desire or with desire, O king, one who bathes in the water of the Yamuna does not experience suffering here or hereafter.
पक्षद्वये यथा चंद्र क्षीःयते वर्द्धते तथा । पातकं नश्यते तत्र स्नानात्पुण्यं विवर्द्धते
Just as the moon wanes and waxes in both fortnights, so too, by bathing there, sin is destroyed and merit increases.
यथाब्धौ सुखमायांति रत्नानि विविधानि च । आयुर्वित्तं कलत्राणि संपदः संभवंति च
Just as various jewels easily come forth from the ocean, so too, long life, wealth, wives, and prosperity arise from it.
कामधेनुर्यथा कामं चिंतामणिर्विचिंतितम् । ददाति यमुनास्नानं तद्वत्सर्वं मनोरथम्
Just as the wish-fulfilling cow grants desires and the wish-gem fulfills thoughts, so too does bathing in the Yamuna grant all cherished wishes.
कृते तपः परं ज्ञानं त्रेतायां यजनं तथा । द्वापरे च कलौ दानं कालिंदी सर्वदा शुभा
In the Krita age, austerity was supreme; in Treta, sacrifice; in Dvapara, charity; but Kalindi is always auspicious.
सर्वेषां सर्ववर्णानामाश्रमाणां च भूपते । यामुने मज्जनं धर्मं धाराभिः खलु वर्षति
For all people, of all castes and stages of life, O king, bathing in the Yamuna truly showers righteousness like a stream.
अस्मिन्वै भारते वर्षे कर्मभूमौ विशेषतः । कालिंद्यस्नायिनां नॄणां निष्फलं जन्मकीर्त्तितम्
Indeed, in this land of Bharata, especially in the realm of action, the birth of those who do not bathe in the Kalindi is declared fruitless.
नैश्वर्यं गगने यद्वच्चांद्रे ऽमायां तु मंडले । तद्वन्न भाति सत्कर्म यमुनामज्जनं विना
Just as there is no sovereignty in the sky, nor light in the dark half of the moon, so too, good deeds do not shine without bathing in the Yamuna.
व्रतैर्दानैस्तपोभिश्च न तथा प्रीयते हरिः । तत्र मज्जनमात्रेण यथा प्रीणाति केशवः
Hari is not pleased so much by vows, gifts, or austerities as he is by merely bathing in that river; thus, Kesava is delighted.
न समं विद्यते किंचित्तेजः सौरेण तेजसा । तद्वन्न यमुनास्नानं समानाः क्रतुजाः क्रियाः
There is nothing equal to the radiance of the sun; in the same way, the acts produced by sacrifices are not equal to bathing in the Yamuna.
प्रीतये वासुदेवस्य सर्वपापापनुत्तये । कालिंद्या मज्जनं कुर्य्यात्स्वर्गलाभाय मानवः
For the pleasure of Vasudeva and the removal of all sins, a person should bathe in the Kalindi to attain heaven.
किं रक्षितेन देहेन सुपुष्टेन बलीयसा । अध्रुवेण सुदेहेन यमुना मज्जनं विना
What is the use of preserving the body, even if it is well-nourished and strong, when it is unstable and without bathing in the Yamuna?