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?
अस्थिस्तंभं स्नायुबंधं मांसक्षतज लेपनम् । चर्मावनद्ध दुर्गंधं पूर्णं मूत्रपुरीषयोः
A pillar of bones, bound by sinews, smeared with flesh and blood, covered with skin, foul-smelling, and filled with urine and excrement—
जराशोक विपद्व्याप्तं रोगमंदिरमातुरम् । रागमूलमनित्यं च सर्वदोषसमाश्रयम्
Afflicted by old age, sorrow, misfortune, and disease, the body is a house of illness, unstable, rooted in passion, and the abode of all faults.
परोपकारपापार्ति परद्रोहपरेर्षिकम् । लोलुपं पिशुनं क्रूरं कृतघ्नं क्षणिकं तथा
Inclined to harming others, sinful, afflicted by suffering, hostile, envious, greedy, slanderous, cruel, ungrateful, and fleeting—
निष्ठुरं दुर्धरं दुष्टं दोषत्रयविदूषितम् । अशुचितापि दुर्गंधि तापत्रयविमोहितम्
Harsh, difficult to control, wicked, corrupted by the three faults, impure, foul-smelling, deluded by the threefold miseries—
निसर्गतो ऽधर्मरतं तृष्णाशतसमाकुलम् । कामक्रोधमहालोभ नरकद्वारसंस्थितम्
By nature devoted to unrighteousness, overwhelmed by hundreds of desires, filled with great lust, anger, and greed, stationed at the gates of hell—
कृमिवर्चस्तु भस्मादि परिणामगुणावहम् । ईदृक्शरीरं व्यर्थं हि यमुनामज्जनं विना
Subject to worms and filth, destined for ashes and the like—such a body is indeed wasted without bathing in the Yamuna.
बुद्बुदा इव तोयेषु प्रत्यंडा इव पक्षिषु । जायंते मरणायैव यमुनास्नान वर्जिताः
Like bubbles in water, like eggs among birds, those who are deprived of bathing in the Yamuna are born only to die.
अवैष्णवो हतो विप्रो हतं श्राद्धमपिंडकम् । अब्रह्मण्यं हतं क्षत्रमनाचार हतं कुलम्
A Brahmin without devotion to Vishnu is ruined, as is a Brahmin whose śrāddha offering is destroyed; a Kshatriya without adherence to Brahman is ruined, and a family is ruined by misconduct.
सदंभश्च हतो धर्म्मः क्रोधेनैव हतं तपः । अदृढं च हतं ज्ञानं प्रमादेन हतं श्रुतम्
Dharma is ruined by hypocrisy, austerity is ruined by anger, knowledge is ruined by lack of firmness, and learning is ruined by negligence.
परभक्त्या हता नारी ब्रह्मचारी स्त्रिया हतः । अदीप्तेऽग्नौ हतो होमो हता भक्तिः समायिका
A woman is ruined by devotion to another, a celibate is ruined by a woman; a sacrifice is ruined by an unkindled fire, and regular devotion is ruined.
उपजीव्या हता कन्या स्वार्थे पाकक्रिया हता । शूद्र भक्षो हतो योगः कृपणस्य हतं धनम्
A girl who is exploited is ruined, cooking for selfish gain is ruined; yoga is ruined by eating food from a Shudra, and wealth is ruined for a miser.
अनभ्यासहता विद्या हतो बोधो विरोधकृत् । जीवितार्थं हतं तीर्थं जीवनार्थं हतं व्रतम्
Knowledge is ruined by lack of practice, understanding is ruined by opposition, a sacred place is ruined when sought for livelihood, and a vow is ruined when undertaken for the sake of life.
असत्या च हता वाणी तथा पैशुन्यवादिनी । षट्कर्णगो हतो मंत्रो व्यग्रचित्तो हतो जपः
Speech that is false is destroyed, as is slanderous speech; a secret spoken to six ears is ruined, and recitation with a distracted mind is lost.
हतमश्रोत्रिये दानं हतो लोकश्च नास्तिकः । अश्रद्धया हतं सर्वं यत्कृतं पारलौकिकम्
A gift to one unworthy is wasted, and a world without faith is lost; all acts for the next world are destroyed if performed without faith.
इह लोको हतो नॄणां दरिद्राणां यथा नृप । मनुष्याणां हतं जन्म कालिदीमज्जनं विना
In this world, the lives of the poor are ruined, O king, and human birth is wasted without bathing in the Yamunā.
उपपातक सर्वाणि पातकानि महांति च । भस्मी भवंति सर्वाणि यमुनामज्जनान्नृप
All minor and major sins, O king, are reduced to ashes—every one—by bathing in the Yamunā.
वेपंते सर्वपापानि यमुनायां गते नरे । नाशके सर्वपापानां यदि स्नास्यति वारिणि
All sins tremble when a person enters the Yamunā; if one bathes in her waters, all sins are destroyed.
पावका इव दीप्यंते यमुनायां नरोत्तमाः । विमुक्ताः सर्वपापेभ्यो मेघेभ्य इव चंद्रमाः
The best of men shine like fire in the Yamunā, freed from all sins, like the moon freed from clouds.
आर्द्र शुष्कलघुस्थूलं वाङ्मनः कर्मभिः कृतम् । तत्र स्नानं दहेत्पापं पावकः समिधो यथा
Whatever is done, whether wet or dry, light or heavy, by word, mind, or deed—bathing there burns away sin as fire consumes fuel.
प्रामादिकं च यत्पापं ज्ञानाज्ञानकृतं च यत् । स्नानमात्रेण नश्येत यमुनायां नृपोत्तम
Any sin committed by carelessness, knowingly or unknowingly, is destroyed merely by bathing in the Yamunā, O best of kings.