तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्दैवतैः सह मोदते । पंचवर्षसहस्राणि क्रीडते कामरूपधृक्
There, after bathing, a man, O King, delights together with the gods, and for five thousand years he enjoys, assuming any form he desires.
गर्जनं तु ततो गच्छेद्यत्र मेघ उपस्थितः । इंद्रजिन्नाम संप्राप्तं तस्य तीर्थप्रभावतः
Then he should proceed to the place where the thundercloud has arrived; by the power of that sacred site, the one known as Indrajit is attained.
मेघरावं ततो गच्छेद्यत्र मेघाभिगर्जितम् । मेघनादो गणस्तत्र वरसंपन्नतां गतः
Next, he should go to Megharava, where the clouds roar; there, the group called Meghānāda has attained excellence.
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र ब्रह्मावर्तमिति स्मृतम् । तत्र संनिहितो ब्रह्मा नित्यमेव युधिष्ठिर
After that, O King, he should go to Brahmāvarta, so called; there, Brahmā is always present, O Yudhishthira.
तत्र स्नात्वा तु राजेंद्र ब्रह्मलोके महीयते । ततोंऽगारेश्वरे तीर्थे नियतो नियमाशनः
There, after bathing, O King, he is honored in the world of Brahmā; then, at the sacred site of Angāreśvara, he observes strict discipline and regulated eating.
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति । ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र कपिलातीर्थमुत्तमम्
With his soul purified from all sins, he attains the world of Rudra; then, O King, he should proceed to the excellent Kapilā-tīrtha.
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्गोप्रदानफलं लभेत् । कांचीतीर्थं ततो गच्छेद्देवर्षिगणसेवितम्
There, after bathing, O King, a man obtains the fruit of giving a cow; then he should go to Kāṃcī-tīrtha, attended by groups of divine sages.
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्गोलोकं समवाप्नुयात् । ततो गच्छेत्तु राजेंद्र कुंडलेश्वरमुत्तमम्
There, after bathing, O King, a man attains the world of cows; then, O King, he should proceed to the excellent Kuṇḍaleśvara.
तत्र संनिहितो रुद्रस्तिष्ठते उमया सह । तत्र स्नात्वा तु राजेंद्र अवध्यस्त्रिदशैरपि
There, Rudra is present, standing together with Umā; after bathing there, O King, he becomes invulnerable even to the gods.
पिप्पलेश्वरं ततो गच्छेत्सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । तत्र गत्वा तु राजेंद्र रुद्रलोके महीयते
Then he should go to Pippaleśvara, which destroys all sins; having gone there, O King, he is honored in the world of Rudra.
ततो गच्छेत्तु राजेंद्र विमलं विमलेश्वरम् । तत्र देवशिखा रम्या ईश्वरेण निपातिता
Then, O King, he should proceed to Vimala, to Vimaleśvara; there, the beautiful crest of the gods was cast down by the Lord.
तत्र प्राणान्परित्यज्य रुद्रलोकमवाप्नुयाम् । ततः पुष्करिणीं गच्छेत्तत्र स्नानं समाचरेत्
There, abandoning his life, he attains the world of Rudra; then he should go to Puṣkariṇī and perform bathing there.
स्नानमात्रे नरस्तत्र इंद्रस्यार्द्धासनं लभेत् । नर्मदा सरितां श्रेष्ठा रुद्रदेहाद्विनिःसृता
By the act of bathing alone, a man there obtains half the seat of Indra; Narmadā, the best of rivers, emerged from the body of Rudra.
तारयेत्सर्वभूतानि स्थावराणि चराणि च । सर्वदेवातिदेवेन ईश्वरेण महात्मना
She delivers all beings, both stationary and moving, by the great soul, the Lord, who surpasses all gods.
कथिता ऋषिसंघेभ्यो ह्यस्माकं च विशेषतः । मुनिभिः संस्तुता ह्येषा नर्मदा प्रवरा नदी
She has been described to the assembly of sages, and especially to us; praised by the sages, this Narmadā is the foremost river.
रुद्रदेहाद्विनिष्क्रांता लोकानां हितकाम्यया । सर्वपापहरा नित्यं सर्वप्राणिनमस्कृता
Having emerged from the body of Rudra, for the welfare of the worlds, she always removes all sins and is honored by all living beings.
संस्तुता देवगंधर्वैरप्सरोभिस्तथैव च । नमः पुण्यजले आद्ये नमः सागरगामिनि
Praised by gods, gandharvas, and also by apsarases; homage to you, O sacred, primordial water; homage to you, who go to the ocean.
नमोस्तु ते ऋषिगणैः शंकरदेहनिःसृते । नमोस्तु ते धर्मवृते वरानने नमोस्तु ते देवगणैकवंदिते
Homage to you, by the hosts of sages, who emerged from the body of Shankara; homage to you, who are established in righteousness, O beautiful one; homage to you, worshipped by the hosts of gods.
नमोस्तु ते सर्वपवित्रपावने नमोस्तु ते सर्वजगत्सुपूजिते । यश्चेदं पठते स्तोत्रं नित्यं शुद्धेन मानवः
Salutations to you, purifier of all, most sacred; salutations to you, worshipped by the entire world. Whoever recites this hymn daily with purity, O human,
ब्राह्मणो वेदमाप्नोति क्षत्त्रियो विजयी भवेत् । वैश्यस्तु लभते लाभं शूद्रश्चैव शुभां गतिम्
A Brahmin attains the Veda, a Kshatriya becomes victorious; a Vaishya gains prosperity, and a Shudra attains an auspicious state.
अन्नार्थी लभते ह्यन्नं स्मरणादेव नित्यशः । नर्मदां सेव्यते नित्यं स्वयं देवो महेश्वरः । तेन पुण्या नदी ज्ञेया ब्रह्महत्यापहारिणी
One who desires food receives food merely by remembering, always; Maheshvara himself continually serves Narmada. Therefore, know this river as holy, remover of the sin of killing a Brahmin.
नारद उवाच-। तदाप्रभृति ब्रह्माद्या ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः । सेवंते नर्मदां राजन्कामक्रोधविवर्जिताः
Narada said: From that time onward, Brahma and the sages rich in austerity, free from desire and anger, serve Narmada, O King.
तस्मिन्निपति तं दृष्ट्वा शूलं देवस्य भूतले । तस्य पुण्यं समाख्यातं शंकरेण महात्मना
When that spear of the god fell to the earth and was seen, its merit was declared by the great-souled Shankara.
शूलभेदेति विख्यातं तीर्थं पुण्यतमं महत् । तत्र स्नात्वार्च्चयेद्देवं गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
The holy place called Shulabheda is renowned as most sacred; bathing there and worshipping the deity grants the merit of giving a thousand cows.
त्रिरात्रं कारयेद्यस्तु तस्मिन्तीर्थे नराधिप । अर्चयित्वा महादेवं पुनर्जन्म न विद्यते
Whoever, O King, performs worship for three nights at that holy place, having worshipped Mahadeva, is freed from rebirth.
भीमेश्वरं ततो गच्छेन्नर्मदेश्वरमुत्तमम् । आदित्येश्वरं महापुण्यं तथाऽज्यमधुना सह
Then one should go to Bhimeshvara, and to the excellent Narmadeshvara; also to the highly sacred Adityeshvara, together with Ajyamadhuna.
मल्लिकेश्वरमभ्यर्च्य पर्याप्तं जन्मनः फलम् । वरुणेश्वरं ततः पश्येन्नीराजेश्वरमुत्तमम्
Having worshipped Mallikeshvara, the fruit of birth is fulfilled; then one should see Varuneshvara and the excellent Nirajeshvara.
सर्वतीर्थफलं तस्य पंचायतनदर्शनात् । ततोगच्छेत राजेंद्र युद्धं वै यत्र साधितम्
By seeing the five shrines, one obtains the fruit of all holy places; then, O King, one should go to the place where the battle was accomplished.
कोटितीर्थं तु विख्यातमसुरा यत्र योधिताः । यत्र ते निहता राजन्दानवा बलदर्पिताः
The holy place called Kotitirtha is renowned, where the demons fought; where those arrogant Danavas, O King, were slain.
तेषां शिरांसि गृह्यंते निहतास्ते समागताः । तैस्तु संस्थापितो देवः शूलपाणिर्महेश्वरः
Their heads were taken, those slain ones gathered; by them, the god Maheshvara, wielder of the spear, was established.