नर्मदा दक्षिणे कूले तीर्थं शक्रस्य विश्रुतम् । उपोष्य रजनीमेकां स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत्
On the southern bank of the Narmadā is the renowned holy place of Indra; after fasting for one night, one should bathe there.
स्नानं कृत्वा यथान्यायमर्च्चयेत्तु जनार्दनम् । गोसहस्रफलं तस्य विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति
Having bathed properly, one should worship Janārdana; he obtains the merit of giving a thousand cows and goes to the world of Viṣṇu.
ऋषितीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्सर्वपापहरं नृणाम् । स्नातमात्रो नरस्तत्र शिवलोके महीयते
Then one should go to the Ṛṣi-tīrtha, which removes all sins of men; merely by bathing there, a man is honored in the world of Śiva.
नारदस्य च तत्रैव तीर्थं परमशोभनम् । स्नातमात्रो नरस्तत्र गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
There, too, is the most beautiful holy place of Nārada; merely by bathing there, a man obtains the merit of giving a thousand cows.
देवतीर्थं ततो गच्छेद्ब्रह्मणा निर्मितं पुरा । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
Then one should go to the Deva-tīrtha, established long ago by Brahmā; by bathing there, O King, a man is honored in the world of Brahmā.
अमरकंटकं ततो गच्छेदमरस्थापितं पुरा । स्नातमात्रो नरस्तत्र गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
Then one should go to Amarakaṇṭaka, established long ago by the immortals; merely by bathing there, a man obtains the merit of giving a thousand cows.
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र वामनेश्वरमुत्तमम् । तत्र वामनकं दृष्ट्वा मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया
Then, O King, one should go to the excellent Vāmaneśvara; there, by seeing Vāmana, one is freed from the sin of killing a Brahmin.
ऋषितीर्थं ततो गच्छेदीशानेशं पुमान्ध्रुवम् । वटेश्वरं ततो दृष्ट्वा पर्य्याप्तं जन्मनः फलम्
Then one should go to Ṛṣi-tīrtha and to Īśāneśa, O man, certainly; then, by seeing Vaṭeśvara, the fruit of birth is fulfilled.
भीमेश्वरं ततो गच्छेत्सर्वव्याधिविनाशनम् । स्नातमात्रो नरो राजन्सर्वदुःखात्प्रमुच्यते
Then one should go to Bhīmeśvara, destroyer of all diseases; merely by bathing there, O King, a man is freed from all suffering.
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र वारणेश्वरमुत्तमम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्सर्वदुःखात्प्रमुच्यते
Then, O King, one should go to the excellent Vāraṇeśvara; there, by bathing, a man is freed from all suffering.
सोमतीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्पश्येच्चंद्रमनुत्तमम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्भक्त्या परमया युतः
Then one should go to Soma-tīrtha and see the excellent Moon; there, O King, by bathing with supreme devotion,
तत्क्षणाद्दिव्यदेहस्थः शिववन्मोदते चिरम् । षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि शिवलोके महीयते
At that moment, endowed with a divine body, he delights in the Śiva forest for a long time and is honored in the world of Śiva for sixty thousand years.
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र पिंगलेश्वरमुत्तमम् । अहोरात्रोपवासेन त्रिरात्रफलमाप्नुयात्
Then, O King, one should go to the excellent Piṅgaleśvara; by fasting for a day and night, he obtains the fruit of a three-night fast.
तस्मिंस्तीर्थे तु राजेंद्र कपिलां यः प्रयच्छति । यावंति तस्या रोमाणि तत्प्रसूतकुलस्य च
In that holy place, O King, whoever gives a tawny cow, for as many hairs as are on her and her offspring,
तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि रुद्रलोके महीयते । यस्तुप्राणपरित्यागं तत्र कुर्य्यान्नराधिप
O king, whoever gives up their life there is honored in the world of Rudra for thousands of years.
अक्षयं मोदते कालं यावच्चंद्रदिवाकरौ । नर्मदातटमाश्रित्य तिष्ठंति ये तु मानवाः
Those humans who dwell on the banks of the Narmada enjoy inexhaustible happiness for as long as the moon and sun endure.
ते मृताः स्वर्गमायांति तथा सुकृतिनो यथा । सुरभिकेश्वरं गच्छेन्नारकं कोटिकेश्वरम्
When they die, they go to heaven, just as the virtuous do; they reach Surabhikeśvara, and not the hell called Koṭikeśvara.
गंगावतरणे तत्र दिने पुण्यो न संशयः । नंदितीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत्
On the day of the Ganga's descent there, the merit is certain; then one should go to Nanditirtha and perform bathing there.
तुष्यते तं तु नंदीशः सोमलोके महीयते । ततो द्वीपेश्वरं गच्छेद्व्यासतीर्थं तपोवनम्
Nandiśa is pleased with him and he is honored in the world of Soma; then one should go to Dvīpeśvara, Vyāsa's tirtha, and the forest of austerity.
निवर्तिता पुरा तत्र व्यासभीता महानदी । हुंकारिता तु व्यासेन दक्षिणेन ततो गता
Long ago, the great river turned back there, frightened by Vyāsa; Vyāsa uttered 'hum' and it then went to the south.
प्रदक्षिणं तु यः कुर्यात्तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नराधिप । व्यासस्तस्य भवेत्प्रीतो वांछितं लभते फलम्
O king, whoever performs circumambulation at that tirtha pleases Vyāsa and obtains the desired fruit.
सूत्रेण वेष्टयेद्यस्तु दीप्तं देवं सवेदिकम् । क्रीडते ह्यक्षयं कालं यथा रुद्रस्तथैव सः
Whoever wraps the blazing deity along with the altar with a thread plays joyfully for endless time, just like Rudra himself.
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र एरंडीतीर्थमुत्तमम् । संगमे तु नरः स्नात्वा मुच्यते सर्वपातकैः
Then, O king, one should go to the excellent Erandī tirtha; by bathing at the confluence there, a man is freed from all sins.
एरंडी त्रिषु लोकेषु विख्याता पापनाशिनी । अथवाश्वयुजे मासे शुक्लपक्षस्य चाष्टमी
Erandī is renowned in the three worlds as the destroyer of sins; or, in the month of Ashvayuja, on the eighth day of the bright fortnight—
शुचिर्भूत्वा नरः स्नात्वा सोपवासपरायणः
A man, having become pure and bathed, devoted to fasting—
ब्राह्मणं भोजयेदेकं कोटिर्भवति भोजिता । एरंडीसंगमे स्नात्वा भक्तिभावानुरंजितः
If he feeds a single Brahmin, it is as if a crore have been fed; bathing at the confluence of Erandī, filled with devotion—
शुक्तिकां शिरसि स्थाप्य अवगाह्य च वै जलम् । नर्मदोदकसंमिश्रं मुच्यते सर्वकिल्बषैः
Placing a shell on his head and immersing himself in water mixed with Narmada water, he is freed from all sins.
प्रदक्षिणं तु यः कुर्यात्तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नराधिप । प्रदक्षिणीकृता तेन सप्तद्वीपा वसुंधरा
O king, whoever performs circumambulation at that tirtha, it is as if he has circumambulated the earth with its seven continents.
ततः सुवर्णतिलके स्नात्वा दत्वा च कांचनम् । कांचनेन विमानेन रुद्रलोके महीयते
Then, after bathing at Suvarṇatilaka and giving gold, he is honored in Rudra's world in a golden chariot.
ततः स्वर्गच्युतः कालाद्राजा भवति वीर्यवान् । ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र इक्षुनद्यास्तु संगमम्
After falling from heaven in due time, the king becomes powerful; then, O king, he should go to the confluence of the Ikṣu river.