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.
त्रैलोक्ये विश्रुतं दिव्यं तत्र संनिहितः शिवः । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्गाणपत्यमवाऽप्नुयात्
That divine place is famous throughout the three worlds, where Shiva is present; O king, by bathing there, a man attains lordship over Ganas.
स्कंदतीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । आजन्मनः कृतं पापं स्नानमात्राद्व्यपोहति
Then one should go to Skanda tirtha, the destroyer of all sins; by merely bathing there, the sins committed since birth are washed away.
आंगिरसं ततो गच्छेत्स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत् । गोसहस्रफलं तस्य रुद्रलोके महीयते
Then one should go to Āṃgirasa, and there perform bathing; its fruit is equal to a thousand cows, and in Rudra's world, he is honored.
लांगलतीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । तत्र गत्वा तु राजेंद्र स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत्
Then one should go to Lāṃgalatīrtha, the destroyer of all sins; having gone there, O king, one should bathe at that place.
सप्तजन्मकृतैः पापैर्मुच्यते नात्र संशयः । वटेश्वरं ततो गच्छेत्सर्वतीर्थमनुत्तमम्
There is no doubt that one is freed from sins committed over seven births; then one should go to Vaṭeśvara, the supreme of all sacred fords.
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । संगमेश्वरं ततो गच्छेत्सर्वपापहरं परम्
Having bathed there, O king, a man obtains the fruit of a thousand cows; then one should go to Saṃgameśvara, the supreme remover of all sins.
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राज्यं लभते नात्र संशयः । भद्रतीर्थं समासाद्य दानं दद्यात्तु यो नरः
Having bathed there, a man attains sovereignty, there is no doubt of this; upon reaching Bhadratīrtha, whatever man gives charity there—
तस्य तीर्थप्रभावेण सर्वं कोटिगुणं भवेत् । अथ नारी भवेत्कापि तत्र स्नानं समाचरेत्
By the power of that sacred place, all is multiplied a crore-fold; and if any woman should bathe there—
गौरीतुल्या भवेत्सा तु इंद्रं याति न संशयः । अंगारेश्वरं ततो गच्छेत्स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत्
She becomes equal to Gaurī and certainly attains Indra, there is no doubt; then one should go to Aṃgāreśvara and bathe there.
स्नातमात्रो नरस्तत्र रुद्रलोके महीयते । अंगारक्यां चतुर्थ्यां तु स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत्
Merely by bathing there, a man is honored in Rudra's world; and on the fourth day of Aṃgārakī, one should bathe there.