इदं तीर्थं महापुण्यं मार्कंडेयेन भाषितम् । ये प्रयांति न राजेंद्र वंचितास्ते न संशयः
This holy place of great merit was spoken of by Markandeya; those who go there, O King, are never deceived—of this there is no doubt.
मासेश्वरं ततो गच्छेत्स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत् । स्नातमात्रो नरस्तत्र स्वर्गलोकमवाप्नुयात्
Then one should go to Maseshvara and bathe there; immediately upon bathing, a man attains the world of heaven.
मोदते सर्वलोकस्थो यावदिंद्राश्चतुर्दश । ततः समीपतः स्थित्वा नागेश्वरं तपोवनम्
He delights in all the worlds as long as the fourteen Indras reign; then, remaining nearby, he should go to the Tapovana of Nageshvara.
तत्र स्नात्वा तु राजेंद्र शुचिर्भूत्वा समाहितः । बहुभिर्नागकन्याभिः क्रीडते कालमक्षयम्
There, O King, after bathing, purified and composed, he plays for endless time with many serpent maidens.
कुबेरभवनं गच्छेत्कुबेरो यत्र संस्थितः । कालेश्वरं परं तीर्थं कुबेरो यत्र तोषितः
He should go to the abode of Kubera, where Kubera himself resides; to the supreme holy place of Kaleshvara, where Kubera is pleased.
यत्र स्नात्वा तु राजेंद्र सर्वसंपदमाप्नुयात् । ततः पश्चिमतो गच्छेन्मरुतालयमुत्तमम्
There, O King, by bathing, one attains all prosperity; then, going westward, he should reach the excellent Marutalaya.
तत्र स्नात्वा तु राजेंद्र शुचिर्भूत्वा समाहितः । कांचनं तु ततो दद्यादन्नशक्त्या तु बुद्धिमान्
There, O King, after bathing, purified and composed, he should wisely give gold according to his means.
पुष्पकेण विमानेन वायुलोकं स गच्छति । मम तीर्थं ततो गच्छेन्माघमासे युधिष्ठिर
He goes to the world of the Wind-god in the celestial chariot Pushpaka; then, O Yudhishthira, in the month of Magha, he should go to my holy place.
कृष्णपक्षे चतुर्दश्यां स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत् । नक्तं भोज्यं ततः कुर्यान्न गच्छेद्योनिसंकटम्
On the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight, one should bathe there; afterwards, one should eat only at night and avoid going to impure places.
अहल्यातीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत् । स्नातमात्रो नरस्तत्र अप्सरोभिः प्रमोदते
Then one should go to the Ahilya Tirtha and bathe there; immediately upon bathing, a man delights with the Apsaras.
पारमेश्वरे तपस्तप्त्वा अहल्या मुक्तिमागमत् । चैत्रमासे तु संप्राप्ते शुक्लपक्षे त्रयोदशी
Having performed austerity for the Supreme Lord, Ahilya attained liberation; when the month of Chaitra arrives, on the thirteenth day of the bright fortnight—
कामदेवदिने तस्मिन्नहल्यां तु प्रपूजयेत् । यत्र तत्र समुत्पन्नो नरस्तत्र प्रियो भवेत्
On the day of Kamadeva, one should worship Ahilya; wherever a man is born there, he becomes beloved.
स्त्रीवल्लभो भवेच्छ्रीमान्कामदेव इवापरः । अयोध्यां तु समासाद्य तीर्थं शक्रस्य विश्रुतम्
He becomes dear to women, prosperous, and another Kamadeva; upon reaching Ayodhya, the renowned tirtha of Shakra—
स्नातमात्रो नरस्तत्र गोसहस्र फलं लभेत् । सोमतीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्स्नानमात्रं समाचरेत्
Immediately upon bathing there, a man obtains the merit of a thousand cows; then one should go to the Soma Tirtha and perform only the bath.
स्नातमात्रो नरस्तत्र सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । सोमग्रहे तु राजेंद्र पापक्षयकरं भवेत्
Immediately upon bathing there, a man is freed from all sins; during the Soma eclipse, O king, it becomes the destroyer of sins.
त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतं राजन्सोमतीर्थं महाफलम् । यस्तु चांद्रायणं कुर्यात्तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नराधिप
O king, the Soma Tirtha, famed throughout the three worlds, is of great merit; whoever performs the Chandrayana rite at that tirtha—
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा सोमलोकं स गच्छति । अग्निप्रवेशे तु जलेप्यथवापि ह्यनाशने
With a mind purified from all sins, he attains the world of Soma; whether entering fire, water, or fasting—
सोमतीर्थे मृतो यस्तु नासौ मर्त्येभिजायते । स्तंभतीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत्
Whoever dies at the Soma Tirtha is not born among mortals; then one should go to the Stambha Tirtha and bathe there.
स्नातमात्रो नरस्तत्र सोमलोके महीयते । ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र विष्णुतीर्थमनुत्तमम्
Immediately upon bathing there, a man is honored in the world of Soma; then, O king, one should go to the supreme Vishnu Tirtha.
योधनीपुरविख्यातं विष्णुतीर्थमनुत्तमम् । असुरा योधितास्तत्र वासुदेवेन कोटिशः
The supreme Vishnu Tirtha, renowned in Yodhani Pura, where the Asuras were fought by Vasudeva in countless numbers—
तत्र तीर्थं समुत्पन्नं विष्णुः प्रीतो भवेदिह । अहोरात्रोपवासेन ब्रह्महत्यां व्यपोहति
There the tirtha arose, and Vishnu is pleased here; by fasting day and night, one removes the sin of killing a Brahmin.
ततो गच्छेत्तु राजेंद्र तापसेश्वरमुत्तमम् । अमोहकमिति ख्यातं पितॄन्यस्तत्र तर्पयेत्
Then, O king, one should go to the supreme Tapaseshvara, known as Amohaka, and offer oblations to the ancestors there.
पौर्णमास्याममावास्यां श्राद्धं कुर्याद्यथाविधि । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्पितृपिंडं तु दापयेत्
On the full moon and new moon, one should perform the prescribed shraddha; after bathing there, O king, a man should offer the ancestral cake.
गजरूपाः शिलास्तत्र तोयमध्ये प्रतिष्ठिताः । तस्मिंस्तु दापयेत्पिंडं वैशाखे तु विशेषतः
There, stones in the shape of elephants are established in the water; one should offer the cake there, especially in the month of Vaishakha.
तृप्यंति पितरस्तावद्यावत्तिष्ठति मेदिनी । ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र सिद्धेश्वरमनुत्तमम्
The ancestors are satisfied as long as the earth endures; then, O king, one should go to the supreme Siddheshvara.
तत्र गत्वा तु राजेंद्र गणपत्यंतिकं व्रजेत् । ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र लिंगो यत्र जनार्दनः
Having gone there, O king, one should approach the place of Ganapati; then, O king, one should go to the linga where Janardana is.
तत्र स्नात्वा तु राजेंद्र विष्णुलोके महीयते । नर्मदादक्षिणेकूले तीर्थं परमशोभनम्
There, O King, one who bathes is honored in the world of Vishnu; on the southern bank of the Narmada is a most beautiful sacred place.
कामदेवः स्वयं तत्र तपस्तप्यत्यसौ महान् । दिव्यं वर्षसहस्रं तु शंकरं पर्युपासते
There, the great Kamadeva himself performed austerities; for a thousand divine years he worshipped Shankara.
समाधिपर्वदग्धस्तु शंकरेण महात्मना । श्वेतपर्वोपमश्चैव हुताशः शुक्लपर्वणि
Burned by the mountain of concentration by the great-souled Shankara, and like the white fortnight, the fire blazed like the bright half of the moon.
एते दग्धास्तु ते सर्वे कुसुमेश्वरसंस्थिताः । दिव्यवर्षसहस्रेण तुष्टस्तेषां महेश्वरः
All those who were burned remained established with the Lord of Flowers; after a thousand divine years, Maheshvara was pleased with them.