परदारपरस्वरतं परिभवपरिदुःखशोकसंतप्तम् । परवदनवीक्षणपरं परमेश्वर मां परित्राहि
O Supreme Lord, save me—who am attached to others' wives and wealth, scorched by humiliation, suffering, and sorrow, and intent on not looking at others' faces.
अलीकाभिमानदग्धं क्षणभंगुरविभवविलसितं देव । क्रूरं कुपथाभिमुखं पतितं मां त्राहि देवेश
O Lord, rescue me who am burned by false pride, delighting in fleeting, fragile prosperity, cruel, facing the wrong path, and fallen.
दीनेंद्रियगणसार्थैर्बंधुजनैरेव पूरिता आशा । तुच्छा तथापि शंकर किं मूढं मां विडंबयसि
My hopes are filled only by the wretched senses and relatives, which are worthless—yet, O Śaṅkara, why do you mock me, who am so deluded?
तृष्णां हरस्व शीघ्रं लक्ष्मीं मां देहि हृदयवासिनीं नित्याम् । छिंधि मदमोहपाशानुत्तारय मां महादेव
Quickly remove my craving, grant me the goddess of fortune to dwell eternally in my heart, cut the bonds of pride and delusion, and lift me up, O Great God.
करुणाभ्युदयं नाम स्तोत्रमिदं सिद्धिदं दिव्यम् । यः पठति भक्तियुक्तस्तस्य तु तुष्येद्भृगोर्यथाहि शिवः
This hymn named 'The Arising of Compassion' is divine and grants success; whoever recites it with devotion, to him Śiva will be pleased, just as he was with Bhṛgu.
ईश्वर उवाच-। अहं तुष्टोस्मि ते विप्र वरं प्रार्थय स्वेप्सितम् । उमया सहितो देवो वरं तस्य हि दापयेत्
Īśvara said: I am pleased with you, O Brāhmaṇa; ask for whatever boon you desire. The god, together with Umā, will grant you the boon you wish.
भृगुरुवाच-। यदि तुष्टोसि देवेश यदि देयो वरो मम । रुद्रवेदी भवेदेवमेतत्संपादयस्व मे
Bhṛgu said: If you are pleased, O Lord of gods, and if a boon is to be given to me, then let there be a Rudra altar—please accomplish this for me.
ईश्वर उवाच-। एवं भवतु विप्रेंद्र क्रोधस्थानं भविष्यति । न पिता पुत्रयोश्चैव एकवाक्यं भविष्यति
Īśvara said: So be it, O best of Brāhmaṇas; it shall become the place of wrath. There will not be unity of speech between father and sons.
तदाप्रभृति ब्रह्माद्याः सर्वे देवाः सकिन्नराः । उपासंतो भृगोस्तीर्थं तुष्टो यत्र महेश्वरः
From that time, all the gods beginning with Brahmā, along with the kinnaras, worshipped the tīrtha of Bhṛgu, where Maheśvara was pleased.
दर्शनात्तस्य तीर्थस्य सद्यः पापात्प्रमुच्यते । अवशाः स्ववशाश्चापि म्रियंते तत्र जंतवः
By seeing that tīrtha, one is immediately freed from sin; whether willingly or unwillingly, creatures die there.
गुह्यातिगुह्यस्य गतिस्तेषां निःसंशया भवेत् । एतत्क्षेत्रं सुविपुलं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
For them, the supreme secret path is assured without doubt; this field is vast and destroys all sins.
तत्र स्नात्वा दिवं यांति ये मृतास्तेऽपुनर्भवाः । औपानहं तदा छत्रं देयमन्नं च कांचनम्
Those who bathe there ascend to heaven; those who die there do not return to birth. At that time, one should give sandals, an umbrella, food, and gold.
भोजनं च यथाशक्त्या अक्षयं तस्य तद्भवेत् । सूर्योपरागे यो दद्याद्दानं चैव यथेच्छया
And whatever food is given according to one's ability becomes inexhaustible for that person; whoever gives gifts as they wish during a solar eclipse—
तीर्थस्नानं तु यद्दानमक्षयं तस्य तद्भवेत् । चंद्रसूर्योपरागेषु वृषोत्सर्गमनुत्तमम्
Whatever gifts are given at the tīrtha bath become inexhaustible; and during lunar or solar eclipses, the gift of a bull is supreme.
न जानंति नरा मूढा विष्णुमायाविमोहिताः । नर्मदायां स्थितं दिव्यं वृषतीर्थं नराधिप
Foolish men, deluded by Vishnu's maya, do not know the divine Vrisha Tirtha situated on the Narmada, O king.
भृगुतीर्थस्य माहात्म्यं यः शृणोति नरः सकृत् । विमुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यो रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति
Whoever hears, even once, the greatness of Bhrigu Tirtha, is freed from all sins and attains the world of Rudra.
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र गौतमेश्वरमुत्तमम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्नुपवासपरायणः
Then, O king, one should proceed to the excellent Gautameshvara; bathing there, and devoted to fasting, O king,
कांचनेन विमानेन ब्रह्मलोके महीयते । धौतपापं ततो गच्छेद्धौतं यत्र वृषेण तु
He is honored in Brahma's world, riding a golden chariot; cleansed of sin, he then reaches the place purified by the bull.
नर्मदायां स्थितं राजन्सर्वपातकनाशनम् । तत्र तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा ब्रह्महत्यां व्यपोहति
O king, situated on the Narmada, it destroys all sins; bathing at that tirtha, a man removes the sin of killing a Brahmin.
तस्मिन्तीर्थे महाराज प्राणत्यागं करोति यः । चतुर्भुजस्त्रिनेत्रस्तु रुद्रतुल्यबलो भवेत्
Whoever, O great king, gives up his life at that tirtha, becomes four-armed, three-eyed, and equal in strength to Rudra.
वसेत्कल्पायुतं साग्रं रुद्रतुल्यपराक्रमः । कालेन महता प्राप्तः पृथिव्यामेकराड्भवेत्
He dwells for ten thousand kalpas, possessing Rudra-like prowess; after a long time, he becomes the sole ruler of the earth.
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र एरंडीतीर्थमुत्तमम् । प्रयागे यत्फलं दृष्टं मार्कंडेयेन भाषितम्
Then, O king, one should proceed to the excellent Erandi Tirtha; the fruit seen at Prayaga, spoken by Markandeya,
तत्फलं लभते राजन्स्नातमात्रस्तु मानवः । मासि भाद्रपदे चैव शुक्लपक्षस्य चाष्टमीम्
That fruit, O king, is obtained by a man merely by bathing, especially on the eighth day of the bright fortnight in the month of Bhadrapada.
उपोष्य रजनीमेकां तत्र स्नानं समाचरेत् । यमदूतैर्न बाध्येत इंद्रलोकं स गच्छति
By fasting for one night and then bathing there, he is not troubled by Yama's messengers and attains Indra's world.
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र सिद्धो यत्र जनार्दनः । हिरण्यद्वीपविख्यातं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
Then, O king, one should proceed to the place where Janardana is accomplished, the renowned Hiranyadwipa, destroyer of all sins.
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्धनवान्रूपवान्भवेत् । ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र तीर्थं कनखलं महत्
Bathing there, O king, a man becomes wealthy and handsome; then, O king, one should proceed to the great Kanakhala Tirtha.
गरुडेन तपस्तप्तं तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नराधिप । विख्यातं सर्वलोकेषु योगिनी तत्र तिष्ठति
At that tirtha, O king, Garuda performed austerities; it is renowned in all worlds, and the yogini resides there.
क्रीडते योगिभिः सार्धं शिवेन सह नृत्यति । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्रुद्रलोके महीयते
She plays with yogis and dances with Shiva; bathing there, O king, a man is honored in Rudra's world.
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र ईशतीर्थमनुत्तमम् । ईशस्तत्र विनिर्मुक्तो गत ऊर्ध्वं न संशयः
Then, O king, one should proceed to the supreme Ishatirtha; Ishvara is liberated there and ascends upward, without doubt.
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र सिद्धो यत्र जनार्दनः । वाराहं रूपमास्थाय अचिंत्यः परमेश्वरः
Then, O king, one should proceed to the place where Janardana is accomplished, assuming the form of Varaha, the inconceivable supreme lord.