यान्यान्प्रार्थयते कामान्पशुपुत्रधनानि च । प्राप्नुयात्तानि सर्वाणि तत्र स्नात्वा नराधिप
Whatever desires one seeks—be it cattle, children, or wealth—a king, having bathed there, obtains them all.
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र त्रिदशद्योति विश्रुतम् । तत्र ता ऋषिकन्यास्तु तपस्तप्यंति सुव्रताः
Then, O king, let him proceed to the renowned radiance of the gods; there, the daughters of sages, steadfast in vows, practice austerities.
भर्त्ता भवतु सर्वासामीश्वरः प्रभुरव्ययः । प्रीतस्तेषां महादेवश्चंडरूपधरो हरः
For all of them, the husband is the imperishable Lord, the master; Mahadeva, bearing a fierce form, is pleased with them.
विकृतानन बीभत्सस्तच्च तीर्थमुपागतः । तत्र कन्या महाराज वराय परमेश्वरः
With a distorted face, dreadful in appearance, that Supreme Lord arrives at the holy place; there, O great king, the maiden seeks a boon from him.
कन्याऋद्धिं च यः सेवेत्कन्यादानं प्रयच्छति । तीर्थं तत्र महाराज दशकन्येति विश्रुतम्
Whoever serves the prosperity of the maidens and gives them in marriage, O great king, that holy place is famed as 'Ten Maidens.'
तत्र स्नात्वार्च्चयेद्देवं सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र स्वर्गबिंदुरिति श्रुतम्
Having bathed there and worshipped the deity, one is freed from all sins; then, O king, let him proceed to the place known as 'Svarga Bindhu.'
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्दुर्गतिं च न पश्यति । अप्सरेशं ततो गच्छेत्स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत्
Having bathed there, O king, a man does not encounter misfortune; then let him go to Apsaresha and perform ablutions there.
क्रीडते नागलोकस्थोऽप्सरोभिः सह मोदते । ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र नरकं तीर्थमुत्तमम्
Dwelling in the realm of serpents, he plays and delights with the apsaras; then, O king, let him proceed to the excellent holy place called Naraka.
तत्र स्नात्वार्च्चयेद्देवं नरकं च न गच्छति । भारभूतं ततो गच्छेदुपवासपरायणः
Having bathed there and worshipped the deity, he does not go to Naraka; then let him proceed to Bharabhuta, devoted to fasting.
एतत्तीर्थं समासाद्य अवतारं तु शांभवम् । अर्चयित्वा विरूपाक्षं रुद्रलोके महीयते
Having reached this holy place, the descent of Shambhu, and worshipped Virupaksha, one is honored in the world of Rudra.
तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा भारभूते महात्मनः । यत्रतत्र मृतस्यापि ध्रुवं गाणेश्वरी गतिः
At that holy place, having bathed at Bharabhuta, O great-souled one, wherever one dies, the path to Ganesha is assured.
कार्तिकस्य तु मासस्य अर्चयित्वा महेश्वरम् । अश्वमेधाच्छतगुणं प्रवदंति मनीषिणः
In the month of Kartika, having worshipped Maheshvara, the wise declare that the merit is a hundred times that of an Ashvamedha sacrifice.
दीपकानां शतं कृत्वा घृतपूर्णं तु दापयेत् । विमानैः सूर्यसंकाशैर्व्रजते यत्र शंकरः
By making a hundred lamps filled with ghee and giving them, one travels in aerial chariots shining like the sun to the place where Shankara dwells.
वृषभं यः प्रयच्छेत शंखकुंदेंदु संनिभम् । वृषयुक्तेन यानेन रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति
Whoever gives a bull resembling a conch, a lotus, or the moon, travels to Rudra's world in a vehicle drawn by bulls.
चरुमेकं तु यो दद्यात्तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नराधिप । पायसं मधुसंयुक्तं भक्ष्याणि विविधानि च
Whoever offers a single oblation at that holy place, O king—rice pudding mixed with honey and various foods—
यथाशक्त्यनुराजेंद्र भोजयेत्सहदक्षिणम् । तस्यतीर्थप्रभावेण सर्वं कोटिगुणं भवेत्
According to his ability, O king, he should feed others with gifts; by the power of that holy place, all merit becomes multiplied a crore-fold.
नर्मदाया जलं सिक्त्वा अर्चयित्वा वृषध्वजम् । दुर्गतिं च न पंश्यंति तस्य तीर्थप्रभावतः
By sprinkling water from the Narmada and worshipping the bearer of the bull, one does not see misfortune, owing to the power of that holy place.
एतत्तीर्थं समासाद्य यस्तुप्राणान्परित्यजेत् । सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा व्रजते यत्र शंकरः
Whoever, having reached this holy place, gives up his life, with a soul purified from all sins, goes to the abode where Shankara resides.
जलप्रवेशं यः कुर्यात्तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नराधिप । हंसयुक्तेन यानेन रुद्रलोकं स गच्छति
O king, whoever enters the water at that sacred place, in a vehicle drawn by swans, goes to the world of Rudra.
यावच्चंद्रश्च सूर्यश्च हिमवांश्च महोदधिः । गंगाद्याः सरितो यावत्तावत्स्वर्गे महीयते
As long as the moon, the sun, the great Himalaya, the vast ocean, and rivers like the Ganga exist, so long is one honored in heaven.
अनाशनं तु यः कुर्यात्तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नराधिप । गर्भवासे तु राजेंद्र न पुनर्जायते नरः
O king, whoever observes a fast at that sacred place is not born again in the womb, O lord of men.
ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र अटवीतीर्थमुत्तमम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्निंद्रस्यार्द्धासनंलभेत्
Then, O king, one should go to the excellent forest sanctuary; there, after bathing, a man attains a seat beside Indra.
शृंगतीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् । तत्रापि स्नातमात्रस्य ध्रुवं गाणेश्वरी गतिः
After that, one should go to Śṛṅga-tīrtha, the destroyer of all sins; there too, merely by bathing, one surely attains the realm of Gaṇeśvarī.
एरंडीनर्मदायाश्च संगमं लोकविश्रुतम् । तत्र तीर्थं महापुण्यं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
There is the famous confluence of Eraṇḍī and Narmadā, a great and renowned sacred place, the destroyer of all sins.
उपवासपरो भूत्वा नित्यं ब्रह्मपरायणः । तत्र स्नात्वा तु राजेंद्र मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया
By being devoted to fasting and always intent on Brahman, O king, one who bathes there is freed from the sin of killing a Brahmin.
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र नर्मदोदधिसंगमम् । जमदग्निरिति ख्यातं सिद्धो यत्र जनार्दनः
Then, O king, one should go to the confluence of the Narmadā and the ocean, known as Jamadagni, where Janārdana attained perfection.
यत्रेष्ट्वा बहुभिर्यज्ञैरिंद्रो देवाधिपोभवत् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्नर्मदोदधिसंगमे
There, having performed many sacrifices, Indra became lord of the gods; O king, by bathing at the confluence of Narmadā and the ocean—
त्रिगुणस्याश्वमेधस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः । पश्चिमोदधिसायुज्यं मुक्तिद्वारविघाटनम्
A person obtains the fruit of three Aśvamedha sacrifices and union with the western ocean, opening the gateway to liberation.
तत्र देवाः सगंधर्वा ऋषयः सिद्धचारणाः । आराधयंति देवेशं त्रिसंध्यं विमलेश्वरम्
There, the gods with the Gandharvas, the seers, the perfected beings, and the celestial bards worship the Lord of gods, Vimaleśvara, at the three junctions of the day.
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा रुद्रलोके महीयते । विमलेश्वरपरं तीर्थं न भूतं न भविष्यति
One whose soul is purified from all sins is honored in Rudra's world; there has never been, nor will there be, a sacred place greater than Vimaleśvara.