रुद्रकोटी तथा कूपे ह्रदेषु च समंतकः । इलास्पदं च तत्रैव तीर्थं भरतसत्तम
The crore of Rudra shrines, and likewise the wells and lakes, O best of the Bharatas, and there also is the sacred place called Ilāspada.
तत्र स्नात्वार्चयित्वा च दैवतानि पितॄनपि । न दुर्गतिमवाप्नोति वाजपेयं च विंदति
There, having bathed and worshipped the deities and ancestors, one does not meet with misfortune and obtains the fruit of a Vājapeya sacrifice.
किंदाने च नरः स्नात्वा किंजपे च महीपते । अप्रमेयमवाप्नोति दानं यज्ञं तथैव च । कलश्यां वार्य्युपस्पृश्य श्रद्दधानो जितेंद्रियः
O king, by bathing at Kiṃdāna and Kiṃjapa, a man attains immeasurable merit, as from gifts and sacrifice; or, touching water in a pot with faith and self-control—
अग्निष्टोमस्य यज्ञस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः । सरकस्य तु पूर्वेण नारदस्य महात्मनः
A person obtains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice; and to the east of Saraka is the place of the great-souled Nārada.
कुरुश्रेष्ठ शुभं तीर्थं रामजन्मेति विश्रुतम् । तत्र तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा प्राणांश्चोत्सृज्य भारत
O best of the Kurus, the auspicious sacred place known as Rāmajanma is there; bathing at that tīrtha and giving up one's life, O descendant of Bharata—
नारदेनाभ्यनुज्ञातो लोकानाप्नोति दुर्ल्लभान् । शुक्लपक्षे दशम्यां तु पुंडरीकं समाविशेत्
Permitted by Nārada, one attains worlds that are difficult to reach; and on the tenth day of the bright fortnight, one should enter Puṇḍarīka.
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्पुंडरीकफलं लभेत् । ततस्त्रिविष्टपं गच्छेत्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम्
There, O king, by bathing, a man attains the fruit of Puṇḍarīka; thereafter, he goes to Triviṣṭapa, famed in the three worlds.
तत्र वैतरणी पुण्या नदी पापप्रमोचनी । तत्र स्नात्वार्चयित्वा च शूलपाणिं वृषध्वजम्
There is the sacred Vaitaraṇī river, the remover of sins; there, after bathing and worshipping Śūlapāṇi, Vṛṣadhvaja—
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा गच्छेत परमां गतिम् । ततो गच्छेत राजेंद्र फलकीवनमुत्तमम्
With all sins cleansed from the self, one attains the highest state; thereafter, O king, one proceeds to the excellent Phalakīvana.
तत्र देवाः सदा राजन्फलकीवनमाश्रिताः । तपश्चरंति विपुलं बहुवर्षसहस्रकम्
There, O king, the gods always reside in Phalakīvana, performing great austerities for many thousands of years.
दृषत्पाने नरः स्नात्वा तर्पयित्वा च देवताः । अग्निष्टोमातिरात्राभ्यां फलं विंदति मानवः
By bathing at Dṛṣatpāna and offering satisfaction to the deities, a man attains the fruit of both Agniṣṭoma and Atirātra sacrifices.
तीर्थे च सर्वदेवानां स्नात्वा भरतसत्तम । गोसहस्रस्य राजेंद्र फलमाप्नोति मानवः
By bathing at the sacred place of all the gods, O best of the Bharatas, a man attains the fruit of giving a thousand cows, O king.
पाणिख्याते नरः स्नात्वा तर्पयित्वा च देवताः । अवाप्नुते राजसूयमृषिलोकं च गच्छति
A man who bathes at Pāṇikhyā and offers libations to the deities attains the merit of a Rājasūya sacrifice and goes to the world of the sages.
ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ मिश्रकं लोकविश्रुतम् । तत्र तीर्थानि राजेंद्र मिश्रितानि महात्मना
Then, O knower of righteousness, he should proceed to Miśraka, renowned among people; there, O king, are sacred fords mingled by the great soul.
व्यासेन नृपशार्दूल द्विजार्थमिति नः श्रुतम् । सर्वतीर्थेषु स स्नाति मिश्रके स्नाति यो नरः
It is heard by us, O tiger among kings, that Vyāsa established these for the sake of the twice-born; whoever bathes at Miśraka bathes in all sacred fords.
ततो व्यासवनं गच्छेन्नियतो नियताशनः । मनोजवे नरः स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
After that, one should go to Vyāsavana, self-controlled and moderate in food; by bathing at Manojava, a man obtains the merit of giving a thousand cows.
गत्वा मधुवनीं चापि देव्याः स्थानं नरः शुचिः । तत्र स्नात्वार्चयेद्देवान्पितॄंश्च नियतः शुचिः
Going also to Madhuvanī, the pure man should visit the goddess's place; there, bathing and worshipping the gods and ancestors with discipline and purity.
सदेव्या समनुज्ञातो गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । कौशिक्याः संगमे यस्तु दृषद्वत्याश्च भारत
With the goddess's permission, he obtains the merit of giving a thousand cows; at the confluence of the Kauśikī and the Dṛṣadvatī, O Bhārata—
स्नातो वै नियताहारः सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । ततो व्यासस्थली नाम यत्र व्यासेन धीमता
One who bathes there, disciplined in diet, is freed from all sins; then comes Vyāsasthalī, where Vyāsa, the wise one—
पुत्रशोकाभितप्तेन देहत्यागाय निश्चयः । कृतो देवैश्च राजेंद्र पुनरुत्थापितस्तथा
Afflicted by grief for his son, resolved to abandon his body, O king, was restored by the gods in that very place.
अभिगम्य स्थलद्यं तस्य गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । ऋणांतं कूपमासाद्य तिलप्रस्थं प्रदाय च
Approaching that holy place, one obtains the merit of giving a thousand cows; reaching the well called Ṛṇānta and offering a measure of sesame—
गच्छेत परमां सिद्धिमृणैर्मुक्तो नरेश्वर । वेदीतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
He attains supreme perfection, freed from debts, O lord of men; by bathing at the sacred ford called Vedi, one gains the merit of giving a thousand cows.
अहश्च सुदिनश्चैव द्वे तीर्थे नृप दुर्लभे । तयोः स्नात्वा नरः श्रेष्ठ सूर्यलोकमवाप्नुयात्
O king, the two sacred fords, Aha and Sudina, are difficult to obtain; by bathing at those two, O best of men, one attains the world of the Sun.
मृगधूमं ततो गच्छेत्त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् । तत्र रुद्रपदे स्नात्वा समभ्यर्च्य च मानवः
Then he should go to Mṛgadhūma, famed in the three worlds; there, by bathing at the seat of Rudra and worshipping, a man—
शूलपाणिं महात्मानमश्वमेधफलं लभेत् । कोटितीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
Obtains the fruit of an Aśvamedha sacrifice by worshipping the great-souled, trident-bearing Lord; by bathing at Koṭitīrtha, one gains the merit of giving a thousand cows.
अथ वामनकं गत्वा त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् । तत्र विष्णुपदे स्नात्वा समभ्यर्च्य च वामनम्
Or, going to Vāmanaka, renowned in the three worlds, there, by bathing at the seat of Viṣṇu and worshipping Vāmana—
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा विष्णुलोकमवाप्नुयात् । कुलंपुने नरः स्नात्वा पुनाति स्वकुलं नरः
With a mind purified from all sins, he attains the world of Viṣṇu; by bathing at Kulaṃpuna, a man purifies his own lineage.
पवनस्य ह्रदं गत्वा मरुतां तीर्थमुत्तमम् । तत्र स्नात्वा नरव्याघ्र वायुलोके महीयते
Going to the lake of Pāvana, the foremost sacred place of the winds, there, O tiger among men, by bathing, one is honored in the world of Vāyu.
अमराणां ह्रदे स्नात्वा समभ्यर्च्यामराधिपम् । अमराणां प्रभावेण स्वर्गलोके महीयते
By bathing in the lake of the immortals and worshipping the lord of the immortals, by the power of the immortals, one is honored in the heavenly world.
शालिहोत्रस्य राजेंद्र शालिसूर्ये यथाविधि । स्नात्वा नरवरश्रेष्ठ गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
O king, by bathing properly at Śālihotra's and Śālisūrya's fords, O best of men, one obtains the merit of giving a thousand cows.