कोशलायां समासाद्य कालतीर्थमुपस्पृशेत् । वृषभैकादशगुणं लभते नात्र संशयः
Having reached Kosala and touched the Kala tirtha, one obtains a merit eleven times that of the Rishabha; there is no doubt about this.
पुष्पवत्यामुपस्पृश्य त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः । गोसहस्रफलं विंद्यात्कुलं चैव समुद्धरेत्
A man who, after touching the Pushpavati river and fasting for three nights, obtains the fruit of a thousand cows and also uplifts his lineage.
ततो बदारिकातीर्थे स्नात्वा प्रयतमानसः । दीर्घायुष्यमवाप्नोति स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति
Then, bathing at the Badarika tirtha with a pure mind, one attains long life and goes to the heavenly realm.
ततो महेंद्रमासाद्य जामदग्न्यनिषेवितम् । रामतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा वाजिमेधफलं लभेत्
Then, having reached Mahendra, frequented by Jamadagni, a man who bathes at Rama tirtha obtains the fruit of a Vajimedha sacrifice.
मतंगस्य तु केदारं तत्रैव भरतर्षभ । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
O best of Bharatas, at Matanga's Kedara, there itself, a man who bathes there, O king, obtains the fruit of a thousand cows.
श्रीपर्वतं समासाद्य नदीतीरमुपस्पृशेत् । अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति परां सिद्धिं च गच्छति
Having reached Shri Parvata and touched the riverbank, one attains the fruit of an Ashvamedha sacrifice and achieves supreme accomplishment.
श्रीपर्वते महादेवो देव्या सह महाद्युतिः । न्यवसत्परमप्रीतो ब्रह्मा च त्रिदशैर्वृतः
On Shri Parvata, the great god, radiant, dwelt with the goddess, supremely pleased, and Brahma surrounded by the gods.
तत्र देवह्रदे स्नात्वा शुचिः प्रयतमानसः । अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति परां सिद्धिं च गच्छति
There, bathing in the divine lake with purity and a focused mind, one attains the fruit of an Ashvamedha sacrifice and achieves supreme accomplishment.
ऋषभं पर्वतं गत्वा भांडेषु सुरपूजितम् । वाजपेयमवाप्नोति नाकपृष्ठे च मोदते
Having gone to the Rishabha mountain, revered by the gods in Bhanda, one attains the fruit of a Vajapeya sacrifice and rejoices in the highest heaven.
ततो गच्छेत कावेरीं वृतामृप्सरसां गणैः । तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
Then one should go to the Kaveri, surrounded by groups of celestial nymphs; there, bathing, O king, a man obtains the fruit of a thousand cows.
तत्र तीर्थे समुद्रस्य कन्यातीर्थमुपस्पृशेत् । तत्रोपस्पृश्य राजेंद्र सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
There, at the holy place of the ocean, one should bathe at the Maiden's Ford; having bathed there, O king, one is freed from all sins.
अथ गोकमर्णमासाद्य त्रिषुलोकेषु विश्रुतम् । समुद्रमध्ये राजेंद्र सर्वलोकनमस्कृतम्
Then, reaching Gokarna, renowned in the three worlds, in the midst of the ocean, O king, revered by all beings,
यत्र ब्रह्मादयो देवा मुनयश्च तपोधनाः । भूतयक्षाः पिशाचाश्च किन्नराः समहोरगाः
Where Brahma and the other gods, ascetics rich in austerity, spirits, yakshas, piśācas, kinnaras, and great serpents,
सिद्धचारणगंधर्वा मानुषाः पन्नगास्तथा । सरितः सागराः शैला उपासंते उमापतिम्
Siddhas, charanas, gandharvas, humans, and also nagas, rivers, oceans, and mountains worship the Lord of Uma.
तत्रेशानं समभ्यर्च्य त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः । दशाश्वमेधमाप्नोति गाणपत्यं च विंदति
There, having worshipped the Lord and fasted for three nights, a man attains the fruit of ten ashvamedha sacrifices and obtains the favor of Ganesha.
उपोष्य द्वादशरात्रं कृतार्थो जायते नरः । तस्मिन्नेव तु गायत्र्याः स्थानं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्
By fasting for twelve nights, a man achieves his purpose; there, too, is the seat of Gayatri, famed throughout the three worlds.
त्रिरात्रमुषितस्तत्र गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । निदर्शनं च प्रत्यक्षं ब्राह्मणानां नराधिप
By staying there for three nights, one obtains the merit of a thousand cows, and, O king of men, witnesses a visible sign among the Brahmins.
गायत्रीं पठते यस्तु योनिसंकरजो द्विजः । गाथा वा गीतिका वाणी तस्य संपद्यते नृप
Whoever, though born of mixed caste, recites the Gayatri there, O king, his speech becomes song or poetry.
अब्राह्मणस्य पठतः सावित्री तूपनश्यति । संवर्तस्य तु विप्रर्षे वापीमासाद्य दुर्ल्लभाम्
If a non-Brahmin recites the Savitri, it is lost; but by reaching the rare pond of the sage Samvarta,
रूपस्य भागी भवति सुभगश्चाभिजायते । ततो वेणां समासाद्य तर्पयेत्पितृदेवताः
He becomes endowed with beauty and is born fortunate; then, reaching the Vena, he should offer libations to the ancestors and the gods.
मयूरहंससंयुक्तं विमानं लभते नरः । ततो गोदावरीं प्राप्य नित्यसिद्धनिषेविताम्
A man obtains a celestial chariot adorned with peacocks and swans; then, reaching the Godavari, ever served by the eternally perfected,
गवामयमवाप्नोति वायुलोकं च गच्छति । वेणायाः संगमे स्नात्वा वाजपेयफलं लभेत्
He attains the merit of a cow-sacrifice and goes to the world of the wind-god; by bathing at the confluence of the Vena, he gains the fruit of a Vajapeya sacrifice.
वरदासंगमं स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । ब्रह्मस्थूणां समासाद्य त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः
By bathing at the confluence with Varada, one obtains the merit of a thousand cows; reaching the pillar of Brahma, and fasting for three nights,
गोसहस्रफलं विंद्यात्स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति । कुब्जावनं समासाद्य ब्रह्मचारी समाहितः
He attains the merit of a thousand cows and goes to the heavenly world; reaching Kubjavana, the devoted celibate,
त्रिरात्रोपोषितः स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । ततो देवह्रदे स्नात्वा कृष्णवेणा जलोद्भवे
Having fasted for three nights and bathed, he obtains the merit of a thousand cows; then, by bathing in the divine lake, born of the waters of Krishna-Vena,
ज्योतिर्मात्र ह्रदे चैव तथा कन्याश्रमे नृप । यत्र क्रतुशतैरिष्ट्वा देवराजो दिवं गतः
In the lake of light, and likewise at the Maiden's Hermitage, O king, where the king of the gods, having performed a hundred sacrifices, ascended to heaven,
अग्निष्टोमशतं विंद्याद्गमनादेव तत्र तु । सर्वदेवह्रदे स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्
By merely going there, one attains the fruit of a hundred Agnishtoma sacrifices; by bathing in the lake of all the gods, one obtains the merit of a thousand cows.
जातिमात्र ह्रदे स्नात्वा भवेज्जातिस्मरो नरः । शरभंगाश्रमं गत्वा शुकस्य च महात्मनः
By bathing in the lake of birth alone, a man becomes one who remembers his past lives; going to the hermitage of Sharabhanga and of the great-souled Shuka,
पितृदेवार्चनरतो गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । दंडकारण्यमासाद्य महाराज उपस्पृशेत्
One who is devoted to worshipping ancestors and gods attains the merit equal to a thousand cows; O great king, upon reaching the Dandaka forest, one should perform purification.
शरभंगाश्रमं गत्वा शुकस्य च महात्मनः । न दुर्गतिमवाप्नोति पुनाति स्वकुलं नरः
Having gone to the hermitage of Sharabhanga and to the great-souled Shuka, a person does not meet with misfortune and purifies his own lineage.