योऽगस्त्योभूत्पुरा राजंस्तीर्थेऽत्रैव निमज्जनात् । पुलस्त्यस्यात्र तीर्थे वै पुत्रो लब्धो तपस्यतः
He who became Agastya, O King, was born here from immersion in this holy place; Pulastya, too, obtained a son here through austerity.
कुबेरोभून्महाभागो यः सखासीदुमापतेः । क्रतोरपि सुता जाता वालखिल्याः सहस्रशः
Kubera, the greatly fortunate, who was a friend of the Lord of Uma, was born here; and to Kratu, thousands of Vālakhilya sons were born.
तीर्थस्यास्य प्रसादेन ते सर्वे ह्यूर्ध्वरेतसः । रजआदीन्सुताँ लेभे वसिष्ठोऽपि महातपाः
By the grace of this sacred place, all those who are celibate attained sons, and even the great ascetic Vasiṣṭha obtained sons such as Rajā and others.
सप्तैव राजशार्दूल महिमा तस्य वर्णितः । अन्यान्यपि च तीर्थानि संत्यनेकानि भूपते
O best of kings, thus the greatness of this place has been described; there are also many other sacred sites, O ruler of the earth.
कपिलाश्रमकेदारप्रभासादीनि वै प्रभौ । नियुतैरपि वर्षाणां तेषां च महिमा नृप । अनंतेनापि नो वक्तुं शक्यते किमु मादृशैः
Kapila's hermitage, Kedara, Prabhasa, and others, O king, even in tens of thousands of years, their greatness cannot be fully spoken, not even by those like me.
सौभरिरुवाच- एवमुक्त्वा मुनिश्रेष्ठो नारदो मुनिपुंगवः । शिवं जगाम नभसो नारायणगुणान्गृणन्
Saubhari said: Having spoken thus, the foremost sage Nārada, the eminent sage among ascetics, departed through the sky, praising the virtues of Nārāyaṇa.
शिबिरौशीनरो राजा शक्रप्रस्थस्य वैभवम् । श्रुत्वा मुनिमुखाद्राजन्कृतार्थं स्वममन्यत
King Śibi of the Uśīnara lineage, having heard from the sages about the glory of Indraprastha, considered himself fulfilled.
तत्र स्नात्वा हि विधिवदिंद्रप्रस्थे स भूपतिः । विधाय सत्क्रियाः सर्वा जगाम निजपत्तनम्
There, after bathing according to the proper rites at Indraprastha, that king performed all the prescribed ceremonies and returned to his own city.
इंद्रप्रस्थस्य माहात्म्यमेतत्तव मया विभो । यमुनातीरतीर्थस्य वर्णितं जनपावनम्
O mighty one, I have described to you the greatness of Indraprastha, the purifier of people, and the sacred place on the banks of the Yamunā.
नास्यादरं करिष्यंति कलौ श्रद्धाविवर्जिताः । इंद्रप्रस्थस्य राजेंद्र सर्वतीर्थशिरोमणेः
In the age of Kali, those devoid of faith will not show respect for this, O king of Indraprastha, the crest-jewel of all sacred places.
अष्टादशपुराणानां श्रवणाद्भारतस्य च । यत्फलं तन्महिम्नस्य शक्रप्रस्थस्य जायते
The merit gained from hearing the eighteen Purāṇas and the Mahābhārata arises from the greatness of Indraprastha.
अरुणोदयवेलायां माघलक्षैकमज्जनात् । यत्फलं तन्महिम्नोस्य श्रवणाच्छ्रद्धया भवेत्
The fruit obtained by bathing at dawn during the auspicious month of Māgha is attained by faithfully hearing of this greatness.
श्रद्धयास्य तु माहात्म्यं यः शृणोति महीपते । तर्पितास्तेन पितरो देवाश्च मुनयस्तथा
O king, whoever listens with faith to this greatness, his ancestors, gods, and sages are satisfied by him.
कृच्छ्रातिकृच्छ्रपाराक चांद्रायण व्रतादिभिः । यत्फलं तन्महिम्नोऽस्य श्रद्धया श्रवणाद्भवेत्
The merit gained from difficult vows such as Kṛcchra, Atikṛcchra, Pārāka, and Cāndrāyaṇa is attained by faithfully hearing of this greatness.
अश्वमेधादियज्ञानां समस्तानां महीपते । यत्फलं तन्महिम्नोऽस्य श्रद्धया श्रवणाद्भवेत्
O king, the fruit of all sacrifices such as the Aśvamedha is attained by faithfully hearing of this greatness.
सूत उवाच- एवं युधिष्ठिरो राजा श्रुत्वा शौनक सौभरेः । इंद्रप्रस्थस्य माहात्म्यं स ययौ हस्तिनं पुरम्
Sūta said: Thus, O Śaunaka, King Yudhiṣṭhira, having heard from Saubhari the greatness of Indraprastha, went to the city of Hastināpura.
ततो विनीय सद्भ्रातॄन्दुर्योधनपुरःसरान् । इंद्रप्रस्थमगात्पुण्यं राजसूयचिकीर्षया
Then, having dismissed his noble brothers led by Duryodhana, he went to the holy Indraprastha with the intention of performing the Rājasūya sacrifice.
द्वारकायाः समागम्य गोविंदं कुलदैवतम् । राजसूयेन यज्ञेन स इयाज महीपतिः
Having come from Dvārakā, the king worshipped Govinda, the family deity, with the Rājasūya sacrifice.
मुक्तिदं तीर्थमेतत्तु शपतोस्याप्यजायत । इति मत्वा हरिस्तत्र शिशुपालं जघान ह
This sacred place grants liberation; even to one who curses it, it brings benefit. Knowing this, Hari there slew Śiśupāla.
शिशुपालोऽपि तस्यैव तीर्थस्य मरणाद्भुवि । सायुज्यमगमत्कृष्णे निखिलार्थप्रदायके
Śiśupāla too, by dying at that very sacred place, attained union with Kṛṣṇa, the bestower of all blessings.
शिशुपालो हतो यत्र विहितो यत्र चक्रतुः । गदया तत्र भीमेन कृतं कुंडं सुविस्तरम्
Where Śiśupāla was slain, and where the duel took place, there Bhīma made a great and spacious pond with his mace.
भीमकुंडं तु विज्ञातं जातं तद्भुविपावनम् । कालिंद्या दक्षिणे भागे गव्यूत्यर्धं महीतले
That Bhīma-kuṇḍa is renowned, born as a purifier of the earth, on the southern bank of the Kālindī, half a cow-pen's distance on the ground.
इंद्रप्रस्थगताया यत्कालिंद्याः स्नानतः फलम् । तत्फलं तत्र कुंडे तु जायते नात्र संशयः
The merit gained by bathing in the Kālindī at Indraprastha is certainly obtained at that pond; there is no doubt about this.
सूत उवाच- यस्मिन्क्षेत्रे स्थितो जंतुस्तं क्षेत्रमनुवत्सरम् । प्रदक्षिणादिभिर्धर्मैः स्वापराधान्क्षमापयतेत्
Sūta said: Whoever dwells in that sacred field for a year, performing circumambulation and other rites, has his faults forgiven.
प्रतिसंवत्सरं चैव परिक्रामति यो नरः । क्षेत्रापराधदोषैश्च न स लिप्येत्तु पातकैः
And the person who circumambulates it every year is not tainted by the faults and sins associated with the field.
प्रदक्षिणमकुर्वाणः क्षेत्रसिद्धिं न विंदति । तस्मात्प्रदक्षिणा तीर्थे दातव्या च फलार्थिभिः
One who does not perform circumambulation does not attain the perfection of the field; therefore, those desiring merit should offer circumambulation at the holy place.
हरेर्नाम निसंजल्पन्प्रकरोति प्रदक्षिणाम् । पदेपदे स लभते कपिलादानजं फलम्
Reciting the name of Hari without distraction, as one circumambulates, at every step one obtains the merit of giving a Kapila cow.
चैत्रकृष्णचतुर्दश्यां शक्रप्रस्थप्रदक्षिणाम् । यः करोति नरो धन्यः सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
Whoever, on the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight of Caitra, circumambulates Śakraprastha, that blessed person is freed from all sins.
इति श्रीपाद्मेमहापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्साहस्र्यां संहितायामुत्तरखंडे कालिंदीमाहात्म्ये इंद्रप्रस्थगत काशीगोकर्णशिवकांचीतीर्थसप्तक भीमकुंडवर्णनोनाम द्वाविंशत्यधिकद्विशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the two hundred and twenty-second chapter, called 'Description of the Seven Holy Places—Kāśī, Gokarṇa, Śiva, Kāñcī, and Bhīma-kuṇḍa at Indraprastha,' in the section on the greatness of the Kālindī, in the Uttara-khaṇḍa of the glorious Padma Mahāpurāṇa, comprising fifty-five thousand verses.
शंकर उवाच - न्यासेवाप्यर्चने वापि मंत्रमेकांतिनः श्रयेत् । अवैष्णवोपदिष्टेन मंत्रेण न परा गतिः
Śaṅkara said: Whether in service or worship, one devoted to mantra should rely on a proper mantra; with a mantra taught by a non-Vaiṣṇava, there is no supreme attainment.