मेने कृतार्थमात्मानं नमस्कृत्य शनैश्चरम् । शनिना चाभ्यनुज्ञातो रथमारुह्य वेगवान्
considered himself fulfilled, bowed to Śanaiścara, and, having been permitted by Śani, the swift one mounted his chariot.
स्वस्थानं गतवान्राजा प्राप्तः श्रेयोऽभवत्तदा । य इदं प्रातरुत्थाय शनिवारे स्तवं पठेत् 6.33.
The king returned to his own place and then attained prosperity. Whoever, rising in the morning on a Saturday, recites this hymn—
पठ्यमानमिदं स्तोत्रं श्रद्धया यः शृणोति च । नरः स मुच्यते पापात्स्वर्गलोके महीयते
Whoever recites or listens to this hymn with faith is freed from sin and honored in the heavenly world.
नारद उवाच- त्रिस्पृशाख्यं व्रतं ब्रूहि सर्वेश्वर विशेषतः । यच्छ्रुत्वा मुच्यते लोकः कर्मबंधनतः क्षणात्
Nārada said: 'Tell me in detail about the vow called Trispṛśā, O Lord of all; by hearing of it, the world is freed from the bondage of karma in an instant.'
महादेव उवाच- सर्वपापौघशमनं महादुःखविनाशनम् । शृणु कृष्णावतारं त्वं त्रिस्पृशाख्यं महाव्रतम्
Mahādeva said: 'It removes all heaps of sin and destroys great suffering. Listen to the account of the great vow called Trispṛśā, related to Kṛṣṇa.'
कामदं सस्पृहाणां तु निस्पृहाणां तु मोक्षदम् । त्रिस्पृशाख्यं व्रतं विप्र शृणुष्व गदतो मम
It grants desires to those who long for them, and liberation to those without desire. Listen, O brāhmaṇa, as I explain the vow called Trispṛśā.
प्रत्यक्षमर्चितस्तेन कलिकाले च केशवः । त्रिस्पृशा कीर्तनं नित्यं यः करोति महामुने
In the age of Kali, O great sage, he who worships Keśava directly and who daily performs the chanting of the Trispṛśā, is truly devoted.
न पुरश्चरणे चीर्णे सर्वपापक्षयो भवेत् । त्रिस्पृशा नाममात्रेण क्षीयते नात्र संशयः
Even when the prescribed rites are performed, all sins are not destroyed; but by the mere utterance of the Trispṛśā, they are eradicated—there is no doubt about this.
नागमैर्न पुराणाद्यैर्न मखैस्तीर्थकोटिभिः । बहुभिर्व्रतसंघैश्च पूजितैस्त्रिदशैरपि
Neither by rituals, nor by the recitation of the Purāṇas, nor by sacrifices, nor by visiting countless holy places, nor by many groups of vows, nor even by worship performed by the gods themselves,
मोक्षो भवति विप्रेन्द्र त्रिस्पृशा न कृता यदि । मोक्षार्थे देवदेवेन दृष्टा वै वैष्णवी तिथिः
O foremost of Brāhmaṇas, liberation does not occur if the Trispṛśā is not performed; for the sake of liberation, the Vaiṣṇava day has been revealed by the Lord of gods.
द्विजानां दुर्विदं सांख्यं कलिकाले विशेषतः । अनिग्रहश्चेंद्रियाणां स्थिरत्वं मनसो नहि
Among the twice-born, especially in the Kali age, knowledge is difficult to attain; there is no restraint of the senses, nor steadiness of mind.
विषयैर्विप्रयुक्तानां ध्यानधारणवर्जिनाम् । कामभोगप्रसक्तानां त्रिस्पृशा मोक्षदायिनी
For those deprived of sense objects, lacking meditation and concentration, and attached to enjoyment and pleasure, the Trispṛśā grants liberation.
मह्यं चैव पुरा प्रोक्ता चतुर्वक्त्रस्य सागरे । क्षीरोदे प्रणतानां तु मत्स्यरूपेण चक्रिणा
Long ago, in the ocean, the four-faced one spoke to me; in the Milk Ocean, to those who had taken refuge, the wielder of the discus, in the form of a fish, declared it.
त्रिस्पृशां ये करिष्यंति विषयैरपि संयुताः । तेषामपि मया दत्तो मोक्षः सांख्यविवर्जिनाम्
Even those who perform the Trispṛśā while engaged with sense objects, I grant liberation to them, even if they lack knowledge.
कामभोगप्रसक्तानां त्रिस्पृशा मोक्षदायिनी । बहुभिर्मुनिसंघैश्च कृतेयं च महामुने
For those attached to enjoyment and pleasure, the Trispṛśā grants liberation; it has been performed by many groups of sages, O great sage.
कार्त्तिके शुक्लपक्षे तु त्रिस्पृशा जायते यदि । सोमेन सोमजेनापि पापकोटिविनाशिनी
If the Trispṛśā occurs in the bright fortnight of Kārttika, then, with Soma or even with the offspring of Soma, it destroys countless sins.
यस्या उपोषणकृतो हत्यायुक्त महेशितुः । हस्ताद्ब्रह्मकपालं तु तत्क्षणात्पतितं भुवि
For whom the observance is performed, even if associated with killing, the skull of Brahmā falls from the hand of Maheśvara at that very moment onto the earth.
कलिकल्मषकोट्यौघैर्मुक्ता देवी त्रिमार्गगा । उपदेशान्माधवस्य त्रिस्पृशा समुपोषणात्
Freed from the multitude of Kali's sins, the goddess who traverses the three paths, by the instruction of Mādhava, through the observance of the Trispṛśā.
हत्याष्टौ बाहुवीर्यस्य पूर्वजाता महामुने । गता भृगूपदेशेन त्रिस्पृशा समुपोषणात्
The eight killings of the mighty-armed, committed in previous births, O great sage, were removed by the instruction of Bhṛgu, through the observance of the Trispṛśā.
शतायुधेन विप्रेंद्र निहतो ब्राह्मणो वने । ब्रह्महत्याविनिर्मुक्तः त्रिस्पृशा समुपोषणात्
O foremost of Brāhmaṇas, a Brāhmaṇa killed in the forest by Śatāyudha was freed from the sin of Brahma-murder through the observance of the Trispṛśā.
जीवोपदेशाच्छक्रस्य हत्या नमुचिसंभवा । विनष्टा मुनिमुख्येन्द्र त्रिस्पृशा समुपोषणात्
By the instruction of Śakra, the killing arising from Namuci was destroyed, O chief among sages, through the observance of the Trispṛśā.
ब्रह्महत्यादि पापानि त्रिस्पृशासमुपोषणात् । विलयं यांति विप्रेंद्र पापेष्वन्येषु का कथा
Sins such as Brahma-murder are destroyed by the observance of the Trispṛśā, O foremost of Brāhmaṇas; what need is there to speak of other sins?
न प्रयागे न काश्यां तु गोमत्यां कृष्णसंनिधौ । मोक्षो भवति विप्रेंद्र त्रिस्पृशा यदि नो कृता
Neither at Prayāga, nor at Kāśī, nor at Gomati in the presence of Kṛṣṇa, does liberation occur, O foremost of Brāhmaṇas, if the Trispṛśā is not performed.
मरणाच्च प्रयागे तु गोमत्यां कृष्णसन्निधौ । स्नानमात्रेण गोमत्यां मुक्तिर्भवति शाश्वती
By dying at Prayāga, or at Gomati in the presence of Kṛṣṇa, or merely by bathing in Gomati, eternal liberation is attained.
गृहेपि जायते मुक्तिस्त्रिस्पृशा समुपोषणात् । विषये वर्त्तमानस्य कामभोगान्वितस्य च
Even while living at home, liberation is attained by the observance of the Trisprisha, even for one engaged in sensual pleasures and enjoyment.
निवृत्तविषयस्यापि मुक्तिः सांख्येन दुर्ल्लभा । तस्मात्कुरुष्व विप्रेंद्र त्रिस्पृशां मोक्षदायिनीम्
For one who has renounced sensual objects, liberation is difficult to obtain even through Sankhya; therefore, O foremost of Brahmins, practice the Trisprisha, which grants liberation.
नारद उवाच- कीदृशं तत्सुरश्रेष्ठ त्रिस्पृशाख्यं महाव्रतम् । मुक्तिदं यद् द्विजातीनां त्वया प्रोक्तं ममाधुना
Narada said: O best of the gods, what is that great vow called Trisprisha, which you have now described to me as granting liberation to the twice-born?
महादेव उवाच- जाह्नव्यै सा पुरा विप्र त्रिस्पृशा माधवेन तु । प्राची सरस्वती तीरे कथिता त्वनुकंपया
Mahadeva said: O Brahmin, formerly, Madhava told the Trisprisha to Jahnavi, out of compassion, on the eastern bank of the Sarasvati.
जाह्नव्युवाच- कलिकल्मष कोट्यौघैर्ब्रह्महत्यादिकैर्युताः । कलिकाले हृषीकेश स्नानं कुर्वंति मज्जले
Jahnavi said: In the age of Kali, people, burdened with millions of sins such as the killing of Brahmins, perform bathing in my waters.
तेषां पापशतैर्दोषैर्देहो मे कलुषी कृतः । कथं यास्यति मे देव पातकं गरुडध्वज
Because of the faults of their hundreds of sins, my body has been defiled; O Garuda-bannered Lord, how will my sin be removed?