यस्यास्तटे प्रविशंति ऋषयः पितरस्तथा । सा चापि सिंधुरूपेण पूजिता पापहारिका
On whose banks sages and ancestors enter—she, too, in the form of a river, is honored and removes sins.
तरीतुं तां प्रदास्यामि सर्वपापविमुक्तये । पुण्यार्थं संप्रवक्ष्यामि तुभ्यं वैतरणी नदीम्
To cross her, I shall give you the means for complete liberation from all sins; for the sake of merit, I will now tell you about the Vaitarani river.
मयासि पूजिता भक्त्या प्रीत्यर्थं केशवस्य च । कृष्णकृष्णजगन्नाथ संसारादुद्धरस्व माम्
I have worshipped you with devotion, for the pleasure of Kesava; O Krishna, Krishna, Lord of the Universe, rescue me from worldly existence.
नामग्रहणमात्रेण सर्वं पापं हरस्व मे । यज्ञोपवीतं परमं कारितं नवतंतुभिः
By merely uttering your name, remove all my sins; the sacred thread, supreme, has been made with ninety threads.
प्रतिगृह्णीष्व देवेश प्रीतो यच्छ ममेप्सितम् । इदं तव च तांबूलं यथाशक्त्या सुशोभनम्
Accept this, O Lord of the gods, and, pleased, grant me my desired boon; here is your betel leaf, as beautiful as I am able to offer.
प्रतिगृह्णीष्व देवेश मामुद्धर भवार्णवात् । पंचवर्ती प्रदीपोऽयं देवेशारार्तिकं तव
Accept this, O Lord of the gods, and lift me from the ocean of existence; this five-wicked lamp is for your worship, O Lord of the gods.
मोहांधकारद्युमणे भक्तियुक्तो भवार्तिहृत् । परमान्नं सुपक्वान्नं समस्तरससंयुतम्
O sun dispelling the darkness of delusion, endowed with devotion, remover of worldly suffering; this supreme, well-cooked food, filled with all flavors—
निवेदितं मया भक्त्या भगवन्प्रतिगृह्यताम् । द्वादशाक्षरमंत्रेण यथासंख्य जपेन च
—has been offered by me with devotion; O Lord, may you accept it; with the twelve-syllable mantra, as prescribed, by recitation—
प्रीयतां मे श्रियःकांतः प्रीतो यच्छतु वांछितम् । पंच गावः समुत्पन्ना मथ्यमाने महोदधौ
—may the beloved of Sri be pleased with me and, being pleased, grant what is desired; five cows arose when the great ocean was churned.
तासां मध्ये तु या नंदा तस्यै धेन्वै नमोनमः । गां संपूज्य विधानेन अर्घ्यं दद्यात्समाहितः
Among them, the one named Nanda—to that cow I offer repeated salutations; having duly worshipped the cow, one should attentively offer arghya.
सर्वकामदुघे देवि सर्वांतकनिवारिणी । आरोग्यं संततिं दीर्घां देहि नंदिनि मे सदा
O goddess, fulfiller of all desires, remover of all endings, always grant me health and a long lineage, O Nandini.
पूजिता च वसिष्ठेन विश्वामित्रेण धीमता । कपिले हर मे पापं यन्मया पूर्वसंचितम्
Worshipped by Vasistha and the wise Visvamitra, and by Kapila—remove the sins I have previously accumulated.
गावो ममाग्रतः संतु गावो मे संतु पृष्ठतः । नाके मामुपतिष्ठंतु हेमशृंगी पयोमुचः
May cows be before me, may cows be behind me; may those with golden horns and yielding milk stand by me in heaven.
सुरभ्यः सौरभेयाश्च सरितः सागरा यथा । सर्वदेवमये देवि सुभद्रे भक्तवत्सले
O Surabhi and her descendants, like rivers and oceans; O goddess composed of all the gods, O Subhadra, lover of devotees—
एवं संपूज्य विधिवद्दद्याद्गोषु गवाह्निकम् । सौरभेयः सर्वहिताः पवित्राः पापनाशनाः
Thus, having worshipped according to rule, one should daily offer to the cows; the descendants of Surabhi are beneficent to all, pure, and destroy sin.
प्रतिगृह्णंतु मे ग्रासं गावस्त्रैलोक्यमातरः । गंगदायै नमो भूत्यै सर्वपापप्रहाणये
May the cows, mothers of the three worlds, accept my offering; salutations to Ganga for prosperity and the removal of all sins.
अनेनैव तु मंत्रेण गदां वैधारयेद्बुधः । पं नमः पद्मनाभाय पद्मं वै धारयेत्सुधीः
With this very mantra, a wise person should ward off disease; 'paṃ'—salutation to Padmanabha—one should hold a lotus, O wise one.
चं चक्ररूपिणे विष्णो धारणं चक्रजं स्मृतम् । शं शंखरूपिणे तुभ्यं नमोऽस्तु सुखकारिणे
'caṃ'—to Vishnu in the form of the discus, the holding of the discus is remembered; 'śaṃ'—to you in the form of the conch, salutations to the bringer of happiness.
मंत्रेणानेन वै दूता धारणं शंखजं स्मृतम् । चतुर्णामायुधानां तु धारणं मुनिभिः स्मृतम्
By this mantra, messengers are said to bear the conch-born mark; the wearing of the four weapons is remembered by sages.
अग्निहोत्रं यथा नित्यं वेदस्याध्ययनं तथा । ब्राह्मणस्य तथैवेदं तप्तमुद्रादि धारणम्
Just as the daily Agnihotra and study of the Veda are duties, so too is the wearing of heated marks and similar for a Brahmin.
चंदनेन सुगंधेन गोपिकाचंदनेन तु । धारणं च विशेषेण ब्राह्मणैर्वेदपारगैः
With fragrant sandalwood, especially gopika-sandal, the mark is to be worn by Brahmins who are versed in the Vedas.
चांडालोऽपि भवेच्छुद्धो धारणाच्च न संशयः । ऊर्ध्वं पुंड्रमृजुं सौम्यं सचिह्नं धारयेद्यदि
Even a Chandala becomes pure by wearing the mark; there is no doubt. If he wears the upright, gentle, and marked puṇḍra.
स चांडालोऽपि शुद्धात्मा पूज्य एव सदा द्विजैः । चांडालानां गृहे दूतास्तुलसी यत्र दृश्यते
Even a Chandala with a pure heart is always to be honored by the twice-born; in the house of Chandalas where Tulasi is seen.
तत्रत्या तुलसी ग्राह्या भक्तिभावेन चेतसा
The Tulasi found there should be taken with a mind full of devotion.
महेश्वर उवाच- इति श्रुतं धर्ममुखान्मुद्गलो द्विजसत्तमः । कथयित्वा ममाग्रे वै गतो यादृच्छिको मुने
Maheshvara said: Thus, O best of Brahmins, Mudgala, having spoken of the paths of dharma before me, departed as he wished, O sage.
गोपिकाचंदनं यत्र तिष्ठते वै द्विजोत्तम । तद्गृहं तीर्थरूपं च विष्णुना भाषितं किल
Where gopika-sandal is present, O foremost Brahmin, that house is declared by Vishnu to be like a sacred place.
शोकमोहौ न तत्रास्तां न भवत्यशुभं क्वचित् । गोपिकाचंदनं यस्य तिष्ठति द्विजसद्मनि
There, sorrow and delusion do not exist, nor does any inauspiciousness arise, in the house where gopika-sandal is kept.
सुखिनः पूर्वजास्तेषां संततिर्वर्द्धते सदा । गोपिकाचंदनं यस्य वर्त्ततेऽहर्निशं गृहे
Their ancestors are happy, and their lineage always prospers, in the house where gopika-sandal is present day and night.
गोपीपुष्करजा मृत्स्ना पवित्रा कायशोधिनी । उद्वर्त्तनाद्विनश्यंति व्याधयो ह्याधयश्च ये
The clay from Gopi Pushkara is pure and cleanses the body; by applying it, diseases and ailments are destroyed.
अतो देहे धृतं पुंभिर्मुक्तिदं सर्वकामिकम् । तावद्गर्जंति तीर्थानि तावत्क्षेत्राणि सर्वदा
Therefore, when it is worn on the body by men, it grants liberation and fulfills all desires; as long as it is present, all sacred places and fields resound.