सान्निध्यं पुष्करे येषां त्रिसन्ध्यं कुलनन्दन। आदित्या वसवो रुद्रास्साध्याश्च स मरुद्गणाः
whose presence is at Pushkara at the three junctions of the day, O delight of the lineage, are the Adityas, Vasus, Rudras, Sadhyas, and the hosts of Maruts.
गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्चैव नित्यं सन्निहिता विभोः। यत्र देवास्तपस्तप्त्वा दैत्या ब्रह्मर्षयस्तथा
Gandharvas and Apsaras too are always present for the Lord; where the gods, having performed austerities, as well as the demons and Brahma sages,
दिव्य योगा महाराज पुण्येन महतान्विताः। मनसाप्यभिकामस्य पुष्कराणि मनस्विनः
with divine yoga, O king, endowed with great merit; even those who desire Pushkaras in mind, the wise,
पूयन्ते सर्वपापानि नाकपृष्ठे स मोदते। तस्मिंस्तीर्थे महाराज नित्यमेव पितामहः
are purified of all sins and rejoice in heaven; at that sacred site, O king, the ancestor always,
उवास परमप्रीतो देवदानवसम्मतः। पुष्करेषु महाराज देवास्सर्षिपुरोगमाः
dwelt supremely pleased, honored by gods and demons; at Pushkaras, O king, the gods led by sages,
सिद्धिं च समनुप्राप्ताः पुण्येन महतान्विताः। तत्राभिषेकं यः कुर्यात्पितृदेवार्चने रतः
attained perfection, endowed with great merit; whoever performs ablution there, devoted to honoring ancestors and gods,
अश्वमेधाद्दशगुणं प्रवदंति मनीषिणः। अप्येकं भोजयेद्विप्रं पुष्करारण्यमाश्रितः
the wise say he gains ten times the fruit of the Ashvamedha; even if he feeds a single Brahmin, dwelling in the Pushkara forest,
अन्नेन तेन संप्रीता कोटिर्भवति पूजिता। तेनासौ कर्मणा भीष्म प्रेत्य चेह च मोदते
with food, a crore are satisfied and honored; by that act, O Bhishma, he enjoys happiness here and after death.
शाकैर्मूलैः फलैर्वापि येन वा वर्त्तयेत्स्वयम्। तद्वै दद्याद्ब्राह्मणाय श्रद्धावाननसूयकः
Whatever one uses for sustenance—be it vegetables, roots, or fruits—should be given to a Brahmin, with faith and without envy.
तेनैव प्राप्नुयात्प्राज्ञो हयमेधफलं नरः। ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियो वैश्यः शूद्रो वा राजसत्तम
By this very act, a wise person attains the fruit of a horse sacrifice, whether he is a Brahmin, Kshatriya, Vaishya, or Shudra, O best of kings.
पैतामहं सरः पुण्यं पुष्करं नाम नामतः। वैखानसानां सिद्धानां मुनीनां पुण्यदं हि यत्
The sacred ancestral lake called Pushkara by name is renowned as the holy place that grants merit to the perfected Vaikhanasa ascetics and sages.
सरस्वती पुण्यतमा यस्माद्याता महार्णवम्। आदिदेवो महायोगी यत्रास्ते मधुसूदनः
Sarasvati is the most sacred, for she flows into the great ocean; the primordial god, the great yogi Madhusudana, resides there.
ख्यात आदिवराहेति नाम्ना त्रिदशपूजितः। हीनवर्णाश्च ये वर्णास्तीर्थे पैतामहे गताः
It is famed as Adi-Varaha by name, worshipped by the gods; and those of degraded castes who reach the ancestral holy place,
न वियोनिं व्रजंत्येते स्नात्वा तीर्थे महात्मनः। कार्तिक्यां च विशेषेण योभिगच्छेत्तु पुष्करं
Do not enter a womb again after bathing at the holy site of the great soul; especially, whoever approaches Pushkara during Kartika,
फलं तत्राक्षयं तस्य भवतीत्यनुशुश्रुम। सायंप्रातः स्मरेद्यस्तु पुष्कराणि कृतांजलि
We have heard that the fruit there is imperishable; whoever remembers Pushkara in the evening and morning with folded hands,
उपस्पृष्टं भवेत्तेन सर्वतीर्थे तु कौरव। जन्मप्रभृति यत्पापं स्त्रियो वा पुरुषस्य वा
By that, O Kaurava, one becomes purified as if at all holy places; whatever sin has arisen from birth, whether of women or men,
पुष्करे स्नानमात्रेण सर्वमेतत्प्रणश्यति। यथासुराणां प्रवरः सर्वेषां तु पितामहः
All of this is destroyed merely by bathing at Pushkara; just as the grandsire is the foremost among all the Asuras,
तथैव पुष्करं तीर्थं तीर्थानामादिरुच्यते। त द्दृष्ट्वा दशवर्षाणि पुष्करे नियतः शुचिः
So too, Pushkara is regarded as the foremost among holy places; having seen it, for ten years, one remains disciplined and pure at Pushkara.
क्रतून्सर्वानवाप्नोति ब्रह्मलोकं स गच्छति। यस्तु वर्षशतं पूर्णमग्निहोत्रमुपासते
He attains all sacrifices and goes to the world of Brahma; but whoever worships the Agnihotra for a full hundred years,
कार्तिकीं वा वसेदेकां पुष्करे सममेव तु। पुष्करे दुष्करो होमः पुष्करे दुष्करं तपः
Or dwells for a single Kartika month at Pushkara, it is equally so; at Pushkara, sacrifice is difficult, at Pushkara, austerity is difficult.
पुष्करे दुष्करं दानं वासश्चैव सुदुष्करः। ब्राह्मणो वेदविद्वांस्तु गत्वा वै ज्येष्ठपुष्करं
At Pushkara, charity is difficult, and dwelling there is exceedingly hard; a Brahmin learned in the Vedas, having gone to Jyestha Pushkara,
स्नानाद्भवेन्मोक्षभागी श्राद्धेन पितृतारकः। नाममात्रोपि यो विप्रो गत्वा संध्यामुपासते
By bathing, he attains liberation; by offering ancestral rites, he uplifts his forefathers; even a Brahmin who merely goes there and worships at twilight by name,
वर्षाणि द्वादशैवेह तेन संध्या ह्युपासिता। भवेत्तु नात्र संदेहः पुरा प्रोक्तं स्वयंभुवा
If he worships at twilight here for twelve years, there is no doubt about it; this was spoken by Svayambhu in ancient times.
सावित्री कथितो दोषः कुले तस्य न जायते। या पत्नी ददते भर्तुः संध्योपास्तिं करिष्यतः
The fault of Savitri does not arise in his lineage; the wife who gives support to her husband performing twilight worship,
करकेण तु ताम्रेण तोयं मुक्ता दिवं व्रजेत्। ब्रह्मलोकमनुप्राप्य तिष्ठति ब्रह्मणो दिनं५० 1.19.
With a copper vessel, water is released and one ascends to heaven; having reached Brahma's world, one remains for a day of Brahma.
एकाकिना गतेनापि संध्या वंद्या यथाक्रमं। पौष्करेणाथ तोयेन भृंगारे निहितेन तु
Even if one goes alone, the twilight worship should be performed in due order; and with Pushkara water placed in an iron vessel.
दक्षिणां दिशमास्थाय गायत्र्या राजसत्तम। पितॄणां परमा तृप्तिः क्रियते द्वादशाब्दिकी
O best of kings, when one faces the southern direction and recites the Gāyatrī, the ancestors receive the highest satisfaction for twelve years.
युगसहस्रं पिण्डेन श्राद्धेनानन्त्यमश्नुते। एतदर्थं हि विद्वांसः कुर्वंते दारसंग्रहं
By offering a piṇḍa in the śrāddha rite, one bestows endless merit upon the ancestors, lasting for a thousand ages; for this reason, the wise undertake the gathering of a wife.
तीर्थे गत्त्वा प्रदास्यामः पिंडान्वै श्राद्धपूर्वकं। तेषां पुत्रा धनं धान्यमविच्छिन्ना च संततिः
Having gone to a sacred place, we shall offer piṇḍas with proper śrāddha rites; their sons will have unbroken wealth, grain, and lineage.
भवेद्वै नात्र संदेह एतदाह पितामहः। तर्पयित्वा पितॄन्देवानग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत्
There should be no doubt about this—so said the Grandfather; after satisfying the ancestors and the gods, one attains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice.