महता कालयोगेन प्रकृतिं यास्यतेऽर्णवः। ज्ञातींस्तु कारणं कृत्वा महाराजो भगीरथः
In due course of time, the ocean will return to its natural state; but King Bhagiratha, making his ancestors the cause,
गंगौघेन समुद्रं च पुनः संपूरयिष्यति। एवं ते ब्रह्मणा देवाः प्रेषिता ऋषिसत्तमाः
will again fill the ocean with the stream of the Ganges; thus, at Brahmā’s command, the gods and the best of sages departed.
उवाच भगवांस्तुष्टस्त्वगस्त्यमृषिसत्तमम्। देवकार्यं तु भवता दानवानां विनाशनम्
Then the blessed one, pleased, spoke to Agastya, the eminent sage: By you, the task of the gods—the destruction of the Dānavas—has been accomplished.
यतस्संतारिता देवास्तेन तुष्टोस्मि वै मुने। अभिप्रेतो वरो यस्ते याचयस्व ददामि तम्
Because the gods have been delivered by you, O sage, I am indeed pleased; ask for whatever boon you desire, I shall grant it.
एवमुक्तस्तदागस्त्यः प्रणिपातपुरःसरम्। इहस्थेन मया देव देवकार्यमिदं कृतम्
Thus addressed, Agastya then, with deep reverence, said: O god, this task for the gods has been accomplished by me while residing here.
सर्वाश्रमाणां प्रवरो भवत्वेष ममाश्रमः। त्वया चोक्तस्तु भगवन्भविता नात्र संशयः
May my hermitage become the foremost of all hermitages; and as you have declared, O Lord, so shall it be—of this there is no doubt.
ब्रह्मोवाच। यात्रां तु पुष्करे कृत्वा इहागत्य नरास्तु ये। इह कुंडेषु ये स्नानं तर्पणं पितृदेवयोः
Brahmā said: Those men who, after making pilgrimage to Puṣkara, come here; and those who bathe in these pools and offer libations to the ancestors and gods,
अर्चनं चैव देवेषु सर्वमक्षयकारकम्। अर्घ्यं चोच्चावचं गृह्य शष्कुलापूपकांस्ततः
and also perform worship of the gods here—all these acts yield inexhaustible merit; and those who offer arghya, whether great or small, and cakes of rice and barley,
दास्यंति द्विजमुख्येभ्यस्तेषां वासस्त्रिविष्टपे। श्राद्धेन पितरस्तृप्ता यावदाभूतसंप्लवम्
will give them to the foremost brahmins; their dwelling will be in heaven; by their śrāddha, the ancestors will be satisfied until the cosmic dissolution.
कंदमूलफलैर्वापि तर्पयिष्यति यो मुनिम्। सप्तर्षिस्थानमासाद्य मोदते शास्वतीः समाः
Whoever, even with roots, fruits, or tubers, satisfies a sage, reaching the abode of the Seven Sages, will rejoice for countless ages.
यज्ञपर्वतमारूढो दृष्ट्वा गंगाविनिर्गमम्। उदङ्मुखी देवनदी निर्गता पुष्करं प्रति
Having ascended the mountain of sacrifice and seen the emergence of the Ganges, the divine river flowed northward, departing towards Pushkara.
अत्राभिषेकं यः कुर्यात्पितृदेवार्चने रतः। अश्वमेधफलं तस्य भवत्येव न संशयः
Whoever performs ablution here, devoted to honoring ancestors and gods, attains the fruit of an ashvamedha sacrifice without doubt.
यस्त्वेकं भोजयेद्विप्रं कोटिर्भवति भोजिता। अक्षयं त्वन्नपानं च अत्र दत्तं मुनीश्वर
But whoever feeds a single Brahmin here is as if feeding a crore; and the food and drink given here, O great sage, become inexhaustible.
यो यमिच्छति कामं तु सर्वं तस्य भविष्यति। न वियोनिं व्रजत्यत्र स्नातमात्रो नरो भुवि२०० 1.19.
Whatever desire a person wishes for, all of it will be fulfilled for him; and a man who bathes here on earth does not enter a lower womb.
स्थानानां परमं स्थानं तीर्थानां तीर्थमुत्तमम्। मया दत्तं मुनिश्रेष्ठ भविष्यति न संशयः
Among places, this is the highest place; among sacred sites, this is the foremost; I have granted it, O best of sages, and it will be so without doubt.
जन्मप्रभृति यत्पापं स्त्रिया वा पुरुषस्य वा। अत्रैव स्नातमात्रस्य सर्वमेतत्प्रणश्यति
From birth, whatever sin belongs to a woman or a man, all of it is destroyed here immediately upon bathing.
एवमुक्त्वा तु भगवान्ब्रह्मा लोकपितामहः। जगामामंत्र्य स मुनिमगस्त्यं मुनिसत्तमम्
Having spoken thus, the blessed Brahma, grandfather of the worlds, departed after bidding farewell to the sage Agastya, the foremost among sages.
अगस्त्योपि स्थितस्तत्र आश्रमे स्वे परंतप। अगस्त्यस्याश्रमोत्पत्तिरेषा ते परिकीर्तिता
Agastya too remained there in his own hermitage, O scorcher of foes; the origin of Agastya's hermitage has thus been recounted to you.
सप्तर्षीणामाश्रमांश्च कीर्त्तयिष्ये कुरूद्वह। अत्रिश्चैव वसिष्ठोथ पुलस्त्यः पुलहः क्रतुः
I will now describe to you, O descendant of the Kurus, the hermitages of the seven sages: Atri, Vasishta, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu,
अंगिरा गौतमश्चैव सुमतिः सुमुखस्तथा। विश्वामित्रः स्थूलशिराः संवर्तश्च प्रतर्दनः
Angiras, Gautama, Sumati, Sumukha, Vishvamitra, Sthulashira, Samvarta, and Pratardana,
रैभ्यो बृहस्पतिश्चैव च्यवनः कश्यपो भृगुः। दुर्वासा जमदग्निश्च मार्कण्डेयोथ गालवः
Raibhya, Brihaspati, Cyavana, Kashyapa, Bhrigu, Durvasa, Jamadagni, Markandeya, and Galava,
उशनाथ भरद्वाजो यवक्रीतस्तथा मुनिः। स्थूलाक्षः सकलाक्षश्च कण्वो मेधातिथिः कृतः
Ushanas, Bharadvaja, Yavakrita the sage, Sthulaksha, Sakalaksha, Kanva, Medhatithi, and Krita,
नारदः पर्वतश्चैव स्वगंधी च्यवनो द्विजः। तृणाम्बु शबलो धौम्यः शतानंदो कृतव्रणः
Narada, Parvata, Svagandhi, Cyavana the twice-born, Trinambu, Shabala, Dhaumya, Shatananda, and Kritavrana,
जमदग्निस्तथा रामो ह्यष्टकश्चैवमादयः। कृष्णद्वैपायनश्चैव पुत्रशिष्यैः समन्वितः
Jamadagni, Rama, Ashtaka and others, and Krishna Dvaipayana together with his sons and disciples.
एते तु पुष्करं प्राप्य सप्तर्षीणामथाश्रमे। वेष्टिता नियमैश्चापि दयायुक्तास्तपस्विनः
These, upon reaching Pushkara, established the hermitage of the seven sages, surrounded by observances and endowed with compassion and austerity.
आनृशंस्यं जयो धैर्यं तपः सत्यं क्षमार्जवम्। दया दानं जपश्चैव सर्वेषां तत्प्रतिष्ठितं
Compassion, victory, courage, austerity, truth, patience, simplicity, kindness, charity, and recitation—these are established among them all.
इह यत्क्रियते कर्म तत्परत्रोपभुज्यते। ज्ञात्वा तदित्त्थं मुनयः परमार्थपरायणाः
Whatever action is performed here is enjoyed in the world beyond; knowing this, the sages are devoted to the highest truth.
न तत्र नास्तिका यांति न स्तेना नाजितेंद्रियाः। न नृशंसा न पिशुना न कृतघ्ना न मानिनः
There, atheists do not go, nor thieves, nor those lacking self-control; nor the cruel, nor slanderers, nor the ungrateful, nor the arrogant.
सत्य तेजस्विनः शूरा दयावंतः क्षमापराः। यज्वानो यज्ञशीलाश्च निरीहा निरुपद्रवाः
Truthful, radiant, courageous, compassionate, foremost in forgiveness, devoted to sacrifice and the practice of sacrifice, free from desire and harmless—
निर्ममा निरहंकारास्तत्र गच्छंति पुष्करे। न रोगो न जरामृत्युर्भवितात्र महात्मनां
Those who are without possessiveness and without pride go there to Puṣkara; for such great souls, there will be no disease, no old age, and no death.