बंदीतीर्थं महाश्रेष्ठं काशिपुर्यां विशांपते
The Bandī tīrtha, most excellent, is in Kāśī city, O lord of men.
ततोपि हि श्रेष्ठतरं प्रयागमिति विश्रुतम्
Beyond that is the even more excellent Prayāga, renowned everywhere.
क्षोणीवराहतीर्थं च ततोपि शुभदं परम् 4.2.83.
Then comes the Kṣoṇīvarāha tīrtha, which is supremely auspicious.
ततः कालेश्वरं तीर्थं वीरश्रेष्ठतरं परम्
After that is the Kāleśvara tīrtha, O best of heroes, the most excellent of all.
अशोकतीर्थं तत्रैव ततोप्यतितरां शुभम्
There itself is the Ashoka Tirtha, which is even more auspicious.
ततोति निर्मलतरं शुक्रतीर्थं नृपांगज
Beyond that, O prince, is the Shukra Tirtha, exceedingly pure.
ततोऽपि पुण्यदं राजन्भवानीतीर्थमुत्तमम्
Beyond that, O king, is the supreme Bhavani Tirtha, bestower of merit.
प्रभासतीर्थं विख्यातं ततोपि शुभदं नृणाम्
Then comes the renowned Prabhasa Tirtha, which also brings good fortune to people.
ततो गरुडतीर्थं च संसारविषनाशनम्
After that is the Garuda Tirtha, which destroys the poison of worldly existence.
ब्रह्मतीर्थं ततः पुण्यं वीरब्रह्मेश्वरात्पुरः
Then comes the sacred Brahma Tirtha, situated before the temple of Virabrahmeshwara.
ततो वृद्धार्कतीर्थं च विधितीर्थं ततः परम्
After that is the Vriddharka Tirtha, and then the excellent Vidhi Tirtha.
ततो नृसिंहतीर्थं च महाभयनिवारणम्
Then is the Narasimha Tirtha, which removes great fear.
ततोपि पुण्यदं नृणां तीर्थं चित्ररथेश्वरम् 4.2.83.१ ०
Beyond that is the Citraratheśvara Tirtha, which also bestows merit upon people.
तत्राल्पमपि यच्छेद्यत्कल्पांतेप्यक्षयं हि तत् 4.2.83.
Whatever little is offered there remains imperishable even at the end of an aeon.
अप्येकं यो महारुद्रं जपेद्वीरेश सन्निधौ 4.2.83.
Even one who recites the Mahārudra hymn once in the presence of Vīreśa—
इति श्रुत्वा महेशानो महीप तनयोदितम्
Having heard thus, O king, the great lord listened to what the prince had said.
आकर्णय क्षोणिसुर यथा स्थाणुरचीकरत्
Hear now, O lord of the earth, how Sthāṇu performed his acts.
संगमे तत्र निष्णातः संगमेशं समर्च्य च
There, having bathed at the confluence and worshipped Saṃgameśa—
तत्र पादोदकं तीर्थं यत्र देवेन शार्ङ्गिणा
There is the Tirtha of the washing of the feet, where the god with the bow bathed.
विप्णुपादोदके तीर्थे वारिकार्यं करोति यः
Whoever performs water rites at the Tirtha of Vishnu's foot-washing—
कृतपादोदक स्नानः कृतकेशवपूजनः
Having bathed in the water that washed the feet, and having worshipped Keshava—
काश्यां सा भूमिरुद्दिष्टा श्वेतद्वीप इति द्विजैः
That land is declared by the twice-born to be Shvetadvipa in Kashi.
ततः पादोदकात्तीर्थात्तीर्थं क्षीराब्धिसंज्ञकम्
Then, from the sacred water at the feet, there is a holy place called Kṣīrābhi.
क्षीरोदाद्दक्षिणेभागे तीर्थं शंखाख्यनुत्तमम्
To the south of the Kṣīrodā, there is the excellent holy place known as Śaṅkha.
अर्वाक्च शंखतीर्थाद्वै चक्रतीर्थमनुत्तमम्
And further on from Śaṅkha Tīrtha, there is the most excellent holy place called Cakra.
गदातीर्थं तदग्रे तु संसारगदनाशनम् 4.2.84.
In front of that is Gadā Tīrtha, which destroys the disease of worldly existence.
पद्माकृत्पद्मतीर्थं च तदग्रे पितृतृप्तिकृत्
Next is Padma Tīrtha, shaped like a lotus, which brings satisfaction to the ancestors.
ततस्तीर्थं महालक्ष्म्या महापुण्यफलप्रदम्
After that is the holy place of Mahālakṣmī, which bestows the great fruit of merit.
ततो गारुत्मतं तीर्थं संसारगरनाशनम्
Then comes the Gārutmata Tīrtha, which destroys the poison of worldly existence.
ततो नारदतीर्थं च ब्रह्मविद्यैककारणम्
After that is the Nārada Tīrtha, the sole cause of knowledge of Brahman.