कौमोदकीकराः सर्वे पक्षिणो गरुडध्वजाः
All makers of lotus garlands, and birds bearing Garuda's banner,
अकामो वा सकामो वा अपि तीर्थगतोपि वा
Whether without desire or with desire, or even those who have gone to the sacred place,
मुनयो देवताः सिद्धाः साध्या यक्षा मरुद्गणाः 2.8.3.
Sages, gods, accomplished ones, Sadhyas, Yakshas, and hosts of Maruts,
मध्याह्नेऽत्र प्रकुर्वंति सान्निध्यं देवतागणाः
At midday here, the hosts of deities make their presence.
कुर्वंत्यनशनं ये तु स्वर्गद्वारे जितेंद्रियाः
Those who fast at the gateway to heaven and have mastered their senses,
अन्नदानरता ते च रत्नदा भूमिदा नराः
Those devoted to giving food, and men who give jewels and land,
यत्र सिद्धा महात्मानो मुनयः पितरस्तथा
There, the perfected ones, the great souls, the sages, and the ancestors also dwell.
चतुर्द्धा च तनुं कृत्वा देवदेवो हरिः स्वयम्
The god of gods, Hari himself, having assumed fourfold form—
ब्रह्मलोकं परित्यज्य चतुर्वक्त्रः सनातनः
The eternal four-faced one, having abandoned the world of Brahma—
कैलासनिलयावासी शिवस्तत्रैव संस्थितः
Shiva, dwelling on Mount Kailāsa, is established there as well.
मेरुमन्दरमात्रोऽपि राशिः पापस्य कर्मणः
Even a mass of sinful deeds as great as Mount Meru or Mandara—
या गतिर्ज्ञानतपसां या गतिर्यज्ञयाजिनाम्
The destination attained by those devoted to knowledge and austerity, and by those who perform sacrifices—
ऋषिदेवासुरगणैर्जपहोमपरायणैः 2.8.3.
By sages, gods, and hosts of asuras devoted to recitation and oblation—
षष्टिवर्षसहस्राणि काशीवासेषु यत्फलम्
The fruit obtained from residing in Kāśī for six thousand years—
या गतिर्योगयुक्तानां वाराणस्यां तनुत्यजाम्
The destination of those united with yoga who relinquish the body in Vārāṇasī—
स्वर्गद्वारे मृतः कश्चिन्नरकं नैव पश्यति
One who dies at the gate of heaven does not see hell at all.
भूलोके चांतरिक्षे च दिवि तीर्थानि यानि वै
Whatever sacred places exist on earth, in the atmosphere, or in heaven—
विष्णुभक्तिं समासाद्य रमन्ते तु सुनिश्चिताः
Having attained devotion to Viṣṇu, they delight with full certainty.
शक्तितः सर्वतो युक्त्वा शक्तिस्तपसि संस्थिता
By applying power in every way, and with power established in austerity—
हन्यमानोऽपि यो विद्वान्वसेच्छस्त्रशतैरपि
Even if struck down, the wise one may live, though pierced by hundreds of weapons.
स्वर्गद्वारे वियुज्येत स याति परमां गतिम्
If he is separated at the gate of heaven, he attains the supreme destination.
सर्वस्तेषां शुभः कालः स्वर्गद्वारं श्रयंति ये
For all those who reach the gate of heaven, that time is auspicious.
यावत्पापानि देहेन ये कुर्वंति जनाः क्षितौ ।। 2.8.3.
As many sins as people commit on earth with the body—
ज्येष्ठे मासि सिते पक्षे पंचदश्यां विशेषतः
Especially on the fifteenth day of the bright fortnight in the month of Jyeṣṭha—
तस्मिन्नुद्यापनं चन्द्रसहस्रं व्रतयोगिभिः
There, a thousand moon-offering ceremonies are performed by those devoted to vows and yoga.
तस्मिन्कृते महापापक्षयात्स्वर्गो भवेन्नृणाम्
When that is accomplished, through the destruction of great sins, heaven is attained by people.
उत्पत्तिं च तथा चंद्रव्रतस्योद्यापने विधिम्
The origin and the prescribed method for the moon vow and its completion are likewise described.
आगच्छत्तीर्थमाहात्म्यं साक्षात्कर्तुं सुधानिधिः
The ocean of nectar came there to directly witness the greatness of the sacred place.
क्रमेण विधिपूर्वं च नानाश्चर्यसमन्वितः
In due order and according to rule, it was accompanied by many wondrous events.
तत्प्रसादं समासाद्य स्वाभिधानपुरस्सरम्
Having obtained that grace, with its own name at the forefront,