बहूदकस्य तीरे च द्विजमेकं च भोजयेत् ४६.
And whoever feeds a single twice-born on the bank of Bahudaka,
बहूदकस्य तीरे या नारी गौरिणिकाः शुभाः ४६.
And whichever auspicious women are Gaurinikās on the bank of Bahudaka,
बहूदकस्य तीरे च यः कुर्याद्योगसाधनम् ४६.
And whoever undertakes the practice of yoga on the shore of Bahudaka,
बहूदकस्य तीरे च प्रेतानुद्दिश्य दीयते ४६.
And whatever is given on the bank of Bahudaka for the departed,
स्नानं दानं जपो होमः स्वाध्यायः पितृतर्पणम् ४६.
Bathing, giving, recitation, oblation, self-study, and offerings to ancestors—
त्वयैतद्धृदि संधार्य फलं व्यासेन सूचितम् ४६.
You should hold this in your heart; the result has been indicated by Vyāsa.
इत्युक्त्वा सोऽभवन्मौनी स्नात्वा कुंडे ततः शुचिः ४६.
Having spoken thus, he became silent, then bathed in the pond and was pure.
ततः स सप्तरात्रांते जहौ बालो निजानसून् ४६.
Then, at the end of seven nights, the boy gave up his own life.
यत्र बालः स च प्राणाञ्जहौ जपपरायणः ४६.
Where that boy, devoted to recitation, gave up his life,
बहूदके च यः स्नात्वा बालादित्यं प्रपूजयेत् ४६.
And whoever, having bathed in Bahudaka, worships the young sun,
नंदभद्रो ऽप्यथान्यस्यां भार्यायामपरान्सुतान् ४६.
Nandabhadra, too, in another wife, had other sons.
रुद्रदेहं ययौ पार्थ पुनरावृत्तिदुर्लभम् ४६.
He attained the body of Rudra, O Partha, which is difficult to return from.
अस्य तीरे स्वमंशं च वल्लीनाथः प्रमेक्ष्यति ४६.
On this shore, Vallīnatha will see his own portion.
अर्चयित्वा च तं देवं योगसिद्धिमवाप्नुयात् ४६.
And having worshipped that god, one attains perfection in yoga.
पश्चिमायां बुधसुतस्तथा क्षेत्रं स भारत ४६.
In the west, O Bhārata, the son of Budha likewise possesses that field.
सर्वकामप्रदश्चासौ भट्टदित्यसमो रिवः ४६.
He grants all desires and is equal to Bhaṭṭāditya, O Riva.
अस्य तीर्थस्य माहात्म्यं जप्तव्यं कर्णमूलके ४६.
The greatness of this sacred place should be recited quietly into the ear.
श्रृणोतीदं श्रद्धया यस्तस्य तुष्येश्च भास्करः ४६.
Whoever listens to this with faith, to him the Sun is pleased.
समाराध्य यथा देव्यः स्थापितास्तच्छृणुष्व भोः
Hear now, O one addressed, how the goddesses were duly worshipped and established.
यथात्मा सर्वभूतेषु व्यापकः परमेश्वरः
Just as the Supreme Lord, pervading all beings, is the true Self,
शक्ति प्रसादादाप्नोति वीर्यं सर्वाश्च संपदः
By the grace of the Power (Śakti), one obtains strength and all forms of prosperity.
बुद्धिह्रीपुष्टिलज्जेति तुष्टिः शांतिः क्षमा स्पृहा
Intellect, modesty, nourishment, shame, satisfaction, peace, forbearance, and desire—
इयमेव च बंधाय मोक्षायेयं च सर्वदा
This alone is always the cause of bondage, and this alone is always for liberation.
ये च शक्तिं न मन्यंते तिरस्कुर्वंति चाधमाः
And those lowly ones who do not honor the Power and disregard her—
वाराणस्यां किल पुरा सिद्धयोगीश्वराः पुनः
Long ago, indeed, in Varanasi, the perfected lords of yoga again—
तस्मात्सदा देहिनेयं शक्तिः पूज्यैव नित्यदा
Therefore, this Power should always be worshipped by embodied beings at all times.
परमा प्रकृतिः सा च बहुभेदैर्व्यवस्थिता
She is the supreme Nature, established in many forms.
चतस्रस्तु महाशक्त्यश्चतुर्दिक्षु व्यवस्थिताः 1.2.47.
And four great Powers are established in the four directions.
जगदादौ मूलूप्रकृतेरुत्पन्ना सा प्रकीर्त्यते
At the beginning of the world, she is said to have arisen from the root Nature.
दक्षिणस्यां तथा तारा संस्थिता स्थापिता मया
In the southern direction, likewise, Tārā is established, set there by me.