प्रतिग्रहे समर्था हि ये प्रतिग्रहवर्जिताः
Those capable of accepting gifts, and those who abstain from accepting gifts,
प्रयागे माघ मासो यैरुषः स्नातोऽमलात्मभिः
In Prayāga, during the month of Māgha, those pure-hearted ones who bathe at dawn,
वाराणस्यां पांचनदे त्र्यहं स्नातास्तु कार्तिके 4.1.2.
In Vārāṇasī, at the five rivers, those who bathe for three days in Kārtika,
स्नात्वा तु मणिकर्णिक्यां प्रीणिता ब्राह्मणा धनैः
Having bathed at Maṇikarṇikā and pleased brāhmaṇas with gifts,
ततः काशीं समासाद्य तेन पुण्येन नोदिताः
Then, having reached Kāśī, they are not overcome by that merit.
अविमुक्ते कृतं कर्म यदल्पमपि मानवैः
Whatever act, even the smallest, is performed by people at Avimukta—
अहो वैश्वेश्वरे क्षेत्रे मरणादपिनोभयम्
Indeed, in the field of Viśveśvara, even death brings benefit.
ब्राह्मणेभ्यः कुरुक्षेत्रे यैर्दत्तं वसु निर्मलम्
Those who have given pure wealth to brāhmaṇas in Kurukṣetra—
पितामहं समासाद्य गयायां यैः पितामहाः
Those whose ancestors have approached the Pitāmaha at Gayā—
न स्नानेन न दानेन न जपेन न पूजया
Not by bathing, nor by giving, nor by recitation, nor by worship—
सोपस्कराणिवेश्मानिमु सलोलूखलादिभिः
Those who donate houses complete with all implements, including mortars and the like—
ब्रह्मशालां कारयंति वेदमध्यापयंति च
Those who establish schools for the Veda and cause the Veda to be taught—
पुराणानि च ये दद्युः पुस्तकानि ददत्यपि 4.1.2.
Those who give Purāṇas, or even donate books—
यज्ञार्थं च विवाहार्थं व्रतार्थं ब्राह्मणाय वै
For the sake of sacrifice, for marriage, or for vows, to a brāhmaṇa—
आरोग्यशालां यः कुर्याद्वैद्यपोषणतत्परः
Whoever builds a hospital and is devoted to supporting physicians—
मुक्ती कुर्वंति तीर्थानि ये च दुष्टावरोधतः
Those who restore pilgrimage sites that have been ruined or obstructed—
विष्णोर्वाममवाशंभोर्ब्राह्मणा एव सुप्रियाः
Brāhmaṇas alone are most dear to Viṣṇu, to Śiva, and to Śaṃbhu.
ब्राह्मणाश्चैव गावश्च कुलमेकं द्विधाकृतम्
Brāhmaṇas and cows are one family, divided into two forms.
ब्राह्मणा जंगमं तीर्थं निर्मितं सार्वभौमिकम्
Brāhmaṇas are the moving pilgrimage place, established for all the world.
गावः पवित्रमतुलं गावो मंगलमुत्तमम्
Cows are supremely pure; cows are the highest auspiciousness.
शृंगाग्रे सर्वतीर्थानि खुराग्रे सर्व पर्वताः
At the tip of their horns are all the sacred fords; at the tip of their hooves, all the mountains.
दीयमानां च गां दृष्ट्वा नृत्यंति प्रपितामहाः
Seeing a cow being given, the great-grandfathers dance with joy.
रोरूयंते च पापानि दारिद्र्यं व्याधिभिः सह 4.1.2.
Sins cry out and poverty, along with diseases, flee away.
गवां स्तुत्वा नमस्कृत्य कृत्वा चैव प्र दक्षिणाम्
Having praised and saluted the cows, and having circumambulated them to the right—
या लक्ष्मीः सवर्भूतानां या देवेषु व्यवस्थिता
That Lakshmi who abides among all beings, who is established among the gods,
विष्णोर्वक्षसि या लक्ष्मीः स्वाहा चैव विभावसोः
The Lakshmi who is on Vishnu’s chest, and Svaha, the consort of Fire,
गोमयं यमुना साक्षाद्गोमूत्रं नर्मदा शुभा
Cow dung is verily the Yamuna, cow urine is the auspicious Narmada,
गवामंगेषु तिष्ठंति भुवनानि चतुर्दश
In the limbs of cows dwell the fourteen worlds.
इति मंत्रं समुच्चार्य धेनूर्वाधेनुमेव वा
Reciting this mantra, whether over a cow or a heifer,
मया च विष्णुना सार्धं शिवेन च महर्षिभिः । विचार्य गोगुणान्नित्यं प्रार्थनेति विधीयते
Together with me, Vishnu, Shiva, and the great sages, having considered the virtues of cows, always prescribe this prayer.