ततो व्यापारयांचक्रे त्र्यक्षो नेत्राणि चक्रिणि
Then the three-eyed one directed his eyes toward the wielder of the discus.
ईशोपि श्रुतवृत्तांतस्तार्क्ष्याद्गणप शार्ङ्गिणोः
The Lord, having heard the events from Tārkṣya, Gaṇapa, and the wielder of Śārṅga, too,
एतस्मिन्नंतरे प्राप्ता गोलोकात्पंच धेनवः
Meanwhile, five cows arrived from Goloka.
पंचमी कपिला चापि सर्वाघौघविघट्टिनी
The fifth was Kapila, the remover of all great sins.
ववर्षुः पयसां पूरैस्तदूधांसि पयोधराः
Their udders, full as rain-clouds, poured forth streams of milk.
पयःपयोधिरिव स द्वितीयः प्रैक्षि पार्षदैः
That place appeared to the attendants like a second ocean of milk.
कपिला ह्रद इत्याख्यां चक्रे तस्य महेश्वरः
Maheśvara named that lake 'Kapilā Hrada.'
आविरासुस्ततस्तीर्थादथ दिव्यपितामहाः
Then, from that holy place, the divine ancestors appeared.
अग्निष्वात्ता बर्हिषद आज्यपाः सोमपास्तथा
Agniṣvāttas, Barhiṣads, Ājyapās, and Somapās as well.
देवदेव जगन्नाथ भक्तानामभयप्रद 4.2.62.
O God of gods, Lord of the universe, giver of fearlessness to devotees.
तस्माच्छंभो वरं देहि प्रसन्नेनांतरात्मना
Therefore, O Śambhu, grant a boon with your gracious inner self.
शृण्वतां सर्वदेवानामिदं वचनमब्रवीत्
Hearing all the gods, he spoke these words.
एतस्मिन्कापिले तीर्थे कापिलेय पयोभृते
At this Kapila tīrtha, filled with Kapila's milk—
ये पिंडान्निर्वपिष्यंति श्रद्धया श्राद्धदानतः
Those who offer piṇḍa and rice with faith as śrāddha gifts—
अन्यं विशेषं वक्ष्यामि महातृप्तिकरं परम्
I will tell you another special thing, supremely satisfying.
संवर्तकाले संप्राप्ते जलराशिर्जलान्यपि
When the time of dissolution arrives, and the waters are gathered—
अमासोमसमायोगे श्राद्धं यद्यत्र लभ्यते
If a śrāddha is performed here during the conjunction of Amā and Soma—
गदाधरभवान्यत्र यत्र त्वं च पितामह
Where Gadādhara, Bhava, you, and Pitāmaha are present—
दिव्यांतरिक्षभौमानि यानि तीर्थानि सर्वतः
All the holy places—divine, atmospheric, and earthly—
कुरुक्षेत्रे नैमिषे च गंगासागरसंगमे 4.2.62.
At Kurukṣetra, at Naimiṣa, and at the confluence of Gaṅgā and the ocean—
अस्य तीर्थस्य नामानि यानि दिव्य पितामहाः
The names of this sacred place, O divine forefathers,
मधुस्रवेति प्रथममेषा पुष्करिणी स्मृता
First, this pond is known as Madhusrava.
वृषभध्वजतीर्थं च तीर्थं पैतामहं ततः
Then, the holy place of the Bull-bannered One, and the ancestral tirtha thereafter.
ततः कापिलधारं वै सुधाखनिरियं पुनः
Then, indeed, Kapiladhara and again Sudhakhaniriya.
एतानि दश नामानि तीर्थस्यास्य पितामहाः
These are the ten names, O forefathers, of this sacred place.
सूर्येंदु संगमे येत्र पितॄणां तृप्तिकामुकाः
Where the Sun and Moon meet, those who desire to satisfy their ancestors—
श्राद्धे पितॄणां संतृप्त्यै दास्यंति कपिलां शुभाम्
For the satisfaction of the ancestors at the śrāddha, they offer the auspicious Kapila cow.
वृषोत्सर्गः कृतो यैस्तु तीर्थेस्मिन्वार्षभध्वजे
Those who have performed the release of a bull at this tirtha of the Bull-bannered One—
गयातोष्टगुणं पुण्यमस्मिंस्तीर्थे पितामहाः
O forefathers, in this tirtha, the merit is eight times that of Gaya.
येषां गर्भेऽभवत्स्रावो येऽ दंतजननामृताः 4.2.62.
Those in whose womb there was a flow, and those who drank nectar at birth—