कार्तिक्यां सूकरक्षेत्रे चैत्र्यां गौरीमहाह्रदे
—in Kārtika at Sūkara Kṣetra, in Caitra at the great lake of Gaurī—
तीर्थद्वयं प्रतीक्षंते सिस्नासून्पितरो नरान् 4.2.81.
—the ancestors await those men who wish to bathe at these two sacred fords.
पितामहसमीपे वा धर्मेशस्याग्रतोथ वा
Whether near the grandsire or before the Lord of Dharma,
धर्मकूपे नरः स्नात्वा परितर्प्य पितामहान्
A man, having bathed in the well of Dharma and satisfied the grandfathers,
यथा गयायां तृप्ताः स्युः पिंडदाने पितामहाः
—just as the grandfathers are satisfied by the offering of piṇḍa at Gayā—
ते धन्याः पितृभक्तास्ते प्रीणितास्तैः पितामहाः
Those devoted to the ancestors are blessed; by them the grandfathers are pleased.
तत्तीर्थस्य प्रभावेण निष्पापोभूत्क्षणेन च
By the power of that sacred ford, one becomes free from sin in an instant.
अपारो महिमा तस्य धर्मतीर्थस्य कुंभज
O Kuṃbhaja, the greatness of that Dharma-tīrtha is boundless.
तत्रापि काकिणी मात्रं यच्छेत्पितृमुदे नरः
Even if a man gives as little as a kākiṇī there for the joy of the ancestors,
तत्र यो भोजयेद्विप्रान्यतिनोथ तपस्विनः
Whoever feeds Brāhmaṇas, the poor, or ascetics there—
प्राप्यामरावतीं शक्रस्ततो दिविषदां पुरः
Having attained Amarāvatī, Indra, in the presence of the gods,
आगत्य पुनरप्यत्र शंभोरानंदकानने 4.2.81.
—having come again here, in the blissful forest of Śambhu—
तारकेशात्पश्चिमत इंद्रेश्वरमितीरितम्
To the west of Tārakeśa is the one called Indreśvara.
तद्दक्षिणे शचीशश्च स्वयं शच्या प्रतिष्ठितः
To its south is Śacīśa, established there together with Śacī herself.
तत्समीपेस्ति रंभेशो बहुसौख्यसमृद्धिदः
Nearby is Raṃbheśa, bestower of abundant happiness and prosperity.
तदर्चनात्प्रसीदंति लोकपालाः समृद्धिदाः तद्दर्शनेन धैर्यं स्याद्राज्ये राजकुलादिषु
By worshipping there, the world-protectors become pleased and grant prosperity; by seeing it, courage arises in kings and royal families.
धर्मेशाद्दक्षिणे पूज्यं तत्त्वेशाख्यं परं नरैः
To the south of Dharmēśa, people should worship the supreme one known as Tattveśa.
धर्मेशात्पूर्वदिग्भागे वैराग्येशं समर्चयेत्
To the east of Dharmēśa, one should worship Vairāgyeśa.
ज्ञानेश्वरं तथैशान्यां ज्ञानदं सर्वदेहिनाम्
In the northeast is Jñāneśvara, the giver of knowledge to all embodied beings.
तद्दर्शनाद्भवेन्नृणामैश्वर्यं मनसेप्सितम्
By seeing him, people attain the sovereignty their minds desire.
एतान्यवश्यं संसेव्य नरः प्राप्नोति शाश्वतम्
By surely serving these, a person attains the eternal.
यच्छ्रुत्वापि नरो घोरे संसाराब्धौ न मज्जति 4.2.81.
Even by hearing this, a man does not sink into the dreadful ocean of worldly existence.
दमस्य पुत्रस्तत्रासीद्दुर्दमो नाम पार्थिवः
There was a king named Durdama, son of Dama.
हरेत्पुरंध्रीः प्रसभं पौराणां काममोहितः
Overcome by desire, he forcibly took the wives of others in the city.
अदंड्यान्दंडयांचक्रे दंड्येष्वासीत्पराङमुखः
He punished the innocent and turned away from punishing the guilty.
विवासिताः स्वविषयात्तेन सन्मतिदायिनः
Those who gave good counsel were banished from his realm.
परदारेषुसंतुष्टः स्वदारेषु पराङ्मुखः
He was satisfied with the wives of others and indifferent to his own.
हारिणौ सर्वपापानां सर्ववांछितदायिनौ
They were the removers of all sins and givers of all desired things.
स्वप्रजास्वेक उदितो धूमकेतुरिवापरः
Among his subjects, he alone rose like a smokey comet, the other a different one.
स कदाचिन्मृगयुभिः पापर्धि व्यसनातुरः
Once, afflicted by vice and addicted to hunting, he went out with hunters.