पापं सुवर्णचौर्यादि यत्र स्नात्वा क्षयं व्रजेत्
Where, by bathing, sins such as gold theft are destroyed.
हंस स्वरूपी यत्राहं नयामि ब्रह्मदेहिनः
Where, in the form of a swan, I lead those embodied as Brahma.
ततस्त्रिभुवनाख्यस्य केशवस्याति पुण्यदम् 4.2.83.
Then comes the sacred place of Kesava, known as Tribhuvana, which bestows great merit.
गोव्याघ्रे श्वर तीर्थं च ततोप्यधिकमेव हि
The sacred place of Govyaghreshvara is even superior to that.
ततोपि हि वरं वीर तीर्थं मांधातुसंज्ञितम्
Even more excellent is the sacred place called Mandhata, O hero.
ततोपि मुचुकुंदाख्यं तीर्थं चातीव पुण्यदम्
Still greater is the sacred place named Mucukunda, which bestows abundant merit.
पृथु तीर्थं ततोप्युच्चैः श्रेयसां साधनं परम्
Prithu's sacred place is yet higher, the supreme means of attaining the best.
ततः परशुरामस्य तीर्थं चातीव सिद्धिदम् ।। यत्र क्षत्रवधात्पापाज्जामदग्न्यो विमुक्तवान्
Then comes the sacred place of Parashurama, which greatly grants perfection, where Jamadagni's son was freed from the sin of killing Kshatriyas.
अद्यापि क्षत्रवधजं पापं तत्र प्रणश्यति
Even today, the sin of the slaughter of warriors is destroyed there.
ततोपि श्रेयसां कर्तृ तीर्थं कृष्णाग्रजस्य हि
Beyond that is the holy place of Krishna's elder brother, the best among the virtuous.
दिवोदासस्य वै तीर्थं तत्र राज्ञोऽतिमेधसः
There is also the sacred site of King Divodāsa, who was endowed with great wisdom.
ततोपि हि महातीर्थं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम्
Beyond that is indeed a great pilgrimage place, the destroyer of all sins.
स्नात्वा भागीरथी तीर्थे कृत्वा श्राद्धं विधानवित् 4.2.83.
One who bathes at the Bhāgīrathī ford and performs the ancestral rite according to rule—
हरपापं च भो वीर तीर्थं भागीरथीतटे
O hero, the holy place called Harapāpa is also on the bank of the Bhāgīrathī.
यो निष्पापेश्वरं लिंगं तत्र पश्यति मानवः
A person who beholds the sinless Lord's liṅga there—
दशाश्वमेधतीर्थं च ततोपि प्रवरं मतम् ।। दशानामश्वमेधानां यत्र स्नात्वा फलं लभेत्
There is also the Daśāśvamedha ford, considered the foremost; where, by bathing, one obtains the fruit of ten Aśvamedha sacrifices.
ततोपि शुभदं वीर बंदीतीर्थं प्रचक्षते
Beyond that, O hero, is the auspicious Baṃdī ford, as it is called.
हिरण्याक्षेण दैत्येन बहुशो देवताः पुरा
Long ago, the gods were repeatedly bound by the demon Hiraṇyākṣa.
ततो विशृंखलीभूतैर्वंदिता यज्जगज्जनिः
Then, when they were set free, the mother of the world was praised.
बंदीतीर्थस्तु तत्रैव महानिगडखंडनम्
There, at the Baṃdī ford, the great shattering of fetters took place.
बंदीतीर्थं महाश्रेष्ठं काशिपुर्यां विशांपते
The Baṃdī ford, most excellent, is in Kāśī city, O lord of men.
ततोपि हि श्रेष्ठतरं प्रयागमिति विश्रुतम्
Beyond that, indeed, is the even more excellent Prayāga, renowned by name.
क्षोणीवराहतीर्थं च ततोपि शुभदं परम् 4.2.83.
Beyond that is the Kṣoṇīvarāha ford, most auspicious and supreme.
ततः कालेश्वरं तीर्थं वीरश्रेष्ठतरं परम्
Then comes the Kāleśvara ford, O hero, most excellent and supreme.
अशोकतीर्थं तत्रैव ततोप्यतितरां शुभम्
There, too, is the Aśoka ford, even more auspicious.
ततोति निर्मलतरं शुक्रतीर्थं नृपांगज
Beyond that, O prince, is the Śukra ford, purer still.
ततोऽपि पुण्यदं राजन्भवानीतीर्थमुत्तमम्
After that, O King, is the most excellent Bhavānī Tīrtha, which bestows great merit.
प्रभासतीर्थं विख्यातं ततोपि शुभदं नृणाम्
Then comes the renowned Prabhāsa Tīrtha, which also brings auspiciousness to people.
ततो गरुडतीर्थं च संसारविषनाशनम्
After that is Garuḍa Tīrtha, which destroys the poison of worldly existence.
ब्रह्मतीर्थं ततः पुण्यं वीरब्रह्मेश्वरात्पुरः
Then comes the sacred Brahma Tīrtha, situated before Vīrabrahmeśvara.