कृतपादोदक स्नानः कृतकेशवपूजनः
Having bathed with the foot-water and worshipped Keśava as prescribed—
काश्यां सा भूमिरुद्दिष्टा श्वेतद्वीप इति द्विजैः
In Kāśī, that place is designated by the twice-born as Śvetadvīpa.
ततः पादोदकात्तीर्थात्तीर्थं क्षीराब्धिसंज्ञकम्
Then from the tīrtha of the foot-water is the tīrtha known as Kṣīrābdhi.
क्षीरोदाद्दक्षिणेभागे तीर्थं शंखाख्यनुत्तमम्
On the southern side of Kṣīrābdhi is the excellent tīrtha called Śaṅkha.
अर्वाक्च शंखतीर्थाद्वै चक्रतीर्थमनुत्तमम्
South of Śaṅkha Tīrtha is the unsurpassed Cakra Tīrtha.
गदातीर्थं तदग्रे तु संसारगदनाशनम् 4.2.84.
In front of that is Gadā Tīrtha, which destroys the disease of worldly existence.
पद्माकृत्पद्मतीर्थं च तदग्रे पितृतृप्तिकृत्
Ahead of that is Padma Tīrtha, shaped like a lotus, which brings satisfaction to the ancestors.
ततस्तीर्थं महालक्ष्म्या महापुण्यफलप्रदम्
Then comes the tīrtha of Mahālakṣmī, bestowing the great fruit of merit.
ततो गारुत्मतं तीर्थं संसारगरनाशनम्
After that is Gārutmata Tīrtha, which destroys the poison of worldly existence.
ततो नारदतीर्थं च ब्रह्मविद्यैककारणम्
Then is Nārada Tīrtha, the sole cause of knowledge of Brahman.
प्रह्लादतीर्थं तद्याम्ये महाभक्तिफलप्रदम्
Prahlāda Tīrtha is there in the south, bestowing the great fruit of devotion.
अंबरीषं ततस्तीर्थं महापातकनाशनम्
Then comes Ambarīṣa Tīrtha, which destroys great sins.
आदित्यकेशवं नाम तदग्रे तीर्थमुत्तमम्
Ahead of that is the excellent tīrtha called Āditya Keśava.
दत्तात्रेयस्य तत्रास्ति तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यपावनम्
There is the tīrtha of Dattātreya, which purifies the three worlds.
तदग्रे भार्गवं तीर्थं महाज्ञानसमर्पकम्
Ahead of that is Bhārgava Tīrtha, which bestows supreme knowledge.
ततो वामनतीर्थं च विष्णुसान्निध्यहेतुकम् 4.2.84.
Then is Vāmana Tīrtha, which brings the presence of Viṣṇu.
नरनारायणाख्यं हि ततस्तीर्थं शुभप्रदम्
Next is the tīrtha named Nara-Nārāyaṇa, which bestows auspiciousness.
यज्ञवाराहतीर्थं च ततो दक्षिणतः शुभम्
Then, to the south, is the auspicious Yajñavārāha Tīrtha.
विदारनारसिंहाख्यं तीर्थं तत्रास्ति पावनम्
There is the purifying tīrtha called Vidāra-Nārasiṃha.
गोपीगोविंदतीर्थं च ततो वैष्णवलोकदम्
Then comes Gopī-Govinda Tīrtha, which grants access to the world of Viṣṇu.
लक्ष्मीनृसिंहतीर्थं च गोपीगोविंद दक्षिणे
Lakṣmī-Nṛsiṃha Tīrtha is to the south of Gopī-Govinda.
तद्दक्षिणायां काष्ठायां शेषतीर्थमनुत्तमम्
In the southern direction from there is the unsurpassed Śeṣa Tīrtha.
शंखमाधवतीर्थं च तद्याम्यां दिशि चोत्तमम्
There is the Śaṅkhamādhava tīrtha, an excellent holy place in the southern direction.
ततोपि पावनतरं तीर्थं तत्क्षणसिद्धिदम्
Even more purifying than that is a tīrtha which instantly bestows success.
तत्रोद्दालकतीर्थं च सर्वाघौघ विनाशनम्
There is the Uddālaka tīrtha, which destroys all heaps of sin.
ततः सांख्याख्य तीर्थं च सांख्येश्वर समीपतः 4.2.84.
Then comes the tīrtha called Sāṃkhya, situated near Sāṃkhyeśvara.
स्वर्लोकाद्यत्र संलीनः स्वयं देव उमापतिः
There, the god Umāpati himself merged from the heavenly worlds.
तत्र स्नानेन दानेन श्रद्धया द्विजभोजनैः
By bathing there, giving gifts, and feeding the twice-born with faith,
महिषासुरतीर्थं च तत्समीपेति पावनम्
There is the Mahiṣāsura tīrtha nearby, which is purifying.
तत्तीर्थसेवकोद्यापि नारिभिः परिभूयते
Even today, those who serve that tīrtha are not disrespected by women.