तत्रान्या देवकन्याश्च सिद्धयक्षांगनास्तथा 7.3.12.
There, other divine maidens, as well as Siddha and Yakṣa women,
रूपं च लभते तादृग्यादृग्लब्धं तया पुरा
Also obtain a form like that, just as she once acquired.
तस्यैव पूर्वदिग्भागे बिलमस्ति सुशोभनम् ॥ यत्रागत्य प्रकुर्वंति स्नानं पातालकन्यकाः
To the east of that place, there is a beautiful cave, where the maidens of Pātāla come and bathe.
तत्र स्नात्वा गृहीत्वापो बिले तस्मिन्व्रजंति ताः
There, after bathing and taking water, they enter that cave.
तेनोदकेन संयुक्तः सिद्धो भवति मानवः
A person who is anointed with that water becomes accomplished.
स्वर्गे वा भूतले वापि न केनापि प्रधृष्यते
Whether in heaven or on earth, no one can overpower him.
तस्य पुष्पैः फलैश्चैव सर्वं कार्यं प्रसिद्ध्यति
By its flowers and fruits, all tasks are accomplished.
तस्मिन्बिले तु पाषाणाः समन्ताच्छंखसन्निभाः
In that cave, the stones all around resemble conch-shells.
वन्ध्या नारी जलं तत्र या पिबेत्तिलकान्वितम्
A barren woman who drinks that water, marked with sesame seeds,
व्याधिग्रस्तोऽपि यो मर्त्त्यः स्नानं तत्र समाचरेत्
Even a mortal afflicted by disease, if he bathes there,
भूतप्रेतपिशाचानां दोषः सद्यः प्रणश्यति 7.3.12.
The affliction of spirits, ghosts, and fiends is instantly destroyed.
अपि कीटपतंगा ये पिशाचाः पक्षिणो मृगाः
Even insects, moths, fiends, birds, and beasts—
कथितं रूपतीर्थस्य न भूतं न भविष्यति
Of this Rūpa-tīrtha, such a thing has never been nor will be.
किमत्र कारणं ब्रह्मन्सर्वेभ्योऽप्यधिकं स्मृतम्
What is the reason for this, O Brāhmaṇa, that it is considered superior to all?
इन्द्रे राज्यपरिभ्रष्टे बलौ त्रैलोक्यनायके
When Indra lost his kingdom, and Bali became lord of the three worlds,
तस्मिञ्जाते महाविष्णावदित्या चासुरान्तके
Then was born the great Viṣṇu, the son of Aditi, the destroyer of the Asuras.
जातमात्रो हरिस्तस्मिन्स्थापितो निर्झरे तया
As soon as Hari was born, she placed him at that waterfall.
न चान्यत्कारणं राजन्सत्यमेतन्मयोदितम्
And, O King, there is no other reason; what I have spoken is true.
तिलकः सर्व वृक्षाग्र्यः पुत्रवत्परिपालितः
The tilaka tree, foremost among all trees, was cared for like a son.
एतत्ते सर्वमाख्यातं तीर्थमाहात्म्यमुत्तमम् सर्वकामप्रदं नॄणामिह लोके परत्र च
All this has been told to you: the supreme glory of the sacred site, which grants all desires to people in this world and the next.
अंबरीषस्य राजर्षेरैशान्यां पापनाशनम्
This is the sin-destroying place of King Ambarisha in the northeast.
यत्र स्वयं हृषीकेशः काले च कलिसंज्ञके
Where Hrishikesha himself appeared during the era called Kali.
पुरासीत्पृथिवीपालो ह्यंबरीषो युगे कृते
In ancient times, Ambarisha was the ruler of the earth in the Krita age.
तस्मिंस्तीर्थे स राजेन्द्रो मितभक्षो जितेन्द्रियः
At that sacred site, the king, controlling his senses and eating little, resided.
सहस्रे द्वे ततो राजञ्छीर्णपर्णाशनोऽभवत्
Then, O King, for two thousand years, he lived eating only leaves.
सहस्रत्रितयं राजन्वायुभक्षो बभूव ह
For three thousand years, O King, he subsisted on air alone.
दश वर्षसहस्रान्ते ततश्च नृपसत्तम
At the end of ten thousand years, O best of kings,
कृत्वा देवपते रूपमारुह्यैरावतं गजम्
Having assumed the form of the lord of the gods, he mounted the elephant Airavata.
त्वां दृष्ट्वा भक्तिसंयुक्तमागतोऽहमसंशयम्
Seeing you, filled with devotion, I have come without doubt.
अंबरीष उवाच मुक्तिं दातुमशक्तोसि त्वं च वृत्रनिषूदन स्वागतं गच्छ देवेश न वरो रोचते मम ॥ 7.3.13.
Ambarisha said: You are unable to grant liberation, O slayer of Vritra. Welcome, O lord of gods; I do not desire any boon.