स त्वं वांछसि चेच्छुद्धिमग्निवर्णं घृतं पिब
If you desire purification, drink clarified butter that is touched by fire.
स तथेति प्रतिज्ञाय घृतमादाय तत्क्षणात्
He, having agreed to this and taking the ghee at that very moment,
तावत्तस्य पिता प्राप्तः श्रुत्वा वार्तां सभार्यकः अश्रुपूर्णेक्षणो दीनो वाष्पगद्गदया गिरा
Just then, his father arrived, having heard the news, with his wife; his eyes were filled with tears, he was distressed, and his voice was choked with sobs.
संचिन्त्य धर्मशास्त्राणि विचार्य च पुनः पुनः ६.२५.
Reflecting on the treatises of dharma and considering them again and again,
नान्यदस्ति सुरापाने प्रायश्चित्तं द्विजन्मनाम्
There is no other expiation for drinking liquor for twice-born men.
ततः स स्वसुतं प्राह नैव त्वं कर्तुमर्हसि
Then he said to his own son, 'You should not do this.'
ततः शुद्धिं समाप्नोषि क्रमान्नियमसंयुतः
Then, by following the prescribed discipline step by step, you attain purification.
न ब्राह्मणसमादिष्टं प्रायश्चित्त विशुद्धये
A penance not prescribed by a Brahmin is not for purification.
तस्मात्कार्यो मया तात मौंजीहोमो न संशयः
Therefore, my son, I must perform the sacred thread sacrifice; there is no doubt.
यन्मया तु कृतं बाल्ये तत्सर्वं क्षंतुमर्हसि
Whatever I did in childhood, you ought to forgive all of that.
सर्वस्वं प्रददौ रुष्टो मरणे कृतनिश्चयः
Angry and resolved on death, he gave away all his possessions.
साऽपि तस्य सती भार्या कृत्वा मृत्युविनिश्चयम्
His faithful wife also, having resolved upon death,
आवाभ्यां संप्रविष्टाभ्यां वह्नौ पुत्र ततस्तदा ६.२५.
Then, my son, both of them entered the fire together.
ततस्तौ दम्पती हृष्टौ यावद्वह्निसमीपगौ
Then, as the couple joyfully approached the fire,
तावत्प्राप्तो मुनिर्नाम शांडिल्यो वेदपारगः
At that moment, a sage named Shandilya, learned in the Vedas, arrived.
स वृत्तांतं समाकर्ण्य कोपसंरक्तलोचनः
Hearing the account, his eyes reddened with anger.
अहो मूढतमा यूयं यदेतद्ब्राह्मणत्रयम्
Ah, how utterly foolish you are, that you have done this to these three Brahmins.
अत्र कात्यायनेनोक्तं यद्वचः सुमहात्मना
Here, what was spoken by Katyayana, that great soul, is relevant.
चांद्रायणानि कृच्छ्राणि तथा सांतपनानि च
Chandrayana, Krichchhra, and also Santapana penances,
अत्र विष्णुपदी गंगा तत्क्षेत्रे तु द्विजोत्तमाः
Here is the Ganga, the river of Vishnu's feet; in that sacred place, O best of twice-born,
मौंजीहोमः प्रमाणं स्यान्मुनिवाक्येन चेद्भवेत्
The Munji homa would be the standard, if it is established by the words of a sage.
ततस्ते ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे हर्षेण महतान्विताः
Then all the Brahmins became filled with great joy.
ततः प्रबोध्य तं विप्रं निन्युस्तत्र द्विजोत्तमाः ६.२५.
Then, after awakening that Brahmin, the best of twice-born led him there.
तत्र स ब्राह्मणो यावद्गंगातोयसमुद्भवम् उदरादखिलं तोयं निष्क्रांतं द्विजसत्तमाः
There, as much water as had arisen from the Ganga, all of it exited from his belly, O best of Brahmins.
ततोऽवगाहते यावत्तस्यास्तोयं सुशोभनम्
Then, as he bathed, all the beautiful water of that river,
शुद्धोऽयं ब्राह्मणः साक्षाद्विष्णुपद्याः समागमात्
This Brahmin is purified, directly by the union with Vishnu's river.
ततस्ते ब्राह्मणाः सर्वे चंडशर्मादयश्च ये
Then all the Brahmins, including Chanda Sharma and others,
तस्य क्षेत्रस्य सीमांते पश्चिमे पापनाशिनी
At the western boundary of that sacred field is the destroyer of sin.
एतद्वः सर्वमाख्यातं विष्णुपद्याः समुद्भवम्
All this has been told to you, the origin of Vishnu's river.
दक्षिणोत्तरसंभूतं तद्वो वक्ष्यामि सांप्रतम्
Now I will tell you about that which arose from the south and north.