नियमाः संयमाः सर्वे मंत्रवादास्तथैव च
All disciplines, restraints, and incantations likewise,
स्वस्वभावविहीनानि हीनानि च तथा जलैः
Are devoid of their own nature and inferior, as are the waters.
तत्र ते संभविष्यंति कुत्सिता ये च मानवाः
There, those humans who are contemptible will arise.
वित्तलोभात्प्रदास्यंति कुत्सिताय नराः सुताम्
Out of greed for wealth, men will give their daughters to the contemptible.
कन्यकाः प्रकरिष्यंति पुरुषैः सह संगतिम्
Young women will form associations with men.
सर्वकृत्येषु दुःशीलाः। सुयत्नेनापि रक्षिताः
In all actions, they will be of poor conduct, even when carefully guarded.
पीडयिष्यंति निर्दोषान्वित्तलोभादसंशयम्
They will oppress the innocent, driven by greed for wealth, without doubt.
संत्यक्ष्यंति युगे तस्मिन्प्राणिद्रोहेऽपि वर्तिनम्
In that age, they will abandon even those who are engaged in risking their lives.
प्रमाणं च सुरश्रेष्ठ चतुर्णामप्यसंशयम्
O best of gods, this is certainly the measure of all four, without doubt.
यश्चैतत्कीर्तयेन्मर्त्यः सदैव सुसा माहितः ६.२७.
Whoever recites this, O mortal, will always be greatly blessed.
शृणुयाद्वा नरो यश्च श्रद्धापूतेन चेतसा
And whoever hears it, or listens with a mind purified by faith,
प्रभासादीनि तीर्थानि मूर्तानि सकलानि च
Prabhāsa and the other sacred places, and all their forms,
तानि श्रुत्वा वचस्तस्य देवाचार्यस्य तादृशम्
Having heard such words from that divine teacher,
यद्येवं देवदेवेश भविष्य त्यशुभं युगम्
If it is so, O Lord of gods, that an inauspicious age will come,
पुरंदराद्य चास्माकं स्थानं किंचित्प्रदर्शय
O Purandara and others, show us some place,
यदाश्रित्य नयिष्यामो रौद्रं कलियुगं विभो पाताले स्वर्गलोके वा मर्त्ये वा सुरसत्तम
By relying on which, O mighty one, we may pass through the fierce Kali age—whether in the netherworld, heaven, or among mortals, O best of gods.
तेषां तद्वचनं श्रुत्वा कृपाविष्टः शतक्रतुः
Hearing their words, Śatakratu was filled with compassion.
अस्पृष्टं कलिना स्थानं किंचि द्वद बृहस्पते
O Bṛhaspati, tell us of some place untouched by Kali.
शक्रस्य तद्वचः श्रुत्वा चिरं ध्यात्वा वृहस्पतिः
Hearing Śakra's words, Bṛhaspati, after long contemplation,
हाटकेश्वरमित्युक्तमस्ति क्षेत्रमनुत्तमम्
He said: 'There is a supreme field called Hāṭakeśvara.'
यत्र पूर्वं तपस्तप्तं विश्वामित्रेण धीमता ६.२८.
Where, in ancient times, the wise Viśvāmitra performed austerities.
यत्र स्थित्वा सभूपालस्त्रिशंकुः पापवर्जितः
Where Triśaṃku, together with kings, remained free from sin.
यत्र शक्रसमादेशात्पूरितं पांसुभिः पुरा
There, by the command of Indra, it was once filled with earth.
यत्र रक्षत्यधस्ताच्च स स्वयं हाटकेश्वरः
There, beneath, he himself, Haṭakeśvara, protects it.
हाटकेश्वरमाहात्म्यादस्पृष्टं कलिना हि तत्
Because of the greatness of Haṭakeśvara, that place is untouched by the Kali age.
तस्मास्वांशेन गच्छंतु तत्र तीर्थान्यशेषतः
Therefore, let all the sacred fords go there in part.
तच्छ्रुत्वा वचनं तस्य सर्वतीर्थानि तत्क्षणात्
Hearing his words, all the sacred fords, at that very moment,
यज्ञोपवीतमात्राणि कृत्वा स्थानानि चात्मनः
Having made their own places only as much as a sacred thread,
एतस्मात्कारणाजात क्षेत्रं पुण्यतमं हि तत्
For this reason, that field has become the most holy.
संगमं सर्वतीर्थानां क्षेत्रे तत्र प्रकीर्तितम्
There, in that field, the confluence of all sacred fords is proclaimed.