इति रामो वरं प्रादात्सीतायै च प्रजाप्रियः
Thus Rama, beloved by the people, granted the boon to Sita.
सीताकुण्डमिति ख्यातं जनानां परमाद्भुतम्
Among people, it is renowned as Sita's pool, most wondrous.
तत्र स्नानेन दानेन तपसा च विशेषतः रामं संपूज्य सीतां च मुक्तः स्यान्नात्र संशयः
There, by bathing, giving, and especially by austerity, honoring Rama and Sita, one is liberated—there is no doubt.
मार्गे मासि च स्नातव्यं गर्भवासो न जायते
On the path and in the month, one should bathe; pregnancy does not arise.
विभोर्विष्णुहरेर्विप्र रम्ये पश्चिमदिक्तटे 2.8.6.
O Brahmin, of the Lord Vishnu-Hari, on the beautiful western shore—
तस्य चक्रहरेर्विप्र महिमा न हि मानवैः
O Brahmin, the greatness of Hari's discus cannot be measured by mortals.
ततः पश्चिमदिग्भागे नाम्ना पुण्यं हरिस्मृति यस्य दर्शनमात्रेण सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
Then, in the western direction, there is a sacred place named Hari's remembrance; by merely seeing it, one is freed from all sins.
तयोर्दर्शनतो यांति तेषां पापानि देहिनाम्
By seeing them, the sins of embodied beings depart.
पुरा देवासुरे जाते संग्रामे भृशदारुणे
Long ago, when a fierce battle arose between the gods and demons—
तेषां पलायमानानां देवानामग्रणीर्हरः
As the gods fled, their leader was Hari.
क्षीरोदशायिनं विष्णुं शेषपर्य्यंकशायिनम्
Vishnu, reclining on the ocean of milk, resting upon Shesha—
नारदाद्यैर्मुनिवरैरुद्गीतगुगौरवम्
With Narada and other eminent sages singing his glory—
क्षीराब्धिजलकल्लोलमदबिन्द्वंकिताम्बरम्
His garment marked with drops from the surging waves of the milk ocean—
पीतांबरमतिस्मेरविकाशद्भावभावितम्
Clad in yellow, radiant with a joyful expression, filled with shining splendor—
रत्नवल्लीमिव स्वच्छां श्वेतद्वीपनिवासिनीम् 2.8.6.
Like a string of jewels, clear, dwelling in the White Island—
मित्रस्य राहुवित्रासनिवर्त्तनमिवापरम्
Like the return of Mitra, after Rahu's fear has passed, another marvel.
परां चतुर्मुखोत्पत्तिकल्पसंकल्पनामिव
As if contemplating the supreme creation of the Four-Faced One.
तस्मिन्नवसरे शंभुः सर्वदेवगणैः सह
At that moment, Śaṃbhu, together with all the hosts of gods—
मोह तीव्रतमो हारि चन्द्राय हरये नमः
To the remover of intense delusion, to the moon-like Hari, I bow.
स्फुरत्संविन्मणिशिखां चित्तसंगतिचंद्रिकाम्
To the radiant jewel-flame of consciousness, the moonlight of the mind's union—
हेलोल्लसत्समुत्साहशक्तिं व्याप्तजगत्त्रयाम्
To the playful, exuberant power that pervades the three worlds—
पवनांदोलितांभोजदलपर्वांतवर्त्तिनाम्
To those who dwell at the tips of lotus petals swayed by the wind—
नमः सूर्य्यात्मने तुभ्यं संवित्किरणमालिने
Salutations to you, whose essence is the sun, adorned with rays of consciousness.
नमस्तस्मै यमवते योगिनां गतये सदा
Salutations to him, the restrainer, ever the refuge of yogis.
यज्ञाय भुक्तहविष ऋग्यजुःसामरूपिणे 2.8.6.
To the sacrifice, who has consumed the offerings, who is embodied as Ṛg, Yajur, and Sāma.
शांताय धर्मनिधये क्षेत्रज्ञायामृतात्मने घोराय मायाविधये सहस्रशिरसे नमः
To the peaceful one, the repository of dharma, the knower of the field, whose essence is immortality; to the fierce one, the master of māyā, the thousand-headed—salutations.
योगनिद्रात्मने नाभिपद्मोद्भूतजगत्सृजे
To the one whose essence is yogic sleep, creator of the world arisen from the lotus of the navel—
कार्यमेयाय बलिने जीवाय परमात्मने
To the one who is the object and the measure of action, the mighty, the living being, the supreme self—
दृप्ताय सिंहवपुषे दैत्यसंहारकारिणे
To the proud one, lion-bodied, destroyer of demons—
संसारकारणाज्ञानमहासंतमसच्छिदे
To the one who cuts through the great darkness of ignorance, the cause of worldly existence—