एतद्वः सर्वमाख्यातं सर्वपातकनाशनम् ६.५१.
All this has been told to you, which destroys every sin.
भक्त्या पठति यश्चैतच्छ्रद्धया परया युतः
Whoever recites this with devotion, endowed with supreme faith—
प्रासादं परमं कृत्वा साधुदृष्टिसुखप्रदम्
Having constructed a most excellent temple, delightful to the sight of the virtuous,
तस्याग्रतः शुभं कुंडं तत्र चैव विनिर्मितम्
In front of it, a beautiful pond was also made there.
स्नात्वा तत्र नरो भक्त्या तौ पश्येद्यः समाहितः
Whoever bathes there with devotion and, composed, beholds those two,
तस्यैव पूर्वदिग्भागेऽगस्त्यकुण्डसमीपतः
On its eastern side, near the Agastya pond,
तस्यां यः कुरुते स्नानं मासि वै फाल्गुने नरः
Whoever bathes there in the month of Phalguna,
तस्या दक्षिणदिग्भागे तत्रास्ति कपिला नदी
On its southern side, there is the river Kapila.
कपिलायाश्च पूर्वेण सिद्धक्षेत्रं प्रकीर्तितम्
To the east of the Kapila is the place renowned as Siddha-kshetra.
यो यं काममभिध्याय तपस्तत्र समाचरेत्
Whoever, desiring any wish, performs austerity there,
तस्याधस्ताच्छिला विप्रा विद्यते वैष्णवी शुभा
Below that, O Brahmins, is a sacred Vaishnava stone.
सदा महानदीतोयक्षालिता मुक्तिदा नृणाम् ६.५२.
Always washed by the waters of the great river, it grants liberation to people.
त्रिवेणी वहते तस्याः पुरतो भुक्तिमुक्तिदा
In front of it flows the Triveni, bestowing enjoyment and liberation.
नूनं मुक्तिर्भवेत्तेषां चिता भस्मनि गोष्पदम्
Surely, liberation comes to those whose funeral ashes reach the cow’s hoofprint there.
तस्यैवोत्तरदिग्भागे रुद्रकोटिर्द्विजोत्तमाः
On its northern side, O best of Brahmins, is Rudrakoti.
महायोगिस्वरूपेण दाक्षिणात्या द्विजोत्तमाः
In the form of a great yogi, O best of southern Brahmins,
ततः कौतूहलाविष्टाः श्रद्धया परया युताः
Then, filled with curiosity and endowed with supreme faith,
अहंपूर्वमहंपूर्वं वीक्षयिष्यामि तं हरम्
I will see that Hara first, I will see him before all others.
एतेषां मध्यतो यस्तं महायोगिनमीश्वरम्
Among them, whoever beholds that great yogi, the Lord,
ततस्तेषामभिप्रायं ज्ञात्वा देवो महेश्वरः
Then, knowing their intention, the god Maheshvara—
हेलया दर्शनं प्राप्तः सर्वेषां द्विजसत्तमाः
By chance, the vision was obtained by all, O best of twice-born.
तदर्थं पठितः श्लोको नारदेन पुरा द्विजाः ६.५२.
For that purpose, a verse was recited long ago by Nārada, O twice-born.
आषाढीं कार्तिकीं माघीं तथा चैत्रसमुद्भवाम्
The months of Āṣāḍha, Kārtika, Māgha, and also the one arising in Caitra—
आजन्मशतसाहस्रं कृत्वा पापं नरः क्षितौ
Even if a man commits sin on earth for a hundred thousand lifetimes—
रुद्रावर्त्ते नरो गत्वा दृष्ट्वा योगेश्वरं हरम्
If a man goes to Rudrāvarta and beholds Hara, the lord of yogis—
यस्तत्र कुरुते श्राद्धं महायोगिपुरे द्विजाः
Whoever performs śrāddha there, in the city of the great yogi, O twice-born—
उपवासपरो भूत्वा यः कुर्याद्रात्रिजागरम्
Whoever, having devoted himself to fasting, keeps vigil through the night—
तत्र यः कपिलां दद्याद्ब्राह्मणायाहिताग्नये
Whoever gives a tawny cow there to a Brahmin who maintains the sacred fire—
षडक्षरं जपेद्यस्तु महायोगिपुरः स्थितः
Whoever, standing before the city of the great yogi, recites the six-syllabled mantra—
यस्तस्य पुरतो भक्त्या जपेद्वा शतरुद्रियम्
Whoever, with devotion, recites the Śatarudriya before him—