तस्मादत्राऽऽश्रमे साकं त्वया स्थेयं सदैव तु
Therefore, you must always remain here in this hermitage together with me.
श्रीदेव्युवाच अद्यप्रभृत्यहं भद्रे श्रेष्ठेऽस्मिन्नाश्रमे शुभे
Śrī Devī said: From today onward, O blessed one, I shall remain in this most excellent and auspicious hermitage.
माघशुक्लतृतीयायां या ऽत्र स्नानं करिष्यति
Whoever bathes here on the third day of the bright half of Māgha—
अपि कृत्वा महापापं नारी वा पुरुषोऽथवा
Even if a woman or a man has committed a great sin—
अत्र ये फलदानं च प्रकरिष्यंति मानवाः
And those people who offer the gift of fruit here—
अपि हत्वा स्त्रियं मर्त्यो योऽत्र स्नानं करिष्यति
Even a mortal who has killed a woman, if he bathes here—
या तत्र कन्यका भद्रे स्नानं भक्त्या करि ष्यति
And any maiden, O blessed one, who bathes here with devotion—
ततश्च तत्क्षणाज्जाता दिव्यरूपवपुर्द्धरा
Then, at that very moment, she is born with a divine and beautiful form.
वृद्धत्वेन परित्यक्ता दिव्यमाल्यानुलेपना
Her old age cast aside, adorned with divine garlands and ointments—
ततस्तां सा समादाय विधाय निजकिंकरीम् ६.६२.
Then, taking her, she makes her her own attendant.
ततःप्रभृति तत्तीर्थं शर्मिष्ठातीर्थमुच्यते
From that time, that sacred place is called the Śarmiṣṭhā Tīrtha.
तस्मात्सर्वप्रयत्नेन तत्र स्नानं समाचरेत्
Therefore, one should make every effort to bathe there.
एतत्पवित्रमायुष्यं सर्व पातकनाशनम्
This is pure, life-giving, and destroys all sins.
यश्चैतत्प्रातरुत्थाय सदा पठति मानवः
Whoever, rising in the morning, always recites this, O human,
तथा पर्वणि संप्राप्ते यश्चैतत्पठते नरः
And likewise, when a festival arrives, whoever recites this, O man,
अस्ति ख्यातं त्रिलोकेऽत्र स्वयं सोमेन निर्मितम्
There exists here, renowned in the three worlds, something created by Soma himself.
सोमवारेण यस्तत्र वत्सरं यावदर्चयेत्
Whoever worships there on Mondays for a year,
यक्ष्मणापि न संदेहः किं पुनः कुष्ठपूर्वकैः
There is no doubt even for those afflicted by consumption; how much more so for those with leprosy and other diseases.
तदाराध्य पुरा सोमः क्षयव्याधिसमन्वितः
Long ago, Soma worshipped there, afflicted by wasting disease.
क्षयव्याधिः पुरा जाता उपशांतिं कथं गतः
Wasting disease arose long ago; how did it come to be pacified?
एतन्नः सर्वमाचक्ष्व विस्तरेण महामते
Tell us all this in detail, O wise one.
उपयेमे निशानाथो देवाग्निगुरुसंनिधौ
The lord of night married there in the presence of the gods, fire, and teachers.
नक्षत्रसंज्ञिता लोके कीर्त्यंते या द्विजोत्तमैः
Those who are called stars in the world are praised by the best of twice-born.
अथ तासां समस्तानां मध्ये तस्य निशापतेः
Then, among all of them, in the midst of the lord of night,
ततः समं परित्यज्य सर्वास्ता दक्षकन्यकाः ६.६३.
Afterwards, all the daughters of Daksha abandoned him together.
ततस्ताः काम संतप्ता दौर्भाग्येन समन्विताः
Then, tormented by desire and afflicted by misfortune,
वयं यस्मै त्वया दत्ताः पत्न्यर्थं तात पापिने
Father, we whom you gave as wives to the sinful one,
सर्वास्ताः स्वयमादाय जगाम शशिसंनिधौ
Taking all of them herself, she went to the presence of the moon.
ततः प्रोवाच सोऽन्वक्षं तासां दक्षः प्रजापतिः
Then Daksha, lord of creatures, spoke to them one by one.
किमिदं युज्यते कर्तुं त्वया रात्रिपतेऽधम
What is this that you are doing, O degraded lord of night?