गता पुनंती त्रील्लोकान्नीलवासा शुचार्दिता
Having gone, she purifies the three worlds, clad in blue, afflicted with purity.
दुष्टाचारापराधेन येनेमां प्रापिता दशाम्
By wicked conduct and offense, she was brought to this state.
तत्सर्वं तिष्ठति मयि सर्वेषामपि देहिनाम्
All that remains in me, as in all embodied beings.
नीलभासा विवर्णा च सर्वधर्मबहिर्मुखा
With a blue hue, discolored, and turned away from all dharma.
मयि त्यक्त्वा पुनंतीह जंतवः सर्वशोऽमलाः
Having abandoned me here, all beings become completely pure.
अस्माकं च महत्कष्टं जातं धातः परं मलम्
For us, O Dhātṛ, great suffering has arisen, the utmost impurity.
न लोके च स्थितिर्मेद्य पापिष्ठायाः सनातनी 5.1.54.
There is no place in the world for the most sinful, impure one.
किं करोमि क्व गच्छामि येन शांतिर्भवेन्मम
What shall I do, where shall I go, by which peace may come to me?
येनाहं पापलिप्तांगी पुनः प्रकृतिमाप्नुयाम्
By what means may I, whose body is smeared with sin, regain my true nature?
महाकालवने रम्ये पुरी ह्येषा ऽमरावती
In the delightful Mahākālavana stands this city, Amarāvatī.
तत्र शिप्रा सरिच्छ्रेष्ठा वर्तते भुवि पावनी
There, on earth, flows the Śiprā, the best of rivers, purifying.
तत्र गच्छ महाभागे सद्यश्चात्म विशुद्धये
Go there, O highly fortunate one, at once for the purification of yourself.
तमभिज्ञाय संप्राप्ता महाकालवनं शुभम्
Recognizing that, she arrived at the auspicious Mahākālavana.
विंध्यस्य चोत्तरे भागे अंजन्याश्रममुत्तमम्
In the northern part of Vindhya is the excellent hermitage of Añjanā.
पतिव्रताभिः सर्वाभिः पतिभिर्ब्रह्मचारिभिः
By all devoted wives and by husbands who are celibate,
सरसीफुल्लकल्हारैर्मत्तालिकुलनादितैः
With lakes blooming with lotuses, resounding with the songs of intoxicated bees,
मनोह्रादकरं पुण्यं पवित्रं पापनाशनम् 5.1.54.
It is charming, meritorious, pure, and destroys sin.
शुक्लवासाऽभवत्सद्यो नष्टपापमला ऽशुभा
She immediately became clad in white garments, her sins and impurities vanished, and she became auspicious.
तत्रैव चाश्रमं चक्रे मनःसंहर्षकारणम्
There itself she established an ashram, a cause of great joy to the mind.
नीलगंगेति वै व्यास तीर्थं किल्विषनाशनम्
O Vyasa, the holy place called Nilaganga is known to destroy sins.
तस्य सिद्धिः करगता भविष्यति न संशयः
His accomplishment will be in his hand—of this there is no doubt.
दर्शे पितॄन्समुद्दिश्य श्राद्धं कुर्यान्महालयम्
At the new moon, one should perform the great ancestral rite, offering śrāddha for the ancestors.
समगोत्रेषु ये जाताः पूर्वजा निरयवासिनः
Those born in the same lineage, the forefathers who dwell in hell,
स्नात्वा तिलांजलिं दद्यात्पितॄ नुद्दिश्य तत्परः
After bathing, one should offer a handful of sesame to the ancestors, intent upon them.
भोजयेद्ब्राह्मणान्सप्त श्राद्धं कृत्वा तु पायसैः
Having performed śrāddha with milk-rice, one should feed seven Brahmins.
तीर्थं पुण्यतरं व्यास शृणु चान्यद्वदामि ते
O Vyasa, hear also of another holy place, even more meritorious, which I will tell you.
सर्वपापहरं पुण्यं सर्वकामवरप्रदम् 5.1.54.
It removes all sins, bestows merit, and grants all desired boons.
दुग्धं सर्वं हविर्भाव्यं सर्वेषां जीवनप्रदम्
All milk is to be considered as an offering, bestowing life to all.
कुंडे स्नात्वा पयः पीत्वा दत्त्वा गां च पयस्विनीम्
After bathing in the pond, drinking milk, and giving a milch cow,
जायते सर्वकालेषु मृतः स्वर्गपुरं व्रजेत्
One is born at all times, and upon death, goes to the city of heaven.