उभयोः संगमो यत्र तत्र मुक्तिर्न संशयः
Where the union of both occurs, there is liberation without doubt.
इति तस्य वचः श्रुत्वा सविता सर्वतापनः
Hearing these words, Savitā, the all-heating one,
क्षातासंगमसंयुक्ता यत्र शिप्रा पयस्विनी
Where the river Śiprā, rich in waters, is joined with the Kṣātāsaṃgama,
तत्रागत्य प्रियां भार्यां वडवारूपधारिणीम्
There, arriving, he saw his beloved wife, taking the form of a mare.
नासिकाघ्राणमात्रेण यत्र जातौ सुतावुभौ
Where, by merely smelling with the nose, both sons were born.
छाया च सुषुवे तत्र मिथुनं द्विजसत्तम 5.1.56.
There, Chāyā gave birth to twins, O best of twice-born.
शनि योगे यदामा वै जायते सर्वकामदा
When Saturn is in conjunction, all desires are fulfilled.
तस्य हस्तगता लक्ष्मीर्जायते सर्वदा भुवि
His fortune, held in his hand, always arises on earth.
स्थावरेशं समभ्यर्च्य तस्य पापक्षयो भवेत्
By worshipping the lord of the immovable, his sins are destroyed.
पिंगश्छायासुतो बभ्रुः स्थावरः पिप्पलायनः
Piṅga, Chāyā's son, Babhru, Sthāvara, and Pippalāyana.
तस्य शानैश्चरी पीडा न भवेत्तु कदाचन
He is never afflicted by the slow-moving Saturn.
यज्ञकुण्डोत्तरे भागे यत्र तिष्ठति मारुतिः
Where Maruti stands, in the northern part of the sacrificial altar.
यत्र सिद्धिं परां प्राप्तस्तपसा पवनात्मजः
There, the son of the wind attained supreme accomplishment through his austerities.
सवासो मणिमु क्ताभिः कांचनालंकृतं वरम्
His dwelling was adorned with jewels and decorated with gold, most excellent.
मातृलोकं समुत्तीर्णो ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
Having crossed over to the realm of the Mothers, he is honored in the world of Brahma.
धर्मतीर्थे सदाचारी स्नानदानादिकाः क्रियाः 5.1.56.
At the sacred place of Dharma, the righteous perform acts such as bathing and giving gifts.
च्यवनाश्रमे नरः स्नात्वा च्यवनेश्वरं विलोकयेत्
At the hermitage of Cyavana, a person should bathe and behold the Lord of Cyavana.
च्यवनस्य प्रसादेन देवपंक्तिमवापतुः
By the grace of Cyavana, they attain the company of the gods.
तस्मिंस्तीर्थे द्विजश्रेष्ठ दिव्यदृष्टिर्भवेन्नरः
At that holy place, O best of twice-born, a person attains divine vision.
अनु सूर्यां महाभागां सावित्रीं लोकविश्रुताम्
There, the highly fortunate and world-renowned Sāvitrī follows the Sun.
तस्माद्व्यास परं तीर्थं क्षातासंगमसंज्ञितम्
Therefore, Vyāsa, the supreme sacred place is called Kṣātāsaṃgama.
य एतां तु कथां पुण्यां शृणोति भुवि भक्तितः
Whoever hears this sacred story on earth with devotion—
कपिलागोसहस्रेण फलं भवति पर्वणि
—obtains, on festival days, the merit equal to that of a thousand Kapila cows.
तीर्थानामुत्तमं तीर्थं गयानामेति नामतः
Among holy places, the foremost is known by name as Gayā.
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो नित्यं मुच्यते च ऋणत्रयात्
There, by bathing daily, a person is freed from the three debts.
च्यवनस्याश्रमः पुण्यः पुण्यो राजगिरिस्तथा
The hermitage of Cyavana is sacred, and so too is the holy Rājagiri.
स कथं विदितो देशे महाकालवने शुभे
How did it become known in that auspicious Mahākālavana region?
यस्याः श्रवणमात्रेण पितरो यांति सद्गतिम्
By merely hearing of it, one's ancestors attain the highest state.
पुरा कृतयुगे पुण्ये युगादिदेवनामतः
Long ago, in the virtuous Kṛta Yuga, at the beginning of the ages, by the name of the gods—
तस्य पालयतः सम्यक्प्रजाः पुत्रानिवौरसान्
He, while properly protecting his subjects, regarded them as his own sons.