एकाग्रं तु मनः कृत्वा तच्छृणुश्व वसुन्धरे 126.
Focus your mind single-pointedly and listen to this, O Earth.
न हि कश्चिद्विजानाति शास्त्रं मम न यश्च वै
For truly, no one knows my scripture, nor does anyone else.
एकचित्तं समाधाय तच्छृणुष्व वसुन्धरे
With your mind gathered in one place, listen to this, O Earth.
अग्नितीर्थं महाभागे दीप्तमन्तं सवैष्णवम्
The Agni-tirtha, O noble one, is radiant and wholly Vaishnava.
प्राप्नोति तन्महाभागे स्नानमात्रान्न संशयः
By merely bathing there, O noble one, one attains its reward—of this there is no doubt.
स्थित्वा विंशत्यहोरात्रान्मम लोकाय गच्छति
After staying for twenty days and nights, one goes to my world.
येन विज्ञायते प्राज्ञैर्मम भक्तं सुखावहम्
By which the wise recognize my devotion, which brings happiness.
उष्णकाले भवेच्छीतमेवं चिह्नं तु तद्भवेत्
In the hot season, it becomes cool—this is the sign, indeed.
तरन्ति मानवा येन घोरं संसारसागरम्
By which people cross over the dreadful ocean of worldly existence.
वायव्यमितिविख्यातं तीर्थं धर्माद्विनिस्सृतम् । तस्मिंस्तीर्थे तु यः स्नातः कृतनित्योदकक्रियः
The tirtha known as Vayavya, born of Dharma—whoever bathes there and performs the daily water-rites,
वाजपेयस्य यज्ञस्य फलं प्राप्नोति निष्कलम् 126.
Attains the complete fruit of the Vajapeya sacrifice.
दिनानि दश पंचैतत्कृतमेव हि मामकम्
For ten or five days, this is indeed my established rule.
जायते च चतुर्बाहुर्मम लोके प्रतिष्ठितः
He is born with four arms and is established in my world.
येन चिह्नेन विज्ञेयं तीर्थं तच्च महत्तरम्
By which sign the tirtha is known—that is the greatest.
चतुर्विंशतिर्द्वादश्यां येन विज्ञायते खलु
On the twelfth day, by which it is recognized, indeed.
शक्रतीर्थमिति ख्यातं सर्वसंसारमोक्षणम्
It is known as Shakra-tirtha, the liberator from all worldly existence.
शक्रस्तु वसते लोके वज्रहस्तो न संशयः
Shakra dwells in that world, holding the thunderbolt—of this there is no doubt.
उपोष्य दशरात्राणि मम लोकाय गच्छति
After fasting for ten nights, one goes to my world.
एकचित्तं समाधाय शृणु सुन्दरि तत्त्वतः
Focus your mind in single-pointed concentration and listen, O beautiful one, to the truth.
शक्रतीर्थस्य चिह्नं ते वसुधे परिकीर्त्तितम्
The mark of Śakra's sacred place has been described to you, O Earth.
वरुणेन तपस्तप्तं सहस्रं पञ्च सप्त च 126.
Varuṇa performed austerities there for five thousand and seven years.
यत्प्राप्नोति मृतो वापि पुरुषः संशितव्रतः
Whatever a man of firm vows attains there, whether alive or after death—
स्वच्छन्दगमनो भूत्वा एवमेव न संशयः
He moves about at will, just so, without any doubt.
सर्वसङ्गं परित्यज्य मम लोकं स गच्छति
Abandoning all attachments, he goes to my world.
तत्र धारा पतत्येका एकरूपा सदा भवेत्
There, a single stream always falls, remaining of one form.
सप्तसामुद्रकं नाम तस्मिन्कुब्जाम्रके परम्
There, in that Kubjāmra grove, is the supreme place called Saptasāmudraka.
त्रयाणामश्वमेधानां फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः
A man attains the fruit of three Aśvamedha sacrifices there.
ततः स्वर्गात्परिभ्रष्टः कुलवाञ्जायते द्विजः
Then, having fallen from heaven, a twice-born with lineage is born.
अथात्र मुञ्चते प्राणान्मुक्तसङ्गो जितेन्द्रियः
Or, here, one who is free from attachment and has mastered the senses departs from life.
तस्य चिह्नं प्रवक्ष्यामि तीर्थस्य शृणु सुन्दरि
I will tell you the mark of that sacred place; listen, O beautiful one.