यस्मिन्स्नातो नरो देवि मम लोकं प्रपद्यते
O Devi, whoever bathes there attains my realm.
यस्मिन्स्नातो नरो देवि अग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत् 152.
O Devi, whoever bathes there obtains the fruit of an Agniṣṭoma sacrifice.
अथात्र मुंचते प्राणान्मम लोके स गच्छति
Then, if one gives up life there, he goes to my world.
स्नानमात्रेण तत्रापि नाकपृष्ठे स मोदते
Even merely by bathing there, he rejoices in the heights of heaven.
तस्मिन्स्नातो नरो देवि मम लोके महीयते
O Devi, whoever bathes there is honored in my realm.
पांचालविषये देवि काम्पिल्यं च पुरोत्तमम्
O Devi, in the land of the Pāñcālas, there is the foremost city, Kāmpilya.
तस्मिंस्तु वसते देवि तिंदुको नाम नापितः
O Devi, in that place lived a barber named Tiṃduka.
कालेन महता तस्य कुटुम्बं च क्षयं गतम्
Over a long period, his family came to ruin.
सर्वसंगं परित्यज्य सोऽगच्छन्मथुरां तदा
Having abandoned all attachments, he then went to Mathurā.
तस्य कर्मशतं कृत्वा स्नात्वैव यमुनां नदीम्
There, after performing a hundred deeds and bathing in the Yamunā river,
ततः कालेन महता पंचत्वं समुपागतः
After a long time, he reached the state of death.
तस्मिन् वरगृहे देवि ब्राह्मणो योगिनां वरः 152.
O Devi, in that splendid house was a Brāhmaṇa, foremost among yogis.
तत्तीर्थस्य प्रभावेण जाता मुक्तिः सुदुर्ल्लभा
By the power of that holy place, liberation, so rare, was attained.
वैरोचनेन बलिना सूर्यस्त्वाराधितः पुरा
Once, the mighty Vairochana worshipped the Sun.
ऊर्द्ध्वबाहुर्निराहारस्तताप परमं तपः
With arms raised and fasting, he performed supreme austerity.
तस्य प्रसन्नो भगवान् द्युमणिः प्रत्यभाषत
The blessed Lord, the radiant Sun, pleased, spoke to him.
बलिरुवाच वित्तेनापि विहीनस्य कुटुम्बभरणं कृतः
Bali said: Even lacking wealth, I have supported my family.
मुकुटात्तस्य वै सूर्यो ददौ चिन्तामणिं ततः
Then, from his crown, the Sun gave him a wish-fulfilling gem.
तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नरः स्नातः सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते
A man who bathes at that holy place is freed from all sins.
आदित्याहनि संक्रान्तौ ग्रहणे चन्द्रसूर्ययोः
On the day of the sun, at the time of the solstice, or during an eclipse of the moon or sun,
ध्रुवेण यत्र सन्तप्तं स्वेच्छया परमं तपः
Where, by one's own will, the highest austerity is performed with intense discipline,
तत्राथ मुञ्चते प्राणान्मम लोके महीयते 152.
There, if one gives up life, he is honored in my world.
पितॄंस्तारयते सर्वं पितृपक्षे विशेषतः
He uplifts all his ancestors, especially during the fortnight of the ancestors.
तस्मिन् स्नाते नरो देवि मम लोकं प्रपद्यते
O Devi, a man who bathes there attains my world.
तत्र स्नातो नरो देवि ऋषिलोकं प्रपद्यते
O Devi, a man who bathes there attains the world of the sages.
दक्षिणे ऋषितीर्थस्य मोक्षतीर्थं परं मम
To the south of the Sage's Ford is my supreme Moksha Ford.
तत्र वै कोटितीर्थं हि देवानामपि दुर्ल्लभम्
There indeed is Koti Ford, which is difficult to attain even for the gods.
कोटितीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा सन्तर्प्य पितृदेवताः
Having bathed at Koti Ford and satisfied the ancestors and deities,
कोटितीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा ब्रह्मलोके महीयते
A man who bathes at Koti Ford is honored in the world of Brahma.
पिण्डदानात्तु तत्रैव पितृलोके स गच्छति तत्फलं लभते देवि ज्येष्ठे दानान्न संशयः
By offering oblations there, he goes to the world of the ancestors; O Devi, he obtains that fruit, especially by giving gifts in the month of Jyeshtha, without doubt.