सर्वाणि तत्र तीर्थानि तिष्ठन्ति विविधानि च
There, all the sacred places and various holy sites are present.
युद्धं विमतिना सार्द्धं स्वयं कर्त्तुं न शक्नुमः
We are not able to fight directly with Vimatī.
गतानि तत्र तीर्थानि कल्पग्रामं वसुन्धरे
The holy places have gone there, O Earth, to Kalpagrāma.
यावन्निरीक्षयाम्यग्रं तावत्तिष्ठन्ति सन्निधौ जय विष्णो जयाचिंत्य जय देव जयाच्युत
As long as I observe the front, let them remain nearby. Victory to Viṣṇu, victory to the inconceivable, victory to the god, victory to Acyuta!
जय विश्वेश कर्त्तेश जय देव नमोऽस्तु ते तीर्थैः स्तुतोऽहं वसुधे वचनं चेदमब्रुवम्
Victory to the Lord of the universe, victory to the Lord of creation, victory to the god—salutations to you! O Earth, praised by the holy places, I spoke these words:
वरं वृणुत भद्रं वो यद्वो मनसि वर्त्तते वराह यदि देवेश अभयं दातुमर्हसि
Choose a boon, may good fortune be yours—whatever is in your mind. O Varāha, O Lord of gods, if you are able, grant us fearlessness.
सुपापिना विमतिना कृतस्त्रासः सुदारुणः
By the extremely sinful Vimatī, a terrible fear has been created.
श्रीवराह उवाच तत्र तीर्थनियोगेन आगतो मथुरां पुरीम्
Śrī Varāha said: By the arrangement of the holy places, I came to the city of Mathurā.
तत्रागते तु वसुधे युद्धं कृत्वा तु तेन वै सूदितो हि मया देवि अस्यग्रं निहितं भुवि
When I arrived there, O Earth, having fought with him, I slew him, O goddess, and placed his head on the ground.
असेरग्रेण तूद्धृत्य मृत्तिकां वरवर्णिनि असिकुण्डेति संज्ञा च प्राप्ता तेन वसुन्धरे ।।166.
Having lifted up the earth with the tip of the sword, O beautiful one, the place became known as Asikuṇḍa, O Earth.
तत्राश्चर्यं प्रवक्ष्यामि मनःकर्णसुखावहम्
There I shall tell a wondrous thing, pleasing to the mind and ears.
द्वादश्यां च चतुर्दश्यां श्रद्दधाना जितेन्द्रियाः
On the twelfth and fourteenth days, those who are faithful and self-controlled—
तस्मिन्काले ह्यहं देवि मथुरायां समागतः
At that time, O Devi, I arrived in Mathura.
तत्र कृत्वा च हैरण्या मूर्त्तयश्च चतुर्विधाः
There, I established four kinds of golden images.
सुदृढाः सुदृशः सुभ्रू यः पश्यति स मुच्यते
Whoever beholds these images—firm, beautiful, with lovely brows—he is liberated.
वामनस्य तृतीया वै चतुर्थी राघवस्य च
The third is of Vamana, and the fourth is of Raghava.
चतुःसागरपर्यन्ता क्रान्ता तेन धरा ध्रुवम्
By him, the earth, bounded by the four oceans, was surely traversed.
तत्र सर्वेषु तीर्थेषु असिकुण्डं महत्तरम्
Among all the sacred places there, Asikunda is the greatest.
असिकुण्डं समारभ्य तीर्थानुक्रमणिका वरा
Beginning from Asikunda, O excellent one, the sequence of holy sites is recounted.
मूर्त्तीः पश्यति यस्तास्तु ब्रह्मभूयाय कल्पते 166.
Whoever beholds those images there becomes fit for union with Brahman.
इति श्रीवराहपुराणे असिकुण्डप्रभावो नाम षट्षष्ट्यधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus ends the one hundred sixty-sixth chapter, named 'The Glory of Asikunda,' in the glorious Varaha Purana.
श्रीवराह उवाच राक्षसेन पुरा प्रोक्ता ब्राह्मणाय महात्मने
Sri Varaha said: Formerly, a Rakshasa spoke to a great-souled Brahmin.
पृथिव्युवाच किमर्थं पृष्टवान्विप्रः सर्वं कथय मे प्रभो
The Earth said: For what reason did the Brahmin ask? Tell me everything, Lord.
श्रीवराह उवाच न स पूजयते देवान्न स साधून्नमस्यति
Sri Varaha said: He does not worship the gods, nor does he honor the virtuous.
पुण्यतीर्थं समासाद्य न च स्नानं करोति सः
Even upon reaching a holy place, he does not perform bathing.
सन्ध्ये द्वे शयने चैव नित्यं मूढः स तिष्ठति
At both twilights and while lying down, that deluded one always remains so.
पापाचाररतो नित्यं पापसङ्गः सुदुर्मतिः
Always delighting in sinful conduct, associating with evil, his mind is most wicked.
गार्हस्थ्यं सर्वधर्माणां श्रेष्ठमुक्तं स्वयंभुवा
Of all duties, householdership has been declared the best by the Self-born.
यथा मातरमाश्रित्य सर्वे जीवन्ति जन्तवः
Just as all creatures live depending on their mother,
ततः स चौर्यं कुर्वाणः पापैः सह नराधमः
So that most wicked man, committing theft, joins with sins.