कालिञ्जरस्य भूषार्थमारामार्थं विशेषतः
For adorning Kalinjar, and especially for the purpose of gardens,
आत्मनश्च विशुद्ध्यर्थं प्रजज्वाल हुताशनम्
And for the purification of herself, she kindled the sacrificial fire,
पंचालोऽपि विधानेन नमस्कृत्य मुनिं गुरुम् 176.
The Panchala, too, with proper procedure, bowed to the sage, his teacher.
मरणायोपयोग्यानि कृत्वा कर्माणि तत्र च
He performed the rites suitable for death at that place,
क्रीत्वा ग्रामांश्च तत्रैव ब्राह्मणेभ्यो ददौ तदा
He purchased villages there and gave them to the Brahmins at that time,
तेभ्योऽपि प्रददौ द्रव्यं सत्रार्थं च विभागशः
He also distributed wealth among them, dividing it for the purpose of the sacrificial session,
स्नात्वा तीर्थे च कृष्णस्य देवं दृष्ट्वा प्रणम्य च
Having bathed at Krishna’s sacred site, seeing the deity and bowing,
देवालयं च तत्रैव कृत्वा सन्दिश्य सार्थकान्
He built a temple there, instructing the merchants,
देव ज्ञानं च ते दिव्यमद्भुतं लोमहर्षणम्
O deity, your divine knowledge is wondrous and hair-raising,
आगतोऽहं यदारभ्य मथुरायां ततो गुरो
I have come, beginning from that time in Mathura, O teacher,
त्वया निर्मलदृष्ट्या च वीक्षितोऽहं पुरा मुने
By your pure gaze, O sage, I was once beheld,
कृष्णगंगाप्रभावेण पुनर्निर्मलतां गतम्
By the power of Krishna and the Ganga, I have again attained purity,
तत्सत्यं मम सञ्जातमगम्यागमपातकम् 176.
That truth has arisen in me—the sin of forbidden approach is gone.
अनुज्ञां देहि भो स्वामिंस्तव पादौ नमाम्यहम्
Grant me permission, O lord; I bow to your feet.
प्रवेष्टुकामं तत्राग्नौ खे प्रोवाचाशरीरिणी
As he was about to enter the fire there, a bodiless voice spoke in the sky.
कस्माद्वा कस्य सन्त्रासान्मरणे कृतनिश्चयौ
Why, and out of fear of whom, do you, resolved upon death, act thus?
चक्राङ्कितपदा तेन स्थानं ब्रह्मसमं शुभम्
That place, marked by the discus-bearing foot, is as auspicious and exalted as Brahma's own realm.
तीर्थे च यत्कृतं पापं वज्रलेपो भविष्यति
Any sin committed at that holy site will become as hard as diamond to remove.
सकृदेव नरः स्नात्वा मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया
By bathing there even once, a person is freed from the sin of killing a Brahmin.
तत्पंचतीर्थस्नानेन समं नास्त्यत्र संशयः
There is nothing equal to bathing at the five sacred fords here—of this there is no doubt.
त्रयोदश्यां नैमिषे च प्रयागे च चतुर्दशीम्
On the thirteenth day at Naimisha and the fourteenth at Prayaga—
कालेष्वेषु नरः स्नात्वा सर्वपापं व्यपोहति
At these times, by bathing, a person is cleansed of all sin.
असिकुण्डे सरस्वत्यां तथा कालिञ्जरस्य च 176.
At Asikunda on the Sarasvati, and likewise at Kalinjara—
कृष्णगंगा दशगुणं लभते च दिनेदिने
The Krishna-Ganga increases tenfold in merit day by day.
सुकृतं दुष्कृतं चापि मथुरायां प्रणश्यति
Both good and evil deeds are destroyed at Mathura.
तीर्थानां गुणमाहात्म्यं महापातकनाशनम्
The virtues and greatness of the holy places destroy even the gravest sins.
अनन्तश्चाप्रमेयश्च यस्य चान्तो न विद्यते
It is endless and immeasurable, and its limit is not known.
विलीनो ज्ञायते नैव तस्य देवस्य का कथा
When it is dissolved, it cannot be perceived; what then can be said of that divine one?
निःश्वासे च विलीनोऽसौ वायुर्नष्टो न दृश्यते
When breath is dissolved, the wind is lost and cannot be seen.
दृश्यन्ते स्वेदसङ्काशा नाममात्रा यथा पुरा
Only traces, like a name or a mere semblance, are seen as before, like sweat.