तदा स देशो भविता सर्वम्लेच्छैरधिष्ठितः
Then that region will be entirely occupied by foreigners.
वसिष्यंति च तं देशं ब्राह्मणैः संप्रवर्त्तितान्
And in that land, those established by the brāhmaṇas will dwell.
ततो लिङ्गार्च्चनं तत्र प्रतिष्ठास्यंति पार्थिवाः
Then the kings will establish the worship of the liṅga there.
सम्यक्प्रवृत्ता राजानो भविष्यन्त्यायतौ स्थिताः
The kings who act rightly will be established in justice.
तत्र मामर्च्चयिष्यंति सर्वभूतानि सर्वदा
There, all beings will always worship me.
गत्वा शिवपुरं ते मां द्रक्ष्यंते दग्धकिल्बिषाः
Having gone to Śivapura, they will see me, their sins burned away.
क्षेत्रं हि मम तज्ज्ञेयं योजनानि चतुर्दश 215.
That field of mine should be known as fourteen yojanas in extent.
भागीरथ्याः शतगुणं पवित्रं तज्जलं स्मृतम्
The water there is remembered as a hundred times more pure than that of the Bhāgīrathī.
मुक्त्वा देहं नरा यांति मम लोकं न संशयः
Men, leaving their bodies, go to my world—of this there is no doubt.
नियतं पुरुहूतस्य श्रिताः स्थाने वसंति ते
Surely, those who have taken refuge in the place of Puruhūta dwell there.
मुनयोऽप्सरसो यक्षा मोहिता मम मायया
Sages, celestial nymphs, and yakshas are all deluded by my maya.
तपस्तपोधनानां च सिद्धक्षेत्रं हि तत्कृतम्
That place has become a field of accomplishment for those devoted to austerities.
कुरुक्षेत्रादपि बुधाः क्षेत्रमेतद्विशिष्यते
The wise declare that this field surpasses even Kurukshetra.
प्रभवन्ति यतः सर्वा गंगाद्याः सरितां वराः
For from here arise all the foremost rivers, beginning with the Ganga.
सर्वे प्रस्रवणाः पुण्याः सर्वे पुण्याः शिलोच्चयाः
All the springs here are sacred, and all the lofty rocks are holy.
शैलेश्वर इति ख्यातः शरीरं यत्र मे स्थितम्
It is known as Shaileśvara, where my body is established.
भागीरथी वेगवती कलुषं दहते नृणाम् 215.
The Bhagirathi, swift-flowing, burns away the sins of men.
पानावगाहनात्तस्यास्तारयेत्सप्त वै कुलान्
By bathing or immersing in her waters, one uplifts seven generations.
तत्र स्नात्वा दिवं यान्ति मृतास्ते त्वपुनर्भवाः
Those who bathe there and die ascend to heaven and are not born again.
उद्धराम्यहमेतान्वै प्रीतः संसारसागरात्
Pleased, I rescue them from the ocean of worldly existence.
स्नापनार्थे मम शुचिः श्रद्दधानोऽनसूयकः
Whoever, pure, faithful, and free from envy, bathes there for my ablution—
आहृतस्याग्निहोत्रस्य यत्फलं तस्य तद्भवेत्
He attains the same fruit as is gained by offering Agnihotra.
मृगशृङ्गोदकं नाम नित्यं मुनिजनप्रियम्
There is a water source called Mriga-shringa, always dear to the sages.
यावज्जीवकृतं पापं तत्क्षणादेव नश्यति
Whatever sin has been committed throughout life is instantly destroyed there.
अग्निष्टोमफलं तत्र स्नातमात्रः प्रपद्यते
By merely bathing there, one obtains the fruit of an Agnishtoma sacrifice.
न तां पापाः कृतघ्नो वा कदाचित्प्राप्नुयान्नरः
No sinful or ungrateful man ever attains that place.
वाग्मत्यां ते नराः स्नान्ति लभन्ते चोत्तमां गतिम् 215.
Men who bathe in the Vagmati attain the highest state.
वाग्मत्याः सलिले स्नात्वा ये मां पश्यन्ति संस्कृताः
Those who, purified, behold me after bathing in the waters of the Vagmati—
मत्प्रभावात्तु स्नातस्य सर्वं नश्यति किल्बिषम्
By my power, all sin is destroyed for one who bathes.
वाग्मत्याः सलिले स्नात्वा ये मां पश्यन्ति संस्कृताः
Those who, purified, behold me after bathing in the waters of Vagmati—