गत्वा चैतानि पूतः स्याच्छ्राद्धमक्षयमेव च। जपो होमस्तथा ध्यानं यत्किचित्सुकृतं भवेत् ।। १५.
By going to these places, one becomes purified, and the śrāddha performed there is truly imperishable; likewise, any recitation, offering, meditation, or meritorious act done there bears great fruit.
ब्रह्मचर्यं यजन्ते वै गुरुभक्ताः शतं समाः । एवमादीनि सद्यस्तां स्नात्वा प्राप्नोति सत्फल्म् ।। १५.
Those devoted to their teacher practice celibacy for a hundred years as a sacrifice; by bathing in these places, one immediately attains such excellent results.
कुमारधारा तत्रैव दृष्टा पापप्रणाशनी। यानासनं च तत्रैव सद्यः स्याद्यत् प्रदृश्यते ।। १५.
There, the stream called Kumāradhārā is seen, which destroys sin; and there also, whatever seat or vehicle is seen, is immediately auspicious.
काश्यपस्य महातीर्थं कालसर्पिरिति श्रुतम्। तत्र श्राद्धानि देयानि नित्यमक्षयमिच्छता ।। १५.
The great sacred place of Kāśyapa is known as Kālasarpi; there, one who desires imperishable merit should always offer śrāddha.
काश्यपस्य महातीर्थं कालसर्पिरिति श्रुतम्। तत्र श्राद्धानि देयानि नित्यमक्षयमिच्छता ।। १५.
The great sacred place of Kāśyapa is known as Kālasarpi; there, one who desires imperishable merit should always offer śrāddha.
अक्षयं तु भवेच्छ्राद्धं शालग्रामसमन्ततः। दृष्ट्या न दृश्यते तत्र प्रत्यक्षमकृतात्मना ।। १५.
Śrāddha performed all around Śālagrāma is indeed imperishable; there, it is not seen by the ordinary eye, but is directly perceived by one whose self is pure.
प्रत्यादेशो ह्यशिष्टानां शिष्टानां च निवेशनम् । तत्र चैव ह्रदे पुण्ये दिव्यो वै नागराड् यतः ।। १५.
There is a direct indication for the unworthy and a residence for the worthy; and in that holy lake, the divine lord of serpents dwells.
पिण्डं गृह्णाति हिसतां न गृह्णात्यसतां हि सः। अतिप्रदीप्तैर्भुजगैर्भोक्तुमन्नं न शक्यते ।। १५.
He accepts the offering from the virtuous, but does not accept it from the wicked; food cannot be eaten there because of the extremely blazing serpents.
प्रत्यक्षं दृश्यते धर्मस्तीर्थयोरनयोर्द्वयोः। देवदारुवने चापि चारयेस्तं निदर्शनम् ।। १५.
Righteousness is directly seen at these two sacred places; and in the Devadāru forest as well, this is the example to be followed.
विधूतानि तु पापानि दृश्यन्ते सुकृतात्मना । भागीरथ्यां प्रयागे च नित्यमक्षय्यमुच्यते ।। १५.
Sins are indeed shaken off and seen to depart from the virtuous; at Bhāgīrathī and Prayāga, imperishability is always declared.
कालञ्जरे दशार्णायां नैमिषे कुरुजाङ्गले। वाराणस्यां नगर्यां तु देयं श्राद्धं तु यत्नतः ।। १५.
At Kālañjara, Daśārṇā, Naimiṣa, Kurujāṅgala, and in the city of Vārāṇasī, śrāddha should be offered with care.
तस्यां योगेश्वरो नित्यं तत्तस्यां दत्तमक्षयम्। दत्त्वा चैतेषु पूतः स्याच्छ्राद्धमानन्त्यमेव च ।। १५.
There, the lord of yoga is always present, and whatever is given there is imperishable; and by giving at these places, one becomes purified and the śrāddha becomes infinite.
तपो होमस्तथा ध्यानं यत् किञ्चित्सुकृतं भवेत्। लौहित्ये वैतरण्यां वै स्वर्णवेद्यां तथैव च ।। १५.
Austerity, offering, meditation, or any meritorious act performed at Lauhitya, Vaitaraṇī, or Svarṇavedī likewise bears great fruit.
सकृदेव समुद्रान्ते दृश्यते पुण्यकर्मभिः। गयायां धर्मपृष्ठे च सरसि ब्रह्मणस्तथा ।। १५.
Even once, at the edge of the ocean, meritorious deeds are seen; at Gayā, Dharmapṛṣṭha, and the lake of Brahmā as well.
गयायां गृध्रकूटे च श्राद्धं दत्तं महाफलम्। हिमञ्च पतते तत्र समन्तात् पञ्चयोजनम् ।। १५.
At Gayā and Gṛdhrakūṭa, śrāddha given yields great fruit; and there, snow falls all around for five yojanas.
भरतस्याश्रमे पुण्येऽरण्यं पुण्यतमं स्मृतम् । मतङ्गस्य पदं तत्र दृश्यते मांस चक्षुषा ।। १५.
In the holy hermitage of Bharata, the forest is remembered as most sacred; there, the footprint of Mataṅga is seen with the physical eye.
ख्यापितं धर्म्मसर्व्वस्वं लोकस्यास्य निदर्शनम्। एवं पञ्चवनं पुण्यं पुण्यकृद्भिर्निषेवितम्। यस्मिन्पाण्डुविशालेति तीर्थं सद्यो निदर्शनम् ।। १५.
The entirety of righteousness is proclaimed there as an example for the world; thus, the five sacred forests are frequented by the virtuous, and among them, the holy place called Pāṇḍuviśāla is immediately evident.
तुलामानैस्तथा चापैः शास्त्रैश्च विविधैस्तथा। उन्मज्जन्ति तथा लग्ने ये वै पापकृतो जनाः ।। १५.
By balances, bows, and various scriptures, those people who have committed sins are thus made to rise up at the proper time.
तृतीयायां तथा पादे निःस्वरे पावमण्डले। महाह्रदे वै कौशिक्यां दत्तं श्राद्धं महाफलम् ।। १५.
In the third quarter, likewise, at the place called Pavamaṇḍala, which is without a presiding deity, a śrāddha offered at the great lake Kauśikī yields great merit.
मुण्डपृष्ठे पदं न्यस्तं महादेवेन धीमता। बहून्दवेयुगांस्तप्त्वा तपस्तीव्रं सुदुश्चरम् ।। १५.
On Muṇḍapṛṣṭha, the wise Mahādeva placed his foot, having performed severe and difficult austerities for many divine ages.
अल्पेनाप्यत्र कालेन नरो धर्म्मपरायणः। पाप्मानमुत्सृजत्याशु जीर्णत्वचमिवोरगः ।। १५.
Even in a short time here, a man devoted to righteousness quickly casts off sin, just as a serpent sheds its worn-out skin.
सिद्धानां प्रीतिजननैः पापा नाञ्च भयङ्करैः। लेलिहानैर्महाभोगै रक्षितन्तु दिवानिशम् ।। १५.
Guarded day and night by great serpents with mighty hoods, licking about, who bring delight to the perfected beings and terror to the sinful, that place is protected.
नाम्ना कनकनन्दीति तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम्। उदीच्यां मुण्डपृष्ठस्य देवर्षि गणसेवितम्। तत्र स्रात्वा दिवं यान्ति कामचारा विहङ्गमाः ।। १५.
The holy place named Kanakanandī, renowned throughout the three worlds, is situated to the north of Muṇḍapṛṣṭha and attended by hosts of divine sages; there, after bathing, birds of free movement ascend to heaven.
दत्तं चापि तथा श्राद्धमक्षयं समुदाहृतम्। ऋणैस्त्रिभिस्तदा स्नात्वा निक्षिणोति नरोत्तमः ।। १५.
A śrāddha offered there is declared imperishable; after bathing, a noble man is freed from the three debts.
तीरे तु सरसस्तत्र देवस्यायतनं महत्। आरुह्य तज्जपंस्तत्र सिद्धो याति दिवं ततः ।। १५.
On the bank of that lake stands a great temple of the god; ascending there and reciting prayers, the accomplished one attains heaven from that place.
उत्तरं मानसं गत्वा सिद्धिं प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमाम् । तत्र गत्वा पुरश्रेष्ठं दृश्यते महदद्भुतम् ।। १५.
Going to the northern Mānasa, one attains supreme accomplishment; there, upon arrival, the foremost of cities, a great wonder, is seen.
तस्मिन्निर्वर्त्तयेच्छ्राद्धं यथाशक्ति यथाबलम्। कामान् स लभते दिव्यान् मोक्षोपायं च नित्यशः ।। १५.
There, one should perform śrāddha according to one's ability and strength; he obtains divine desires and, constantly, the means to liberation.
मानसे सरसि श्रेष्ठे दृश्यते महदद्भुतम्। दिवश्च्युता महाभागा ह्यन्तरिक्षे विराजते ।। १५.
At the excellent lake Mānasa, a great wonder is seen: those of great fortune who have fallen from heaven shine in the sky.
गङ्गा त्रिपथगा देवी सोमपादाच्च्युता भुवि। आकाशे दृश्यते तत्र तोरणं सूर्य्यसन्निभम् ।। १५.
The goddess Gaṅgā, the threefold river, having descended to earth from Soma's foot, is seen there in the sky as a gateway, resplendent like the sun.
जाम्बूनदमयं दिव्यं स्वर्गद्वारमिवायतम्। यतः प्रवर्त्तते भूयः पूर्व्वसागरमन्तिमम् ।। १५.
A divine gateway made of Jāmbūnada gold, vast like the entrance to heaven, from which the river flows forth again to the eastern and the final ocean.