Angiras Teaches Gautama the Merit of the Holy Fords

Verse 1 (13.64.1)

तीर्थानां दर्शनं श्रेयः स्नानं च भरतर्षभ । श्रवणं च महाप्राज्ञ श्रोतुमिच्छामि तत्त्वतः ॥

tīrthānāṃ darśanaṃ śreyaḥ snānaṃ ca bharatarṣabha | śravaṇaṃ ca mahāprājña śrotumicchāmi tattvataḥ

To see the holy fords, to bathe in them, and to hear of them, O best of the Bharatas, is a great good, O man of deep wisdom. I wish to hear about them as they truly are.

Verse 2 (13.64.2)

पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि पुण्यानि भरतर्षभ । वक्तुमर्हसि मे तानि श्रोताऽस्मि नियतं प्रभो ॥

pṛthivyāṃ yāni tīrthāni puṇyāni bharatarṣabha | vaktumarhasi me tāni śrotā'smi niyataṃ prabho

Whatever holy fords there are on the earth, O best of the Bharatas, you ought to tell them to me, my lord. I am an attentive listener.

Verse 3 (13.64.3)

इममङ्गिरसा प्रोक्तं तीर्थवंशं महाद्युते । श्रोतुमर्हसि भद्रं ते प्राप्स्यसे धर्ममुत्तमम् ॥

imamaṅgirasā proktaṃ tīrthavaṃśaṃ mahādyute | śrotumarhasi bhadraṃ te prāpsyase dharmamuttamam

O radiant one, you should hear this lineage of holy fords as Angiras declared it. May good come to you; you will gain the highest dharma.

Verse 4 (13.64.4)

तपोवनगतं विप्रमभिगम्य महामुनिम् । पप्रच्छाङ्गिरसं धीरं गौतमः संशितव्रतः ॥

tapovanagataṃ vipramabhigamya mahāmunim | papracchāṅgirasaṃ dhīraṃ gautamaḥ saṃśitavrataḥ

Gautama, firm in his vows, approached the great sage Angiras, a wise brahmin who had gone to a forest of austerities, and questioned him.

Verse 5 (13.64.5)

अस्ति मे भगवन्कश्चित्तीर्थेभ्यो धर्मसंशयः । तत्सर्वं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तन्मे शंस महामुने ॥

asti me bhagavankaścittīrthebhyo dharmasaṃśayaḥ | tatsarvaṃ śrotumicchāmi tanme śaṃsa mahāmune

Venerable sir, I have a certain doubt of dharma concerning the holy fords. I wish to hear all of it; tell it to me, great sage.

Note on the text: Speaker: no heading is printed here, but these two verses are Gautama's direct speech to Angiras (the page's previous heading is Bhishma's, which covers only the narration of verse 4); the input carried Bhishma over.

Verse 6 (13.64.6)

उपस्पृश्य फलं किं स्यात्तेषु तीर्थेषु वै मुने । प्रेत्यभावे महाप्राज्ञ तद्यथाऽस्ति तथा वद ॥

upaspṛśya phalaṃ kiṃ syātteṣu tīrtheṣu vai mune | pretyabhāve mahāprājña tadyathā'sti tathā vada

O sage, what fruit comes from touching the water at those holy fords? O man of great wisdom, tell me truly how it stands in the next life.

Note on the text: Speaker: Gautama's direct speech (no printed heading); the input carried Bhishma over.

Verse 7 (13.64.7)

सप्ताहं चन्द्रभागां वै वितस्तामूर्मिमालिनीम् । विगाह्य वै निराहारो निर्मलो मुनिवद्भवेत् ॥

saptāhaṃ candrabhāgāṃ vai vitastāmūrmimālinīm | vigāhya vai nirāhāro nirmalo munivadbhavet

One who bathes for seven days in the Chandrabhaga and in the Vitasta with its garlands of waves, fasting, becomes spotless like a sage.

Verse 8 (13.64.8)

काश्मीरमण्डले नद्यो याः पतन्ति महास्वनम् । ता नदीः सिन्धुमासाद्य शीलवान्स्वर्गमाप्नुयात् ॥

kāśmīramaṇḍale nadyo yāḥ patanti mahāsvanam | tā nadīḥ sindhumāsādya śīlavānsvargamāpnuyāt

The rivers in the land of Kashmir that fall with a great roar, and the Sindhu itself: a man of good conduct who reaches those rivers attains heaven.

Verse 9 (13.64.9)

पुष्करं च प्रभासं च नैमिषं सागरोदकम् । देविकामिन्द्रमार्गं च स्वर्णबिन्दुं विगाह्य च ॥

puṣkaraṃ ca prabhāsaṃ ca naimiṣaṃ sāgarodakam | devikāmindramārgaṃ ca svarṇabinduṃ vigāhya ca

Pushkara, Prabhasa, Naimisha, the Sagarodaka, the Devika, the Indramarga and Svarnabindu: having bathed in these,

Note on the text: Not matched by the automatic alignment; the verse is CE 13.26.9 (lines a, c): puṣkaraṃ ca prabhāsaṃ ca naimiṣaṃ sāgarodakam / devikām indramārgaṃ ca svarṇabinduṃ vigāhya ca.

Verse 10 (13.64.10)

विबोध्यते विमानस्थः सोऽप्सरोभिरभिष्टुतः । हिरण्यबिन्दुमालक्ष्य प्रयतश्चाभिवाद्य च ॥

vibodhyate vimānasthaḥ so'psarobhirabhiṣṭutaḥ | hiraṇyabindumālakṣya prayataścābhivādya ca

he is awakened as he sits in a celestial car, praised by the apsarases; and, self-controlled, having beheld Hiranyabindu and saluted it,

Note on the text: Not matched by the automatic alignment. Line 1 is CE 13.26.9e (vibodhyate vimānasthaḥ so 'psarobhir abhiṣṭutaḥ); line 2 corresponds to CE 13.26.10a (hiraṇyabinduṃ vikṣobhya prayataś cābhivādya tam), with a variant reading.

Verse 11 (13.64.11)

कुशेशये च देवत्वं धूयते तस्य किल्बिषम् । इन्द्रतोयां समासाद्य गन्धमादनसन्निधौ ॥

kuśeśaye ca devatvaṃ dhūyate tasya kilbiṣam | indratoyāṃ samāsādya gandhamādanasannidhau

he gains godhood at Kusheshaya and his sin is shaken off; and having reached the Indratoya near Gandhamadana,

Note on the text: Not matched by the automatic alignment. Line 1 corresponds to CE 13.26.10c (kuśeśayaṃ ca devatvaṃ pūyate tasya kilbiṣam; Wikisource reads धूयते); line 2 is CE 13.26.11a.

Verse 12 (13.64.12)

करतोयां कुरुङ्गे च त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः । अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति विगाह्य प्रयतः शुचिः ॥

karatoyāṃ kuruṅge ca trirātropoṣito naraḥ | aśvamedhamavāpnoti vigāhya prayataḥ śuciḥ

and at the Karatoya among the Kurangas, a man who fasts three nights, pure and self-controlled, and bathes there, obtains the fruit of the horse sacrifice.

Note on the text: Not matched by the automatic alignment; CE 13.26.11 (lines c, e): karatoyāṃ kuraṅgeṣu trirātropoṣito naraḥ / aśvamedham avāpnoti vigāhya niyataḥ śuciḥ (variants in the Wikisource wording).

Verse 13 (13.64.13)

गङ्गाद्वारे कुशावर्ते बिल्वके नीलपर्वते । तथा कनखले स्नात्वा धूतपाप्मा दिवं व्रजेत् ॥

gaṅgādvāre kuśāvarte bilvake nīlaparvate | tathā kanakhale snātvā dhūtapāpmā divaṃ vrajet

Having bathed at Gangadvara, Kushavarta, Bilvaka, the Nila mountain and Kanakhala, a man shakes off his sin and goes to heaven.

Verse 14 (13.64.14)

अपां ह्रद उपस्पृश्य वाजिमेधफलं लभेत् । ब्रह्मचारी जितक्रोधः सत्यसन्धस्त्वहिंसकः ॥

apāṃ hrada upaspṛśya vājimedhaphalaṃ labhet | brahmacārī jitakrodhaḥ satyasandhastvahiṃsakaḥ

One who touches the water at Apam Hrada, the Lake of Waters, would gain the fruit of the horse sacrifice, if he is celibate, has conquered anger, is true to his pledges and harms no one.

Verse 15 (13.64.15)

यत्र भागीरथी गङ्गा वहते दिशमुत्तरम् । महेश्वरस्य त्रिस्थाने यो नरस्त्वभिषिच्यते ॥

yatra bhāgīrathī gaṅgā vahate diśamuttaram | maheśvarasya tristhāne yo narastvabhiṣicyate

Where the Bhagirathi Ganga flows toward the north, at the threefold place of Maheshvara, the man who is consecrated by bathing there,

Note on the text: Not matched by the automatic alignment; CE 13.26.14 (lines a, c): yatra bhāgīrathī gaṅgā bhajate diśam uttarām / maheśvarasya niṣṭhāne yo naras tv abhiṣicyate (Wikisource reads vahate and tristhāne).

Verse 16 (13.64.16)

एकमासं निराहारः स पश्यति हि देवताः । सप्तगङ्गे त्रिगङ्गे च इन्द्रमार्गे च तर्पयन् ॥

ekamāsaṃ nirāhāraḥ sa paśyati hi devatāḥ | saptagaṅge trigaṅge ca indramārge ca tarpayan

fasting for a month, he sees the gods. Offering libations at Saptaganga, Triganga and Indramarga,

Note on the text: Not matched by the automatic alignment. Line 1 is CE 13.26.14e (ekamāsaṃ nirāhāraḥ svayaṃ paśyati devatāḥ; Wikisource reads sa paśyati hi); line 2 is CE 13.26.15a.

Verse 17 (13.64.17)

अर्थान्वै लभते भोक्तुं यो नरो जायते पुनः । महाश्रम उपस्पृश्य योऽग्निहोत्रपरः शुचिः ॥

arthānvai labhate bhoktuṃ yo naro jāyate punaḥ | mahāśrama upaspṛśya yo'gnihotraparaḥ śuciḥ

the man who is born again obtains wealth to enjoy. A pure man devoted to the Agnihotra who touches the water at Mahashrama

Note on the text: Not matched by the automatic alignment. Line 1 corresponds to CE 13.26.15c (sudhāṃ vai labhate bhoktuṃ yo naro jāyate punaḥ; Wikisource reads arthān vai); line 2 is CE 13.26.16a.

Verse 18 (13.64.18)

एकमासं निराहारः सिद्धिं मासेन स व्रजेत् । महाह्रद उपस्पृश्य भृगुतुङ्गे त्वलोलुपः ॥

ekamāsaṃ nirāhāraḥ siddhiṃ māsena sa vrajet | mahāhrada upaspṛśya bhṛgutuṅge tvalolupaḥ

and fasts for a month attains perfection within the month. And one who, free from greed, touches the water at Mahahrada and Bhrigutunga

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Verse 19 (13.64.19)

त्रिरात्रोपोषितो भूत्वा मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया । कन्याकूप उपस्पृश्य बलाकायां कृतोदकः ॥

trirātropoṣito bhūtvā mucyate brahmahatyayā | kanyākūpa upaspṛśya balākāyāṃ kṛtodakaḥ

and fasts for three nights is freed from the sin of killing a brahmin. And one who offers water at Kanyakupa and at Balaka

Note on the text: Not matched by the automatic alignment. Line 1 is CE 13.26.17c; line 2 is CE 13.26.18a. The page's own division (this verse, then a one-line verse 20) is kept.

Verse 20 (13.64.20)

देवेषु लभते कीर्तिं यशसा च विराजते ॥

deveṣu labhate kīrtiṃ yaśasā ca virājate

wins fame among the gods and shines with glory.

Note on the text: Not matched by the automatic alignment. The single line is CE 13.26.18c (deveṣu kīrtiṃ labhate yaśasā ca virājate); Wikisource prints it as a one-line verse completing the couplet begun in verse 19.

Verse 21 (13.64.21)

देविकायामुपस्पृश्य तथा सुन्दरिकाह्रदे । अश्विन्यां रूपवर्चस्कं प्रेत्य वै लभते नरः ॥

devikāyāmupaspṛśya tathā sundarikāhrade | aśvinyāṃ rūpavarcaskaṃ pretya vai labhate naraḥ

A man who touches the water at the Devika and likewise at the lake Sundarika, and at Ashvini, gains beauty and radiance after death.

Verse 22 (13.64.22)

महागङ्गामुपस्पृश्य कृत्तिकाङ्गारके तथा । पक्षमेकं निराहारः स्वर्गमाप्नोति निर्मलः ॥

mahāgaṅgāmupaspṛśya kṛttikāṅgārake tathā | pakṣamekaṃ nirāhāraḥ svargamāpnoti nirmalaḥ

Having touched the water at the Mahaganga and likewise at Krittikangaraka, a man who fasts for a fortnight attains heaven, stainless.

Verse 23 (13.64.23)

वैमानिक उपस्पृश्य किङ्किणीकाश्रमे तथा । निवासेऽप्सरसां दिव्ये कामचारी महीयते ॥

vaimānika upaspṛśya kiṅkiṇīkāśrame tathā | nivāse'psarasāṃ divye kāmacārī mahīyate

Having touched the water at Vaimanika and likewise at the hermitage of Kinkini, he is honoured in the divine abode of the apsarases, moving as he wishes.

Verse 24 (13.64.24)

कालिकाश्रममासाद्य विपाशायां कृतोदकः । ब्रह्मचारी जितक्रोधस्त्रिरात्रं मुच्यते भवात् ॥

kālikāśramamāsādya vipāśāyāṃ kṛtodakaḥ | brahmacārī jitakrodhastrirātraṃ mucyate bhavāt

Reaching the hermitage of Kalika and offering water in the Vipasha, a celibate who has conquered anger is freed from worldly existence in three nights.

Verse 25 (13.64.25)

आश्रमे कृत्तिकानां तु स्नात्वा यस्तर्पयेत्पितॄन् । तोषयित्वा महादेवं निर्मलः स्वर्गमाप्नुयात् ॥

āśrame kṛttikānāṃ tu snātvā yastarpayetpitṝn | toṣayitvā mahādevaṃ nirmalaḥ svargamāpnuyāt

One who bathes at the hermitage of the Krittikas and offers water to his ancestors, having pleased Mahadeva, goes stainless to heaven.

Verse 26 (13.64.26)

महाकूपमुपस्पृश्य त्रिरात्रोपोषितः शुचिः । त्रसानां स्थावराणां च द्विपदानां भयं त्यजेत् ॥

mahākūpamupaspṛśya trirātropoṣitaḥ śuciḥ | trasānāṃ sthāvarāṇāṃ ca dvipadānāṃ bhayaṃ tyajet

A pure man who touches the water at Mahakupa and fasts for three nights is rid of fear from creatures that move, creatures that stand still, and two-footed beings.

Note on the text: Not matched by the automatic alignment; CE 13.26.24 (lines a, c): mahāpura upaspṛśya trirātropoṣito naraḥ / trasānāṃ sthāvarāṇāṃ ca dvipadānāṃ bhayaṃ tyajet (Wikisource reads mahākūpam ... śuciḥ).

Verse 27 (13.64.27)

देवदारुवने स्नात्वा धूतपाप्मा कृतोदकः । देवशब्दमवाप्नोति सप्तरात्रोषितः शुचिः ॥

devadāruvane snātvā dhūtapāpmā kṛtodakaḥ | devaśabdamavāpnoti saptarātroṣitaḥ śuciḥ

Having bathed in the Devadaru forest and offered water, his sin shaken off, a pure man who stays there seven nights gains the name of a god.

Verse 28 (13.64.28)

शरस्तम्बे कुशस्तम्बे द्रोणशर्मपदे तथा । अपांप्रपतनासेवी सेव्यते सोप्सरोगणैः ॥

śarastambe kuśastambe droṇaśarmapade tathā | apāṃprapatanāsevī sevyate sopsarogaṇaiḥ

One who frequents Sharastamba, Kushastamba, the place of Dronasharma and the Apamprapatana is served by hosts of apsarases.

Verse 29 (13.64.29)

चित्रकूटे जनस्थाने तथा मन्दाकिनीजले । विगाह्य वै निराहारो राजलक्ष्म्या निषेव्यते ॥

citrakūṭe janasthāne tathā mandākinījale | vigāhya vai nirāhāro rājalakṣmyā niṣevyate

Having bathed, fasting, at Chitrakuta, at Janasthana and in the waters of the Mandakini, he is attended by royal fortune.

Verse 30 (13.64.30)

श्यामायास्त्वाश्रमं गत्वा उषित्वा चाभिषिच्य च । एकपक्षं निराहारस्त्वन्तर्धानफलं लभेत् ॥

śyāmāyāstvāśramaṃ gatvā uṣitvā cābhiṣicya ca | ekapakṣaṃ nirāhārastvantardhānaphalaṃ labhet

Going to the hermitage of Shyama, staying there and bathing, a man who fasts for a fortnight gains the fruit of invisibility.

Note on the text: Not matched by the automatic alignment. Line 1 is CE 13.26.28a (śyāmāyās tv āśramaṃ gatvā uṣya caivābhiṣicya ca); line 2 corresponds to CE 13.26.29c (ekamāsaṃ nirāhāras tv antardhānaphalaṃ labhet; Wikisource reads ekapakṣaṃ).

Verse 31 (13.64.31)

कौशिकीं तु समासाद्य वायुभक्षस्त्वलोलुपः । एकविंशतिरात्रेण स्वर्गमारोहते नरः ॥

kauśikīṃ tu samāsādya vāyubhakṣastvalolupaḥ | ekaviṃśatirātreṇa svargamārohate naraḥ

Reaching the Kaushiki, living on air alone and free from greed, a man ascends to heaven in twenty-one nights.

Verse 32 (13.64.32)

मतङ्गवाप्यां यः स्नायादेकरात्रेण सिध्यति । विगाहति ह्यनालम्बमन्धकं वै सनातनम् ॥

mataṅgavāpyāṃ yaḥ snāyādekarātreṇa sidhyati | vigāhati hyanālambamandhakaṃ vai sanātanam

One who bathes at Matangavapi attains success in a single night; he plunges into the everlasting Andhaka, which has no support.

Verse 33 (13.64.33)

नैमिषे स्वर्गतीर्थे च उपस्पृश्य जितेन्द्रियः । फलं पुरुषमेधस्य लभेन्मासं कृतोदकः ॥

naimiṣe svargatīrthe ca upaspṛśya jitendriyaḥ | phalaṃ puruṣamedhasya labhenmāsaṃ kṛtodakaḥ

Having touched the water at Naimisha and at Svargatirtha, a man with subdued senses who offers water there for a month gains the fruit of the human sacrifice.

Verse 34 (13.64.34)

गङ्गाह्रद उपस्पृश्य तथा चैवोत्पलावने । अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति तत्र मासं कृतोदकः ॥

gaṅgāhrada upaspṛśya tathā caivotpalāvane | aśvamedhamavāpnoti tatra māsaṃ kṛtodakaḥ

Having touched the water at Gangahrada and likewise in the Utpalavana, a man who offers water there for a month obtains the horse sacrifice.

Note on the text: Corrected उपस्पृस्य → उपस्पृश्य (misprint in Wikisource; CE upaspṛśya) and अश्वमेघम् → अश्वमेधम् (misprint; CE aśvamedham).

Verse 35 (13.64.35)

गङ्गायमुनयोस्तीर्थे तथा कालञ्जरे गिरौ । दशाश्वमेधानाप्नोति तत्र मासं कृतोदकः ॥

gaṅgāyamunayostīrthe tathā kālañjare girau | daśāśvamedhānāpnoti tatra māsaṃ kṛtodakaḥ

At the ford of the Ganga and Yamuna, and likewise on the Kalanjara mountain, a man who offers water there for a month obtains ten horse sacrifices.

Note on the text: Line 1 is CE 13.26.34a (gaṅgāyamunayos tīrthe tathā kālaṃjare girau); line 2 (daśāśvamedhān āpnoti ...) is not in the critical edition (vulgate only; it echoes CE 13.26.33c).

Verse 36 (13.64.36)

यष्टिह्रद उपस्पृश्य चान्नदानाद्विशिष्यते ॥

yaṣṭihrada upaspṛśya cānnadānādviśiṣyate

Having touched the water at Yashtihrada, he surpasses even the gift of food.

Note on the text: The single line corresponds to CE 13.26.34c (ṣaṣṭihrada upaspṛśya dānaṃ nānyad viśiṣyate), with a variant reading (यष्टिह्रद ... चान्नदानाद्विशिष्यते); Wikisource prints it as a one-line verse.

Verse 37 (13.64.37)

दशतीर्थसहस्राणि तिस्रः कोट्यस्तथाऽपराः । समागच्छन्ति माघ्यां तु प्रयागे भरतर्षभ ॥

daśatīrthasahasrāṇi tisraḥ koṭyastathā'parāḥ | samāgacchanti māghyāṃ tu prayāge bharatarṣabha

Ten thousand holy fords, and three crores more besides, gather at Prayaga on the Maghi day, O best of the Bharatas.

Verse 38 (13.64.38)

माघमासं प्रयागे तु नियतः संशितव्रतः । स्नात्वा तु भरतश्रेष्ठ निर्मलः स्वर्गमाप्नुयात् ॥

māghamāsaṃ prayāge tu niyataḥ saṃśitavrataḥ | snātvā tu bharataśreṣṭha nirmalaḥ svargamāpnuyāt

One who bathes at Prayaga through the whole month of Magha, self-controlled and firm in his vows, O best of the Bharatas, goes stainless to heaven.

Verse 39 (13.64.39)

मरुद्गण उपस्पृश्य पितॄणामाश्रमे शुचिः । वैवस्वतस्य तीर्थे च तीर्थभूतो भवेन्नरः ॥

marudgaṇa upaspṛśya pitṝṇāmāśrame śuciḥ | vaivasvatasya tīrthe ca tīrthabhūto bhavennaraḥ

A pure man who touches the water at Marudgana, at the hermitage of the ancestors and at the ford of Vaivasvata becomes himself a holy ford.

Verse 40 (13.64.40)

तथा ब्रह्मसरो गत्वा भागीरथ्यां कृतोदकः । एकमासं निराहारः सोमलोकमवाप्नुयात् ॥

tathā brahmasaro gatvā bhāgīrathyāṃ kṛtodakaḥ | ekamāsaṃ nirāhāraḥ somalokamavāpnuyāt

Likewise, having gone to Brahmasaras and offered water in the Bhagirathi, a man who fasts for a month would reach the world of Soma.

Verse 41 (13.64.41)

उत्पातके नरः स्नात्वा अष्टावक्रे कृतोदकः । द्वादशाहं निराहारो नरमेधफलं लभेत् ॥

utpātake naraḥ snātvā aṣṭāvakre kṛtodakaḥ | dvādaśāhaṃ nirāhāro naramedhaphalaṃ labhet

A man who bathes at Utpataka and offers water at Ashtavakra, fasting twelve days, would gain the fruit of the human sacrifice.

Verse 42 (13.64.42)

अश्मपृष्ठे गयायां च निरविन्दे च पर्वते । तृतीयां क्रौञ्चपद्यां च ब्रह्महत्यां विशुध्यते ॥

aśmapṛṣṭhe gayāyāṃ ca niravinde ca parvate | tṛtīyāṃ krauñcapadyāṃ ca brahmahatyāṃ viśudhyate

At Ashmaprishtha, at Gaya, on the mountain Niravinda, and at Krauncha-padi, the third, a man is cleansed of the killing of a brahmin.

Note on the text: CE 13.26.40 (lines a, c) in a variant form: muñjapṛṣṭhaṃ gayāṃ caiva nirṛtiṃ devaparvatam / tṛtīyāṃ krauñcapādīṃ ca brahmahatyā viśudhyati (Wikisource reads aśmapṛṣṭhe ... niravinde ca parvate).

Verse 43 (13.64.43)

कलविङ्क उपस्पृश्य विद्याच्च बहुशो जलम् । अग्नेः पुरे नरः स्नात्वा अग्निकन्यापुरे वसेत् ॥

kalaviṅka upaspṛśya vidyācca bahuśo jalam | agneḥ pure naraḥ snātvā agnikanyāpure vaset

Having touched the water many times at Kalavinka, and gained knowledge, a man who bathes in the city of Agni would dwell in the city of Agni's daughter.

Note on the text: Line 1 corresponds to CE 13.26.41a (kalaśyāṃ vāpy upaspṛśya vedyāṃ ca bahuśojalām; Wikisource reads kalaviṅka ... vidyācca bahuśo jalam, obscure but kept as printed). Line 2 combines CE 13.26.41c (agneḥ pure naraḥ snātvā) with star line 13.26.41c*0223_01 (agnikanyāpure vaset).

Verse 44 (13.64.44)

करवीरपुरे स्नात्वा विशालायां कृतोदकः । देवह्रद उपस्पृश्य ब्रह्मभूतो विराजते ॥

karavīrapure snātvā viśālāyāṃ kṛtodakaḥ | devahrada upaspṛśya brahmabhūto virājate

Having bathed in the city of Karavira, and offered water at Vishala, and touched the water at Devahrada, he shines, having become one with Brahman.

Note on the text: Not matched by the automatic alignment. Line 1 combines star line 13.26.41c*0223_02 (karavīrapure snātvā) with CE 13.26.41c (viśālāyāṃ kṛtodakaḥ); line 2 is CE 13.26.41e (devahrada upaspṛśya brahmabhūto virājate).

Verse 45 (13.64.45)

पुनरावर्तनन्दां च महानन्दां च सेव्य वै । नन्दने सेव्यते दान्तस्त्वप्सरोभिरहिंसकः ॥

punarāvartanandāṃ ca mahānandāṃ ca sevya vai | nandane sevyate dāntastvapsarobhirahiṃsakaḥ

A self-controlled man who harms no one and resorts to Punaravarta, Nanda and Mahananda is attended by apsarases in Nandana.

Verse 46 (13.64.46)

उर्वशीं कृत्तिकायोगे गत्वा चैव समाहितः । लौहित्ये विधिवत्स्नात्वा पुण्डरीकफलं लभेत् ॥

urvaśīṃ kṛttikāyoge gatvā caiva samāhitaḥ | lauhitye vidhivatsnātvā puṇḍarīkaphalaṃ labhet

One who goes to Urvashi with a collected mind when the moon is in conjunction with Krittika, and bathes in the Lauhitya according to rule, would gain the fruit of the Pundarika.

Verse 47 (13.64.47)

रामह्रद उपस्पृश्य विपाशायां कृतोदकः । द्वादशाहं निराहारः कल्मषाद्विप्रमुच्यते ॥

rāmahrada upaspṛśya vipāśāyāṃ kṛtodakaḥ | dvādaśāhaṃ nirāhāraḥ kalmaṣādvipramucyate

Having touched the water at Ramahrada and offered water in the Vipasha, and fasting twelve days, a man is freed from sin.

Verse 48 (13.64.48)

महाह्रद उपस्पृश्य शुद्धेन मनसा नरः । एकमासं निराहारो जमदग्निगतिं लभेत् ॥

mahāhrada upaspṛśya śuddhena manasā naraḥ | ekamāsaṃ nirāhāro jamadagnigatiṃ labhet

A man who touches the water at Mahahrada with a pure mind and fasts for a month would reach the state of Jamadagni.

Verse 49 (13.64.49)

विन्ध्ये संताप्य चात्मानं सत्यसन्धस्त्वहिंसकः । विनयात्तप आस्थाय मासेनैकेन सिध्यति ॥

vindhye saṃtāpya cātmānaṃ satyasandhastvahiṃsakaḥ | vinayāttapa āsthāya māsenaikena sidhyati

One who heats himself with austerity in the Vindhya, true to his pledges and harming no one, and who practises austerity with humility, attains perfection in a single month.

Note on the text: Corresponds to CE 13.26.46 (lines a, c): vindhye saṃtāpya cātmānaṃ satyasaṃdhas tv ahiṃsakaḥ / ṣaṇmāsaṃ padam āsthāya māsenaikena śudhyati; line 2 is a different wording in Wikisource.

Verse 50 (13.64.50)

मुण्डे ब्रह्मगया चैव निर्ऋतिं देवपर्वतम् । देवह्रदमुपस्पृश्य ब्रह्मभूतो विराजते । कुमारपदमास्थाय मासेनैकेन शुध्यति ॥

muṇḍe brahmagayā caiva nirṛtiṃ devaparvatam | devahradamupaspṛśya brahmabhūto virājate | kumārapadamāsthāya māsenaikena śudhyati

At Munda, at Brahmagaya, at Nirriti, and on the divine mountain; having touched the water at Devahrada, he shines, having become one with Brahman. Resorting to Kumarapada, he is purified in a single month.

Note on the text: Printed in the page between a backtick and a closing quote mark (a bracketed passage); the stray marks were removed. Corrected निरिचिं → निर्ऋतिं (misprint in Wikisource; CE 13.26.40a nirṛtiṃ) and ब्रह्मगवा → ब्रह्मगया (misprint; CE 13.26.40a gayāṃ); both are the smallest fix yielding the evident word and are uncertain. A doublet of lines found in the CE: line 1 ~ CE 13.26.40a (muñjapṛṣṭhaṃ gayāṃ caiva nirṛtiṃ devaparvatam), line 2 ~ CE 13.26.41e (devahrada upaspṛśya brahmabhūto virājate), line 3 ~ CE 13.26.46c (ṣaṇmāsaṃ padam āsthāya māsenaikena śudhyati).

Verse 51 (13.64.51)

नर्मदायामुपस्पृश्य तथा शूर्पारकोदके । एकपक्षं निराहारो राजपुत्रो विधीयते ॥

narmadāyāmupaspṛśya tathā śūrpārakodake | ekapakṣaṃ nirāhāro rājaputro vidhīyate

Having touched the water of the Narmada and likewise at the waters of Shurparaka, a man who fasts for a fortnight is made a king's son.

Note on the text: Corrected तता → तथा (misprint in Wikisource; CE tathā).

Verse 52 (13.64.52)

जम्बूमार्गे त्रिभिर्मासैः संयतः सुसमाहितः । अहोरात्रेण चैकेन सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति ॥

jambūmārge tribhirmāsaiḥ saṃyataḥ susamāhitaḥ | ahorātreṇa caikena siddhiṃ samadhigacchati

On the Jambu road, one who is restrained and well composed for three months attains perfection in a single day and night.

Verse 53 (13.64.53)

कोकामुखे विगाह्याथ गत्वा चाञ्जलिकाश्रमम् । शाकभक्षश्चीरवासाः कुमारीर्विन्दते दश ॥

kokāmukhe vigāhyātha gatvā cāñjalikāśramam | śākabhakṣaścīravāsāḥ kumārīrvindate daśa

Having bathed at Kokamukha and gone to the hermitage of Anjalika, living on greens and wearing bark garments, he wins ten maidens.

Verse 54 (13.64.54)

वैवस्वतस्य सदनं न स गच्छेत्कदाचन । यस्य कन्याह्रदे वासो देवलोकं स गच्छति ॥

vaivasvatasya sadanaṃ na sa gacchetkadācana | yasya kanyāhrade vāso devalokaṃ sa gacchati

He never goes to the abode of Vivasvat's son, Yama; one who dwells at Kanyahrada goes to the world of the gods.

Note on the text: Split from input verse 55, which had merged this verse's first line with the next verse (the page prints the line unnumbered; its verse number 54 and its second line are lost). Line 1 is as printed (CE 13.26.50a); line 2 is restored from the critical edition (13.26.50c: yasya kanyāhrade vāso devalokaṃ sa gacchati).

Verse 55 (13.64.55)

प्रभासे त्वेकरात्रेण अमावास्यां समाहितः । सिद्ध्यते तु महाबाहो यो नरो जायतेऽमरः ॥

prabhāse tvekarātreṇa amāvāsyāṃ samāhitaḥ | siddhyate tu mahābāho yo naro jāyate'maraḥ

At Prabhasa, in a single night, on the new-moon day, with a collected mind, a man attains perfection, O mighty-armed one, and is born immortal.

Note on the text: Split from the input row, which had merged the preceding line (वैवस्वतस्य सदनं ...) into this verse; that line now belongs to verse 54. Corrected ममाहितः → समाहितः (misprint in Wikisource; CE samāhitaḥ). CE 13.26.51 reads sidhyate 'tra mahābāho yo naro jāyate punaḥ (variant of line 2).

Verse 56 (13.64.56)

उज्जानक उपस्पृश्य आर्ष्टिषेणस्य चाश्रमे । पिङ्गायाश्चाश्रमे स्नात्वा सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥

ujjānaka upaspṛśya ārṣṭiṣeṇasya cāśrame | piṅgāyāścāśrame snātvā sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Having touched the water at Ujjanaka and at the hermitage of Arshtishena, and bathed at the hermitage of Pinga, he is freed from all sins.

Note on the text: Corrected उपस्पृस्य → उपस्पृश्य (misprint in Wikisource; CE upaspṛśya).

Verse 57 (13.64.57)

कुल्यायां समुपस्पृश्य जप्त्वा चैवाघमर्षणम् । अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः ॥

kulyāyāṃ samupaspṛśya japtvā caivāghamarṣaṇam | aśvamedhamavāpnoti trirātropoṣito naraḥ

Having touched the water at Kulya and recited the Aghamarshana, a man who fasts for three nights obtains the horse sacrifice.

Verse 58 (13.64.58)

पिण्डारक उपस्पृश्य एकरात्रोषितो नरः । अग्निष्टोममवाप्नोति प्रभातां शर्वरीं शुचिः ॥

piṇḍāraka upaspṛśya ekarātroṣito naraḥ | agniṣṭomamavāpnoti prabhātāṃ śarvarīṃ śuciḥ

A man who touches the water at Pindaraka and spends a night there fasting, pure until the night turns to dawn, obtains the Agnishtoma.

Verse 59 (13.64.59)

तथा ब्रह्मसरो गत्वा धर्मारण्योपशोभितम् । पुण्डरीकमवाप्नोति उपस्पृश्य नरः शुचिः ॥

tathā brahmasaro gatvā dharmāraṇyopaśobhitam | puṇḍarīkamavāpnoti upaspṛśya naraḥ śuciḥ

Likewise, having gone to Brahmasaras, adorned with Dharmaranya, a pure man who touches the water there obtains the Pundarika.

Note on the text: Corresponds to CE 13.26.55 (lines a, c): tathā brahmasaro gatvā dharmāraṇyopaśobhitam / puṇḍarīkam avāpnoti prabhātāṃ śarvarīṃ śuciḥ (line 2 worded differently in Wikisource).

Verse 60 (13.64.60)

मैनाके पर्वते स्नात्वा तथा सन्ध्यामुपास्य च । कामं जित्वा च वै मासं सर्वयज्ञफलं लभेत् ॥

maināke parvate snātvā tathā sandhyāmupāsya ca | kāmaṃ jitvā ca vai māsaṃ sarvayajñaphalaṃ labhet

Having bathed on the Mainaka mountain and likewise performed the twilight worship, a man who conquers desire for a month would gain the fruit of all sacrifices.

Verse 61 (13.64.61)

कालोदकं नन्दिकुण्डं तथा चोत्तरमानसम् । अभ्येत्य योजनशताद्भ्रूणहा विप्रमुच्यते ॥

kālodakaṃ nandikuṇḍaṃ tathā cottaramānasam | abhyetya yojanaśatādbhrūṇahā vipramucyate

Kalodaka, Nandikunda and Uttaramanasa: having come to them even from a hundred yojanas away, one who has killed an embryo is freed from the sin.

Note on the text: Corrected भूणहा → भ्रूणहा (misprint in Wikisource; CE bhrūṇahā). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has the pair only as star passage 13.26.56d*0225_01-02 (kālodakaṃ nandikuṇḍaṃ tathaivottaramānasam / abhyetya yojanaśatād bhrūṇahā vipramucyate).

Verse 62 (13.64.62)

नन्दीश्वरस्य मूर्तिं तु दृष्ट्वा मुच्येत किल्बिषैः । स्वर्गमार्गे नरः स्नात्वा ब्रह्मलोकं स गच्छति ॥

nandīśvarasya mūrtiṃ tu dṛṣṭvā mucyeta kilbiṣaiḥ | svargamārge naraḥ snātvā brahmalokaṃ sa gacchati

Having seen the image of Nandishvara, one is freed from sins; a man who bathes at Svargamarga goes to the world of Brahma.

Note on the text: Corrected मूर्ति → मूर्तिं (dropped anusvara in Wikisource; CE mūrtiṃ). Not in the critical edition's constituted text (found in the vulgate recension); the CE has the pair only as star passage 13.26.56d*0225_03-04 (nandīśvarasya mūrtiṃ tu dṛṣṭvā mucyeta kilbiṣaiḥ / svargamārge naraḥ snātvā svargalokaṃ sa gacchati).

Verse 63 (13.64.63)

विख्यातो हिमवान्पुण्यः शंकरश्वशुरो गिरिः । आकरः सर्वरत्नानां सिद्धचारणसेवितः ॥

vikhyāto himavānpuṇyaḥ śaṃkaraśvaśuro giriḥ | ākaraḥ sarvaratnānāṃ siddhacāraṇasevitaḥ

The renowned and holy Himalaya, the mountain who is Shankara's father-in-law, the mine of all jewels, frequented by Siddhas and Charanas:

Verse 64 (13.64.64)

दर्शनाद्गमनात्पूतो भवेदनशनादपि । शरीरमुत्सृजेत्तत्र विधिपूर्वमनाशके ॥

darśanādgamanātpūto bhavedanaśanādapi | śarīramutsṛjettatra vidhipūrvamanāśake

By seeing it, by going to it, even by fasting there, one becomes purified. One may cast off the body there, according to rule, in a fast unto death.

Note on the text: A stray quote mark after the first line was removed. Line 1 is not in the critical edition's constituted text (vulgate); the CE has it only as star line 13.26.57d*0226_01 (darśanād gamanāt pūto bhaved anaśanād api); line 2 is CE 13.26.58a (śarīram utsṛjet tatra vidhipūrvam anāśake).

Verse 65 (13.64.65)

अध्रुवं जीवितं ज्ञात्वा यो वै वेदान्तगो द्विजः । अभ्यर्च्य देवतास्तत्र नमस्कृत्य मुनींस्तथा ॥

adhruvaṃ jīvitaṃ jñātvā yo vai vedāntago dvijaḥ | abhyarcya devatāstatra namaskṛtya munīṃstathā

A twice-born man who has mastered the Vedanta, knowing that life is unstable, having worshipped the gods there and bowed to the sages in the same way,

Note on the text: Line 1 is CE 13.26.58c (adhruvaṃ jīvitaṃ jñātvā yo vai vedāntago dvijaḥ); line 2 is CE 13.26.59a. The CE continues with 59c (tataḥ siddho divaṃ gacched brahmalokaṃ sanātanam), which Wikisource lacks; not added.

Verse 66 (13.64.66)

ततः क्रोधं च लोभं च यो जित्वा तीर्थमावसेत् । न तेन किञ्चिन्न प्राप्तं तीर्थाभिगमनाद्भवेत् ॥

tataḥ krodhaṃ ca lobhaṃ ca yo jitvā tīrthamāvaset | na tena kiñcinna prāptaṃ tīrthābhigamanādbhavet

and then, having conquered anger and greed, dwells at a holy ford: there is nothing he fails to obtain by going to the fords.

Verse 67 (13.64.67)

यान्यगम्यानि तीर्थानि दुर्गाणि विषमाणि च । मनसा तानि गम्यानि सर्वतीर्थसमीक्षया ॥

yānyagamyāni tīrthāni durgāṇi viṣamāṇi ca | manasā tāni gamyāni sarvatīrthasamīkṣayā

Those holy fords that cannot be reached, that are hard to approach and rugged, should be visited in the mind, bringing all the fords to mind.

Verse 68 (13.64.68)

इदं मेध्यमिदं पुण्यमिदं स्वर्ग्यमनुत्तमम् । इदं रहस्यं वेदानामाप्लाव्यं पावनं तथा ॥

idaṃ medhyamidaṃ puṇyamidaṃ svargyamanuttamam | idaṃ rahasyaṃ vedānāmāplāvyaṃ pāvanaṃ tathā

This is purifying, this is meritorious, this leads to heaven and is unsurpassed. This is the secret of the Vedas, a sacred bath that also purifies.

Verse 69 (13.64.69)

इदं दद्याद्द्विजातीनां साधोरात्महितस्य च । सुहृदां च जपेत्कर्णे शिष्यस्यानुगतस्य च ॥

idaṃ dadyāddvijātīnāṃ sādhorātmahitasya ca | suhṛdāṃ ca japetkarṇe śiṣyasyānugatasya ca

One should give this to the twice-born, to a good man who seeks his own welfare, and murmur it into the ear of friends and of a devoted pupil.

Note on the text: Removed a stray zero-width non-joiner inside द्विजातीनां (no change to the words).

Verse 70 (13.64.70)

दत्तवान्गौतमस्यैतदङ्गिरा वै महातपाः । अङ्गिराः समनुज्ञातः काश्यपेन च धीमता ॥

dattavāngautamasyaitadaṅgirā vai mahātapāḥ | aṅgirāḥ samanujñātaḥ kāśyapena ca dhīmatā

The greatly austere Angiras gave this to Gautama; Angiras had been given leave by the wise Kashyapa.

Note on the text: Speaker: the verse speaks of Angiras in the third person, so it is Bhishma's narration (no heading is printed after Angiras's); the input carried Angiras over. CE 13.26.64 reads gurubhiḥ samanujñātaḥ in line 2.

Verse 71 (13.64.71)

महर्षीणामिदं जप्यं पावनानां तथोत्तमम् । जपंश्चाभ्युत्थितः शश्वन्निर्मलः स्वर्गमाप्नुयात् ॥

maharṣīṇāmidaṃ japyaṃ pāvanānāṃ tathottamam | japaṃścābhyutthitaḥ śaśvannirmalaḥ svargamāpnuyāt

This is the sages' prayer for recitation, the best of purifiers. One who recites it constantly, rising up each morning, goes stainless to heaven.

Note on the text: Speaker: Bhishma's closing words (third-person reference to Angiras in the next verse); the input carried Angiras over.

Verse 72 (13.64.72)

इदं यश्चापि शृणुयाद्रहस्यं त्वङ्गिरोमतम् । उत्तमे च कुले जन्म लभेज्जातीश्च संस्मरेत् ॥

idaṃ yaścāpi śṛṇuyādrahasyaṃ tvaṅgiromatam | uttame ca kule janma labhejjātīśca saṃsmaret

And one who hears this secret, the teaching of Angiras, will be born in a noble family and remember his former births.

Note on the text: Speaker: Bhishma's closing words (Angiras is spoken of in the third person); the input carried Angiras over. Corrected लभेञ्जातीश्च → लभेज्जातीश्च (misprint in Wikisource; the sandhi of लभेत् + जाती is ज्ज; CE labhej jātiṃ ca).