The Siddha's Praise of the Ganga

Verse 1 (13.65.1)

बृहस्पतिसमं बुद्ध्या क्षमया ब्रह्मणः समम् । पराक्रमे शक्रसममादित्यसमतेजसम् ॥

bṛhaspatisamaṃ buddhyā kṣamayā brahmaṇaḥ samam | parākrame śakrasamamādityasamatejasam

Equal to Brihaspati in intellect, equal to Brahma in forbearance, equal to Shakra in valour, and equal to the sun in splendour -

Verse 2 (13.65.2)

गाङ्गेयमर्जुनेनाजौ निहतं भूरितेजसम् । भ्रातृभिः सहितोऽन्यैश्च पर्यपृच्छद्युधिष्ठिरः ॥

gāṅgeyamarjunenājau nihataṃ bhūritejasam | bhrātṛbhiḥ sahito'nyaiśca paryapṛcchadyudhiṣṭhiraḥ

Gangeya of great brilliance, struck down in battle by Arjuna - Yudhishthira, together with his brothers and others, questioned him.

Note on the text: Alignment missed this verse; it is CE 13,027.002 with variants: Wikisource bhūritejasam / paryapṛcchad yudhiṣṭhiraḥ, CE bhūrivarcasam / paryupāste yudhiṣṭhiraḥ. Wikisource's reading is kept. Verses 1-3 are one sentence: the accusatives of verse 1 and 3 describe Gangeya, the object of "questioned".

Verse 3 (13.65.3)

शयानं वीरशयने कालाकाङ्क्षिणमच्युतम् । आजग्मुर्भरतश्रेष्ठं द्रष्टुकामा महर्षयः ॥

śayānaṃ vīraśayane kālākāṅkṣiṇamacyutam | ājagmurbharataśreṣṭhaṃ draṣṭukāmā maharṣayaḥ

As that best of the Bharatas lay on his bed of heroes, never fallen from his place, awaiting the time of his death, great sages came, eager to see him.

Verse 4 (13.65.4)

अत्रिर्वसिष्ठोऽथ भृगुः पुलस्त्यः पुलहः क्रतुः । अङ्गिरा गौतमोऽगस्त्यः सुमतिः सुयतात्मवान् ॥

atrirvasiṣṭho'tha bhṛguḥ pulastyaḥ pulahaḥ kratuḥ | aṅgirā gautamo'gastyaḥ sumatiḥ suyatātmavān

Atri, Vasishtha, Bhrigu, Pulastya, Pulaha, Kratu, Angiras, Gautama, Agastya, and Sumati of well-governed self.

Verse 5 (13.65.5)

विश्वामित्रः स्थूलशिराः संवर्तः प्रमतिर्दमः । बृहस्पत्युशनोव्यासश्च्यवनः काश्यपो ध्रुवः ॥

viśvāmitraḥ sthūlaśirāḥ saṃvartaḥ pramatirdamaḥ | bṛhaspatyuśanovyāsaścyavanaḥ kāśyapo dhruvaḥ

Vishvamitra, Sthulashiras, Samvarta, Pramati, Dama, Brihaspati, Ushanas, Vyasa, Chyavana, Kashyapa and Dhruva.

Note on the text: Corrected स्थूलगिराः → स्थूलशिराः (misprint in Wikisource; ग for श; CE sthūlaśirāḥ); Corrected फाश्यपो → काश्यपो (misprint in Wikisource; CE kāśyapaḥ).

Verse 6 (13.65.6)

दुर्वासा जमदग्निश्च मार्कण्डेयोऽथ गालवः । भरद्वाजोऽथ रैभ्यश्च यवक्रीतस्त्रितस्तथा ॥

durvāsā jamadagniśca mārkaṇḍeyo'tha gālavaḥ | bharadvājo'tha raibhyaśca yavakrītastritastathā

Durvasas, Jamadagni, Markandeya, Galava, Bharadvaja, Raibhya, Yavakrita and Trita.

Note on the text: Corrected रैभ्यश्चक यवक्रीत → रैभ्यश्च यवक्रीत (misprint in Wikisource; stray क; CE raibhyaś ca yavakrītas).

Verse 7 (13.65.7)

स्थूलाक्षः शबलाक्षश्च कण्वो मेधातिथिः कृशः । नारदः पर्वतश्चैव सुधन्वाऽथैकतो द्विजः ॥

sthūlākṣaḥ śabalākṣaśca kaṇvo medhātithiḥ kṛśaḥ | nāradaḥ parvataścaiva sudhanvā'thaikato dvijaḥ

Sthulaksha, Shabalaksha, Kanva, Medhatithi, Krisha, Narada, Parvata, Sudhanvan, and Ekata the twice-born.

Verse 8 (13.65.8)

नितंभूर्भुवनो धौम्यः शतानन्दोऽकृतव्रणः । जामदग्र्यस्तथा रामः कचश्चेत्येवमादयः । समागता महात्मानो भीष्मं द्रष्टुं महर्षयः ॥

nitaṃbhūrbhuvano dhaumyaḥ śatānando'kṛtavraṇaḥ | jāmadagryastathā rāmaḥ kacaścetyevamādayaḥ | samāgatā mahātmāno bhīṣmaṃ draṣṭuṃ maharṣayaḥ

Nitambhu, Bhuvana, Dhaumya, Shatananda, Akritavrana, Rama the son of Jamadagni, and Kacha, and others like them - these great-souled great sages had gathered to see Bhishma.

Verse 9 (13.65.9)

तेषां महात्मनां पूजामागतानां युधिष्ठिरः । भ्रातृभिः सहितश्चक्रे यथावदनुपूर्वशः ॥

teṣāṃ mahātmanāṃ pūjāmāgatānāṃ yudhiṣṭhiraḥ | bhrātṛbhiḥ sahitaścakre yathāvadanupūrvaśaḥ

Yudhishthira, together with his brothers, duly honoured those great-souled ones who had come, in due order.

Note on the text: Corrected यतावद → यथावद (misprint in Wikisource; CE yathāvad).

Verse 10 (13.65.10)

ते पूजिताः सुखासीनाः कथाश्चक्रुर्महर्षयः । भीष्माश्रिताः सुमधुराः सर्वेन्द्रियमनोहराः ॥

te pūjitāḥ sukhāsīnāḥ kathāścakrurmaharṣayaḥ | bhīṣmāśritāḥ sumadhurāḥ sarvendriyamanoharāḥ

Honoured and seated at ease, the great sages told tales centred on Bhishma, most sweet and delighting every sense and mind.

Note on the text: Corrected कथाश्रक्रु → कथाश्चक्रु (misprint in Wikisource; CE kathāś cakrur).

Verse 11 (13.65.11)

भीष्मस्तेषां कथाः श्रुत्वा ऋषीणां भावितात्मनाम् । मेने दिविष्ठमात्मानं तुष्ट्या परमया युतः ॥

bhīṣmasteṣāṃ kathāḥ śrutvā ṛṣīṇāṃ bhāvitātmanām | mene diviṣṭhamātmānaṃ tuṣṭyā paramayā yutaḥ

Hearing the tales of those sages of purified souls, Bhishma felt himself to be in heaven, filled with the highest contentment.

Verse 12 (13.65.12)

ततस्ते भीष्ममामन्त्र्य पाण्डवांश्च महर्षयः । अन्तर्धानं गताः सर्वे सर्वेषामेव पश्यताम् ॥

tataste bhīṣmamāmantrya pāṇḍavāṃśca maharṣayaḥ | antardhānaṃ gatāḥ sarve sarveṣāmeva paśyatām

Then those great sages took leave of Bhishma and the Pandavas, and all vanished while everyone looked on.

Verse 13 (13.65.13)

तानृषीन्सुमहाभागानन्तर्धानगतानपि । पाण्डवास्तुष्टुवुः सर्वे प्रणेमुश्च मुहुर्मुहुः ॥

tānṛṣīnsumahābhāgānantardhānagatānapi | pāṇḍavāstuṣṭuvuḥ sarve praṇemuśca muhurmuhuḥ

Though those greatly fortunate sages had vanished, all the Pandavas praised them and bowed to them again and again.

Verse 14 (13.65.14)

प्रसन्नमनसः सर्वे गाङ्गेयं कुरुसत्तमम् । उपतस्थुर्यथोद्यन्तमादित्यं मन्त्रकोविदाः ॥

prasannamanasaḥ sarve gāṅgeyaṃ kurusattamam | upatasthuryathodyantamādityaṃ mantrakovidāḥ

With glad minds they all attended Gangeya, the best of the Kurus, as those skilled in mantras wait upon the rising sun.

Verse 15 (13.65.15)

प्रभावं तपसस्तेषामृषीणां वीक्ष्य पाण्डवाः । प्रकाशन्तो दिशः सर्वा विस्मयं परमं ययुः ॥

prabhāvaṃ tapasasteṣāmṛṣīṇāṃ vīkṣya pāṇḍavāḥ | prakāśanto diśaḥ sarvā vismayaṃ paramaṃ yayuḥ

Seeing the power of those sages' austerity, the Pandavas, shining forth in all directions, were struck with the greatest wonder.

Verse 16 (13.65.16)

महाभाग्यं परं तेषामृषीणामनुचिन्त्य ते । पाण्डवाः सह भीष्मेण कथाश्चक्रुस्तदाश्रयाः ॥

mahābhāgyaṃ paraṃ teṣāmṛṣīṇāmanucintya te | pāṇḍavāḥ saha bhīṣmeṇa kathāścakrustadāśrayāḥ

Reflecting on the supreme greatness of those sages, the Pandavas held talks with Bhishma centred on them.

Verse 17 (13.65.17)

कथान्ते शिरसा पादौ स्पृष्ट्वा भीष्मस्य पाण्डवः । धर्म्यं धर्मसुतः प्रश्नं पर्यपृच्छद्युधिष्ठिरः ॥

kathānte śirasā pādau spṛṣṭvā bhīṣmasya pāṇḍavaḥ | dharmyaṃ dharmasutaḥ praśnaṃ paryapṛcchadyudhiṣṭhiraḥ

When the talk was over, Yudhishthira the Pandava, son of Dharma, touched Bhishma's feet with his head and put to him a question about dharma.

Verse 18 (13.65.18)

के देशाः के जनपदा आश्रमाः के च पर्वताः । प्रकृष्टाः पुण्यतः काश्च ज्ञेया नद्यः पितामह ॥

ke deśāḥ ke janapadā āśramāḥ ke ca parvatāḥ | prakṛṣṭāḥ puṇyataḥ kāśca jñeyā nadyaḥ pitāmaha

Which lands, which districts, which hermitages and which mountains, grandsire, are the most excellent in merit? And which rivers should be known as such?

Note on the text: Speaker: the page prints no heading here, but the verse is wholly Yudhishthira's question (CE likewise prints none and carries it on under vaiśaṃpāyana). Given to Yudhishthira; the input had वैशम्पायन.

Verse 19 (13.65.19)

अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम् । शिलोञ्छवृत्तेः संवादं सिद्धस्य च युधिष्ठिर ॥

atrāpyudāharantīmamitihāsaṃ purātanam | śiloñchavṛtteḥ saṃvādaṃ siddhasya ca yudhiṣṭhira

On this subject they recount this ancient tale, Yudhishthira: a conversation between a man who lived by gleaning grain and a Siddha.

Note on the text: Corrected शिलोच्छवृत्तेः → शिलोञ्छवृत्तेः (misprint in Wikisource; lost ञ्; CE śiloñchavṛtteḥ).

Verse 20 (13.65.20)

इमां कश्चित्परिक्रम्य पृथिवीं शैलभूषणाम् । असकृद्द्विपदां श्रेष्ठः श्रेष्ठस्य गृहमेधिनः ॥

imāṃ kaścitparikramya pṛthivīṃ śailabhūṣaṇām | asakṛddvipadāṃ śreṣṭhaḥ śreṣṭhasya gṛhamedhinaḥ

A certain one, the best of men, having travelled again and again over this earth adorned with mountains, came to the house of the best of householders.

Verse 21 (13.65.21)

शिलवृत्तेर्गृहं प्राप्तः स तेन विधिनाऽर्चितः । उवास रजनीं तत्र सुमुखः सुखभागृषिः ॥

śilavṛttergṛhaṃ prāptaḥ sa tena vidhinā'rcitaḥ | uvāsa rajanīṃ tatra sumukhaḥ sukhabhāgṛṣiḥ

He reached the house of Shilavritti and was honoured by him according to rule. Cheerful of face and sharing in his comfort, the sage spent the night there.

Note on the text: First line = CE 13,027.021a; second line = CE star line 13,027.021b*0227_01 (CE susukhaṃ for Wikisource sumukhaḥ; Wikisource's reading is kept). Alignment missed this verse.

Verse 22 (13.65.22)

शिलवृत्तिस्तु यत्कृत्यं प्रातस्तत्कृतवाञ्शुचिः । कृतकृत्यमुपातिष्ठत्सिद्धं तमतिथिं तदा ॥

śilavṛttistu yatkṛtyaṃ prātastatkṛtavāñśuciḥ | kṛtakṛtyamupātiṣṭhatsiddhaṃ tamatithiṃ tadā

In the morning the pure Shilavritti did what had to be done, and then waited upon his guest, the Siddha, who had also finished his tasks.

Note on the text: First line = CE star line 13,027.021b*0227_02; second line = CE 13,027.021c (CE kṛtakṛtya upātiṣṭhat for Wikisource kṛtakṛtyam upātiṣṭhat; Wikisource's reading is kept). Alignment missed this verse.

Verse 23 (13.65.23)

तौ समेत्य महात्मानौ सुखासीनौ कथाः शुभाः । चक्रतुर्वेदसम्बद्धास्तच्छेषकृतलक्षणाः ॥

tau sametya mahātmānau sukhāsīnau kathāḥ śubhāḥ | cakraturvedasambaddhāstaccheṣakṛtalakṣaṇāḥ

Those two great-souled men, meeting and sitting at ease, held auspicious conversations bearing on the Veda, in keeping with the duties that remained.

Verse 24 (13.65.24)

शिलवृत्तिः कथान्ते तु सिद्धमामन्त्र्य यत्नतः । प्रश्नं पप्रच्छ मेधावी यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि ॥

śilavṛttiḥ kathānte tu siddhamāmantrya yatnataḥ | praśnaṃ papraccha medhāvī yanmāṃ tvaṃ paripṛcchasi

At the end of the talk the wise Shilavritti respectfully addressed the Siddha and put to him the very question that you are now putting to me.

Verse 25 (13.65.25)

के देशाः के जनपदाः केऽऽश्रमाः के च पर्वताः । प्रकृष्टाः पुण्यतः काश्च ज्ञेया नद्यस्तदुच्यताम् ॥

ke deśāḥ ke janapadāḥ ke''śramāḥ ke ca parvatāḥ | prakṛṣṭāḥ puṇyataḥ kāśca jñeyā nadyastaducyatām

Which lands, which districts, which hermitages and which mountains are the most excellent in merit? And which rivers should be known as such? Please tell me.

Note on the text: Corrected केदेशाः → के देशाः (misprint in Wikisource; two words run together; CE ke deśāḥ). Speaker is Shilavritti, per the page heading.

Verse 26 (13.65.26)

ते देशास्ते जनपदास्तेऽऽश्रमास्ते च पर्वताः । येषां भागीरथी गङ्गा मध्येनैति सरिद्वरा ॥

te deśāste janapadāste''śramāste ca parvatāḥ | yeṣāṃ bhāgīrathī gaṅgā madhyenaiti saridvarā

Those lands, districts, hermitages and mountains are the best through whose midst the Bhagirathi Ganga, foremost of rivers, flows.

Note on the text: Corrected रारिद्वरा → सरिद्वरा (misprint in Wikisource; CE saridvarā).

Verse 27 (13.65.27)

तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण यज्ञैस्त्यागेन वा पुनः । गतिं तां न लभेज्जन्तुर्गङ्गां संसेव्य यां लभेत् ॥

tapasā brahmacaryeṇa yajñaistyāgena vā punaḥ | gatiṃ tāṃ na labhejjanturgaṅgāṃ saṃsevya yāṃ labhet

The state that a creature does not reach by austerity, by celibacy, by sacrifices or by renunciation, he reaches by resorting to the Ganga.

Verse 28 (13.65.28)

स्पृष्टानि येषां गाङ्गेयैस्तोयैर्गात्राणि देहिनाम् । न्यस्तानि न पुनस्तेषां त्यागः स्वर्गाद्विधीयते ॥

spṛṣṭāni yeṣāṃ gāṅgeyaistoyairgātrāṇi dehinām | nyastāni na punasteṣāṃ tyāgaḥ svargādvidhīyate

For those embodied beings whose bodies, touched by the waters of the Ganga, have been laid down in her, there is no casting out from heaven again.

Note on the text: Corrected स्पष्टानि → स्पृष्टानि (misprint in Wikisource; lost ृ; CE spṛṣṭāni).

Verse 29 (13.65.29)

सर्वाणि येषां गाङ्गेयैस्तोयैः कार्याणि देहिनाम् । गां त्यक्त्वा मानवा विप्र दिवि तिष्ठन्ति ते जनाः ॥

sarvāṇi yeṣāṃ gāṅgeyaistoyaiḥ kāryāṇi dehinām | gāṃ tyaktvā mānavā vipra divi tiṣṭhanti te janāḥ

Those men, brahmin, all of whose rites are done with the waters of the Ganga, leave the earth and abide in heaven.

Note on the text: CE 13,027.028a and 028c (CE ends te 'calāḥ for Wikisource te janāḥ; Wikisource's reading is kept). CE star line 13,027.028b*0230_01 is not in Wikisource and is not added. Alignment missed this verse.

Verse 30 (13.65.30)

पूर्वे वयसि कर्माणि कृत्वा पापानि ये नराः । पश्चाद्गङ्गां निषेवन्ते तेऽपि यान्त्युत्तमां गतिम् ॥

pūrve vayasi karmāṇi kṛtvā pāpāni ye narāḥ | paścādgaṅgāṃ niṣevante te'pi yāntyuttamāṃ gatim

Men who in their early years did sinful deeds but later resort to the Ganga, they too reach the highest state.

Verse 31 (13.65.31)

युक्ताश्च पातकैस्त्यक्त्वा देहं शुद्धा भवन्ति ते । मुच्यन्ते देहसंत्यागाद्गङ्गायमुनसङ्गमे ॥

yuktāśca pātakaistyaktvā dehaṃ śuddhā bhavanti te | mucyante dehasaṃtyāgādgaṅgāyamunasaṅgame

Even those bound to sins become pure on giving up the body; at the confluence of the Ganga and the Yamuna they are freed by casting off the body.

Note on the text: Removed the stray backtick, quote mark and inner danda (`…।।') that wrap the couplet in Wikisource. The couplet is not in the critical edition's numbered text: it is star passage 13,027.029d*0231_01-02, whose words are the same.

Verse 32 (13.65.32)

स्नातानां शुचिभिस्तोयैर्गाङ्गेयैः प्रयतात्मनाम् । व्युष्टिर्भवति या पुंसां न सा क्रतुशतैरपि ॥

snātānāṃ śucibhistoyairgāṅgeyaiḥ prayatātmanām | vyuṣṭirbhavati yā puṃsāṃ na sā kratuśatairapi

For men who bathe in the pure waters of the Ganga with a disciplined mind, the increase of merit that arises is not matched even by a hundred sacrifices.

Verse 33 (13.65.33)

यावदस्थि मनुष्यस्य गङ्गातोयेषु तिष्ठति । तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि स्वर्गलोके महीयते ॥

yāvadasthi manuṣyasya gaṅgātoyeṣu tiṣṭhati | tāvadvarṣasahasrāṇi svargaloke mahīyate

For as long as a man's bone remains in the waters of the Ganga, for so many thousands of years is he honoured in the world of heaven.

Verse 34 (13.65.34)

अपहत्य तमस्तीव्रं यथा भात्युदये रविः । तथाऽपहत्य पाप्मानं भाति गङ्गाजलोक्षितः ॥

apahatya tamastīvraṃ yathā bhātyudaye raviḥ | tathā'pahatya pāpmānaṃ bhāti gaṅgājalokṣitaḥ

As the rising sun shines after driving away thick darkness, so one sprinkled with the water of the Ganga shines after driving away sin.

Verse 35 (13.65.35)

विसोमा इव शर्वर्यो विपुष्पास्तरवो यथा । तद्वद्देशा दिशश्चैव हीना गङ्गाजलैः शिवैः ॥

visomā iva śarvaryo vipuṣpāstaravo yathā | tadvaddeśā diśaścaiva hīnā gaṅgājalaiḥ śivaiḥ

As nights without the moon and trees without flowers, so are lands and quarters without the auspicious waters of the Ganga.

Verse 36 (13.65.36)

वर्णाश्रमा यथा सर्वे धर्मज्ञानविवर्जिताः । क्रतवश्च यथाऽसोमास्तथा गङ्गां विना जगत् ॥

varṇāśramā yathā sarve dharmajñānavivarjitāḥ | kratavaśca yathā'somāstathā gaṅgāṃ vinā jagat

As all the castes and stages of life without knowledge of their own dharma, and as sacrifices without soma, so is the world without the Ganga.

Note on the text: CE 13,027.034 with the variant dharmajñāna for CE svadharmajñāna; Wikisource's reading is kept. Alignment missed this verse.

Verse 37 (13.65.37)

यथा हीनं नभोऽर्केण भूः शैलैः खं च वायुना । तथा देशा दिशश्चैव गङ्गाहीना न संशयः ॥

yathā hīnaṃ nabho'rkeṇa bhūḥ śailaiḥ khaṃ ca vāyunā | tathā deśā diśaścaiva gaṅgāhīnā na saṃśayaḥ

As the sky without the sun, the earth without mountains, the atmosphere without wind, so are lands and quarters without the Ganga - there is no doubt of it.

Verse 38 (13.65.38)

त्रिषु लोकेषु ये केचित्प्राणिनः सर्व एव ते । तर्प्यमाणाः परां तृप्तिं यान्ति गङ्गाजलैः शुभैः ॥

triṣu lokeṣu ye kecitprāṇinaḥ sarva eva te | tarpyamāṇāḥ parāṃ tṛptiṃ yānti gaṅgājalaiḥ śubhaiḥ

All beings whatever in the three worlds, being refreshed with the pure waters of the Ganga, reach the highest satisfaction.

Verse 39 (13.65.39)

अन्ये च देवा मुनयः प्रेतानि पितृभिः सह । तर्पितास्तृप्तिमायान्ति त्रिषु लोकेषु सर्वशः ॥

anye ca devā munayaḥ pretāni pitṛbhiḥ saha | tarpitāstṛptimāyānti triṣu lokeṣu sarvaśaḥ

Other gods and sages too, and the departed together with the ancestors, being gratified, attain contentment everywhere in the three worlds.

Note on the text: Removed the stray backtick, quote mark and inner danda (`…।।') wrapping the couplet in Wikisource. Not in the critical edition's numbered text: star passage 13,027.036d*0232_01-02, same words.

Verse 40 (13.65.40)

यस्तु सूर्येण निष्टप्तं गाङ्गेयं पिबते जलम् । गवां निर्हारनिर्मुक्ताद्यावकात्तद्विशिष्यते ॥

yastu sūryeṇa niṣṭaptaṃ gāṅgeyaṃ pibate jalam | gavāṃ nirhāranirmuktādyāvakāttadviśiṣyate

He who drinks Ganga water warmed by the sun surpasses even the yavaka penance of living on barley picked out of what cattle have voided.

Note on the text: Corrected निर्हरनिर्मुक्ता → निर्हारनिर्मुक्ता (misprint in Wikisource; short a for ā; CE nirhāranirmuktād, and the page's own gloss reads निर्हार).

Verse 41 (13.65.41)

इन्दुव्रतसहस्रं तु यश्चरेत्कायशोधनम् । पिवेद्यश्चापि गङ्गाम्भः समौ स्यातां न वा समौ ॥

induvratasahasraṃ tu yaścaretkāyaśodhanam | pivedyaścāpi gaṅgāmbhaḥ samau syātāṃ na vā samau

Let one perform the moon vow a thousand times, which purifies the body, and let another drink the water of the Ganga - the two may be equal, or they may not.

Note on the text: CE 13,027.038. Alignment missed this verse. Corrected इन्द्रव्रत → इन्दुव्रत (misprint in Wikisource; CE induvrata, and the page's gloss says इन्दुव्रतं चान्द्रायणम्); Corrected यश्चोरत्काय → यश्चरेत्काय (misprint in Wikisource; CE cared yaḥ kāyaśodhanam); Corrected गङ्गाम्यः → गङ्गाम्भः (misprint in Wikisource; CE gaṅgāmbhaḥ).

Verse 42 (13.65.42)

तिष्ठेद्युगसहस्रं तु पदेनैकेन यः पुमान् । मासमेकं तु गङ्गायां समौ स्यातां न वा समौ ॥

tiṣṭhedyugasahasraṃ tu padenaikena yaḥ pumān | māsamekaṃ tu gaṅgāyāṃ samau syātāṃ na vā samau

Let a man stand on one foot for a thousand yugas, and another spend a single month on the Ganga - the two may be equal, or they may not.

Note on the text: Corrected सभौ → समौ (misprint in Wikisource; CE samau).

Verse 43 (13.65.43)

लम्बतेऽवाक्शिरा यस्तु युगानामयुतं पुमान् । तिष्ठेद्यथेष्टं यश्चापि गङ्गायां स विशिष्यते ॥

lambate'vākśirā yastu yugānāmayutaṃ pumān | tiṣṭhedyatheṣṭaṃ yaścāpi gaṅgāyāṃ sa viśiṣyate

A man who hangs head downward for ten thousand yugas, and one who stays on the Ganga as he pleases - the latter surpasses him.

Verse 44 (13.65.44)

अग्नौ प्रास्तं प्रधूयेत यथा तूलं द्विजोत्तम । तथा गङ्गावगाढस्य सर्वपापं प्रधूयते ॥

agnau prāstaṃ pradhūyeta yathā tūlaṃ dvijottama | tathā gaṅgāvagāḍhasya sarvapāpaṃ pradhūyate

As cotton thrown into fire is burnt away, best of brahmins, so all the sin of one who has plunged into the Ganga is burnt away.

Verse 45 (13.65.45)

भूतानामिह सर्वेषां दुःखोपहतचेतसाम् । गतिमन्वेषमाणानां न गङ्गासदृशी गतिः ॥

bhūtānāmiha sarveṣāṃ duḥkhopahatacetasām | gatimanveṣamāṇānāṃ na gaṅgāsadṛśī gatiḥ

For all beings here whose minds are struck by sorrow and who are seeking a refuge, there is no refuge like the Ganga.

Verse 46 (13.65.46)

भवन्ति निर्विषाः सर्पा यथा तार्क्ष्यस्य दर्शनात् । गङ्गाया दर्शनात्तद्वत्सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥

bhavanti nirviṣāḥ sarpā yathā tārkṣyasya darśanāt | gaṅgāyā darśanāttadvatsarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

As serpents become harmless at the sight of Tarkshya, so by seeing the Ganga one is freed from all sins.

Note on the text: Corrected दर्शनातद्वत् → दर्शनात्तद्वत् (misprint in Wikisource; lost halant; CE darśanāt tadvat).

Verse 47 (13.65.47)

अप्रतिष्ठाश्च ये केचिदधर्मशरणाश्च ये । येषां प्रतिष्ठा गङ्गेह शरणं शर्म वर्म च ॥

apratiṣṭhāśca ye kecidadharmaśaraṇāśca ye | yeṣāṃ pratiṣṭhā gaṅgeha śaraṇaṃ śarma varma ca

Those who have no support and have taken refuge in unrighteousness - for them the Ganga here is support, shelter, comfort and armour.

Verse 48 (13.65.48)

प्रकृष्टैरशुभैर्ग्रस्ताननेकैः पुरुषाधमान् । पततो नरके गङ्गा संश्रितान्प्रेत्य तारयेत् ॥

prakṛṣṭairaśubhairgrastānanekaiḥ puruṣādhamān | patato narake gaṅgā saṃśritānpretya tārayet

The worst of men, seized by many grievous evils and falling into hell, if they have taken refuge in the Ganga, she carries across after death.

Verse 49 (13.65.49)

ते संविभक्ता मुनिभिर्नूनं देवैः सवासवैः । येऽभिगच्छन्ति सततं गङ्गां मतिमतांवर ॥

te saṃvibhaktā munibhirnūnaṃ devaiḥ savāsavaiḥ | ye'bhigacchanti satataṃ gaṅgāṃ matimatāṃvara

Surely they are favoured by the sages and by the gods with Indra, O best of the wise, who constantly go to the Ganga.

Verse 50 (13.65.50)

विनयाचारहीनाश्च अशिवाश्च नराधमाः । ते भवन्ति शिवा विप्र ये वै गङ्गामुपाश्रिताः ॥

vinayācārahīnāśca aśivāśca narādhamāḥ | te bhavanti śivā vipra ye vai gaṅgāmupāśritāḥ

Lowest of men though they be, lacking humility and good conduct, and inauspicious, they become auspicious, brahmin, if they have resorted to the Ganga.

Verse 51 (13.65.51)

यथा सुराणाममृतं पितॄणां च यथा स्वधा । सुधा यथा च नागानां तथा गङ्गाजलं नृणाम् ॥

yathā surāṇāmamṛtaṃ pitṝṇāṃ ca yathā svadhā | sudhā yathā ca nāgānāṃ tathā gaṅgājalaṃ nṛṇām

As ambrosia is to the gods, svadha to the ancestors, and nectar to the nagas, so is the water of the Ganga to men.

Note on the text: Corrected सुराणामभृतं → सुराणाममृतं (misprint in Wikisource; CE amṛtam).

Verse 52 (13.65.52)

उपासते यथा बाला मातरं क्षुधयाऽर्दिताः । श्रेयस्कामास्तथा गङ्गामुपासन्तीह देहिनः ॥

upāsate yathā bālā mātaraṃ kṣudhayā'rditāḥ | śreyaskāmāstathā gaṅgāmupāsantīha dehinaḥ

As children tormented by hunger turn to their mother, so embodied beings who seek their good turn to the Ganga here.

Verse 53 (13.65.53)

स्वायंभुवं यथा स्थानं सर्वेषां श्रेष्ठमुच्यते । स्थानानां सरितां श्रेष्ठा गङ्गा तद्वदिहोच्यते ॥

svāyaṃbhuvaṃ yathā sthānaṃ sarveṣāṃ śreṣṭhamucyate | sthānānāṃ saritāṃ śreṣṭhā gaṅgā tadvadihocyate

As the abode of Svayambhu is said to be the best of all abodes, so here the Ganga is said to be the best among places and rivers.

Verse 54 (13.65.54)

उपजीव्या यथा धेनुर्लोकानां ब्राह्ममेव वा । हविषां तु यथा सोमस्तरणेषु तथा त्वियम् ॥

upajīvyā yathā dhenurlokānāṃ brāhmameva vā | haviṣāṃ tu yathā somastaraṇeṣu tathā tviyam

As the cow is the support of the worlds, or as the Veda is, and as Soma is among oblations, so is she among the means of crossing over.

Note on the text: Removed the stray opening backtick. Not in the critical edition's numbered text: it is star passage 13,027.049d*0236_01-02 (CE ends taraṇeṣu tathākṣayam; Wikisource ends tathā tviyam, and Wikisource's reading is kept).

Verse 55 (13.65.55)

यथोपजीविनां धेनुर्देवादीनां परा स्मृता । तथोपजीविनां गङ्गा सर्वप्राणभृतामिह ॥

yathopajīvināṃ dhenurdevādīnāṃ parā smṛtā | tathopajīvināṃ gaṅgā sarvaprāṇabhṛtāmiha

As the cow is held to be supreme for those who depend on the gods and the rest, so the Ganga is for all living beings here who depend on her.

Verse 56 (13.65.56)

देवाः सोमार्कसंस्थानि यथा सत्रादिभिर्मखैः । अमृतान्युपजीवन्ति तथा गङ्गाजलं नराः ॥

devāḥ somārkasaṃsthāni yathā satrādibhirmakhaiḥ | amṛtānyupajīvanti tathā gaṅgājalaṃ narāḥ

As the gods live on the ambrosias that dwell in the moon and the sun, through sacrifices such as the sattras, so men live on the water of the Ganga.

Note on the text: Corrected यता सत्र → यथा सत्र (misprint in Wikisource; CE yathā satrādibhir).

Verse 57 (13.65.57)

जाह्नवीपुलिनोत्थाभिः सिकताभिः समुक्षितम् । आत्मानं मन्यते लोको दिविष्ठमिव शोभितम् ॥

jāhnavīpulinotthābhiḥ sikatābhiḥ samukṣitam | ātmānaṃ manyate loko diviṣṭhamiva śobhitam

A man sprinkled with the sand that rises from the banks of the Jahnavi thinks himself as splendid as if he stood in heaven.

Verse 58 (13.65.58)

जाह्नवीतीरसम्भूतां मृदं मूर्ध्ना बिभर्ति यः । बिभर्ति रूपं सोऽर्कस्य तमोनाशाय निर्मलम् ॥

jāhnavītīrasambhūtāṃ mṛdaṃ mūrdhnā bibharti yaḥ | bibharti rūpaṃ so'rkasya tamonāśāya nirmalam

He who bears on his head the clay born on the bank of the Jahnavi bears the spotless form of the sun, for the destruction of darkness.

Verse 59 (13.65.59)

गङ्गोर्मिभिरथो दिग्धः पुरुषं पवनो यदा । स्पृशते सोऽस्य पाप्मानं सद्य एवापकर्षति ॥

gaṅgormibhiratho digdhaḥ puruṣaṃ pavano yadā | spṛśate so'sya pāpmānaṃ sadya evāpakarṣati

When the wind, smeared with the waves of the Ganga, touches a man, it draws away his sin at once.

Note on the text: Corrected स्पृश्यते → स्पृशते (misprint in Wikisource; a passive form cannot take पुरुषं as object; CE spṛśate).

Verse 60 (13.65.60)

व्यसनैरभितप्तस्य नरस्य विनशिष्यतः । गङ्गादर्शनजा प्रीतिर्व्यसनान्यपकर्षति ॥

vyasanairabhitaptasya narasya vinaśiṣyataḥ | gaṅgādarśanajā prītirvyasanānyapakarṣati

For a man scorched by calamities and on the point of perishing, the joy that comes from seeing the Ganga draws his calamities away.

Verse 61 (13.65.61)

हंसारावैः कोकरवै रवैरन्यैश्च पक्षिणाम् । पस्पर्ध गङ्गा गन्धर्वान्पुलिनैश्च शिलोच्चयान् ॥

haṃsārāvaiḥ kokaravai ravairanyaiśca pakṣiṇām | paspardha gaṅgā gandharvānpulinaiśca śiloccayān

With the cries of swans, the calls of ruddy geese and the other cries of birds, the Ganga rivals the gandharvas, and with her sandbanks she rivals the mountains.

Verse 62 (13.65.62)

हंसादिभिः सुबहुभिर्विविधैः पक्षिभिर्वृताम् । गङ्गां गोकुलसम्बाधां दृष्ट्वा स्वर्गोऽपि विस्मृतः ॥

haṃsādibhiḥ subahubhirvividhaiḥ pakṣibhirvṛtām | gaṅgāṃ gokulasambādhāṃ dṛṣṭvā svargo'pi vismṛtaḥ

On seeing the Ganga surrounded by swans and many other birds of every kind, and crowded with herds of cattle, even heaven is forgotten.

Note on the text: Corrected सम्बादां → सम्बाधां (misprint in Wikisource; lost ध; CE gokulasaṃbādhām).

Verse 63 (13.65.63)

न सा प्रीतिर्दिविष्ठस्य सर्वकामानुपाश्नतः । सम्भवेद्या परा प्रीतिर्गङ्गायाः पुलिने नृणाम् ॥

na sā prītirdiviṣṭhasya sarvakāmānupāśnataḥ | sambhavedyā parā prītirgaṅgāyāḥ puline nṛṇām

The joy of one who dwells in heaven and enjoys every desire cannot match the supreme joy that men have on the sands of the Ganga.

Verse 64 (13.65.64)

वाङ्मनःकर्मजैर्ग्रस्तः पापैरपि पुमानिह । वीक्ष्य गङ्गां भवेत्पूतोऽत्र मे नास्ति संशयः ॥

vāṅmanaḥkarmajairgrastaḥ pāpairapi pumāniha | vīkṣya gaṅgāṃ bhavetpūto'tra me nāsti saṃśayaḥ

Even a man seized by sins born of speech, mind and action becomes purified on seeing the Ganga; of this I have no doubt.

Note on the text: Corrected वाङ्मन कर्मजैर् → वाङ्मनःकर्मजैर् (misprint in Wikisource; lost visarga; CE vāṅmanaḥkarmajair); Corrected भवेन्मूतो अत्र → भवेत्पूतोऽत्र (misprint in Wikisource; मूत is not a word here; CE bhavet pūtas).

Verse 65 (13.65.65)

सप्तावरान्सप्त परान्पितॄंस्तेभ्यश्च ये परे । पुमांस्तारयते गङ्गां वीक्ष्य स्पृष्ट्वाऽवगाह्य च ॥

saptāvarānsapta parānpitṝṃstebhyaśca ye pare | pumāṃstārayate gaṅgāṃ vīkṣya spṛṣṭvā'vagāhya ca

By seeing, touching and bathing in the Ganga, a man saves seven generations below him and seven above him, and the forefathers beyond them.

Verse 66 (13.65.66)

श्रुताभिलषिता पीता स्पृष्टा दृष्टाऽवगाहिता । गङ्गा तारयते नॄणामुभौ वंशौ विशेषतः ॥

śrutābhilaṣitā pītā spṛṣṭā dṛṣṭā'vagāhitā | gaṅgā tārayate nṝṇāmubhau vaṃśau viśeṣataḥ

Heard of, longed for, drunk, touched, seen and bathed in, the Ganga saves men, and especially both their lines.

Verse 67 (13.65.67)

तत्तीरगानां तपसा श्राद्धपारायणादिभिः । गङ्गाद्वारप्रभृतिभिस्तत्तीर्थैर्न परं नृणाम् ॥

tattīragānāṃ tapasā śrāddhapārāyaṇādibhiḥ | gaṅgādvāraprabhṛtibhistattīrthairna paraṃ nṛṇām

For those who go to her banks, by austerity, by shraddha rites, by recitation and the like, and at her tirthas beginning with Gangadvara, there is nothing higher for men.

Note on the text: Removed the stray opening backtick wrapping the couplet. Not in the critical edition's numbered text: star passage 13,027.062d*0239_01-02, same words. (Wikisource divides the CE's four star lines into this verse and the next.)

Verse 68 (13.65.68)

सायं प्रातः स्मरेद्गङ्गां नित्यं स्नाने तु कीर्तयेत् । तर्पणे पितृपूजासु मरणे चापि संस्मरेत् ॥

sāyaṃ prātaḥ smaredgaṅgāṃ nityaṃ snāne tu kīrtayet | tarpaṇe pitṛpūjāsu maraṇe cāpi saṃsmaret

Let him remember the Ganga evening and morning; let him speak her name when he bathes; and let him remember her well in offerings to the ancestors, in worship of the ancestors, and at the hour of death.

Note on the text: Removed the stray closing mark (।।') wrapping the couplet. Not in the critical edition's numbered text: star passage 13,027.062d*0239_03-04, same words. (Second half of the four-line star passage that Wikisource divides over two verses.)

Verse 69 (13.65.69)

दर्शनात्स्पर्शनात्पानात्तथा गङ्गेति कीर्तनात् । पुनात्यपुण्यान्पुरुषाञ्शतशोऽथ सहस्रशः ॥

darśanātsparśanātpānāttathā gaṅgeti kīrtanāt | punātyapuṇyānpuruṣāñśataśo'tha sahasraśaḥ

By sight, by touch, by drinking, and by speaking the name Ganga, she purifies sinful men by the hundred and by the thousand.

Note on the text: Corrected पुनात्युपुण्यान् → पुनात्यपुण्यान् (misprint in Wikisource; CE punāty apuṇyān).

Verse 70 (13.65.70)

य इच्छेत्सफलं जन्म जीवितं श्रुतमेव च । स पितॄंस्तर्पयेद्गङ्गामभिगम्य सुरांस्तथा ॥

ya icchetsaphalaṃ janma jīvitaṃ śrutameva ca | sa pitṝṃstarpayedgaṅgāmabhigamya surāṃstathā

He who wishes his birth, his life and his learning to bear fruit should go to the Ganga and gratify his ancestors and the gods.

Verse 71 (13.65.71)

न श्रुतैर्न च वित्तेन कर्मणा न च तत्फलम् । प्राप्नुयात्पुरुषोऽत्यन्तं गङ्गां प्राप्य यदाप्नुयात् ॥

na śrutairna ca vittena karmaṇā na ca tatphalam | prāpnuyātpuruṣo'tyantaṃ gaṅgāṃ prāpya yadāpnuyāt

Neither by learning, nor by wealth, nor by works does a man fully gain that fruit which he gains on reaching the Ganga.

Verse 72 (13.65.72)

जात्यन्धैरिह तुल्यास्ते मृतैः पङ्गुभिरेव च । समर्था ये न पश्यन्ति गङ्गां पुण्यजलां शिवाम् ॥

jātyandhairiha tulyāste mṛtaiḥ paṅgubhireva ca | samarthā ye na paśyanti gaṅgāṃ puṇyajalāṃ śivām

Those who are able to see the Ganga, of holy water and auspicious, yet do not see her, are like men blind from birth, like the dead and like the lame.

Verse 73 (13.65.73)

भूतभव्यभविष्यज्ञैर्महर्षिभिरुपस्थिताम् । देवैः सेन्द्रैश्च को गङ्गां नोपसेवेत मानवः ॥

bhūtabhavyabhaviṣyajñairmaharṣibhirupasthitām | devaiḥ sendraiśca ko gaṅgāṃ nopaseveta mānavaḥ

Attended by great sages who know the past, the present and the future, and by the gods with Indra - what man would not resort to the Ganga?

Verse 74 (13.65.74)

वानप्रस्थैर्गृहस्थैश्च यतिभिर्ब्रह्मचारिभिः । विद्यावद्भिः श्रितां गङ्गां पुमान्को नाम नाश्रयेत् ॥

vānaprasthairgṛhasthaiśca yatibhirbrahmacāribhiḥ | vidyāvadbhiḥ śritāṃ gaṅgāṃ pumānko nāma nāśrayet

Resorted to by forest-dwellers, householders, ascetics, students, and the learned - what man would not take refuge in the Ganga?

Verse 75 (13.65.75)

उत्क्रामद्भिश्च यः प्राणैः प्रयतः शिष्टसम्मतः । चिन्तयेन्मनसा गङ्गां स गतिं परमांलभेत् ॥

utkrāmadbhiśca yaḥ prāṇaiḥ prayataḥ śiṣṭasammataḥ | cintayenmanasā gaṅgāṃ sa gatiṃ paramāṃlabhet

One who, as his breaths depart, is self-controlled and approved by the good, and thinks of the Ganga in his mind, attains the highest state.

Note on the text: Corrected उत्कामद्बिश्च → उत्क्रामद्भिश्च (misprint in Wikisource; lost र and ब for भ; CE utkrāmadbhiś ca).

Verse 76 (13.65.76)

न भयेभ्यो भयं तस्य न पापेभ्यो न राजतः । आदेहपतनाद्गङ्गामुपास्ते यः पुमानिह ॥

na bhayebhyo bhayaṃ tasya na pāpebhyo na rājataḥ | ādehapatanādgaṅgāmupāste yaḥ pumāniha

The man who serves the Ganga here until his body falls has no fear from dangers, none from sins, and none from the king.

Verse 77 (13.65.77)

गगनाद्गां पतन्तीं वै महापुण्यां महेश्वरः । दधार शिरसा गङ्गां तामेव दिवि सेवते ॥

gaganādgāṃ patantīṃ vai mahāpuṇyāṃ maheśvaraḥ | dadhāra śirasā gaṅgāṃ tāmeva divi sevate

Maheshvara bore on his head the Ganga, supremely holy, as she fell from the sky to the earth; her alone he serves in heaven.

Note on the text: CE 13,027.071 with variants: Wikisource gaganād gāṃ patantīṃ … dadhāra śirasā gaṅgāṃ, CE gaganād yāṃ … dadhāra śirasā devīṃ; Wikisource's reading is kept. Alignment missed this verse.

Verse 78 (13.65.78)

अलङ्कृतास्त्रयो लोकाः पथिभिर्विमलैस्त्रिभिः । यस्तु तस्या जलं सेवेत्कृतकृत्यः पुमान्भवेत् ॥

alaṅkṛtāstrayo lokāḥ pathibhirvimalaistribhiḥ | yastu tasyā jalaṃ sevetkṛtakṛtyaḥ pumānbhavet

The three worlds are adorned by her three pure paths; the man who partakes of her water becomes one who has done all that was to be done.

Note on the text: Corrected क्रतकृत्यः → कृतकृत्यः (misprint in Wikisource; CE kṛtakṛtyaḥ).

Verse 79 (13.65.79)

दिवि ज्योतिर्यथाऽऽदित्यः पितॄणां चैव चन्द्रमाः । देवेशश्च यथा नृणां गङ्गा च सरितां तथा ॥

divi jyotiryathā''dityaḥ pitṝṇāṃ caiva candramāḥ | deveśaśca yathā nṛṇāṃ gaṅgā ca saritāṃ tathā

As the sun is the light in heaven, as the moon is for the ancestors, and as the lord of the gods is for men, so is the Ganga among rivers.

Note on the text: Corrected देवेश यथा → देवेशश्च यथा (misprint in Wikisource; lost श्च; CE deveśaś ca yathā).

Verse 80 (13.65.80)

मात्रा पित्रा सुतैर्दारैर्विमुक्तस्य धनेन वा । न भवेद्धि तथा दुःखं यथा गङ्गावियोगजम् ॥

mātrā pitrā sutairdārairvimuktasya dhanena vā | na bhaveddhi tathā duḥkhaṃ yathā gaṅgāviyogajam

A man separated from mother, father, sons, wives or wealth would not feel such grief as comes from separation from the Ganga.

Note on the text: Corrected यथा गङ्गा वियोगजम् → यथा गङ्गावियोगजम् (misprint in Wikisource; compound split by a space; CE gaṅgāviyogajam).

Verse 81 (13.65.81)

नारण्यैर्नेष्टविषयैर्न सुतैर्न धनागमैः । तथा प्रसादो भवति गङ्गां वीक्ष्य यथा भवेत् ॥

nāraṇyairneṣṭaviṣayairna sutairna dhanāgamaiḥ | tathā prasādo bhavati gaṅgāṃ vīkṣya yathā bhavet

Neither forests, nor longed-for objects, nor sons, nor gains of wealth bring such serenity as comes on seeing the Ganga.

Verse 82 (13.65.82)

पूर्णमिन्दुं यथा दृष्ट्वा नृणां दृष्टिः प्रसीदति । तथा त्रिपथगां दृष्ट्वा नृणां दृष्टिः प्रसीदति ॥

pūrṇaminduṃ yathā dṛṣṭvā nṛṇāṃ dṛṣṭiḥ prasīdati | tathā tripathagāṃ dṛṣṭvā nṛṇāṃ dṛṣṭiḥ prasīdati

As men's eyes grow clear and glad on seeing the full moon, so men's eyes grow clear and glad on seeing the Ganga of the three paths.

Verse 83 (13.65.83)

तद्भावस्तद्गतमनास्तन्निष्ठस्तत्परायणः । गङ्गांयोऽनुगतो भक्त्या स तस्याः प्रियतां व्रजेत् ॥

tadbhāvastadgatamanāstanniṣṭhastatparāyaṇaḥ | gaṅgāṃyo'nugato bhaktyā sa tasyāḥ priyatāṃ vrajet

Whoever follows the Ganga with devotion, with his whole being given to her, his mind fixed on her, devoted to her and intent on her alone, becomes dear to her.

Note on the text: Corrected भक्त्यास तस्याः → भक्त्या स तस्याः (misprint in Wikisource; two words run together; CE bhaktyā sa tasyāḥ).

Verse 84 (13.65.84)

भूस्थैः खस्थैर्दिविष्ठैश्च भूतैरुच्चावचैरपि । गङ्गा विगाह्या सततमेतत्कार्यतमं सताम् ॥

bhūsthaiḥ khasthairdiviṣṭhaiśca bhūtairuccāvacairapi | gaṅgā vigāhyā satatametatkāryatamaṃ satām

Beings on earth, in the sky and in heaven, high and low, should ever bathe in the Ganga; this is the most needful duty of the good.

Verse 85 (13.65.85)

विश्वलोकेषु पुण्यत्वाद्गङ्गायाः प्रथितं यशः । दुर्मृताननपत्यांश्च सा मृताननयद्दिवम् । यत्पुत्रान्सगरस्येतो भस्माख्याननयद्दिवम् ॥

viśvalokeṣu puṇyatvādgaṅgāyāḥ prathitaṃ yaśaḥ | durmṛtānanapatyāṃśca sā mṛtānanayaddivam | yatputrānsagarasyeto bhasmākhyānanayaddivam

Because of her holiness the Ganga's fame is spread through all the worlds. She led to heaven the ill-fated dead and the childless dead. And she led from here to heaven the sons of Sagara, who were now called mere ashes.

Note on the text: Removed the stray backticks and quote marks around the middle line. Line 1 = CE 13,027.079a (Wikisource viśvalokeṣu for CE triṣu lokeṣu); line 2 = CE star line 13,027.079b*0240_01; line 3 = CE 13,027.079c (Wikisource yat putrān sagarasyeto for CE yat putrān sagarasyaiṣā; Wikisource's reading is kept). Alignment missed this verse.

Verse 86 (13.65.86)

वाय्वीरिताभिः सुमनोहराभि- । र्द्रुताभिरत्यर्थसमुत्थिताभिः । गङ्गोर्मिभिर्भानुमतीभिरिद्धाः । सहस्ररश्मिप्रतिमा भवन्ति ॥

vāyvīritābhiḥ sumanoharābhi- | rdrutābhiratyarthasamutthitābhiḥ | gaṅgormibhirbhānumatībhiriddhāḥ | sahasraraśmipratimā bhavanti

Lit up by the waves of the Ganga, driven by the wind, most lovely, swift and rising high, and full of radiance, men become like the thousand-rayed sun.

Verse 87 (13.65.87)

पयस्विनीं घृतिनीमत्युदारां । समृद्धिनीं वेगिनीं दुर्विगाह्याम् । गङ्गां गत्वा यैः शरीरं विसृष्टं । गता धीरास्ते विबुधैः समत्वम् ॥

payasvinīṃ ghṛtinīmatyudārāṃ | samṛddhinīṃ veginīṃ durvigāhyām | gaṅgāṃ gatvā yaiḥ śarīraṃ visṛṣṭaṃ | gatā dhīrāste vibudhaiḥ samatvam

Those steadfast ones who have gone to the Ganga - rich in milk, rich in ghee, most generous, bestowing prosperity, swift and hard to fathom - and given up their bodies there, have gone to equality with the gods.

Note on the text: Corrected धीरस्ते → धीरास्ते (misprint in Wikisource; lost ा; CE dhīrās te).

Verse 88 (13.65.88)

अन्धाञ्जडान्द्रव्यहीनांश्च गङ्गा । यशस्विनी बृहती विश्वरूपा । देवैः सेन्द्रैर्मुनिभिर्मानवैश्च । निषेविता सर्वकामैर्युनक्ति ॥

andhāñjaḍāndravyahīnāṃśca gaṅgā | yaśasvinī bṛhatī viśvarūpā | devaiḥ sendrairmunibhirmānavaiśca | niṣevitā sarvakāmairyunakti

The Ganga, renowned, vast and of every form, served by the gods with Indra, by sages and by men, joins the blind, the dull and the poor with all their desires.

Note on the text: Corrected अन्धाञ्चडान् → अन्धाञ्जडान् (misprint in Wikisource; CE jaḍān).

Verse 89 (13.65.89)

ऊर्जस्वतीं मधुमतीं महापुण्यां त्रिवर्त्मगाम् । त्रिलोकगोप्त्रीं ये गङ्गां संश्रितास्ते दिवं गताः ॥

ūrjasvatīṃ madhumatīṃ mahāpuṇyāṃ trivartmagām | trilokagoptrīṃ ye gaṅgāṃ saṃśritāste divaṃ gatāḥ

Those who have taken refuge in the Ganga - full of vigour, full of sweetness, greatly holy, of the three paths, guardian of the three worlds - have gone to heaven.

Verse 90 (13.65.90)

यो वत्स्यति द्रक्ष्यति वाऽपि मर्त्य- । स्तस्मै प्रयच्छन्ति सुखानि देवाः । तद्भाविताः स्पर्शनदर्शनेन । इष्टां गतिं तस्य सुरा दिशन्ति ॥

yo vatsyati drakṣyati vā'pi martya- | stasmai prayacchanti sukhāni devāḥ | tadbhāvitāḥ sparśanadarśanena | iṣṭāṃ gatiṃ tasya surā diśanti

To the mortal who will dwell by her or will see her, the gods give joys; and the gods, made great by her through touch and sight, grant him the goal he desires.

Note on the text: CE 13,027.084 with variants in the second half: Wikisource tadbhāvitāḥ sparśanadarśanena / iṣṭāṃ gatiṃ tasya surā diśanti, CE tadbhāvitāḥ sparśane darśane yas / tasmai devā gatim iṣṭāṃ diśanti; Wikisource's reading is kept. Alignment missed this verse. Corrected स्मस्मै → स्तस्मै (misprint in Wikisource; मर्त्य-|स्मस्मै for मर्त्यस्तस्मै; CE martyas tasmai).

Verse 91 (13.65.91)

दक्षां पृश्निं बृहतीं विप्रकृष्टां । शिवामृद्धां भागिनीं सुप्रसन्नाम् । विभावरीं सर्वभूतप्रतिष्ठां । गङ्गां गता ये त्रिदिवं गतास्ते ॥

dakṣāṃ pṛśniṃ bṛhatīṃ viprakṛṣṭāṃ | śivāmṛddhāṃ bhāginīṃ suprasannām | vibhāvarīṃ sarvabhūtapratiṣṭhāṃ | gaṅgāṃ gatā ye tridivaṃ gatāste

Skilful, speckled, vast, far-reaching, auspicious, prosperous, bountiful, most serene, shining, the foundation of all beings - those who have gone to the Ganga have gone to heaven.

Verse 92 (13.65.92)

ख्यातिर्यस्याः खं दिवं गां च नित्या- । मूर्ध्वं दिशो विदिशश्चावतस्थे । तस्या जलं सेव्य सरिद्वराया । मर्त्याः सर्वे कृतकृत्या भवन्ति ॥

khyātiryasyāḥ khaṃ divaṃ gāṃ ca nityā- | mūrdhvaṃ diśo vidiśaścāvatasthe | tasyā jalaṃ sevya saridvarāyā | martyāḥ sarve kṛtakṛtyā bhavanti

Her fame stands forever above sky, heaven and earth, the directions and the intermediate directions; by resorting to the waters of this best of rivers, all mortals accomplish their purpose.

Note on the text: Corrected कुतकृत्या → कृतकृत्या (misprint in Wikisource; CE kṛtakṛtyā).

Verse 93 (13.65.93)

इयं गङ्गेति नियतं प्रतिष्ठा । गुहस्य रुक्मस्य च गर्भयोषा । प्रातस्त्रिवर्गा घृतवहा विपाप्मा । गङ्गाऽवतीर्णा वियतो विश्वतोया ॥

iyaṃ gaṅgeti niyataṃ pratiṣṭhā | guhasya rukmasya ca garbhayoṣā | prātastrivargā ghṛtavahā vipāpmā | gaṅgā'vatīrṇā viyato viśvatoyā

'This is the Ganga' - so she is, surely, the support; she bears Guha and gold as a woman bears an unborn child; at dawn she grants the three aims of life, bears a ghee-like flood, and is free from sin; the Ganga came down from the sky, her waters dear to all.

Note on the text: Corrected स्क्मस्य → रुक्मस्य (misprint in Wikisource; CE rukmasya, and the page's gloss reads रुक्मस्य).

Verse 94 (13.65.94)

प्रातस्त्रिमार्गेषु कृतावगाहा । विपाप्मनां वितता विश्वगोप्ता । नारायणादक्षयात्पूर्वजाता । विष्णोः पदाच्छिंशुमाराद्ध्रुवाच्च । सोमात्सूर्यान्मेरुरूपाच्च विष्णोः । समागता शिवमूर्ध्नो हिमाद्रिम् ॥

prātastrimārgeṣu kṛtāvagāhā | vipāpmanāṃ vitatā viśvagoptā | nārāyaṇādakṣayātpūrvajātā | viṣṇoḥ padācchiṃśumārāddhruvācca | somātsūryānmerurūpācca viṣṇoḥ | samāgatā śivamūrdhno himādrim

Bathed in at dawn in her three courses, spread wide for those freed from sin, the protector of all; born of old from the imperishable Narayana; from the foot of Vishnu, from the Shishumara and from Dhruva, from the Moon, from the Sun, and from Vishnu's form as Meru, she came from Shiva's head and reached the snowy mountain.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition: Wikisource prints only a last line labelled 13-65-94f, "दिवो भुवश्चापि वीक्ष्यानुरूपा।।'", which is a repeat of the second line of the next verse (95), with the closing quote of a lost star passage; the earlier lines are missing. The six lines (the label "f" means six lines) are CE star passages 13,027.087d*0241_01-02 (lines 1-2) and 13,027.087d*0242_01-04 (lines 3-6), which stand at exactly this place, between CE 087 (Wikisource 93) and CE 088 (Wikisource 95). They are not in the critical edition's numbered text. The repeated line is dropped.

Verse 95 (13.65.95)

सुताऽवनीध्रस्य हरस्य भार्या । दिवो भुवश्चापि कृतानुरूपा । भव्या पृथिव्यां भागिनी चापि राज- । न्गङ्गा लोकानां पुण्यदा वै त्रयाणाम् ॥

sutā'vanīdhrasya harasya bhāryā | divo bhuvaścāpi kṛtānurūpā | bhavyā pṛthivyāṃ bhāginī cāpi rāja- | ngaṅgā lokānāṃ puṇyadā vai trayāṇām

Daughter of the mountain and wife of Hara, she has made herself a fitting ornament for heaven and earth; auspicious, and fortunate on earth, O king, the Ganga gives merit to all three worlds.

Note on the text: Corrected पृण्यदा → पुण्यदा (misprint in Wikisource; CE puṇyadā).

Verse 96 (13.65.96)

मधुस्रवा घृतधारा घृतार्चि- । र्महोर्मिभिः शोभिता ब्राह्मणैश्च । दिवश्च्युता शिरसाऽऽप्ता शिवेन । गङ्गाऽवनीध्रात्त्रिदिवस्य माता ॥

madhusravā ghṛtadhārā ghṛtārci- | rmahormibhiḥ śobhitā brāhmaṇaiśca | divaścyutā śirasā''ptā śivena | gaṅgā'vanīdhrāttridivasya mātā

Honey-flowing, ghee-streaming, with flames like ghee, adorned with great waves and by brahmins; fallen from heaven and received on Shiva's head, the Ganga, who came down from the mountain, is the mother of heaven.

Note on the text: CE 13,027.089a and 089c, with CE star lines 089b*0243_01-02 between them not in Wikisource. Variants: Wikisource madhusravā ghṛtadhārā … śirasāptā śivena gaṅgāvanīdhrāt tridivasya mātā, CE madhupravāhā … śirasāttā bhavena gaṅgāvanīdhrās tridivasya mālā; Wikisource's reading is kept. Alignment missed this verse.

Verse 97 (13.65.97)

योनिर्वरिष्ठा विरजा वितन्वी । शय्याऽचिरा वारिवहा यशोदा । विश्वावती चाकृतिरिष्टसिद्धा । गङ्गोक्षितानां भुवनस्य पन्थाः ॥

yonirvariṣṭhā virajā vitanvī | śayyā'cirā vārivahā yaśodā | viśvāvatī cākṛtiriṣṭasiddhā | gaṅgokṣitānāṃ bhuvanasya panthāḥ

The highest womb, spotless, slender, a resting-place, swift, bearer of water, giver of fame, protector of the universe, of fair form, one whose wishes are fulfilled - she is the road to the heavenly world for those sprinkled with the Ganga.

Verse 98 (13.65.98)

क्षान्त्या मह्या गोपने धारणे च । दीप्त्या कृशानोस्तपनस्य चैव । तुल्या गङ्गा सम्मता ब्राह्मणानां । गुहस्य ब्रह्मण्यतया च नित्यम् ॥

kṣāntyā mahyā gopane dhāraṇe ca | dīptyā kṛśānostapanasya caiva | tulyā gaṅgā sammatā brāhmaṇānāṃ | guhasya brahmaṇyatayā ca nityam

She is regarded as equal to the earth in patience, in guarding and in bearing, and equal in splendour to fire and to the sun; she is esteemed by brahmins, and ever esteemed by Guha for her goodwill toward brahmins.

Note on the text: Corrected दीप्त्य, कृशानो → दीप्त्या कृशानो (misprint in Wikisource; stray comma and short final a; CE dīptyā kṛśānos); Corrected गृहस्य ब्रह्मण्यतया → गुहस्य ब्रह्मण्यतया (misprint in Wikisource; CE guhasya, and the page's gloss says गुहस्य कुमारस्य).

Verse 99 (13.65.99)

ऋषिष्टुतां विष्णुपदीं पुराणां । सुपुण्यतोयां मनसाऽपि लोके । सर्वात्मना जाह्नवीं ये प्रपन्ना । स्ते ब्रह्मणः सदनं सम्प्रयाताः ॥

ṛṣiṣṭutāṃ viṣṇupadīṃ purāṇāṃ | supuṇyatoyāṃ manasā'pi loke | sarvātmanā jāhnavīṃ ye prapannā | ste brahmaṇaḥ sadanaṃ samprayātāḥ

Praised by sages, sprung from Vishnu's foot, ancient, with most sacred waters, even by thought alone in this world - those who have wholly taken refuge in the Jahnavi have gone to the abode of Brahma.

Note on the text: Corrected प्रवन्ना → प्रपन्ना (misprint in Wikisource; CE prapannās).

Verse 100 (13.65.100)

लोकानिमान्नयति या जननीव पुत्रा- । न्सर्वात्मना सर्वगुणोपपन्ना । तत्स्थानकं ब्राह्ममभीप्समानै- । र्गङ्गा सदैवात्मवशैरुपास्या ॥

lokānimānnayati yā jananīva putrā- | nsarvātmanā sarvaguṇopapannā | tatsthānakaṃ brāhmamabhīpsamānai- | rgaṅgā sadaivātmavaśairupāsyā

She who leads these worlds as a mother leads her sons, endowed in every way with every virtue - the Ganga should always be served by those who, master of themselves, long for the abode of Brahma.

Verse 101 (13.65.101)

उस्रां जुष्टां मिषतीं विश्वतोयाम् । इरां वज्रीं रेवतीं भूधराणाम् । शिष्टाश्रयाममृतां ब्रह्मकान्ताम् । गङ्गां श्रयेदात्मवान्सिद्धिकामः ॥

usrāṃ juṣṭāṃ miṣatīṃ viśvatoyām | irāṃ vajrīṃ revatīṃ bhūdharāṇām | śiṣṭāśrayāmamṛtāṃ brahmakāntām | gaṅgāṃ śrayedātmavānsiddhikāmaḥ

Let the self-possessed man who longs for accomplishment resort to the Ganga: the radiant cow of plenty, the cherished, the all-seeing, whose waters are for all; the nourishing one, the one armed with the thunderbolt, the wealthy lady of the mountains; the refuge of the good, the immortal, the beloved of Brahma.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (13,027.094): Wikisource prints only the last line, labelled 13-65-101f, with the misprint गंङ्गां for गङ्गां; the first three lines are lost. Lines 1-2 are CE 13,027.094a, line 3 is the first half of CE 094c, and line 4 is the second half of 094c, which is Wikisource's lone line; written in Devanagari keeping CE's words exactly. The page's gloss on 13-65-101 discusses उस्रं, मिषतीं, हरावतीम्, ब्रह्मणोपि कान्ताम्, words of this lost passage.

Verse 102 (13.65.102)

प्रसाद्य देवान्सविभून्समस्ता- । न्भगीरथस्तपसोग्रेण गङ्गाम् । गामानयत्तामभिगम्य शश्व- । त्पुंसां भयं नेह चामुत्र विद्यात् ॥

prasādya devānsavibhūnsamastā- | nbhagīrathastapasogreṇa gaṅgām | gāmānayattāmabhigamya śaśva- | tpuṃsāṃ bhayaṃ neha cāmutra vidyāt

Having pleased all the gods and their lords by fierce austerity, Bhagiratha brought the Ganga to the earth; by going to her constantly, a man would have no fear here or hereafter.

Verse 103 (13.65.103)

उदाहृतः सर्वथा ते गुणानां । मयैकदेशः प्रसमीक्ष्य बुद्ध्या । शक्तिर्न मे काचिदिहास्ति वक्तुं । गुणान्सर्वान्परिमातुं तथैव ॥

udāhṛtaḥ sarvathā te guṇānāṃ | mayaikadeśaḥ prasamīkṣya buddhyā | śaktirna me kācidihāsti vaktuṃ | guṇānsarvānparimātuṃ tathaiva

I have set out to you only a part of her virtues, having weighed them with my understanding; I have no power here to recount all her virtues, nor to measure them.

Note on the text: Corrected बृद्ध्या → बुद्ध्या (misprint in Wikisource; CE buddhyā); Corrected न से → न मे (misprint in Wikisource; CE na me).

Verse 104 (13.65.104)

मेरोः समुद्रस्य च सर्वयत्नैः । सङ्ख्योपलानामुदकस्य वाऽपि । शक्यं वक्तुं नेह गङ्गाजलानां । गुणाख्यानं परिमातुं तथैव ॥

meroḥ samudrasya ca sarvayatnaiḥ | saṅkhyopalānāmudakasya vā'pi | śakyaṃ vaktuṃ neha gaṅgājalānāṃ | guṇākhyānaṃ parimātuṃ tathaiva

As one cannot, with every effort, count Meru, the ocean, the pebbles or the water, so one cannot here recount or measure the virtues of the Ganga's waters.

Verse 105 (13.65.105)

तस्मादेतान्परया श्रद्धयोक्ता- । न्गुणान्सर्वाञ्जाह्नवीयान्सदैव । भवेद्वाचा मनसा कर्मणा च । भक्त्या युक्तः श्रद्धया श्रद्दधानः ॥

tasmādetānparayā śraddhayoktā- | nguṇānsarvāñjāhnavīyānsadaiva | bhavedvācā manasā karmaṇā ca | bhaktyā yuktaḥ śraddhayā śraddadhānaḥ

Therefore a man should always, in speech, mind and deed, be devoted and full of faith in all these virtues of the Jahnavi, which I have spoken of with the highest faith.

Note on the text: CE 13,027.098 with the variant bhavet … yuktaḥ for CE bhajet … yuktaḥ (the first half-verse's word order differs slightly); Wikisource's reading is kept. Alignment missed this verse.

Verse 106 (13.65.106)

लोकानिमांस्त्रीन्यशसा वितत्य । सिद्धिं प्राप्य महतीं तां दुरापाम् । गङ्गाकृतानचिरेणैव लोका- । न्यथेष्टमिष्टान्विहरिष्यसि त्वम् ॥

lokānimāṃstrīnyaśasā vitatya | siddhiṃ prāpya mahatīṃ tāṃ durāpām | gaṅgākṛtānacireṇaiva lokā- | nyatheṣṭamiṣṭānvihariṣyasi tvam

Spreading your fame over these three worlds and gaining that great accomplishment so hard to attain, you will soon roam at will among the longed-for worlds that the Ganga bestows.

Verse 107 (13.65.107)

तव मम च गुणैर्महानुभावा । जुषतु मतिं सततं स्वधर्मयुक्तैः । अभिमतजनवत्सला हि गङ्गा । जगति युनक्ति सुखैश्च भक्तिमन्तम् ॥

tava mama ca guṇairmahānubhāvā | juṣatu matiṃ satataṃ svadharmayuktaiḥ | abhimatajanavatsalā hi gaṅgā | jagati yunakti sukhaiśca bhaktimantam

May the exalted Ganga, through your virtues and mine joined with our own duties, ever favour our minds. For the Ganga, kind to those who are devoted to her, binds her devotee in this world to joys.

Note on the text: Corrected भतिं → मतिं (misprint in Wikisource; CE matiṃ, and the page's gloss says मतिं जुषतु).

Verse 108 (13.65.108)

इति परममतिर्गुणानशेषा- । ञ्शिलरतये त्रिपथानुयोगरूपान् । बहुविधमनुशास्य तथ्यरूपा- । न्गगनतलं द्युतिमान्विवेश सिद्धः ॥

iti paramamatirguṇānaśeṣā- | ñśilarataye tripathānuyogarūpān | bahuvidhamanuśāsya tathyarūpā- | ngaganatalaṃ dyutimānviveśa siddhaḥ

Having thus taught Shilavritti at length all those true qualities of the Ganga of the three paths, the Siddha of supreme wisdom, shining, entered the vault of the sky.

Verse 109 (13.65.109)

शिलवृत्तिस्तु सिद्धस्य वाक्यैः सम्बोधितस्तदा । गङ्गामुपास्य विधिवत्सिद्धिं प्राप सुदुर्लभाम् ॥

śilavṛttistu siddhasya vākyaiḥ sambodhitastadā | gaṅgāmupāsya vidhivatsiddhiṃ prāpa sudurlabhām

Awakened by the Siddha's words, Shilavritti duly worshipped the Ganga and attained an accomplishment very hard to win.

Verse 110 (13.65.110)

तथा त्वमपि कौन्तेय भक्त्या परमया युतः । गङ्गामभ्येहि सततं प्राप्स्यसे सिद्धिमुत्तमाम् ॥

tathā tvamapi kaunteya bhaktyā paramayā yutaḥ | gaṅgāmabhyehi satataṃ prāpsyase siddhimuttamām

So you too, son of Kunti, endowed with supreme devotion, should go constantly to the Ganga; you will attain the highest accomplishment.

Verse 111 (13.65.111)

श्रुत्वेतिहासं भीष्मोक्तं गङ्गायाः स्तवसंयुतम् । युधिष्ठिरः परां प्रीतिमगच्छद्धातृभिः सह ॥

śrutvetihāsaṃ bhīṣmoktaṃ gaṅgāyāḥ stavasaṃyutam | yudhiṣṭhiraḥ parāṃ prītimagacchaddhātṛbhiḥ saha

Having heard this tale told by Bhishma, filled with the praise of the Ganga, Yudhishthira and his brothers felt the highest joy.