The Southern Fords, Prayaga, and the End of Pulastya's Teaching

Verse 1 (3.83.1)

अथ सन्ध्यां समासाद्य संवेद्ये तीर्थ उत्तमे । उपस्पृश्य नरो विद्यां लभते नात्र संशयः ॥

atha sandhyāṃ samāsādya saṃvedye tīrtha uttame | upaspṛśya naro vidyāṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Next, going to the Sandhya and bathing at Samvedya, that excellent ford, a man gains knowledge; of this there is no doubt.

Note on the text: Wikisource prints no speaker heading on this page; Pulastya's discourse to Bhishma continues from adhyaya 82 (the critical edition opens 3.83 with 'pulastya uvāca'), so verses 1–111 are assigned to Pulastya.

Verse 2 (3.83.2)

रामस्य च प्रसादेन तीर्थं राजन्कृतं पुरा । तल्लौहित्यं समासाद्य विन्द्याद्बहु सुवर्णकम् ॥

rāmasya ca prasādena tīrthaṃ rājankṛtaṃ purā | tallauhityaṃ samāsādya vindyādbahu suvarṇakam

By the grace of Rama, O king, a tirtha was made there in ancient times. Reaching that tirtha, Lauhitya, one obtains much gold.

Verse 3 (3.83.3)

करतोयां समासाद्य त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः । अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति प्रजापतिकृतो विधिः ॥

karatoyāṃ samāsādya trirātropoṣito naraḥ | aśvamedhamavāpnoti prajāpatikṛto vidhiḥ

Reaching the Karatoya and fasting for three nights, a man obtains the fruit of a horse sacrifice; such is the rule laid down by Prajapati.

Verse 4 (3.83.4)

गङ्गायास्तत्र राजेन्द्र सागरस्य च सङ्गमे । अश्वमेधं दशगुणं प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः ॥

gaṅgāyāstatra rājendra sāgarasya ca saṅgame | aśvamedhaṃ daśaguṇaṃ pravadanti manīṣiṇaḥ

There, O lord of kings, at the confluence of the Ganga and the ocean, the wise declare the merit to be ten times that of a horse sacrifice.

Verse 5 (3.83.5)

गङ्गायास्त्वपरं पारं प्राप्य यः स्नाति मानवः । त्रिरात्रमुषितो राजन्सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात् ॥

gaṅgāyāstvaparaṃ pāraṃ prāpya yaḥ snāti mānavaḥ | trirātramuṣito rājansarvānkāmānavāpnuyāt

The man who reaches the far bank of the Ganga and bathes there, staying three nights, O king, obtains all his desires.

Verse 6 (3.83.6)

ततो वैतरणीं गत्वा सर्वपापप्रमोचनीम् । विरजातीर्थमासाद्य विराजति यथा शशी ॥

tato vaitaraṇīṃ gatvā sarvapāpapramocanīm | virajātīrthamāsādya virājati yathā śaśī

Then, going to the Vaitarani, which frees from all sins, and reaching the Viraja tirtha, one shines like the moon.

Verse 7 (3.83.7)

प्रभवेच्च कुले पुण्ये सर्वपापं व्यपोहति । गोसहस्रफलं लब्ध्वा पुनाति स्वकुलं नरः ॥

prabhavecca kule puṇye sarvapāpaṃ vyapohati | gosahasraphalaṃ labdhvā punāti svakulaṃ naraḥ

He is born into a holy family and casts off all his sin; gaining the fruit of a thousand cows, the man purifies his own family.

Note on the text: Corrected गोसहस्रफंल → गोसहस्रफलं and रपुनाति → पुनाति (misprints in Wikisource; misplaced anusvara and a stray र).

Verse 8 (3.83.8)

शोणस्य ज्योतिरथ्यायाः संगमे नियतः शुचिः । तर्पयित्वा पितॄन्देवानग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत् ॥

śoṇasya jyotirathyāyāḥ saṃgame niyataḥ śuciḥ | tarpayitvā pitṝndevānagniṣṭomaphalaṃ labhet

At the confluence of the Shona and the Jyotirathya, one who is self-restrained and pure and offers water to the ancestors and the gods gains the fruit of an Agnishtoma.

Verse 9 (3.83.9)

शोणस्य नर्मदायाश्च प्रभेदे कुरुनन्दन । वंशगुल्म उपस्पृश्य वाजिमेधफलं लभेत् ॥

śoṇasya narmadāyāśca prabhede kurunandana | vaṃśagulma upaspṛśya vājimedhaphalaṃ labhet

At Vamshagulma, where the Shona and the Narmada part, O joy of the Kurus, one who bathes gains the fruit of a horse sacrifice.

Note on the text: Corrected नर्मदायाश् → नर्मदायाश्च and वाचजिमेधफलं → वाजिमेधफलं (misprints in Wikisource; dropped च and an intruded च; the critical edition reads narmadāyāś ca, vājimedhaphalaṃ).

Verse 10 (3.83.10)

ऋषभं तीर्थमासाद्य कोशलायां नराधिप । वाजपेयमवाप्नोति त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः । गोसहस्रफलं विन्द्यात्कुलं चैव समुद्धरेत् ॥

ṛṣabhaṃ tīrthamāsādya kośalāyāṃ narādhipa | vājapeyamavāpnoti trirātropoṣito naraḥ | gosahasraphalaṃ vindyātkulaṃ caiva samuddharet

Reaching the Rishabha tirtha in Kosala, O lord of men, a man who fasts there for three nights obtains the Vajapeya; he gains the fruit of a thousand cows and uplifts his family as well.

Note on the text: Restored from the critical edition (3.83.10ab): Wikisource lacks the line naming the tirtha (ṛṣabhaṃ tīrtham āsādya kośalāyāṃ narādhipa), leaving the verse with no place; it is supplied as the first line. Wikisource's two lines follow unchanged: the first matches 3.83.10cd, the second resembles 3.83.12cd and is not in the critical edition at this point.

Verse 11 (3.83.11)

कोसलां तु समासाद्य कालतीर्थमुपस्पृशेत् । वृषभैकादशफलं लभते नात्र संशयः ॥

kosalāṃ tu samāsādya kālatīrthamupaspṛśet | vṛṣabhaikādaśaphalaṃ labhate nātra saṃśayaḥ

Reaching Kosala, one should bathe at Kalatirtha; he gains the fruit of eleven bulls, there is no doubt.

Verse 12 (3.83.12)

पुष्पवत्यामुपस्पृश्य त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः । गोसहस्रफलं लब्ध्वा पुनाति स्वकुलं नृप ॥

puṣpavatyāmupaspṛśya trirātropoṣito naraḥ | gosahasraphalaṃ labdhvā punāti svakulaṃ nṛpa

Bathing in the Pushpavati and fasting for three nights, a man gains the fruit of a thousand cows and purifies his family, O king.

Note on the text: The first line matches the critical edition 3.83.12ab; the second is a variant (CE: gosahasraphalaṃ vindyāt kulaṃ caiva samuddharet).

Verse 13 (3.83.13)

ततो बदरिकातीर्थे स्नात्वा भरतसत्तम । दीर्घमायुरवाप्नोति स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति ॥

tato badarikātīrthe snātvā bharatasattama | dīrghamāyuravāpnoti svargalokaṃ ca gacchati

Then, bathing at the Badarika tirtha, O best of the Bharatas, one gains long life and goes to the world of heaven.

Verse 14 (3.83.14)

तथा चम्पां समासाद्य भागीरथ्यां कृतोदकः । दण्डाख्यमभिगम्यैव गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ॥

tathā campāṃ samāsādya bhāgīrathyāṃ kṛtodakaḥ | daṇḍākhyamabhigamyaiva gosahasraphalaṃ labhet

Likewise, reaching Champa, offering water in the Bhagirathi and going on to Danda, one gains the fruit of a thousand cows.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text; it is in the apparatus as 3.83.13d*0436 (vulgate recension).

Verse 15 (3.83.15)

लपेटिकां ततो गच्छेत्पुण्यां पुण्योपशोभिताम् । वाजपेयमवाप्नोति देवैः सर्वैश्च पूज्यते ॥

lapeṭikāṃ tato gacchetpuṇyāṃ puṇyopaśobhitām | vājapeyamavāpnoti devaiḥ sarvaiśca pūjyate

Then one should go to holy Lapetika, graced with holy things; he obtains the Vajapeya and is honoured by all the gods.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text; it is in the apparatus as 3.83.13d*0437 (vulgate recension).

Verse 16 (3.83.16)

ततो महेन्द्रमासाद्य जामदग्न्यनिषेवितम् । रामतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा वाजिमेधफलं लभेत् ॥

tato mahendramāsādya jāmadagnyaniṣevitam | rāmatīrthe naraḥ snātvā vājimedhaphalaṃ labhet

Then, reaching Mahendra, frequented by Jamadagni's son, and bathing at Ramatirtha, a man gains the fruit of a horse sacrifice.

Note on the text: Corrected जामदग्न्यनिपेवितम् → जामदग्न्यनिषेवितम् (misprint in Wikisource; प for ष, as the critical edition's jāmadagnyaniṣevitam and verse 43 confirm).

Verse 17 (3.83.17)

मतङ्गस्य तु केदारस्तत्रैव कुरुनन्दन । तत्र स्नात्वा कुरुश्रेष्ठ गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ॥

mataṅgasya tu kedārastatraiva kurunandana | tatra snātvā kuruśreṣṭha gosahasraphalaṃ labhet

Matanga's Kedara is right there, O joy of the Kurus; bathing there, O best of the Kurus, one gains the fruit of a thousand cows.

Verse 18 (3.83.18)

श्रीपर्वतं समासाद्य नदीतीरमुपस्पृशेत् । अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति पूजयित्वा वृषध्वजम् ॥

śrīparvataṃ samāsādya nadītīramupaspṛśet | aśvamedhamavāpnoti pūjayitvā vṛṣadhvajam

Reaching Shriparvata, one should bathe at the river bank; worshipping the god whose banner bears the bull, he obtains the horse sacrifice.

Note on the text: Corrected रअश्वमेधमवाप्नोति → अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति (misprint in Wikisource; stray र). The second line differs from the critical edition 3.83.16cd (svargalokaṃ ca gacchati).

Verse 19 (3.83.19)

श्रीपर्वते महादेवो देव्या सह महाद्युतिः । न्यवसत्परमप्रीतो ब्रह्मा च त्रिदशैः सह ॥

śrīparvate mahādevo devyā saha mahādyutiḥ | nyavasatparamaprīto brahmā ca tridaśaiḥ saha

On Shriparvata the radiant Mahadeva lived with the Goddess in the highest joy, and Brahma too, with the gods.

Verse 20 (3.83.20)

तत्र देवह्रदे स्नात्वा शुचिः प्रयतमानसः । अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति कुलं चैव समुद्धरेत् ॥

tatra devahrade snātvā śuciḥ prayatamānasaḥ | aśvamedhamavāpnoti kulaṃ caiva samuddharet

Bathing there in Devahrada, pure and with a disciplined mind, one obtains the horse sacrifice and uplifts his family.

Verse 21 (3.83.21)

ऋषभं पर्वतं गत्वा पाण्ड्येषु नृपपूजितम् । वाजपेयमवाप्नोति नाकपृष्ठे च मोदते ॥

ṛṣabhaṃ parvataṃ gatvā pāṇḍyeṣu nṛpapūjitam | vājapeyamavāpnoti nākapṛṣṭhe ca modate

Going to Mount Rishabha among the Pandyas, honoured by kings, one obtains the Vajapeya and rejoices on the vault of heaven.

Verse 22 (3.83.22)

ततो गच्छेत कावेरीं वृतामप्सरसां गणैः । तत्रस्नात्वा नरो राजन्गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ॥

tato gaccheta kāverīṃ vṛtāmapsarasāṃ gaṇaiḥ | tatrasnātvā naro rājangosahasraphalaṃ labhet

Then one should go to the Kaveri, attended by troops of apsaras; bathing there, O king, a man gains the fruit of a thousand cows.

Verse 23 (3.83.23)

ततस्तीरे समुद्रस्य कन्यातीर्थमुपस्पृशेत् । तत्तोयं स्पृश्य राजेन्द्र सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥

tatastīre samudrasya kanyātīrthamupaspṛśet | tattoyaṃ spṛśya rājendra sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Then, on the shore of the ocean, one should bathe at Kanyatirtha; touching its water, O lord of kings, one is freed from all sins.

Verse 24 (3.83.24)

अथ गोकर्णमासाद्य त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् । समुद्रमध्ये राजेन्द्र सर्वलोकनमस्कृतम् ॥

atha gokarṇamāsādya triṣu lokeṣu viśrutam | samudramadhye rājendra sarvalokanamaskṛtam

Then one reaches Gokarna, famed in the three worlds, set in the midst of the ocean, O lord of kings, and revered by all the worlds,

Verse 25 (3.83.25)

यत्र ब्रह्मादयो देवा ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः । भूतयक्षपिशाचाश्च किन्नराः समहोरगाः ॥

yatra brahmādayo devā ṛṣayaśca tapodhanāḥ | bhūtayakṣapiśācāśca kinnarāḥ samahoragāḥ

where Brahma and the other gods, the seers rich in austerity, the bhutas, yakshas and pishachas, and the kinnaras with the great serpents,

Note on the text: Corrected रयत्र → यत्र (misprint in Wikisource; stray र).

Verse 26 (3.83.26)

सिद्धचारणगन्धर्वमानुषाः पन्नगास्तथा । सरितः सागराः शैला उपासन्त उमापतिम् ॥

siddhacāraṇagandharvamānuṣāḥ pannagāstathā | saritaḥ sāgarāḥ śailā upāsanta umāpatim

the siddhas, charanas, gandharvas, humans and serpents, the rivers, oceans and mountains worship the lord of Uma.

Verse 27 (3.83.27)

तत्रेशानं समभ्यर्च्य त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः । अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति गाणपत्यं च विन्दति ॥

tatreśānaṃ samabhyarcya trirātropoṣito naraḥ | aśvamedhamavāpnoti gāṇapatyaṃ ca vindati

Worshipping Ishana there and fasting for three nights, a man obtains the horse sacrifice and wins the rank of a leader of Shiva's hosts.

Note on the text: Matches the first two lines of the critical edition 3.83.25 (which reads daśāśvamedham āpnoti).

Verse 28 (3.83.28)

उष्य द्वादशरात्रं तु पूतात्मा च भवेन्नरः ॥

uṣya dvādaśarātraṃ tu pūtātmā ca bhavennaraḥ

Staying there twelve nights, a man becomes pure in soul.

Note on the text: Wikisource prints this single line as its own verse; in the critical edition it is the third line of 3.83.25 (kṛtātmā bhavate naraḥ). Kept as printed.

Verse 29 (3.83.29)

तत एव च गायत्र्याः स्थानं त्रैलोक्यपूजितम् । त्रिरात्रमुषितस्तत्र गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । निदर्शनं च प्रत्यक्षं ब्राह्मणानां नराधिप ॥

tata eva ca gāyatryāḥ sthānaṃ trailokyapūjitam | trirātramuṣitastatra gosahasraphalaṃ labhet | nidarśanaṃ ca pratyakṣaṃ brāhmaṇānāṃ narādhipa

From there one goes to the seat of Gayatri, honoured in the three worlds; staying three nights there, one gains the fruit of a thousand cows. And there is a visible proof of this for brahmins, O ruler of men:

Note on the text: Lines 1–2 match the critical edition 3.83.26 (trailokyaviśrutam); line 3 is 3.83.27ab.

Verse 30 (3.83.30)

गायत्रीं पठते यस्तु योनिसंकरजस्तथा । गाथा च गाथिका चापि तस्य संपद्यते नृप ॥

gāyatrīṃ paṭhate yastu yonisaṃkarajastathā | gāthā ca gāthikā cāpi tasya saṃpadyate nṛpa

if one born of a mixed union recites the Gayatri there, it turns in his mouth into a mere verse or a ditty, O king.

Note on the text: Matches the critical edition 3.83.27cd–ef (gāthā vā gītikā vāpi); Wikisource's own commentary glosses its reading गाथा / गाथिका.

Verse 31 (3.83.31)

अब्राह्मणस्य सावित्रीं पठतस्तु प्रणश्यति ॥

abrāhmaṇasya sāvitrīṃ paṭhatastu praṇaśyati

For one who is not a brahmin, the Savitri he recites there is lost.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text; it is in the apparatus as 3.83.27f*0439 (vulgate recension). Printed as a single line in Wikisource.

Verse 32 (3.83.32)

संवर्तस्य तु विप्रर्षेर्वापीमासाद्य दुर्लभाम् । रूपस्य भागी भवति सुभगश्च प्रजायते ॥

saṃvartasya tu viprarṣervāpīmāsādya durlabhām | rūpasya bhāgī bhavati subhagaśca prajāyate

Reaching the hard-to-reach pool of the brahmin seer Samvarta, one gains a share of beauty and is born fortunate.

Verse 33 (3.83.33)

ततो वेणां समासाद्य त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः । मयूरहंससंयुक्तं विमानं लभते नरः ॥

tato veṇāṃ samāsādya trirātropoṣito naraḥ | mayūrahaṃsasaṃyuktaṃ vimānaṃ labhate naraḥ

Then, reaching the Vena and fasting for three nights, a man obtains a celestial chariot yoked with peacocks and swans.

Verse 34 (3.83.34)

ततो गोदावरीं प्राप्य नित्यं सिद्धनिषेविताम् । गवां मेधमवाप्नोति वासुकेर्लोकमुत्तमम् ॥

tato godāvarīṃ prāpya nityaṃ siddhaniṣevitām | gavāṃ medhamavāpnoti vāsukerlokamuttamam

Then, reaching the Godavari, ever frequented by siddhas, one obtains the cow sacrifice and the excellent world of Vasuki.

Verse 35 (3.83.35)

वेणायाः संगमे स्नात्वा वाजिमेधफलं लभेत् । वरदासंगमे स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ॥

veṇāyāḥ saṃgame snātvā vājimedhaphalaṃ labhet | varadāsaṃgame snātvā gosahasraphalaṃ labhet

Bathing at the confluence of the Vena, one gains the fruit of a horse sacrifice; bathing at the confluence of the Varada, the fruit of a thousand cows.

Verse 36 (3.83.36)

ब्रह्मस्थानं समासाद्य त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः । गोसहस्रफलं विन्द्यात्स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति ॥

brahmasthānaṃ samāsādya trirātropoṣito naraḥ | gosahasraphalaṃ vindyātsvargalokaṃ ca gacchati

Reaching Brahmasthana and fasting for three nights, a man gains the fruit of a thousand cows and goes to the world of heaven.

Verse 37 (3.83.37)

कुशप्लवनमासाद्य ब्रह्मचारी समाहितः । त्रिरात्रमुषितः स्नात्वा अश्वमेधफलं लभेत् ॥

kuśaplavanamāsādya brahmacārī samāhitaḥ | trirātramuṣitaḥ snātvā aśvamedhaphalaṃ labhet

Reaching Kushaplavana, chaste and composed, and staying three nights and bathing there, one gains the fruit of a horse sacrifice.

Verse 38 (3.83.38)

ततो देवह्रदेऽरण्ये कृष्णवेणाजलोद्भवे । जातिस्मरह्रदे स्नात्वा भवेज्जातिस्मरो नरः । यत्र क्रतुशतैरिष्ट्वा देवराजो दिवं गतः ॥

tato devahrade'raṇye kṛṣṇaveṇājalodbhave | jātismarahrade snātvā bhavejjātismaro naraḥ | yatra kratuśatairiṣṭvā devarājo divaṃ gataḥ

Then, at Devahrada in the forest, which springs from the waters of the Krishnavena, a man who bathes in the Jatismara lake comes to remember his former births. There the king of the gods, having offered a hundred sacrifices, went to heaven.

Note on the text: The lines correspond to the critical edition 3.83.34ab, 3.83.36cd (jātimātrahrade snātvā bhavej jātismaro naraḥ) and 3.83.35ab; Wikisource orders and words the passage differently.

Verse 39 (3.83.39)

अग्निष्टोमफलं विन्द्याद्गमनादेव भारत । ततः सर्वह्रदे स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ॥

agniṣṭomaphalaṃ vindyādgamanādeva bhārata | tataḥ sarvahrade snātvā gosahasraphalaṃ labhet

Merely by going there, O Bharata, one gains the fruit of an Agnishtoma. Then, bathing at Sarvahrada, one gains the fruit of a thousand cows.

Note on the text: Corresponds to the critical edition 3.83.35cd (agniṣṭomaśataṃ vinded) and 3.83.36ab (sarvadevahrade snātvā).

Verse 40 (3.83.40)

ततो वापीं महापुण्यां पयोष्णीं सरितां वराम् । पितृदेवार्चनरतो गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ॥

tato vāpīṃ mahāpuṇyāṃ payoṣṇīṃ saritāṃ varām | pitṛdevārcanarato gosahasraphalaṃ labhet

Then, at the very holy pool, the Payoshni, best of rivers, one devoted to worshipping the ancestors and the gods gains the fruit of a thousand cows.

Verse 41 (3.83.41)

दण्डकारण्यमासाद्य पुण्यं राजन्नुपस्पृशेत् । गोसहस्रफलं तस्य स्नातमात्रस्य भारत ॥

daṇḍakāraṇyamāsādya puṇyaṃ rājannupaspṛśet | gosahasraphalaṃ tasya snātamātrasya bhārata

Reaching the holy Dandaka forest, O king, one should bathe; merely by bathing there, O Bharata, he gains the fruit of a thousand cows.

Verse 42 (3.83.42)

शरभङ्गाश्रमं गत्वा शुकस्य च महात्मनः । न दुर्गतिमवाप्नोति पुनाति च कुलं नरः ॥

śarabhaṅgāśramaṃ gatvā śukasya ca mahātmanaḥ | na durgatimavāpnoti punāti ca kulaṃ naraḥ

Going to the hermitages of Sharabhanga and of the great-souled Shuka, a man never comes to an evil end and purifies his family.

Verse 43 (3.83.43)

ततः शूर्पारकं गच्छेज्जामदग्न्यनिषेवितम् । रामतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा विन्द्याद्बहु सुवर्णकम् ॥

tataḥ śūrpārakaṃ gacchejjāmadagnyaniṣevitam | rāmatīrthe naraḥ snātvā vindyādbahu suvarṇakam

Then one should go to Shurparaka, frequented by Jamadagni's son; bathing at Ramatirtha there, a man obtains much gold.

Verse 44 (3.83.44)

सप्तगोदावरे स्नात्वा नियतो नियताशनः । महत्पुण्यमवाप्नोति देवलोकं च गच्छति ॥

saptagodāvare snātvā niyato niyatāśanaḥ | mahatpuṇyamavāpnoti devalokaṃ ca gacchati

Bathing at Saptagodavara, restrained and moderate in food, one gains great merit and goes to the world of the gods.

Verse 45 (3.83.45)

ततो देवपथं गत्वा नियतो नियताशनः । देवसत्रस्य यत्पुण्यं तदेवाप्नोति मानवः ॥

tato devapathaṃ gatvā niyato niyatāśanaḥ | devasatrasya yatpuṇyaṃ tadevāpnoti mānavaḥ

Then, going to Devapatha, restrained and moderate in food, a man obtains the merit of a sacrificial session of the gods.

Verse 46 (3.83.46)

तुङ्गकारण्यमासाद्य ब्रह्मचारी जितेन्द्रियः । वेदानध्यापयत्तत्र ऋषिः सारस्वतः पुरा ॥

tuṅgakāraṇyamāsādya brahmacārī jitendriyaḥ | vedānadhyāpayattatra ṛṣiḥ sārasvataḥ purā

One should reach the Tungaka forest, chaste and master of the senses. There, in ancient times, the seer Sarasvata taught the Vedas.

Note on the text: Corrected ब्र्हमचारी → ब्रह्मचारी (misprint in Wikisource; broken conjunct).

Verse 47 (3.83.47)

तत्र वेदेषु नष्टेषु मुनेरङ्गिरसः सुतः । ऋषीणामुत्तरीयेषु सूपविष्टो यथासुखम् ॥

tatra vedeṣu naṣṭeṣu muneraṅgirasaḥ sutaḥ | ṛṣīṇāmuttarīyeṣu sūpaviṣṭo yathāsukham

There, when the Vedas had been lost, the son of the sage Angiras, seated at ease upon the upper garments of the seers,

Note on the text: Corrected ऋषीणआमुत्तरीयेषु → ऋषीणामुत्तरीयेषु (misprint in Wikisource; stray independent vowel). The verse is a variant of the critical edition 3.83.44.

Verse 48 (3.83.48)

ओंकारेण यथान्यायं सम्यगुच्चारितेन ह । येन यत्पूर्वमभ्यस्तं तत्सर्वं समुपस्थितम् ॥

oṃkāreṇa yathānyāyaṃ samyaguccāritena ha | yena yatpūrvamabhyastaṃ tatsarvaṃ samupasthitam

uttered the syllable Om correctly, as prescribed, and by it whatever each had studied before came back to him in full.

Verse 49 (3.83.49)

ऋषयस्तत्र देवाश्च वरुणोऽग्निः प्रजापतिः । हरिर्नारायणस्तत्र महादेवस्तथैव च ॥

ṛṣayastatra devāśca varuṇo'gniḥ prajāpatiḥ | harirnārāyaṇastatra mahādevastathaiva ca

The seers and the gods were there, Varuna, Agni and Prajapati, Hari Narayana, and Mahadeva as well.

Verse 50 (3.83.50)

पितामहश्च भगवान्देवैः सह महाद्युतिः । भृगुं नियोजयामास याजनार्थे महाद्युतिम् ॥

pitāmahaśca bhagavāndevaiḥ saha mahādyutiḥ | bhṛguṃ niyojayāmāsa yājanārthe mahādyutim

And the glorious Grandfather, radiant, together with the gods, appointed the radiant Bhrigu to conduct the sacrifice.

Verse 51 (3.83.51)

ततः स चक्रे भगवानृषीणां विधिवत्तदा । सर्वेषां पुनराधानं विधिदृष्टेन कर्मणा ॥

tataḥ sa cakre bhagavānṛṣīṇāṃ vidhivattadā | sarveṣāṃ punarādhānaṃ vidhidṛṣṭena karmaṇā

Then the blessed Bhrigu duly performed for all the seers the re-establishment of their sacred fires, by the rite the scriptures prescribe.

Verse 52 (3.83.52)

आज्यभागेन तत्राग्नीं तर्पयित्वा यथाविधि । देवाः स्वभवनं याता ऋषयश्च यथाक्रमम् ॥

ājyabhāgena tatrāgnīṃ tarpayitvā yathāvidhi | devāḥ svabhavanaṃ yātā ṛṣayaśca yathākramam

Having duly satisfied the fires there with the portion of ghee, the gods went to their own abodes, and the seers in their turn.

Note on the text: A variant of the critical edition 3.83.49 (ājyabhāgena vai tatra tarpitās tu yathāvidhi / devās tribhuvanaṃ yātā ṛṣayaś ca yathāsukham).

Verse 53 (3.83.53)

तदरण्यं प्रविष्टस्य तुङ्गकं राजसत्तम । पापं प्रणश्यत्यखिलं स्त्रिया वा पुरुषस्य वा ॥

tadaraṇyaṃ praviṣṭasya tuṅgakaṃ rājasattama | pāpaṃ praṇaśyatyakhilaṃ striyā vā puruṣasya vā

For anyone who enters that forest, Tungaka, O best of kings, all sin perishes, whether a woman's or a man's.

Verse 54 (3.83.54)

तत्रमासं वसेद्धीरो नियतो नियताशनः । ब्रह्मलोकं व्रजेद्राजन्कुलं चैव समुद्धरेत् ॥

tatramāsaṃ vaseddhīro niyato niyatāśanaḥ | brahmalokaṃ vrajedrājankulaṃ caiva samuddharet

A steadfast man should live there for a month, restrained and moderate in food; he goes to the world of Brahma, O king, and uplifts his family.

Verse 55 (3.83.55)

मेधाविकं समासाद्य पितॄन्देवांश्च तर्पयेत् । अग्निष्टोममवाप्नोति स्मृतिं मेधां च विन्दति ॥

medhāvikaṃ samāsādya pitṝndevāṃśca tarpayet | agniṣṭomamavāpnoti smṛtiṃ medhāṃ ca vindati

Reaching Medhavika, one should offer water to the ancestors and the gods; he obtains the Agnishtoma and gains memory and intelligence.

Verse 56 (3.83.56)

अत्र कालञ्जरं गत्वा पर्वतं लोकविश्रुतम् । तत्र देवह्रदे स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ॥

atra kālañjaraṃ gatvā parvataṃ lokaviśrutam | tatra devahrade snātvā gosahasraphalaṃ labhet

Going here to Mount Kalanjara, famed in the world, and bathing in Devahrada there, one gains the fruit of a thousand cows.

Verse 57 (3.83.57)

आत्मानं स्नापयेत्तत्रगिरौ कालञ्जरे नृप । स्वर्गलोके महीयेत नरो नास्त्यत्र संशयः ॥

ātmānaṃ snāpayettatragirau kālañjare nṛpa | svargaloke mahīyeta naro nāstyatra saṃśayaḥ

One should bathe there on Mount Kalanjara, O king; such a man is honoured in the world of heaven, there is no doubt.

Verse 58 (3.83.58)

ततो गिरिवरश्रेष्ठे चित्रकूटे विशांपते । मन्दाकिनीं समासाद्य सर्वपापप्रणाशिनीम् ॥

tato girivaraśreṣṭhe citrakūṭe viśāṃpate | mandākinīṃ samāsādya sarvapāpapraṇāśinīm

Then, on Chitrakuta, best of great mountains, O lord of the people, reaching the Mandakini, which destroys all sins,

Verse 59 (3.83.59)

तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वाणः पितृदेवार्चने रतः । अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति गतिं च परमां व्रजेत् ॥

tatrābhiṣekaṃ kurvāṇaḥ pitṛdevārcane rataḥ | aśvamedhamavāpnoti gatiṃ ca paramāṃ vrajet

and bathing there, devoted to worshipping the ancestors and the gods, one obtains the horse sacrifice and reaches the highest state.

Verse 60 (3.83.60)

ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ भर्तृस्थानमनुत्तमम् । यत्र नित्यं महासेनो गुहः सन्निहितो नृप ॥

tato gaccheta dharmajña bhartṛsthānamanuttamam | yatra nityaṃ mahāseno guhaḥ sannihito nṛpa

Then, O knower of dharma, one should go to the unsurpassed Bhartristhana, where Guha, Mahasena, is ever present, O king.

Verse 61 (3.83.61)

तत्र गत्वा नृपश्रेष्ठ गमनादेव सिध्यति । कोटितीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ॥

tatra gatvā nṛpaśreṣṭha gamanādeva sidhyati | koṭitīrthe naraḥ snātvā gosahasraphalaṃ labhet

Going there, O best of kings, one attains success by the very act of going. Bathing at Kotitirtha, a man gains the fruit of a thousand cows.

Verse 62 (3.83.62)

प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्य ज्येष्ठस्थानं व्रजेन्नरः । अभिगम्य महादेवं विराजति यथा शशी ॥

pradakṣiṇamupāvṛtya jyeṣṭhasthānaṃ vrajennaraḥ | abhigamya mahādevaṃ virājati yathā śaśī

Having circled it reverently, a man should go on to Jyeshthasthana; approaching Mahadeva there, he shines like the moon.

Verse 63 (3.83.63)

तत्र कूपे महाराज विश्रुता भरतर्षभ । समुद्रास्तत्र चत्वारो निवसन्ति युधिष्ठिर ॥

tatra kūpe mahārāja viśrutā bharatarṣabha | samudrāstatra catvāro nivasanti yudhiṣṭhira

There, great king, in a well, the four famed oceans dwell, O bull of the Bharatas, O Yudhishthira.

Verse 64 (3.83.64)

तत्रोपस्पृश्य राजेन्द्र पितृदेवार्चने रतः । नियतात्मा नरः पूतो गच्छेत परमां गतिम् ॥

tatropaspṛśya rājendra pitṛdevārcane rataḥ | niyatātmā naraḥ pūto gaccheta paramāṃ gatim

Bathing there, O lord of kings, devoted to worshipping the ancestors and the gods, a self-controlled man is purified and reaches the highest state.

Verse 65 (3.83.65)

ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र शृङ्गबेरपुरं महत् । यत्रतीर्णो महाराज रामो दाशरथिः पुरा ॥

tato gaccheta rājendra śṛṅgaberapuraṃ mahat | yatratīrṇo mahārāja rāmo dāśarathiḥ purā

Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the great city of Shringaberapura, where Rama son of Dasharatha once crossed over, great king.

Verse 66 (3.83.66)

तस्मिंस्तीर्थे महाबाहो स्नात्वा पापैः प्रमुच्यते । गङ्गायां तु नरः स्नात्वा ब्रह्मचारी समाहितः ॥

tasmiṃstīrthe mahābāho snātvā pāpaiḥ pramucyate | gaṅgāyāṃ tu naraḥ snātvā brahmacārī samāhitaḥ

Bathing at that tirtha, O mighty-armed one, one is freed from sins. A man who bathes in the Ganga, chaste and composed,

Note on the text: Corrected रकतस्मिंस्तीर्थे → तस्मिंस्तीर्थे (misprint in Wikisource; stray रक). Line 1 is in the critical edition's apparatus (3.83.62d*0445, vulgate recension); line 2 is 3.83.63ab.

Verse 67 (3.83.67)

विधूतपाप्मा भवति वाजपेयं च विन्दति । ततो मुञ्जवटं गच्छेत्स्थानं देवस्य धीमतः ॥

vidhūtapāpmā bhavati vājapeyaṃ ca vindati | tato muñjavaṭaṃ gacchetsthānaṃ devasya dhīmataḥ

is cleansed of sin and gains the Vajapeya. Then one should go to Munjavata, the seat of the wise god.

Note on the text: Line 1 is the critical edition 3.83.63cd; line 2 is in its apparatus (3.83.63d*0446, vulgate recension).

Verse 68 (3.83.68)

अभिगम्य महादेवमभिवाद्य च भारत । प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्य गाणपत्यमवाप्नुयात् ॥

abhigamya mahādevamabhivādya ca bhārata | pradakṣiṇamupāvṛtya gāṇapatyamavāpnuyāt

Approaching Mahadeva and saluting him, O Bharata, and circling him reverently, one attains the rank of a leader of his hosts.

Note on the text: Corrected प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत् यगाणपत्यमवाप्नुयात् → प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्य गाणपत्यमवाप्नुयात् (misprint in Wikisource; misplaced word break).

Verse 69 (3.83.69)

तस्मिंस्तीर्थे तु जाह्नव्यां स्नात्वा पापैः प्रमुच्यते । ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र प्रयागमृषिसंस्तुतम् ॥

tasmiṃstīrthe tu jāhnavyāṃ snātvā pāpaiḥ pramucyate | tato gaccheta rājendra prayāgamṛṣisaṃstutam

Bathing in the Jahnavi at that tirtha, one is freed from sins. Then, O lord of kings, one should go to Prayaga, praised by the seers,

Note on the text: Line 1 is in the critical edition's apparatus (3.83.64d*0447, vulgate recension); line 2 is 3.83.65ab.

Verse 70 (3.83.70)

यत्र ब्रह्मादयो देवा दिशश्च सदिगीश्वराः । लोकपालाश्च साध्याश्च पितरो लोकसंमताः ॥

yatra brahmādayo devā diśaśca sadigīśvarāḥ | lokapālāśca sādhyāśca pitaro lokasaṃmatāḥ

where Brahma and the other gods, the quarters with their guardian lords, the world-protectors, the Sadhyas, and the ancestors honoured by the worlds,

Note on the text: Wikisource's verse division runs half a verse behind the critical edition from here to verse 78: this verse is 3.83.65cd + 66ab.

Verse 71 (3.83.71)

सनत्कुमारप्रमुखास्तथैव परमर्षयः । अङ्गिरःप्रमुखाश्चैव तथा ब्रह्मर्षयोऽमलाः ॥

sanatkumārapramukhāstathaiva paramarṣayaḥ | aṅgiraḥpramukhāścaiva tathā brahmarṣayo'malāḥ

the supreme seers led by Sanatkumara, and likewise the spotless brahmin seers led by Angiras,

Note on the text: Corresponds to the critical edition 3.83.66cd + 67ab.

Verse 72 (3.83.72)

तथा नागाः सुपर्णश्च सिद्धाश्चक्रचरास्तथा । सरितः सागराश्चैव गन्धर्वाप्सरसोऽपि च ॥

tathā nāgāḥ suparṇaśca siddhāścakracarāstathā | saritaḥ sāgarāścaiva gandharvāpsaraso'pi ca

the nagas and Suparna, the siddhas and those who move in orbits, the rivers and the oceans, the gandharvas and the apsaras,

Note on the text: Corresponds to the critical edition 3.83.67cd + 68ab.

Verse 73 (3.83.73)

हरिश्च भगवानास्ते प्रजापतिपुरस्कृतः । तत्र त्रीण्यग्निकुण्डानि येषां मध्येन जाह्नवी ॥

hariśca bhagavānāste prajāpatipuraskṛtaḥ | tatra trīṇyagnikuṇḍāni yeṣāṃ madhyena jāhnavī

and the blessed Hari dwell, with Prajapati at their head. There are three fire-pits there, between which flows the Jahnavi,

Note on the text: Corresponds to the critical edition 3.83.68cd + 69ab.

Verse 74 (3.83.74)

प्रयागादभिनिष्क्रान्ता सर्वतीर्थपुरस्कृता । तपनस्य सुता देवी त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुता ॥

prayāgādabhiniṣkrāntā sarvatīrthapuraskṛtā | tapanasya sutā devī triṣu lokeṣu viśrutā

issuing forth from Prayaga, honoured by all the tirthas. And the goddess daughter of the Sun, famed in the three worlds,

Note on the text: Corresponds to the critical edition 3.83.69cd + 70ab.

Verse 75 (3.83.75)

यमुना गङ्गया सार्धं संगता लोकपावनी । गङ्गायमुनयोर्मध्यं पृथिव्या जघनं स्मृतम् ॥

yamunā gaṅgayā sārdhaṃ saṃgatā lokapāvanī | gaṅgāyamunayormadhyaṃ pṛthivyā jaghanaṃ smṛtam

the Yamuna, purifier of the world, meets the Ganga there. The land between the Ganga and the Yamuna is known as the loins of the earth,

Note on the text: Corresponds to the critical edition 3.83.70cd + 71ab.

Verse 76 (3.83.76)

प्रयागं जघनस्थानमुपस्थमृषयो विदुः । प्रयागं सप्रतिष्ठानं कम्बलाश्वतरौ तथा ॥

prayāgaṃ jaghanasthānamupasthamṛṣayo viduḥ | prayāgaṃ sapratiṣṭhānaṃ kambalāśvatarau tathā

and the seers know Prayaga as the place of the loins, its very lap. Prayaga with Pratishthana, Kambala and Ashvatara,

Note on the text: Corresponds to the critical edition 3.83.71cd + 72ab.

Verse 77 (3.83.77)

तीर्थं भोगवती चैव वेदिरेषा प्रजापतेः । तत्रवेदाश्च यज्ञाश्च मूर्तिमन्तो युधिष्ठिर ॥

tīrthaṃ bhogavatī caiva vedireṣā prajāpateḥ | tatravedāśca yajñāśca mūrtimanto yudhiṣṭhira

and the tirtha Bhogavati: this is the altar of Prajapati. There, O Yudhishthira, the Vedas and the sacrifices in bodily form

Note on the text: Corresponds to the critical edition 3.83.72cd + 73ab.

Verse 78 (3.83.78)

प्रजापतिमुपासन्ते ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः । यजन्ते क्रतुभिर्देवास्तथा चक्रधरा नृपाः ॥

prajāpatimupāsante ṛṣayaśca tapodhanāḥ | yajante kratubhirdevāstathā cakradharā nṛpāḥ

and the seers rich in austerity wait upon Prajapati; there the gods, and the kings who turn the wheel of empire, offer sacrifices.

Note on the text: Corresponds to the critical edition 3.83.73cd–ef.

Verse 79 (3.83.79)

ततः पुण्यतमं नाम त्रिषु लोकेषु भारत । प्रयागं सर्वतीर्थेभ्यः प्रवदन्त्यधिकं विभो ॥

tataḥ puṇyatamaṃ nāma triṣu lokeṣu bhārata | prayāgaṃ sarvatīrthebhyaḥ pravadantyadhikaṃ vibho

Therefore, O Bharata, they declare Prayaga by name the holiest place in the three worlds, greater than all the tirthas, O lord.

Verse 80 (3.83.80)

श्रवणात्तस्य तीर्थस्य नामसंकीर्तनादपि । मृत्युकालभयाच्चापि नरः पापात्प्रमुच्यते ॥

śravaṇāttasya tīrthasya nāmasaṃkīrtanādapi | mṛtyukālabhayāccāpi naraḥ pāpātpramucyate

Whether he hears of that tirtha, utters its name, or even turns to it in fear at the hour of death, a man is freed from sin.

Note on the text: Corrected तीर्थस् → तीर्थस्य (misprint in Wikisource; dropped akshara). The second line is a variant (CE: mṛttikālambhanād vāpi).

Verse 81 (3.83.81)

तत्राभिषेकं यः कुर्यात्संगमे लोकविश्रुते । पुण्यं स फलमाप्नोति राजसूयाश्वमेधयोः ॥

tatrābhiṣekaṃ yaḥ kuryātsaṃgame lokaviśrute | puṇyaṃ sa phalamāpnoti rājasūyāśvamedhayoḥ

Whoever bathes there at the confluence famed throughout the world gains the holy fruit of the Rajasuya and the horse sacrifice.

Verse 82 (3.83.82)

एषा यजनभूमिर्हि देवानामभिसंस्कृता । तत्र दत्तं सूक्ष्ममपि महद्भवति भारत ॥

eṣā yajanabhūmirhi devānāmabhisaṃskṛtā | tatra dattaṃ sūkṣmamapi mahadbhavati bhārata

This is the sacrificial ground of the gods, hallowed by them; whatever is given there, O Bharata, even a little, becomes great.

Note on the text: Corrected रदत्तं → दत्तं (misprint in Wikisource; stray र).

Verse 83 (3.83.83)

न वेदवचनात्तात न लोकवचनादपि । मतिरुत्क्रमणीया ते प्रयागमरणं प्रति ॥

na vedavacanāttāta na lokavacanādapi | matirutkramaṇīyā te prayāgamaraṇaṃ prati

Neither by the word of the Veda, dear son, nor by the word of the world should your mind be turned away from dying at Prayaga.

Verse 84 (3.83.84)

दशतीर्थसहस्राणि षष्टिः कोट्यस्तथाऽपराः । येषां सान्निध्यमत्रैव कीर्तितं कुरुनन्दन ॥

daśatīrthasahasrāṇi ṣaṣṭiḥ koṭyastathā'parāḥ | yeṣāṃ sānnidhyamatraiva kīrtitaṃ kurunandana

Ten thousand tirthas and sixty crores more are declared to be present right here, O joy of the Kurus.

Note on the text: Corrected दशतीर्तसहस्राणि → दशतीर्थसहस्राणि and कुरुन्दन → कुरुनन्दन (misprints in Wikisource; त for थ, and a dropped akshara that breaks the metre).

Verse 85 (3.83.85)

चतुर्विद्ये च यत्पुण्यं सत्यवादिषु चैव यत् । स्नात एव तदाप्नोति गङ्गायमुनसंगमे ॥

caturvidye ca yatpuṇyaṃ satyavādiṣu caiva yat | snāta eva tadāpnoti gaṅgāyamunasaṃgame

Whatever merit lies in one versed in the four Vedas, and whatever in those who speak the truth, a man gains just by bathing at the confluence of the Ganga and the Yamuna.

Verse 86 (3.83.86)

तत्र भोगवती नाम वासुकेस्तीर्थमुत्तमम् । तत्राभिषेकं यः कुर्यात्सोऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत् ॥

tatra bhogavatī nāma vāsukestīrthamuttamam | tatrābhiṣekaṃ yaḥ kuryātso'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet

There is Vasuki's excellent tirtha named Bhogavati; whoever bathes there gains the fruit of a horse sacrifice.

Verse 87 (3.83.87)

तत्र हंसप्रपतनं तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् । दशाश्वमेधिकं चैव गङ्गायां कुरुनन्दन ॥

tatra haṃsaprapatanaṃ tīrthaṃ trailokyaviśrutam | daśāśvamedhikaṃ caiva gaṅgāyāṃ kurunandana

There too, in the Ganga, O joy of the Kurus, are Hamsaprapatana, a tirtha famed in the three worlds, and Dashashvamedhika.

Note on the text: Matches the critical edition 3.83.82 (the automatic alignment missed it).

Verse 88 (3.83.88)

कुरुक्षेत्रसमा गङ्गा यत्रतत्रावगाहिता । विशेषो वै कनखले प्रयागे परमं महत् ॥

kurukṣetrasamā gaṅgā yatratatrāvagāhitā | viśeṣo vai kanakhale prayāge paramaṃ mahat

Wherever one bathes in her, the Ganga is equal to Kurukshetra; but she is special at Kanakhala, and supreme and great at Prayaga.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text; it is in Appendix I, No. 13 (lines 1–2), inserted after 3.83.82 (vulgate recension).

Verse 89 (3.83.89)

यद्यकार्यशतं कृत्वा कृतंगङ्गावसेचनम् । सर्वं तत्तस्य गङ्गापो दहत्यग्निरिवेन्धनम् ॥

yadyakāryaśataṃ kṛtvā kṛtaṃgaṅgāvasecanam | sarvaṃ tattasya gaṅgāpo dahatyagnirivendhanam

Even if a man has done a hundred wrongs, once he has bathed in the Ganga, her waters burn all of it away as fire burns fuel.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text; it is in Appendix I, No. 13 (lines 3–4), after 3.83.82 (vulgate recension).

Verse 90 (3.83.90)

सर्वं कृतयुगे पुण्यंत्रेतायां पुष्करं स्मृतम् । द्वापरेऽपि कुरुक्षेत्रं गङ्गा कलियुगे स्मृता ॥

sarvaṃ kṛtayuge puṇyaṃtretāyāṃ puṣkaraṃ smṛtam | dvāpare'pi kurukṣetraṃ gaṅgā kaliyuge smṛtā

In the Krita age every place is holy; in the Treta, Pushkara is held to be so; in the Dvapara, Kurukshetra; and in the Kali age, the Ganga.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text; it is in Appendix I, No. 13 (lines 5–6), after 3.83.82 (vulgate recension).

Verse 91 (3.83.91)

पुष्करे तु तपस्तप्येद्दानं दद्यान्महालये । मलये त्वग्निमारोहेद्भृगुतुङ्गे त्वनाशनम् ॥

puṣkare tu tapastapyeddānaṃ dadyānmahālaye | malaye tvagnimārohedbhṛgutuṅge tvanāśanam

At Pushkara one should practise austerity, at Mahalaya give gifts, on Malaya mount the fire, and at Bhrigutunga fast unto death.

Note on the text: Corrected भृगुतुन्दे → भृगुतुङ्गे (misprint in Wikisource; the place is Bhrigutunga, as the appendix's bhṛgutuṅge shows). Not in the critical edition's constituted text; it is in Appendix I, No. 13 (lines 7–8), after 3.83.82 (vulgate recension).

Verse 92 (3.83.92)

पुष्करे तु कुरुक्षेत्रे गङ्गायां मगधेषु च । स्नात्वा तारयते जन्तुः सप्तसप्तावरांस्तथा ॥

puṣkare tu kurukṣetre gaṅgāyāṃ magadheṣu ca | snātvā tārayate jantuḥ saptasaptāvarāṃstathā

Bathing at Pushkara, at Kurukshetra, in the Ganga and in Magadha, a creature saves seven generations before him and seven after.

Note on the text: Corrected रगङ्गायां → गङ्गायां (misprint in Wikisource; stray र). Not in the critical edition's constituted text; it is in Appendix I, No. 13 (lines 9–10), after 3.83.82 (vulgate recension).

Verse 93 (3.83.93)

पुनाति कीर्तिता पापं दृष्टा भद्रं प्रयच्छति । अवगाढा च पीता च पुनात्यासप्तमं कुलम् ॥

punāti kīrtitā pāpaṃ dṛṣṭā bhadraṃ prayacchati | avagāḍhā ca pītā ca punātyāsaptamaṃ kulam

Spoken of, she cleanses sin; seen, she bestows good fortune; bathed in and drunk from, she purifies the family to the seventh generation.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text; it is in Appendix I, No. 13 (lines 11–12), after 3.83.82 (vulgate recension).

Verse 94 (3.83.94)

यावदस्थि मनुष्यस्य गङ्गायाः स्पृशते जलम् । तावत्स पुरुषो राजन्स्वर्गलोके महीयते ॥

yāvadasthi manuṣyasya gaṅgāyāḥ spṛśate jalam | tāvatsa puruṣo rājansvargaloke mahīyate

As long as a man's bone touches the water of the Ganga, so long, O king, is that man honoured in the world of heaven.

Note on the text: Corrected मनुष्यस् → मनुष्यस्य (dropped akshara) and महीपते → महीयते (misprints in Wikisource; without महीयते the sentence has no verb; the appendix reads mahīyate). Not in the critical edition's constituted text; it is in Appendix I, No. 13 (lines 13–14), after 3.83.82 (vulgate recension).

Verse 95 (3.83.95)

यथा पुण्यानि तीर्थानि पुण्यान्यायतनानि च । उपास्य पुण्यं लब्ध्वा च भवत्यमरलोकभाक् ॥

yathā puṇyāni tīrthāni puṇyānyāyatanāni ca | upāsya puṇyaṃ labdhvā ca bhavatyamaralokabhāk

Having attended the holy tirthas and the holy shrines in due order and gained merit, one comes to share the world of the immortals.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text; it is in Appendix I, No. 13 (lines 15–16), after 3.83.82 (vulgate recension).

Verse 96 (3.83.96)

न गङ्गासदृशं तीर्थं न देवः केशवात्परः । ब्राह्मणेभ्यः परं नास्ति एवमाह पितामहः ॥

na gaṅgāsadṛśaṃ tīrthaṃ na devaḥ keśavātparaḥ | brāhmaṇebhyaḥ paraṃ nāsti evamāha pitāmahaḥ

There is no tirtha like the Ganga, no god higher than Keshava, and nothing higher than brahmins: so said the Grandfather.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text; it is in Appendix I, No. 13 (lines 17–18), after 3.83.82 (vulgate recension).

Verse 97 (3.83.97)

यत्र गङ्गा महाराज स देशस्तत्तपोवनम् । सिद्धिक्षेत्रं च तज्ज्ञेयं गङ्गातीरसमाश्रितम् ॥

yatra gaṅgā mahārāja sa deśastattapovanam | siddhikṣetraṃ ca tajjñeyaṃ gaṅgātīrasamāśritam

Where the Ganga flows, great king, that land is a forest of austerity; the country along the Ganga's bank should be known as a field of perfection.

Note on the text: Corrected तत्तपोकवनम् → तत्तपोवनम् (misprint in Wikisource; stray क).

Verse 98 (3.83.98)

इदं सत्यंद्विजातीनां साधूनामात्मनोपि च । सुहृदां च जपेत्कर्णे शिष्यस्यानुगतस्य च ॥

idaṃ satyaṃdvijātīnāṃ sādhūnāmātmanopi ca | suhṛdāṃ ca japetkarṇe śiṣyasyānugatasya ca

This truth one should whisper into the ear of the twice-born, of the good, of oneself as well, of friends, and of a devoted disciple.

Note on the text: Corrected जपेत्कर्मे → जपेत्कर्णे (misprint in Wikisource; कर्मे is not a valid form here; the critical edition reads japet karṇe).

Verse 99 (3.83.99)

इदं धन्यमिदं मेध्यमिदं स्वर्ग्यमिदं सुखम् । इदं पुण्यमिदं रम्यं पावनं धर्म्यमुत्तमम् ॥

idaṃ dhanyamidaṃ medhyamidaṃ svargyamidaṃ sukham | idaṃ puṇyamidaṃ ramyaṃ pāvanaṃ dharmyamuttamam

This is blessed, this is pure, this leads to heaven, this brings happiness; this is holy, this is delightful, purifying, righteous and supreme.

Verse 100 (3.83.100)

महर्षीणामिदं गुह्यं सर्वपापप्रमोचनम् । अधीत्यद्विजमध्ये च निर्मलः स्वर्गमाप्नुयात् ॥

maharṣīṇāmidaṃ guhyaṃ sarvapāpapramocanam | adhītyadvijamadhye ca nirmalaḥ svargamāpnuyāt

This is the secret of the great seers, which frees from all sins; by studying it among the twice-born, one becomes stainless and attains heaven.

Verse 101 (3.83.101)

श्रीमत्स्वर्ग्यं तथा पुण्यं सपत्नशमनं शिवम् । मेधाजननमग्र्यं वै तीर्थवंशानुकीर्तनम् ॥

śrīmatsvargyaṃ tathā puṇyaṃ sapatnaśamanaṃ śivam | medhājananamagryaṃ vai tīrthavaṃśānukīrtanam

This recital of the line of tirthas is glorious, leads to heaven and is holy; it quells enemies, is auspicious, and is foremost in begetting intelligence.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text; it is in the apparatus as 3.83.86d*0448, lines 1–2 (vulgate recension).

Verse 102 (3.83.102)

अपुत्रो लभते पुत्रमधनो धनमाप्नुयात् । शूद्रो यथेप्सितान्कामान्ब्राह्मणः पारगः पठन् । महीं विजयते राजा वैश्यो धनमवाप्नुयात् ॥

aputro labhate putramadhano dhanamāpnuyāt | śūdro yathepsitānkāmānbrāhmaṇaḥ pāragaḥ paṭhan | mahīṃ vijayate rājā vaiśyo dhanamavāpnuyāt

One without a son gains a son, and the poor man gains wealth; the shudra gains what he desires, and the brahmin who recites it masters learning; a king conquers the earth, and a vaishya gains riches.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text; it is in the apparatus as 3.83.86d*0448, lines 3–5 (vulgate recension), where the last two lines stand in the opposite order.

Verse 103 (3.83.103)

यश्चेदं शृणुयान्नित्यं तीर्थपुण्यं नरः शुचिः । जातीः स स्मरते बह्वीर्नाकपृष्ठे च मोदते ॥

yaścedaṃ śṛṇuyānnityaṃ tīrthapuṇyaṃ naraḥ śuciḥ | jātīḥ sa smarate bahvīrnākapṛṣṭhe ca modate

The pure man who listens daily to this account of the merit of the tirthas remembers many births and rejoices on the vault of heaven.

Verse 104 (3.83.104)

गम्यान्यपि च तीर्थानि कीर्तितान्यगमानि च । मनसा तानि गच्छेत सर्वतीर्थसमीक्षया ॥

gamyānyapi ca tīrthāni kīrtitānyagamāni ca | manasā tāni gaccheta sarvatīrthasamīkṣayā

The tirthas described here, both those one can reach and those one cannot, one should visit in the mind, longing to behold all the tirthas.

Verse 105 (3.83.105)

एतानि वसुभिः साध्यैरादित्यैर्मरुदश्विभिः । ऋषिभिर्देवकल्पैश्च स्नातानि सुकृतैषिभिः ॥

etāni vasubhiḥ sādhyairādityairmarudaśvibhiḥ | ṛṣibhirdevakalpaiśca snātāni sukṛtaiṣibhiḥ

These have been bathed in by the Vasus, the Sadhyas, the Adityas, the Maruts and the Ashvins, and by godlike seers seeking merit.

Verse 106 (3.83.106)

एवं त्वमपि कौरव्य विधिनाऽनेन सुव्रत । व्रज तीर्थानि नियतः पुण्यं पुण्येन वर्धयन् ॥

evaṃ tvamapi kauravya vidhinā'nena suvrata | vraja tīrthāni niyataḥ puṇyaṃ puṇyena vardhayan

So you too, Kauravya of good vows, go to the tirthas by this rule, self-restrained, increasing merit by merit.

Note on the text: Corrected व्रत → व्रज (misprint in Wikisource; the imperative 'go' is required; the critical edition reads vraja).

Verse 107 (3.83.107)

भावितैः करणैः पूर्वमास्तिक्याच्छ्रुतिदर्शनात् । प्राप्यन्ते तानि तीर्थानि सद्भिः शास्त्रार्थदर्शिभिः । सद्भिः शास्त्रार्थतत्वज्ञैर्ब्राह्मणैः सह गम्यताम् ॥

bhāvitaiḥ karaṇaiḥ pūrvamāstikyācchrutidarśanāt | prāpyante tāni tīrthāni sadbhiḥ śāstrārthadarśibhiḥ | sadbhiḥ śāstrārthatatvajñairbrāhmaṇaiḥ saha gamyatām

These tirthas are reached by the good who see the meaning of the scriptures, with their senses trained beforehand, through faith and insight into revelation. One should go to them together with good brahmins who know the true meaning of the scriptures.

Note on the text: Corrected भाषितैः → भावितैः and तीर्तानि → तीर्थानि (misprints in Wikisource; ष for व and त for थ; the critical edition reads bhāvitaiḥ, and Wikisource's own note glosses करणैः as इन्द्रियैः, i.e. trained senses). Lines 1–2 are the critical edition 3.83.91; line 3 is in its apparatus (3.83.91d*0449, vulgate recension).

Verse 108 (3.83.108)

नाव्रती नाकृतात्मा च नाशुचिर्न च तस्करः । स्नाति तीर्थेषु कौरव्य न च वक्रमतिर्नरः ॥

nāvratī nākṛtātmā ca nāśucirna ca taskaraḥ | snāti tīrtheṣu kauravya na ca vakramatirnaraḥ

One without vows, one whose self is uncontrolled, the impure, the thief, and the man of crooked mind do not truly bathe at the tirthas, O Kauravya.

Verse 109 (3.83.109)

त्वया तु सम्यग्वृत्तेन नित्यं धर्मार्थदर्शिना । पितरस्तात सर्वे च तारिताः प्रपितामहाः ॥

tvayā tu samyagvṛttena nityaṃ dharmārthadarśinā | pitarastāta sarve ca tāritāḥ prapitāmahāḥ

But by you, dear son, whose conduct is right and who ever sees dharma and true purpose, your ancestors and all your great-grandfathers have been delivered,

Note on the text: Removed stray wiki marks (` and ') around the second line.

Verse 110 (3.83.110)

पिता पितामहश्चैव सर्वे च प्रपितामहाः । पितामहपुरोगाश्च देवाः सर्षिगणा नृप । तव धर्मेण धर्मज्ञ नित्यमेवाभितोषिताः ॥

pitā pitāmahaścaiva sarve ca prapitāmahāḥ | pitāmahapurogāśca devāḥ sarṣigaṇā nṛpa | tava dharmeṇa dharmajña nityamevābhitoṣitāḥ

your father, your grandfather and all your great-grandfathers; and the gods headed by the Grandfather, with the hosts of seers, O king, have ever been gladdened by your righteousness, O knower of dharma.

Note on the text: Corrected पितामहस्चैव → पितामहश्चैव (misprint; स्च for श्च) and नित्यमेवाभितोषितः → नित्यमेवाभितोषिताः (dropped ā; the subjects are plural, as in the critical edition's abhitoṣitāḥ). Line 1 is not in the critical edition (vulgate recension); lines 2–3 are 3.83.94.

Verse 111 (3.83.111)

अवाप्स्यसि त्वं लोकान्वै वसूनां वासवोपम । कीर्तिं च महतीं भीष्म प्राप्स्यसे भुविशाश्वतीम् ॥

avāpsyasi tvaṃ lokānvai vasūnāṃ vāsavopama | kīrtiṃ ca mahatīṃ bhīṣma prāpsyase bhuviśāśvatīm

You will win the worlds of the Vasus, O you who are like Vasava, and great and lasting fame on earth, O Bhishma.

Note on the text: Corrected महातीं → महतीं (misprint in Wikisource) and the verse-final शाश्वतीं → शाश्वतीम् (pausal form).

Verse 112 (3.83.112)

एवमुक्त्वाऽभ्यनुज्ञाय पुलस्त्यो भगवानृषिः । प्रीतः प्रीतेन मनसा तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ॥

evamuktvā'bhyanujñāya pulastyo bhagavānṛṣiḥ | prītaḥ prītena manasā tatraivāntaradhīyata

Having spoken thus and taken his leave, the blessed seer Pulastya, glad and with a glad heart, vanished on the spot.

Verse 113 (3.83.113)

भीष्मश्च कुरुशार्दूल शास्त्रतत्त्वार्थदर्शिवान् । पुलस्त्यवचनाच्चैव पृथिवीं परिचक्रमे ॥

bhīṣmaśca kuruśārdūla śāstratattvārthadarśivān | pulastyavacanāccaiva pṛthivīṃ paricakrame

And Bhishma, O tiger of the Kurus, who saw the true meaning of the scriptures, travelled over the earth at Pulastya's word.

Verse 114 (3.83.114)

एवमेषा महाभागा प्रतिष्ठाने प्रतिष्ठिता । तीर्थयात्रा महापुण्या सर्वपापप्रमोचनी ॥

evameṣā mahābhāgā pratiṣṭhāne pratiṣṭhitā | tīrthayātrā mahāpuṇyā sarvapāpapramocanī

Thus this greatly blessed pilgrimage to the tirthas, of great merit and freeing from all sins, reaches its fulfilment at Pratishthana.

Note on the text: Not in the critical edition's constituted text; it is in the apparatus as 3.83.97d*0450 (vulgate recension). Wikisource's note glosses प्रतिष्ठाने as प्रयागे and प्रतिष्ठिता as समाप्ता.

Verse 115 (3.83.115)

अनेन विधिना यस्तु पृथिवीं संचरिष्यति । अश्वमेधशतं साग्रं फलं प्रेत्य स भोक्ष्यति ॥

anena vidhinā yastu pṛthivīṃ saṃcariṣyati | aśvamedhaśataṃ sāgraṃ phalaṃ pretya sa bhokṣyati

Whoever travels the earth by this rule will enjoy after death the fruit of a hundred horse sacrifices and more.

Verse 116 (3.83.116)

ततश्चाष्टगुणं पार्थ प्राप्स्यसे धर्ममुत्तमम् । भीष्मः कुरूणां प्रवरो यथा पूर्वमवाप्तवान् ॥

tataścāṣṭaguṇaṃ pārtha prāpsyase dharmamuttamam | bhīṣmaḥ kurūṇāṃ pravaro yathā pūrvamavāptavān

And you, Partha, will gain that supreme merit eightfold, as Bhishma, foremost of the Kurus, gained it before,

Note on the text: Line 1 is the critical edition 3.83.99ab; line 2 is in its apparatus (3.83.99b*0451, vulgate recension).

Verse 117 (3.83.117)

नेता च त्वमृषीन्यस्मात्तेन तेऽष्टगुणं फलम् । रक्षोगणविकीर्णानि तीर्थान्येतानि भारत । अगम्यानि मनुष्येन्द्रैस्त्वामृते कुरुनन्दन ॥

netā ca tvamṛṣīnyasmāttena te'ṣṭaguṇaṃ phalam | rakṣogaṇavikīrṇāni tīrthānyetāni bhārata | agamyāni manuṣyendraistvāmṛte kurunandana

because you will lead the seers; that is why your fruit is eightfold. These tirthas, O Bharata, are overrun by hosts of rakshasas, and no lord of men can reach them but you, O joy of the Kurus.

Note on the text: Corrected रक्षोगणबिकीर्णानि → रक्षोगणविकीर्णानि (misprint in Wikisource; ब for व). The lines correspond to the critical edition 3.83.99cd and 3.83.100 (whose last line reads na gatir vidyate 'nyasya tvām ṛte kurunandana).

Verse 118 (3.83.118)

इदं देवर्षिचरितं सर्वतीर्थाभिसंवृतम् । यः पठेच्छृणुयाद्वाऽपिसर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥

idaṃ devarṣicaritaṃ sarvatīrthābhisaṃvṛtam | yaḥ paṭhecchṛṇuyādvā'pisarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate

Whoever reads or hears this account of the divine seer, which takes in all the tirthas, is freed from all sins.

Note on the text: Corrected सर्वतीर्ताभिसंवृतम् → सर्वतीर्थाभिसंवृतम् (misprint in Wikisource; त for थ).

Verse 119 (3.83.119)

ऋषिमुख्याः सदा यत्रवाल्मीकिस्त्वथ कश्यपः । आत्रेयः कुण्डजठरो विश्वामित्रोऽथ गौतमः ॥

ṛṣimukhyāḥ sadā yatravālmīkistvatha kaśyapaḥ | ātreyaḥ kuṇḍajaṭharo viśvāmitro'tha gautamaḥ

The chief seers are ever present there: Valmiki and Kashyapa, Atreya, Kundajathara, Vishvamitra and Gautama,

Verse 120 (3.83.120)

असितो देवलश्चैव मार्कण्डेयोऽथ गालवः । भरद्वाजो वसिष्ठश्च मुनिरुद्दालकस्तथा ॥

asito devalaścaiva mārkaṇḍeyo'tha gālavaḥ | bharadvājo vasiṣṭhaśca muniruddālakastathā

Asita and Devala, Markandeya and Galava, Bharadvaja and Vasishtha, and the sage Uddalaka,

Verse 121 (3.83.121)

शौनकः सह पुत्रेण व्यासश्च तपतांवरः । दुर्वासाश्च मुनिश्रेष्ठो जाबालिश्च महातपाः ॥

śaunakaḥ saha putreṇa vyāsaśca tapatāṃvaraḥ | durvāsāśca muniśreṣṭho jābāliśca mahātapāḥ

Shaunaka with his son, Vyasa best of ascetics, Durvasas foremost of sages, and Jabali of great austerity.

Verse 122 (3.83.122)

एते ऋषिवराः सर्वे त्वत्प्रतीक्षास्तपोधनाः । एभिः सह महाराज तीर्थान्येतान्यनुव्रज ॥

ete ṛṣivarāḥ sarve tvatpratīkṣāstapodhanāḥ | ebhiḥ saha mahārāja tīrthānyetānyanuvraja

All these excellent seers, rich in austerity, are waiting for you; go with them, great king, to these tirthas.

Verse 123 (3.83.123)

एष ते लोमशो नाम महर्षिरमितद्युतिः । समेष्यति महाराज तेन सार्धमनुव्रज ॥

eṣa te lomaśo nāma maharṣiramitadyutiḥ | sameṣyati mahārāja tena sārdhamanuvraja

This great seer of boundless splendour, Lomasha by name, will join you, great king; go with him.

Verse 124 (3.83.124)

मयाऽपिसह धर्मज्ञ तीर्थान्येतान्यनुक्रमात् । प्राप्स्यसे महतीं कीर्तिं यथा राजा महाभिषक् ॥

mayā'pisaha dharmajña tīrthānyetānyanukramāt | prāpsyase mahatīṃ kīrtiṃ yathā rājā mahābhiṣak

With me too, O knower of dharma, visiting these tirthas in their order, you will win great fame, like King Mahabhisha.

Verse 125 (3.83.125)

यथा ययातिर्धर्मात्मा यथा राजा पुरूरवाः । तथा त्वं कुरुशार्दूल स्वेन धर्मेण शोभसे ॥

yathā yayātirdharmātmā yathā rājā purūravāḥ | tathā tvaṃ kuruśārdūla svena dharmeṇa śobhase

As righteous Yayati, as King Pururavas, so you, O tiger of the Kurus, shine by your own dharma.

Verse 126 (3.83.126)

यथा भगीरथो राजा यथा रामश्च विश्रुतः । तथा त्वं सर्वराजभ्यो भ्राजसे रश्मिवानिव ॥

yathā bhagīratho rājā yathā rāmaśca viśrutaḥ | tathā tvaṃ sarvarājabhyo bhrājase raśmivāniva

As King Bhagiratha, as the renowned Rama, so you outshine all kings, like the sun.

Verse 127 (3.83.127)

यथा मनुर्यथेक्ष्वाकुर्यथा पूरुर्महायशाः । यथा वैन्यो महाराज तथा त्वमपि विश्रुतः ॥

yathā manuryathekṣvākuryathā pūrurmahāyaśāḥ | yathā vainyo mahārāja tathā tvamapi viśrutaḥ

As Manu, as Ikshvaku, as Puru of great fame, as Vainya, great king, so you too are renowned.

Verse 128 (3.83.128)

यथा च वृत्रहा सर्वान्सपत्नान्निर्दहन्पुरा । त्रैलोक्यं पालयामास देवराड्विगतज्वरः ॥

yathā ca vṛtrahā sarvānsapatnānnirdahanpurā | trailokyaṃ pālayāmāsa devarāḍvigatajvaraḥ

And as the slayer of Vritra, burning up all his rivals, once guarded the three worlds as king of the gods, free from care,

Note on the text: Line 1 is the critical edition 3.83.111ab; line 2 is not in the critical edition (vulgate recension).

Verse 129 (3.83.129)

तथा शत्रुक्षयं कृत्वा त्वं प्रजाः पालयिष्यसि । स्वधर्मविजितामुर्वीं प्राप्य राजीवलोचन । ख्यातिं यास्यसि धर्मेण कार्तवीर्यार्जुनो यथा ॥

tathā śatrukṣayaṃ kṛtvā tvaṃ prajāḥ pālayiṣyasi | svadharmavijitāmurvīṃ prāpya rājīvalocana | khyātiṃ yāsyasi dharmeṇa kārtavīryārjuno yathā

so you, having destroyed your enemies, will protect your subjects; winning the earth through your own dharma, O lotus-eyed one, you will gain fame by righteousness, like Kartavirya Arjuna.

Note on the text: Corresponds to the critical edition 3.83.111cd and 3.83.112.

Verse 130 (3.83.130)

एवमाश्वास्य राजानं नारदो भगवानृषिः । अनुज्ञाप्य महाराज तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ॥

evamāśvāsya rājānaṃ nārado bhagavānṛṣiḥ | anujñāpya mahārāja tatraivāntaradhīyata

Having thus comforted the king, the blessed seer Narada took his leave, great king, and vanished on the spot.

Verse 131 (3.83.131)

युधिष्ठिरोऽपि धर्मात्मा तमेवार्थं विचिन्तयन् । तीर्थयात्राश्रितं पुण्यमृषीणां प्रत्यवेदयत् ॥

yudhiṣṭhiro'pi dharmātmā tamevārthaṃ vicintayan | tīrthayātrāśritaṃ puṇyamṛṣīṇāṃ pratyavedayat

Righteous Yudhishthira, pondering that very matter, told the seers of the merit that rests on pilgrimage to the tirthas.

Note on the text: Corrected युधिष्ठिरोषि → युधिष्ठिरोऽपि (misprint in Wikisource; ष for प and a missing avagraha).