Balarama Sets Out on Pilgrimage

Verse 1 (9.35.1)

पूर्वमेव यदा रामस्तस्मिन्युद्ध उपस्थिते । आमन्त्र्य केशवं यातो वृष्णिभिः सहितः प्रभुः ॥

pūrvameva yadā rāmastasminyuddha upasthite | āmantrya keśavaṃ yāto vṛṣṇibhiḥ sahitaḥ prabhuḥ

Long before, when that battle was at hand, Rama, the lord, together with the Vrishnis, took leave of Keshava and went away.

Verse 2 (9.35.2)

साहाय्यं धार्तराष्ट्रस्य न च कर्ताऽस्मि केशव । न चैव पाण्डुपुत्राणां गमिष्यामि यथागतम् ॥

sāhāyyaṃ dhārtarāṣṭrasya na ca kartā'smi keśava | na caiva pāṇḍuputrāṇāṃ gamiṣyāmi yathāgatam

'I shall give no help to Dhritarashtra's son, Keshava, and I shall not go to the sons of Pandu either; I shall go away as I came.'

Note on the text: Speaker: the whole verse is Balarama's own words to Keshava, quoted inside Janamejaya's question; the page heads Janamejaya (9-35-1x) for verses 1–4, and the words are given to Balarama.

Verse 3 (9.35.3)

एवमुक्त्वा तदा रामो यातः शत्रुनिबर्हणः । तस्य चागमनं भूयो ब्रह्मञ्शंसितुमर्हसि ॥

evamuktvā tadā rāmo yātaḥ śatrunibarhaṇaḥ | tasya cāgamanaṃ bhūyo brahmañśaṃsitumarhasi

Having said this, Rama, the destroyer of foes, departed. O Brahmin, you should now tell of his coming back again.

Note on the text: Corrected ब्रह्मञ्शं सितुमर्हसि → ब्रह्मञ्शंसितुमर्हसि (misprint in Wikisource; a stray space splits शंसितुम्; the critical edition reads brahmañ śaṃsitum arhasi).

Verse 4 (9.35.4)

आख्याहि मे विस्तरशः कथं राम उपस्थितः । कथं च दृष्टवान्युद्धं कुशलो ह्यसि सत्तम ॥

ākhyāhi me vistaraśaḥ kathaṃ rāma upasthitaḥ | kathaṃ ca dṛṣṭavānyuddhaṃ kuśalo hyasi sattama

Tell me at length how Rama came back, and how he saw the battle; for you are wise, best of men.

Verse 5 (9.35.5)

उपप्लाव्ये निविष्टेषु पाण्डवेषु महात्मसु । प्रेषितो धृतराष्ट्रस्य समीपं मधुसूदनः ॥

upaplāvye niviṣṭeṣu pāṇḍaveṣu mahātmasu | preṣito dhṛtarāṣṭrasya samīpaṃ madhusūdanaḥ

While the great-souled Pandavas were encamped at Upaplavya, Madhusudana was sent to Dhritarashtra's presence,

Note on the text: The critical edition's 9.34.5 (lines a, c); its third line (5e) opens verse 6 here. No alignment was found in the input (9.34.5 is in the unmatched list).

Verse 6 (9.35.6)

शमं प्रति महाबाहो हितार्थं सर्वदेहिनाम् । स गत्वा हास्तिनपुरं धृतराष्ट्रं समेत्य च ॥

śamaṃ prati mahābāho hitārthaṃ sarvadehinām | sa gatvā hāstinapuraṃ dhṛtarāṣṭraṃ sametya ca

for peace, O mighty-armed one, for the good of all living beings. Having gone to Hastinapura and met Dhritarashtra,

Note on the text: Line 1 is the critical edition's 9.34.5e; line 2 is 9.34.6a.

Verse 7 (9.35.7)

उक्तवान्वचनं पथ्यं हितं चैव विशेषतः ॥

uktavānvacanaṃ pathyaṃ hitaṃ caiva viśeṣataḥ

he spoke words that were wholesome and, above all, beneficial.

Note on the text: The critical edition's 9.34.6c; पथ्यं is a recension variant of tathyaṃ.

Verse 8 (9.35.8)

न च तत्कृतवान्राजा यथाऽख्यातं हि तत्पुरा ॥

na ca tatkṛtavānrājā yathā'khyātaṃ hi tatpurā

But the king did not act on it, as had been told of old.

Note on the text: The critical edition's 9.34.6e (…yathākhyātaṃ hi te purā); Wikisource reads तत्पुरा, a recension variant.

Verse 9 (9.35.9)

अनवाप्य शमं तत्र कृष्णः पुरुषसत्तमः । आगच्छत महाबाहुरुपप्लाव्यं जनाधिप ॥

anavāpya śamaṃ tatra kṛṣṇaḥ puruṣasattamaḥ | āgacchata mahābāhurupaplāvyaṃ janādhipa

Having failed to obtain peace there, Krishna, best of men, came back to Upaplavya, O lord of men.

Verse 10 (9.35.10)

ततः प्रत्यागतः कृष्णो धार्तराष्ट्रविसर्जितः । आजगाम नरव्याघ्रः पाण्डवानामनीकिनीम् । यथोक्तं च यथावृत्तं गत्वा पाण्डवमब्रवीत् ॥

tataḥ pratyāgataḥ kṛṣṇo dhārtarāṣṭravisarjitaḥ | ājagāma naravyāghraḥ pāṇḍavānāmanīkinīm | yathoktaṃ ca yathāvṛttaṃ gatvā pāṇḍavamabravīt

Then Krishna, sent away by the Dhartarashtras, came back; the tiger among men came to the army of the Pandavas, and, telling them exactly what had been said and what had happened, he spoke to the Pandava.

Note on the text: Line 1 is the critical edition's 9.34.8a; line 2 is its star passage 9.34.8b*0210_01; line 3 is its star passage 9.34.8d*0211_01 (yathoktaṃ ca yathāvṛttam uktvā pāṇḍavam abravīt). The critical edition's own line 8c (akriyāyāṃ naravyāghra pāṇḍavān idam abravīt) is not in Wikisource.

Verse 11 (9.35.11)

न कुर्वन्ति वचो मह्यं कुरवः कालनोदिताः । निर्गच्छध्वं पाण्डवेयाः पुष्येण सहिता मया ॥

na kurvanti vaco mahyaṃ kuravaḥ kālanoditāḥ | nirgacchadhvaṃ pāṇḍaveyāḥ puṣyeṇa sahitā mayā

'The Kurus, driven by Time, will not heed my words. Go forth, Pandavas, together with me, under Pushya.'

Note on the text: Corrected निर्गच्छध्व → निर्गच्छध्वं (misprint in Wikisource; the final anusvara is dropped; the critical edition reads nirgacchadhvaṃ). Speaker: the verse is Krishna's own words to the Pandavas, filling the whole verse; the page heads Vaishampayana from 9-35-5x, so it is given to Vasudeva.

Verse 12 (9.35.12)

ततो विभज्यमानेषु बलेषु बलिनां वरः । प्रोवाच भ्रातरं कृष्णं रौहिणेयो महामनाः ॥

tato vibhajyamāneṣu baleṣu balināṃ varaḥ | provāca bhrātaraṃ kṛṣṇaṃ rauhiṇeyo mahāmanāḥ

Then, as the forces were being divided into their ranks, Rauhineya, the best of the mighty and great of mind, spoke to his brother Krishna.

Verse 13 (9.35.13)

तेषामपि महाबाहो साहाय्यं मधुसूदन । क्रियतामिति तत्कृष्णो नास्य चक्रे वचस्तदा ॥

teṣāmapi mahābāho sāhāyyaṃ madhusūdana | kriyatāmiti tatkṛṣṇo nāsya cakre vacastadā

'Let help be given to them too, O mighty-armed Madhusudana' — but Krishna did not do as he said.

Note on the text: Line 1 is Balarama's spoken request, line 2 narration; the verse is kept with the narrator. The critical edition's star passage 9.34.11d*0212_01–02 follows this verse there and is not in Wikisource.

Verse 14 (9.35.14)

ततो मन्युपरीतात्मा जगाम यदुनन्दनः । तीर्थयात्रां हलधरः सरस्वत्यां महायशाः । मैत्रनक्षत्रयोगे स्म सहितः सर्वयादवैः ॥

tato manyuparītātmā jagāma yadunandanaḥ | tīrthayātrāṃ haladharaḥ sarasvatyāṃ mahāyaśāḥ | maitranakṣatrayoge sma sahitaḥ sarvayādavaiḥ

Then, his heart seized with anger, the delight of the Yadus, the plough-bearer of great renown, set out on a pilgrimage to the Sarasvati, under the star Maitra, together with all the Yadavas.

Verse 15 (9.35.15)

आश्रयामास भोजस्तु दुर्योधनमरिन्दमः । युयुधानेन सहितो वासुदेवस्तु पाण्डवान् ॥

āśrayāmāsa bhojastu duryodhanamarindamaḥ | yuyudhānena sahito vāsudevastu pāṇḍavān

Bhoja, the tamer of foes, took refuge with Duryodhana; Vasudeva, with Yuyudhana, with the Pandavas.

Verse 16 (9.35.16)

रौहिणेये गते शूरे पुष्येण मधुसूदनः । पाण्डवेयान्पुरस्कृत्य ययावभिमुखः कूरून् ॥

rauhiṇeye gate śūre puṣyeṇa madhusūdanaḥ | pāṇḍaveyānpuraskṛtya yayāvabhimukhaḥ kūrūn

When the hero Rauhineya had gone, Madhusudana, under Pushya, put the Pandavas in front and marched against the Kurus.

Verse 17 (9.35.17)

गच्छन्नेव पथिस्थस्तु रामः प्रेष्यानुवाच ह । सम्भारांस्तीर्थयात्रायां सर्वोपकरणानि च ॥

gacchanneva pathisthastu rāmaḥ preṣyānuvāca ha | sambhārāṃstīrthayātrāyāṃ sarvopakaraṇāni ca

While still on the road as he went, Rama said to his attendants — the supplies for a pilgrimage and all the equipment —

Note on the text: The critical edition's 9.34.15 (lines a, c). Line 2 runs on into verse 18: the order to the attendants is completed by आनयध्वं there.

Verse 18 (9.35.18)

आनयध्वं द्वारकाया अग्नीन्वै याजकांस्तथा । सुवर्णरजनं चैव धेनूर्वासांसि वाजिनः ॥

ānayadhvaṃ dvārakāyā agnīnvai yājakāṃstathā | suvarṇarajanaṃ caiva dhenūrvāsāṃsi vājinaḥ

'Bring from Dvaraka the sacred fires and the sacrificial priests, gold and silver, cows, garments, and horses,

Note on the text: Corrected धैनूर्वासांसि → धेनूर्वासांसि (misprint in Wikisource; ऐ for ए; the critical edition reads dhenūr vāsāṃsi). Line 1 is the critical edition's 9.34.15e; line 2 is a variant of 9.34.16a (suvarṇaṃ rajataṃ caiva): Wikisource's सुवर्णरजनं is kept. Speaker: Rama's order fills the verse (no heading; the page heads Vaishampayana).

Verse 19 (9.35.19)

कुञ्जरांश्च रथांश्चैव खरोष्ट्रं वाहनानि च । क्षिप्रमानीयतां सर्वं तीर्थहेतोः परिच्छदम् ॥

kuñjarāṃśca rathāṃścaiva kharoṣṭraṃ vāhanāni ca | kṣipramānīyatāṃ sarvaṃ tīrthahetoḥ paricchadam

elephants, chariots, asses, camels and carriages — let all the gear needed for the pilgrimage be brought quickly.

Note on the text: The critical edition's 9.34.16 (lines c, e). Speaker: Rama's order, no heading on the page.

Verse 20 (9.35.20)

प्रतिस्रोतः सरस्वत्या गच्छध्वं शीघ्रगामिनः । ऋत्विजश्चानयध्वं वै शतशश्च द्विजर्षभान् ॥

pratisrotaḥ sarasvatyā gacchadhvaṃ śīghragāminaḥ | ṛtvijaścānayadhvaṃ vai śataśaśca dvijarṣabhān

Go swiftly up the Sarasvati, against its current, and bring priests and hundreds of the best of Brahmins.'

Note on the text: Speaker: Rama's order, no heading on the page.

Verse 21 (9.35.21)

एवं सन्दिश्य तु प्रेष्यान्बलदेवो महाबलः । तीर्थयात्रां ययौ राजन्कुरूणां वैशसे तदा ॥

evaṃ sandiśya tu preṣyānbaladevo mahābalaḥ | tīrthayātrāṃ yayau rājankurūṇāṃ vaiśase tadā

Having so instructed his attendants, mighty Baladeva set out on a pilgrimage, O king, at the time of the Kurus' slaughter.

Note on the text: The critical edition's 9.34.18 (lines a, c).

Verse 22 (9.35.22)

सरस्वत्याः प्रतिस्रोतः समुद्रादभिजग्मिवान् । रामो यदूत्तमः श्रीमांस्तीर्थयात्रामनुस्मरन् ॥

sarasvatyāḥ pratisrotaḥ samudrādabhijagmivān | rāmo yadūttamaḥ śrīmāṃstīrthayātrāmanusmaran

Rama, the best of the Yadus, glorious, set out, remembering the pilgrimage, from the sea up the Sarasvati against its current,

Note on the text: Corrected अभिजग्मिवान → अभिजग्मिवान् (misprint in Wikisource; the final halanta is dropped; the critical edition reads abhijagmivān). Line 1 is the critical edition's 9.34.18e (sarasvatīṃ pratisrotaḥ samudrād abhijagmivān; Wikisource reads सरस्वत्याः); line 2 is its star passage 9.34.18f*0213_01.

Verse 23 (9.35.23)

ऋत्विग्भिश्च सुहृद्भिश्च यथाऽन्यैर्द्विजसत्तमैः । रथैर्गजैस्तथाऽश्वैश्च प्रेष्यैश्च भरतर्षभ । गोखरोष्ट्रप्रयुक्तैश्च यानैश्च बहुभिर्वृतः ॥

ṛtvigbhiśca suhṛdbhiśca yathā'nyairdvijasattamaiḥ | rathairgajaistathā'śvaiśca preṣyaiśca bharatarṣabha | gokharoṣṭraprayuktaiśca yānaiśca bahubhirvṛtaḥ

surrounded by priests and friends and other excellent Brahmins, by chariots, elephants, horses and servants, O best of the Bharatas, and by many carriages drawn by oxen, asses and camels.

Note on the text: Line 1: यथाऽन्यैः is a recension variant of the critical edition's tathānyair; kept.

Verse 24 (9.35.24)

श्रान्तानां क्लान्तबपुषां शिशूनां विपुलायुषाम् । देशेदेशे तु देयानि दानानि विविधानि च ॥

śrāntānāṃ klāntabapuṣāṃ śiśūnāṃ vipulāyuṣām | deśedeśe tu deyāni dānāni vividhāni ca

For the weary, the worn out, the young and the aged, gifts of many kinds were to be given in every place;

Note on the text: Line 1 is the critical edition's 9.34.20a; line 2 is its star passage 9.34.20f*0214_01 (deśe deśe tu deyāni dānāni vividhāni ca).

Verse 25 (9.35.25)

अर्चायै चार्थिनां राजन्क्लृप्तानि बहुशस्तथा । तानि यानीह देशेषु प्रतीक्षन्ति स्म भारत ॥

arcāyai cārthināṃ rājanklṛptāni bahuśastathā | tāni yānīha deśeṣu pratīkṣanti sma bhārata

many such gifts had been set aside, O king, to honour those in need; they stood waiting in the lands along the way, O Bharata.

Note on the text: Line 1 is the critical edition's star passage 9.34.20f*0214_02 (arcāyai cārthināṃ rājan klṛptāni bahuśas tathā); line 2 is a variant of 9.34.20c (tāni yānāni deśeṣu pratīkṣyante sma bhārata).

Verse 26 (9.35.26)

बुभुक्षितानामर्थाय क्लृप्तमन्नं समन्ततः ॥

bubhukṣitānāmarthāya klṛptamannaṃ samantataḥ

Food had been laid out everywhere for the hungry.

Note on the text: The critical edition's 9.34.20e.

Verse 27 (9.35.27)

योयो यत्र द्विजो भोज्यं भोक्तुं कामयते तदा । तस्यतस्य तु तत्रैवमुपजह्रुस्तदा नृप ॥

yoyo yatra dvijo bhojyaṃ bhoktuṃ kāmayate tadā | tasyatasya tu tatraivamupajahrustadā nṛpa

Whatever Brahmin, in whatever place, wished at that time to eat a meal, to him, to each of them, it was brought right there, O king.

Note on the text: Corrected नृष → नृप (misprint in Wikisource; ष for प; the critical edition reads nṛpa).

Verse 28 (9.35.28)

तत्रतत्र स्थिता राजन्रौहिणेयस्य शासनात् । भक्ष्यपेयस्य कुर्वन्ति राशींस्तत्र समन्ततः ॥

tatratatra sthitā rājanrauhiṇeyasya śāsanāt | bhakṣyapeyasya kurvanti rāśīṃstatra samantataḥ

Men stationed here and there by Rauhineya's command made heaps of food and drink on every side.

Verse 29 (9.35.29)

वासांसि च महार्हाणि पर्यङ्कास्तरणानि च । पूजार्थं तत्र क्लृप्तानि विप्राणां सुखमिच्छताम् ॥

vāsāṃsi ca mahārhāṇi paryaṅkāstaraṇāni ca | pūjārthaṃ tatra klṛptāni viprāṇāṃ sukhamicchatām

Costly garments, couches and coverings were laid out there to honour the Brahmins who wished for comfort.

Verse 30 (9.35.30)

यत्र यः स्वपते विप्रो यो वा जागर्ति भारत । तत्रतत्रैव सर्वस्य क्लृप्तं सर्वमपश्यत ॥

yatra yaḥ svapate vipro yo vā jāgarti bhārata | tatratatraiva sarvasya klṛptaṃ sarvamapaśyata

Wherever a Brahmin slept, or wherever he kept awake, O Bharata, there everything was seen to have been made ready for him.

Note on the text: Not aligned in the input; a recension variant of the critical edition's 9.34.24 (yatra yaḥ svapate vipraḥ kṣatriyo vāpi bhārata / tatra tatra tu tasyaiva sarvaṃ kḷptam adṛśyata).

Verse 31 (9.35.31)

यथासुखं जनः सर्वो याति तिष्ठति वै तदा । यातुकामस्य यानानि पानानि तृषितस्य च ॥

yathāsukhaṃ janaḥ sarvo yāti tiṣṭhati vai tadā | yātukāmasya yānāni pānāni tṛṣitasya ca

Everyone stayed or went on as he pleased; for the one who wished to travel there were carriages, for the thirsty, drinks,

Verse 32 (9.35.32)

बुभुक्षितस्य चान्नानि स्वादूनि भरतर्षभ । उपजह्रुर्नरास्तत्र वस्त्राण्याभरणानि च ॥

bubhukṣitasya cānnāni svādūni bharatarṣabha | upajahrurnarāstatra vastrāṇyābharaṇāni ca

and for the hungry, tasty foods, O best of the Bharatas; men brought garments and ornaments there as well.

Verse 33 (9.35.33)

स पन्थाः प्रबभौ राजन्सर्वस्यैव सुखावहः । स्वर्गोपमस्तदा वीर नराणां तत्र गच्छताम् ॥

sa panthāḥ prababhau rājansarvasyaiva sukhāvahaḥ | svargopamastadā vīra narāṇāṃ tatra gacchatām

That road, O king, shone, a source of comfort to everyone, like heaven itself, O hero, to the men who travelled there.

Verse 34 (9.35.34)

नित्यप्रमुदितोपेतः स्वादुभक्ष्यो जलान्वितः । विपण्यापणपण्यानां नानाजनशतैर्वृतः । नानाद्रुमलतोपेतो नानारत्नविभूषितः ॥

nityapramuditopetaḥ svādubhakṣyo jalānvitaḥ | vipaṇyāpaṇapaṇyānāṃ nānājanaśatairvṛtaḥ | nānādrumalatopeto nānāratnavibhūṣitaḥ

It was ever full of cheer, rich in tasty food and water, thronged with shops, markets and wares and with hundreds of different people, abounding in trees and creepers of many kinds, and adorned with jewels of many kinds.

Note on the text: Corrected विपण्यापणपण्यानं → विपण्यापणपण्यानां (misprint in Wikisource; a dropped long vowel; the critical edition reads vipaṇyāpaṇapaṇyānāṃ).

Verse 35 (9.35.35)

ततो महात्मा नियतो मनस्विनां । पुण्येषु तीर्थेषु वसूनि राजन् । ददौ द्विजेभ्यः क्रतुदक्षिणाश्च । यदुप्रवीरो हलभृत्प्रतीतः ॥

tato mahātmā niyato manasvināṃ | puṇyeṣu tīrtheṣu vasūni rājan | dadau dvijebhyaḥ kratudakṣiṇāśca | yadupravīro halabhṛtpratītaḥ

Then the great-souled one, self-restrained among the high-minded, gave wealth to the Brahmins at the holy tirthas, together with sacrificial fees — the plough-bearer, hero of the Yadus, in good cheer.

Note on the text: Line 1: नियतो मनस्विनां is Wikisource's reading (critical edition: niyame sthitātmā); the page's gloss records a variant कृतदक्षिणाश्च for क्रतुदक्षिणाश्च, not adopted.

Verse 36 (9.35.36)

दोग्ध्रीश्च धेनूश्च सहस्रशो वै । सुवाससः काञ्चनबद्धशृङ्गीः । हयांश्च नानाविधदेशजातान् । यानानि दासांश्च शुभान्द्विजेभ्यः ॥

dogdhrīśca dhenūśca sahasraśo vai | suvāsasaḥ kāñcanabaddhaśṛṅgīḥ | hayāṃśca nānāvidhadeśajātān | yānāni dāsāṃśca śubhāndvijebhyaḥ

Thousands upon thousands of milch cows and other cows, well clothed, with horns bound in gold; horses born in countries of many kinds; carriages and handsome servants — all these he gave to the Brahmins.

Verse 37 (9.35.37)

रत्नानि मुक्तामणिविद्रुमं चापि । अग्र्यं सुवर्णं रजतं सुशुभ्रम् । अयस्मयं ताम्रमयं च भाण्डं । ददौ द्विजातिप्रवरेषु रामः ॥

ratnāni muktāmaṇividrumaṃ cāpi | agryaṃ suvarṇaṃ rajataṃ suśubhram | ayasmayaṃ tāmramayaṃ ca bhāṇḍaṃ | dadau dvijātipravareṣu rāmaḥ

Jewels — pearls, gems and coral — and choice gold, bright silver, and vessels of iron and of copper, Rama gave to the best of the twice-born.

Note on the text: Corrected सुशुन्द्वम् → सुशुभ्रम् (misprint in Wikisource; न्द्व for भ्र; the critical edition reads śubhram). Wrote out the sandhi split across the line break (चा-- । प्यग्र्यं → चापि । अग्र्यं); the text is otherwise unchanged. The page's dashes are removed.

Verse 38 (9.35.38)

एवं स वित्तं प्रददौ महात्मा । सरस्वतीतीर्थगतेषु भूरि । ययौ क्रमेणाप्रतिमप्रभावः । ततः कुरुक्षेत्रमुदारवृत्तः ॥

evaṃ sa vittaṃ pradadau mahātmā | sarasvatītīrthagateṣu bhūri | yayau krameṇāpratimaprabhāvaḥ | tataḥ kurukṣetramudāravṛttaḥ

Thus the great-souled one gave abundant wealth to those who had come to the tirthas of the Sarasvati; and then, in due course, the noble one of matchless might reached Kurukshetra.

Note on the text: Wrote out the sandhi split across the line break (प्रभाव-- । स्ततः → प्रभावः । ततः); the text is otherwise unchanged. The page's dashes are removed.

Verse 39 (9.35.39)

सारस्वतानां तीर्थानां गुणोत्पत्तिं वदस्व मे । फलं च द्विपदां श्रेष्ठ कर्म निर्वृत्तिमेव च ॥

sārasvatānāṃ tīrthānāṃ guṇotpattiṃ vadasva me | phalaṃ ca dvipadāṃ śreṣṭha karma nirvṛttimeva ca

Tell me the excellence and origin of the tirthas of the Sarasvati, their fruit, O best of men, and the accomplishment of the rites there.

Verse 40 (9.35.40)

यथाक्रमेण भगवंस्तीर्थानामनुपूर्वशः । ब्रूहि ब्रह्मविदां श्रेष्ठ परं कौतूहलं हि मे ॥

yathākrameṇa bhagavaṃstīrthānāmanupūrvaśaḥ | brūhi brahmavidāṃ śreṣṭha paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi me

Tell me of the tirthas in their proper order, one after another, O revered one, O best of the knowers of Brahman; my curiosity is very great.

Verse 41 (9.35.41)

तीर्थानां च फलं राजन्गुणोत्पत्तिं च सर्वशः । मयोच्यमानं वै पुण्यं शृणु राजेन्द्र कृत्स्नशः ॥

tīrthānāṃ ca phalaṃ rājanguṇotpattiṃ ca sarvaśaḥ | mayocyamānaṃ vai puṇyaṃ śṛṇu rājendra kṛtsnaśaḥ

I shall tell you, O king, the fruit of the tirthas and the origin of their excellence, in full; listen, O best of kings, to this holy account as I tell it, entire.

Note on the text: Corrected चं → च (misprint in Wikisource; a stray anusvara; the critical edition reads ca).

Verse 42 (9.35.42)

पूर्वं महाराज यदुप्रवीर । ऋत्विक्सुहृद्विप्रगणैश्च सार्धम् । पुण्यं प्रभासं समुपाजगाम । यत्रोडुराड्यक्ष्मणा क्षीयमाणः ॥

pūrvaṃ mahārāja yadupravīra | ṛtviksuhṛdvipragaṇaiśca sārdham | puṇyaṃ prabhāsaṃ samupājagāma | yatroḍurāḍyakṣmaṇā kṣīyamāṇaḥ

First, O great king, the hero of the Yadus, together with priests, friends and companies of Brahmins, came to holy Prabhasa, where the lord of the stars, wasting under consumption,

Note on the text: Corrected यत्रोडुराढ्यक्ष्मणा → यत्रोडुराड्यक्ष्मणा (misprint in Wikisource; ढ्य for ड्य; the critical edition reads yatroḍurāḍ yakṣmaṇā). Line 4 (क्षीयमाणः) is a recension variant of kliśyamānaḥ.

Verse 43 (9.35.43)

विमुक्तशापः पुनराप्य तेजः । सर्वं जगद्भासयते नरेन्द्र । एतत्तु तीर्थप्रवरं पृथिव्यां । प्रभासनात्तस्य ततः प्रभासः ॥

vimuktaśāpaḥ punarāpya tejaḥ | sarvaṃ jagadbhāsayate narendra | etattu tīrthapravaraṃ pṛthivyāṃ | prabhāsanāttasya tataḥ prabhāsaḥ

freed from the curse and regaining his radiance, once more lights up the whole world, O lord of men. This is the best of the tirthas on earth, and from his shining forth there it is called Prabhasa.