Indra's Tirtha, Rama's Tirtha and the Tirtha of the Sun

Verse 1 (9.50.1)

इन्द्रतीर्थं ततो गत्वा यदूनां प्रवरो बली । विप्रेभ्यो धनरत्नानि ददौ स्नात्वा यथाविधि ॥

indratīrthaṃ tato gatvā yadūnāṃ pravaro balī | viprebhyo dhanaratnāni dadau snātvā yathāvidhi

Then the mighty chief of the Yadavas went to Indra's tirtha, bathed there according to rule, and gave brahmins wealth and jewels.

Verse 2 (9.50.2)

तत्र ह्यमरराजो वै ईजे क्रतुशतेन ह । बृहस्पतेश्च देवेशः प्रददौ विपुलं धनम् ॥

tatra hyamararājo vai īje kratuśatena ha | bṛhaspateśca deveśaḥ pradadau vipulaṃ dhanam

There the king of the immortals performed a hundred sacrifices, and the lord of the gods gave Brihaspati abundant wealth.

Verse 3 (9.50.3)

अनर्गलान्सजारूथ्यान्सर्वान्विविधदक्षिणान् । आजहार क्रतूंस्तत्र यथोक्तं वेदपारगैः ॥

anargalānsajārūthyānsarvānvividhadakṣiṇān | ājahāra kratūṃstatra yathoktaṃ vedapāragaiḥ

He performed there, as the masters of the Vedas prescribed, all those sacrifices, unhindered, with the sajarutha rite and with gifts of every kind.

Note on the text: Corrected आजहर → आजहार (misprint in Wikisource; a short अ for आ; the critical edition reads ājahāra).

Verse 4 (9.50.4)

तान्क्रतून्भरतश्रेष्ठ शतकृत्वो महाद्युतिः । पूरयामास विधिवत्ततः ख्यातः शतक्रतुः ॥

tānkratūnbharataśreṣṭha śatakṛtvo mahādyutiḥ | pūrayāmāsa vidhivattataḥ khyātaḥ śatakratuḥ

O best of the Bharatas, the greatly radiant one completed those sacrifices a hundred times over according to rule, and so became known as Shatakratu.

Verse 5 (9.50.5)

तस्य नाम्ना तु तत्तीर्थं शिवं पुण्यं सनातनम् । इन्द्रतीर्थमिति ख्यातं सर्वपापप्रमोचनम् ॥

tasya nāmnā tu tattīrthaṃ śivaṃ puṇyaṃ sanātanam | indratīrthamiti khyātaṃ sarvapāpapramocanam

From his name that auspicious, holy, eternal tirtha is known as Indra's tirtha, which frees one from all sins.

Verse 6 (9.50.6)

उपस्पृश्य च तत्रापि विधिवन्मुसलायुधः । ब्राह्मणान्पूजयित्वा च पानाच्छादनभोजनैः ॥

upaspṛśya ca tatrāpi vidhivanmusalāyudhaḥ | brāhmaṇānpūjayitvā ca pānācchādanabhojanaiḥ

The wielder of the pestle bathed there too according to rule, and honoured the brahmins with drink, clothing and food.

Note on the text: Corrected पानाच्छादुनभोजनैः → पानाच्छादनभोजनैः (misprint in Wikisource; दु for द ; the critical edition reads pānācchādanabhojanaiḥ). Not matched by the alignment; lines are the critical edition's 9.48.6a and 6c.

Verse 7 (9.50.7)

शुभं तीर्थवरं तस्माद्रामतीर्थं जगाम ह । यत्र रामो महाभागो भार्गवः सुमहातपाः ॥

śubhaṃ tīrthavaraṃ tasmādrāmatīrthaṃ jagāma ha | yatra rāmo mahābhāgo bhārgavaḥ sumahātapāḥ

From there he went to the excellent tirtha of Rama, where the greatly fortunate Rama of Bhrigu's line, of mighty austerity,

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Verse 8 (9.50.8)

असकृत्पृथिवीं कृत्वा हतक्षत्रियपुङ्गवाम् । उपाध्यायं पुरस्कृत्य काश्यपं मुनिसत्तमम् ॥

asakṛtpṛthivīṃ kṛtvā hatakṣatriyapuṅgavām | upādhyāyaṃ puraskṛtya kāśyapaṃ munisattamam

having again and again left the earth with her foremost kshatriyas slain, and having put Kashyapa, best of sages, in front as his priest,

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Verse 9 (9.50.9)

अयजद्वाजपेयेन सोऽश्वमेधशतेन च । प्रददौ दक्षिणार्थं च पृथिवीं सागराम्बराम् ॥

ayajadvājapeyena so'śvamedhaśatena ca | pradadau dakṣiṇārthaṃ ca pṛthivīṃ sāgarāmbarām

performed the Vajapeya and a hundred horse sacrifices, and gave the earth, bounded by the seas, as the sacrificial fee.

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Verse 10 (9.50.10)

रामो दत्त्वा धनं तत्र द्विजेभ्यो जनमेजय । उपस्पृश्य यथान्यायं पूजयित्वा तथा द्विजान् ॥

rāmo dattvā dhanaṃ tatra dvijebhyo janamejaya | upaspṛśya yathānyāyaṃ pūjayitvā tathā dvijān

There Rama gave wealth to the brahmins, O Janamejaya, bathed according to rule, and honoured the brahmins in the same way.

Verse 11 (9.50.11)

पुण्यतीर्थे शुभे देशे वसु दत्त्वा हलायुधः । मुनींश्चैवाभिवाद्याथ यमुनातीर्थमागमत् । यत्रानयामास तदा राजसूयमपाम्पतिः ॥

puṇyatīrthe śubhe deśe vasu dattvā halāyudhaḥ | munīṃścaivābhivādyātha yamunātīrthamāgamat | yatrānayāmāsa tadā rājasūyamapāmpatiḥ

Having given wealth in that holy tirtha, in that auspicious place, the bearer of the plough greeted the sages and went to the Yamuna tirtha, where the Lord of the Waters once had the Rajasuya brought about.

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Verse 12 (9.50.12)

दितेः सुतान्महाभागो वरुणो वै सितप्रभः । यत्र निर्जित्य सङ्ग्रामे मानुषान्दानवांस्तथा । गन्धर्वान्राक्षसांश्चैव वरुणः परवीरहा ॥

diteḥ sutānmahābhāgo varuṇo vai sitaprabhaḥ | yatra nirjitya saṅgrāme mānuṣāndānavāṃstathā | gandharvānrākṣasāṃścaiva varuṇaḥ paravīrahā

There the greatly fortunate, white-shining Varuna, slayer of hostile heroes, had defeated in battle the sons of Diti, and men and Danavas too, and Gandharvas and Rakshasas.

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Verse 13 (9.50.13)

तस्मिन्क्रतुवरे वृत्ते सङ्ग्रामः समजायत । देवानां दानवानां च त्रैलोक्यस्य भयावहः ॥

tasminkratuvare vṛtte saṅgrāmaḥ samajāyata | devānāṃ dānavānāṃ ca trailokyasya bhayāvahaḥ

When that great sacrifice was over, a battle broke out between the gods and the Danavas, terrifying to the three worlds.

Verse 14 (9.50.14)

राजसूये क्रतुश्रेष्ठे निवृत्ते जनमेजय । जायते सुमहाघोरः संक्षयः क्षत्रियान्प्रति ॥

rājasūye kratuśreṣṭhe nivṛtte janamejaya | jāyate sumahāghoraḥ saṃkṣayaḥ kṣatriyānprati

When a Rajasuya, best of sacrifices, is completed, O Janamejaya, a great and terrible destruction comes upon the kshatriyas.

Verse 15 (9.50.15)

हलायुधस्तदा रामस्तस्मिंस्तीर्थवरे शुभे । तत्र स्नात्वा च दत्त्वा च द्विजेभ्यो वसु माधवः ॥

halāyudhastadā rāmastasmiṃstīrthavare śubhe | tatra snātvā ca dattvā ca dvijebhyo vasu mādhavaḥ

Then Rama of the plough, Madhava, bathed at that excellent, auspicious tirtha and gave wealth to the brahmins.

Note on the text: Corrected तत्रस्नात्वा → तत्र स्नात्वा (misprint in Wikisource; missing space; the critical edition reads tatra snātvā).

Verse 16 (9.50.16)

वनमाली ततो हृष्टः स्तूयमानो द्विजातिभिः । तस्मादादित्यतीर्थं च जगाम कमलेक्षणः ॥

vanamālī tato hṛṣṭaḥ stūyamāno dvijātibhiḥ | tasmādādityatīrthaṃ ca jagāma kamalekṣaṇaḥ

Then the garlanded, lotus-eyed one, glad and praised by the twice-born, went from there to the tirtha of the Sun.

Verse 17 (9.50.17)

यत्रेष्ट्वा भगवाञ्ज्योतिर्भास्करो राजसत्तम । ज्योतिषामाधिपत्यं च प्रभावं चाभ्यपद्यत ॥

yatreṣṭvā bhagavāñjyotirbhāskaro rājasattama | jyotiṣāmādhipatyaṃ ca prabhāvaṃ cābhyapadyata

There, O best of kings, the blessed Bhaskara, the luminary, offered sacrifice and won the lordship over the luminaries and his majesty.

Verse 18 (9.50.18)

तस्या नद्यास्तु तीरे वै सर्वे देवाः सवासवाः । विश्वेदेवाः समरुतो गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्च ह ॥

tasyā nadyāstu tīre vai sarve devāḥ savāsavāḥ | viśvedevāḥ samaruto gandharvāpsarasaśca ha

On the bank of that river were gathered all the gods with Vasava, the Vishvedevas with the Maruts, and the Gandharvas and Apsarases,

Verse 19 (9.50.19)

द्वैपायनः शुकश्चैव कृष्णश्च मधुसूदनः । यक्षाश्च राक्षसाश्चैव पिशाचाश्च विशाम्पते ॥

dvaipāyanaḥ śukaścaiva kṛṣṇaśca madhusūdanaḥ | yakṣāśca rākṣasāścaiva piśācāśca viśāmpate

and Dvaipayana, Shuka, and Krishna Madhusudana, and the Yakshas, Rakshasas and Pishachas, O lord of men.

Verse 20 (9.50.20)

एते चान्ये च बहवो योगसिद्धाः सहस्रशः । तस्मिंस्तीर्थे सरस्वत्याः शिवे पुण्ये परन्तप ॥

ete cānye ca bahavo yogasiddhāḥ sahasraśaḥ | tasmiṃstīrthe sarasvatyāḥ śive puṇye parantapa

These and many other thousands who had attained perfection in yoga were at that auspicious, holy tirtha of the Sarasvati, O scorcher of foes.

Verse 21 (9.50.21)

तत्र हत्वा पुरा विष्णुरसुरौ मधुकैटभौ । आप्लुत्य भरतश्रेष्ठ तीर्थप्रवर उत्तमे ॥

tatra hatvā purā viṣṇurasurau madhukaiṭabhau | āplutya bharataśreṣṭha tīrthapravara uttame

There, in former times, Vishnu slew the two asuras Madhu and Kaitabha and then bathed, O best of the Bharatas, in that excellent and best of tirthas.

Verse 22 (9.50.22)

द्वैपायनश्च धर्मात्मा तत्रैवाप्लुत्य भारत । सम्प्राप्तः परमं योगं सिद्धिं च परमां गतः ॥

dvaipāyanaśca dharmātmā tatraivāplutya bhārata | samprāptaḥ paramaṃ yogaṃ siddhiṃ ca paramāṃ gataḥ

The righteous-souled Dvaipayana also bathed in that same place, O Bharata, and reached the highest yoga and the highest perfection.

Verse 23 (9.50.23)

असितो देवलश्चैव तस्मिन्नेव महातपाः । परमं योगमास्थाय ऋषिर्योगमवाप्तवान् ॥

asito devalaścaiva tasminneva mahātapāḥ | paramaṃ yogamāsthāya ṛṣiryogamavāptavān

Asita and Devala, great ascetics, also, in that very place, took up the highest yoga, and that sage attained union.