The Glory of Kashyapa Tirtha

Verse 1 (padma.6.164.1)

महादेव उवाच। अत्र तीर्थं महच्चान्यत्कश्यपाख्यं सुरेश्वरि । यत्र ह्रदो महानासीन्नगदेव विनिर्मितः

mahādeva uvāca atra tīrthaṃ mahaccānyatkaśyapākhyaṃ sureśvari yatra hrado mahānāsīnnagadeva vinirmitaḥ

Mahadeva said: Here is another great tirtha, O queen of the gods, called Kashyapa, where there was a great lake, made by the very mountain-god.

Verse 2 (padma.6.164.2)

तत्र कुशेश्वरो नाम देवो यत्र विराजते । यत्र कुंडं तथा रम्यं कश्यपेन विनिर्मितम्

tatra kuśeśvaro nāma devo yatra virājate yatra kuṃḍaṃ tathā ramyaṃ kaśyapena vinirmitam

There a god named Kusheshvara reigns; and there is a delightful pool as well, made by Kashyapa himself.

Verse 3 (padma.6.164.3)

तत्र स्नात्वा तु भो देवि न नरो निरयं व्रजेत् । अग्निहोत्रकरा विप्रा नित्यं वेदपरायणाः

tatra snātvā tu bho devi na naro nirayaṃ vrajet agnihotrakarā viprā nityaṃ vedaparāyaṇāḥ

Bathing there, O goddess, a man does not go to hell. Brahmins who perform the fire-sacrifice, ever devoted to the Veda,

Verse 4 (padma.6.164.4)

निवसंति महदेवि काश्यपायां बहुश्रुताः । यथा काशी तथा चेयं नगरी ऋषिनिर्मिता

nivasaṃti mahadevi kāśyapāyāṃ bahuśrutāḥ yathā kāśī tathā ceyaṃ nagarī ṛṣinirmitā

of great learning, dwell, O great goddess, at Kashyapi; as is Kashi, so is this city, made by the sage.

Verse 5 (padma.6.164.5)

काश्यपेन यतश्चात्र तप्तं बहुतरं तपः । गंगा वै तपसा येन आनीतेशजटोद्भवा

kāśyapena yataścātra taptaṃ bahutaraṃ tapaḥ gaṃgā vai tapasā yena ānīteśajaṭodbhavā

Because Kashyapa performed here very great austerity, by which the Ganga, born from the matted locks of the Lord, was brought down,

Verse 6 (padma.6.164.6)

सा गंगा काश्यपी देवि महापातकनाशिनी । यस्या दर्शनमात्रेण मुच्यंते दुष्टकिल्बिषात्

sā gaṃgā kāśyapī devi mahāpātakanāśinī yasyā darśanamātreṇa mucyaṃte duṣṭakilbiṣāt

that Ganga is called Kashyapi, O goddess, destroyer of great sins; by the mere sight of her, one is freed of wicked sin.

Verse 7 (padma.6.164.7)

गोदानं च प्रशंसंति रथदानं तथैव च । श्राद्धं कृत्वा तु तत्रैव दानं देयं प्रयत्नतः

godānaṃ ca praśaṃsaṃti rathadānaṃ tathaiva ca śrāddhaṃ kṛtvā tu tatraiva dānaṃ deyaṃ prayatnataḥ

The gift of a cow is praised here, and likewise the gift of a chariot; having performed shraddha here, gifts should be diligently given.

Verse 8 (padma.6.164.8)

कलौ युगे तथा घोरे महापातकनाशनम् । कश्यपाख्यं समं तीर्थं न भूतं न भविष्यति

kalau yuge tathā ghore mahāpātakanāśanam kaśyapākhyaṃ samaṃ tīrthaṃ na bhūtaṃ na bhaviṣyati

In this terrible Kali age, no tirtha equal to this one called Kashyapa, the destroyer of great sins, has ever existed, nor shall exist.

Verse 9 (padma.6.164.9)

यत्र वै देवताः सर्वा ऋषयो वीतकल्मषाः । नित्यं तिष्ठंति देवेशि तीर्थराजप्रसादतः

yatra vai devatāḥ sarvā ṛṣayo vītakalmaṣāḥ nityaṃ tiṣṭhaṃti deveśi tīrtharājaprasādataḥ

There all the gods and the sages, free of taint, ever abide, O queen of the gods, through the grace of the King of Tirthas.