The Glory of the Tirthas Beginning with Rinamochana

Verse 1 (skanda.3.42.1)

श्रीसूत उवाच । अथातः सर्वतीर्थानां वैभवं प्रवदाम्यहम् । सेतुमध्यनिविष्टानामनुक्तानां मुनीश्वराः

śrīsūta uvāca athātaḥ sarvatīrthānāṁ vaibhavaṁ pravadāmy aham setumadhyaniviṣṭānām anuktānāṁ munīśvarāḥ

Shri Suta said: O lords of sages, now I shall proclaim the glory of all those tirthas situated within the Setu that have not yet been told.

Verse 2 (skanda.3.42.2)

अस्ति तीर्थं महापुण्यं नाम्ना तु ऋणमोचनम् । ऋणानि त्रीणि नश्यंति नराणामत्र मज्जनात्

asti tīrthaṁ mahāpuṇyaṁ nāmnā tu ṛṇamocanam ṛṇāni trīṇi naśyanti narāṇām atra majjanāt

There exists here a most sacred tirtha named Rinamochana. By bathing here, men's three debts are destroyed.

Verse 3 (skanda.3.42.3)

द्विजस्य जायमानस्य ऋणानि त्रीणि संति हि । ऋषीणां देवतानां च पितॄणां च द्विजोत्तमाः

dvijasya jāyamānasya ṛṇāni trīṇi santi hi ṛṣīṇāṁ devatānāṁ ca pitṝṇāṁ ca dvijottamāḥ

O best of brahmins, a brahmin, at his very birth, incurs three debts — to the sages, to the gods, and to the ancestors.

Verse 4 (skanda.3.42.4)

ब्रह्मचर्याननुष्ठानादृषीणामृणवान्भवेत् । यज्ञादीनामकरणाद्देवानां च ऋणी भवेत्

brahmacaryānanuṣṭhānād ṛṣīṇām ṛṇavān bhavet yajñādīnām akaraṇād devānāṁ ca ṛṇī bhavet

By not observing brahmacharya, one becomes indebted to the sages; by not performing sacrifices and the like, one becomes indebted to the gods.

Verse 5 (skanda.3.42.5)

पुत्रानुत्पादनाच्चैव पितृणामृणवान्भवेत् । विनापि ब्रह्मचर्येण विना यागं विना सुतम्

putrān utpādanāc caiva pitṛṇām ṛṇavān bhavet vinā'pi brahmacaryeṇa vinā yāgaṁ vinā sutam

By not begetting a son, one becomes indebted to the ancestors. Yet even without brahmacharya, without sacrifice, without a son—

Verse 6 (skanda.3.42.6)

ऋणमोक्षाभिधे तीर्थे स्नानमात्रेण मानवाः । ऋषिदेवपितॄणां तु ऋणेभ्यो मुक्तिमाप्नुयुः

ṛṇamokṣābhidhe tīrthe snānamātreṇa mānavāḥ ṛṣidevapitṝṇāṁ tu ṛṇebhyo muktim āpnuyuḥ

—men, merely by bathing in this tirtha named Rinamoksha, attain release from their debts to the sages, gods, and ancestors.

Verse 7 (skanda.3.42.7)

ब्रह्मचर्येण यज्ञेन तथा पुत्रोद्भवेन च । नैव तुष्यन्ति ऋषयो देवाः पितृगणास्तथा

brahmacaryeṇa yajñena tathā putrodbhavena ca naiva tuṣyanti ṛṣayo devāḥ pitṛgaṇās tathā

The sages, gods, and ancestors do not attain as much satisfaction through brahmacharya, sacrifice, and the begetting of a son

Verse 8 (skanda.3.42.8)

ऋणमोक्षे यथा स्नानादतुलां तुष्टिमाप्नुयुः । किं चात्र मज्जनात्तीर्थे दरिद्रा अधमर्णिनः

ṛṇamokṣe yathā snānād atulāṁ tuṣṭim āpnuyuḥ kiṁ cātra majjanāt tīrthe daridrā adhamarṇinaḥ

—as they do from bathing at Rinamoksha. What is more, by bathing in this tirtha, the poor and those burdened with debt—

Verse 9 (skanda.3.42.9)

मुक्ता ऋणेभ्यः सर्वेभ्यो धनिनः स्युर्न संशयः । यदत्र मज्जनात्पुंसामृणमुक्तिः प्रजायते

muktā ṛṇebhyaḥ sarvebhyo dhaninaḥ syur na saṁśayaḥ yad atra majjanāt puṁsām ṛṇamuktiḥ prajāyate

—become, freed from all debts, wealthy men, without doubt. For here, by bathing, men's release from debt comes about.

Verse 10 (skanda.3.42.10)

तस्मादुक्तमिदं तीर्थमृणमोचनसंज्ञया । अतोऽत्र ऋणिभिः सर्वैः स्नातव्यं तद्विमुक्तये

tasmād uktam idaṁ tīrtham ṛṇamocanasaṁjñayā ato'tra ṛṇibhiḥ sarvaiḥ snātavyaṁ tadvimuktaye

For this reason, this tirtha is named Rinamochana. Therefore, all who are in debt should bathe here for release from it.

Verse 11 (skanda.3.42.11)

एतत्तीर्थसमं तीर्थं न भूतं न भविष्यति । पांडवैः कृतमप्यत्र तीर्थमस्त्यपरं महत्

etattīrthasamaṁ tīrthaṁ na bhūtaṁ na bhaviṣyati pāṇḍavaiḥ kṛtam apy atra tīrtham asty aparaṁ mahat

No tirtha has ever equaled, nor shall ever equal, this tirtha. Here there is also another great tirtha, made by the Pandavas.

Verse 12 (skanda.3.42.12)

यत्रेष्टं धर्मपुत्राद्यैः पांडवैः पंचभिः पुरा । तदेतत्तीर्थमुद्दिश्य भुक्तिमुक्ति फलप्रदम्

yatreṣṭaṁ dharmaputrādyaiḥ pāṇḍavaiḥ pañcabhiḥ purā tad etat tīrtham uddiśya bhuktimuktiphalapradam

That very tirtha where, long ago, the five Pandavas, led by Yudhishthira, performed sacrifice — it grants the fruits of both enjoyment and liberation.

Verse 13 (skanda.3.42.13)

दशकोटिसहस्राणि तीर्थान्यनुत्तमानि हि । पंचपांडवतीर्थेस्मिन्सान्निध्यं कुर्वते सदा

daśakoṭisahasrāṇi tīrthāny anuttamāni hi pañcapāṇḍavatīrthe'smin sānnidhyaṁ kurvate sadā

Ten thousand crores of most excellent tirthas ever abide in the presence of this Five-Pandava tirtha.

Verse 14 (skanda.3.42.14)

आदित्पा वसवो रुद्राः साध्याश्च समरुद्गणाः । पांडवानां महातीर्थे नित्यं सन्निहितास्तथा

ādityā vasavo rudrāḥ sādhyāś ca samarudgaṇāḥ pāṇḍavānāṁ mahātīrthe nityaṁ sannihitās tathā

The Adityas, the Vasus, the Rudras, the Sadhyas, together with the Maruts — all abide ever present in this great tirtha of the Pandavas.

Verse 15 (skanda.3.42.15)

अत्राभिषेकं यः कुर्यात्पितृदेवांश्च तर्पयेत् । सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्म लोके स पूज्यते

atrābhiṣekaṁ yaḥ kuryāt pitṛdevāṁś ca tarpayet sarvapāpavinirmukto brahmaloke sa pūjyate

Whoever performs ritual bathing here and offers libations to the ancestors and gods, freed from all sins, is honored in Brahmaloka.

Verse 16 (skanda.3.42.16)

अप्येकं भोजयेद्विप्रमेतत्तीर्थतटेऽमले । तेनासौ कर्मणा त्वत्र परत्रापि च मोदते

apy ekaṁ bhojayed vipram etat tīrthataṭe'male tenāsau karmaṇā tv atra paratrāpi ca modate

Even by feeding but a single brahmin on the bank of this pure tirtha, by that deed one rejoices both here and in the world beyond.

Verse 17 (skanda.3.42.17)

ब्राह्मणः क्षत्रियो वैश्यः शूद्रो वाप्यन्य एव वा । अस्मिंस्तीर्थवरे स्नात्वा वियोनिं न प्रयाति वै

brāhmaṇaḥ kṣatriyo vaiśyaḥ śūdro vāpy anya eva vā asmiṁs tīrthavare snātvā viyoniṁ na prayāti vai

A brahmin, kshatriya, vaishya, shudra, or anyone else at all, having bathed in this excellent tirtha, does not go to a degraded birth.

Verse 18 (skanda.3.42.18)

पांडवानां महातीर्थे पुण्ययोगेषु यो नरः । स्नायात्स मनुज श्रेष्ठो नरकं नैव पश्यति

pāṇḍavānāṁ mahātīrthe puṇyayogeṣu yo naraḥ snāyāt sa manujaśreṣṭho narakaṁ naiva paśyati

The man who bathes in this great Pandava tirtha at auspicious conjunctions of time, that foremost of men, never beholds hell.

Verse 19 (skanda.3.42.19)

पांडवानां महातीर्थं सायं प्रातश्च यः स्मरेत् । स स्नातः सर्वतीर्थेषु गंगादिषु न संशयः

pāṇḍavānāṁ mahātīrthaṁ sāyaṁ prātaś ca yaḥ smaret sa snātaḥ sarvatīrtheṣu gaṅgādiṣu na saṁśayaḥ

Whoever remembers this great Pandava tirtha morning and evening, he has, without doubt, bathed in all tirthas — the Ganga and the rest.

Verse 20 (skanda.3.42.20)

इंद्रादिदेवता भिश्च यत्रेष्टं दैत्यशांतये । तदन्यद्देवतीर्थाख्यं विद्यते गंधमादने

indrādidevatābhiś ca yatreṣṭaṁ daityaśāntaye tad anyad devatīrthākhyaṁ vidyate gandhamādane

There where Indra and the other gods performed sacrifice for the pacification of the daityas, that other place named Devatirtha exists on Mount Gandhamadana.

Verse 21 (skanda.3.42.21)

देवतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा सर्वपापविमोचितः । प्राप्नुयादक्षयाँल्लोकान्सर्व कामसमन्वितान्

devatīrthe naraḥ snātvā sarvapāpavimocitaḥ prāpnuyād akṣayāṁl lokān sarvakāmasamanvitān

A man, bathing at Devatirtha, freed from all sin, attains imperishable worlds furnished with every desire.

Verse 22 (skanda.3.42.22)

जन्मप्रभृति यत्पापं स्त्रिया वा पुरुषेण वा । कृतं तद्देवकुंडेस्मिन्स्नानात्सद्यो विनश्यति

janmaprabhṛti yat pāpaṁ striyā vā puruṣeṇa vā kṛtaṁ tad devakuṇḍe'smin snānāt sadyo vinaśyati

Whatever sin, from birth onward, has been committed by a woman or a man, is instantly destroyed by bathing in this Devakunda.

Verse 23 (skanda.3.42.23)

यथा सुराणां सर्वेषा मादिर्वै मधुसूदनः । तथादिः सर्वतीर्थानां देवकुंडमनुत्तमम्

yathā surāṇāṁ sarveṣām ādir vai madhusūdanaḥ tathādiḥ sarvatīrthānāṁ devakuṇḍam anuttamam

As Madhusudana is the foremost among all the gods, so this most excellent Devakunda is the foremost among all tirthas.

Verse 24 (skanda.3.42.24)

यस्तु वर्षशतं पूर्णमग्निहोत्रमुपासते । यस्त्वेको देवकुंडेस्मिन्कदाचित्स्नान माचरेत्

yas tu varṣaśataṁ pūrṇam agnihotram upāsate yas tv eko devakuṇḍe'smin kadācit snānam ācaret

He who worships the agnihotra fire for a full hundred years, and he who bathes but once in this Devakunda—

Verse 25 (skanda.3.42.25)

सममेव तयोः पुण्यं नात्र संदेहकारणम् । दुर्लभं देवतीर्थेस्मिन्दानं वासश्च दुर्लभः

samam eva tayoḥ puṇyaṁ nātra sandehakāraṇam durlabhaṁ devatīrthe'smin dānaṁ vāsaś ca durlabhaḥ

the merit of both is exactly equal — there is no cause for doubt here. Both giving and dwelling at this Devatirtha are hard to attain.

Verse 26 (skanda.3.42.26)

देवतीर्थाभिगमनं स्नानं चाप्य तिदुर्लभम् । देवतीर्थं समासाद्य देवर्षिपितृसेवितम्

devatīrthābhigamanaṁ snānaṁ cāpy atidurlabham devatīrthaṁ samāsādya devarṣipitṛsevitam

Both reaching Devatirtha and bathing there are exceedingly rare. Having attained Devatirtha, attended by gods, sages, and ancestors,

Verse 27 (skanda.3.42.27)

अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति विष्णुलोकं च गच्छति । द्विदिनं त्रिदिनं चापि पंच वाथ षडेव वा

aśvamedham avāpnoti viṣṇulokaṁ ca gacchati dvidinaṁ tridinaṁ cāpi pañca vātha ṣaḍ eva vā

a man obtains the fruit of the Ashvamedha sacrifice and goes to Vishnuloka. For two days, three days, or even five or six days—

Verse 28 (skanda.3.42.28)

उषित्वा देवकुंडस्थतीरे नरकनाशने । न मातृयोनिमाप्नोति सिद्धिं चाप्नोत्यनुत्तमाम्

uṣitvā devakuṇḍasthatīre narakanāśane na mātṛyonim āpnoti siddhiṁ cāpnoty anuttamām

—having dwelt upon the bank of this hell-destroying Devakunda, one does not enter a mother's womb again, but attains the highest perfection.

Verse 29 (skanda.3.42.29)

त्रिरात्रस्नानतो ह्यत्र वाजपेयफलं भवेत् । देवतीर्थस्मृतेः सद्यः पापेभ्यो मुच्यते नरः

trirātrasnānato hy atra vājapeyaphalaṁ bhavet devatīrthasmṛteḥ sadyaḥ pāpebhyo mucyate naraḥ

By bathing here for three nights, one obtains the fruit of the Vajapeya sacrifice. By merely remembering Devatirtha, a man is instantly freed from sins.

Verse 30 (skanda.3.42.30)

अर्चयित्वा पितॄन्देवानेतत्तीर्थतटे नरः । सर्वकामसमृद्धिः स्यात्सर्वयज्ञफलं लभेत्

arcayitvā pitṝn devān etat tīrthataṭe naraḥ sarvakāmasamṛddhiḥ syāt sarvayajñaphalaṁ labhet

A man, having worshipped the ancestors and gods on the bank of this tirtha, becomes rich in every desire and obtains the fruit of every sacrifice.

Verse 31 (skanda.3.42.31)

एतत्तीर्थसमं पुण्यं न भूतं न भविष्यति । तस्मादवश्यं स्नातव्यं देवतीर्थे मुमुक्षुभिः

etattīrthasamaṁ puṇyaṁ na bhūtaṁ na bhaviṣyati tasmād avaśyaṁ snātavyaṁ devatīrthe mumukṣubhiḥ

Merit equal to this tirtha's has never been, nor shall ever be. Therefore those who seek liberation must certainly bathe at Devatirtha.

Verse 32 (skanda.3.42.32)

ऐहिकामुष्मिकफलप्राप्तिकामैश्च मानवैः । देवतीर्थस्य माहात्म्यं संक्षिप्य कथितं द्विजाः

aihikāmuṣmikaphalaprāptikāmaiś ca mānavaiḥ devatīrthasya māhātmyaṁ saṅkṣipya kathitaṁ dvijāḥ

—by men who desire the fruits of both this world and the next. O brahmins, I have told the glory of Devatirtha in brief.

Verse 33 (skanda.3.42.33)

विस्तरेणास्य माहात्म्यं मया वक्तुं न पार्य्यते । सुग्रीवतीर्थं वक्ष्यामि रामसेतौ विमुक्तिदे

vistareṇāsya māhātmyaṁ mayā vaktuṁ na pāryate sugrīvatīrthaṁ vakṣyāmi rāmasetau vimuktide

It is not possible for me to relate its glory in full detail. I shall now tell of the Sugriva tirtha, in the liberation-giving bridge of Rama.

Verse 34 (skanda.3.42.34)

अत्र स्नात्वा नरो भक्त्या सूर्यलोकं समश्नुते । सुग्रीवतीर्थे स्नानेन हयमेधफलं भवेत्

atra snātvā naro bhaktyā sūryalokaṁ samaśnute sugrīvatīrthe snānena hayamedhaphalaṁ bhavet

Bathing here with devotion, a man attains the world of the Sun. By bathing at Sugriva tirtha, the fruit of the Ashvamedha sacrifice is obtained.

Verse 35 (skanda.3.42.35)

ब्रह्महत्यादि पापानां निष्कृतिश्चापि जायते । सुग्रीवतीर्थगमनाद्गोसहस्रफलं लभेत्

brahmahatyādi pāpānāṁ niṣkṛtiś cāpi jāyate sugrīvatīrthagamanād gosahasraphalaṁ labhet

Atonement even for the sin of slaying a brahmin comes about. By merely going to Sugriva tirtha, one obtains the fruit of donating a thousand cows.

Verse 36 (skanda.3.42.36)

स्मरणात्तस्य वेदानां पारायणफलं लभेत् । दिनोपवासमात्रेण तस्य तीर्थस्य तीरतः

smaraṇāt tasya vedānāṁ pārāyaṇaphalaṁ labhet dinopavāsamātreṇa tasya tīrthasya tīrataḥ

By merely remembering it, one obtains the fruit of a full recitation of the Vedas. By fasting for just one day upon the bank of that tirtha,

Verse 37 (skanda.3.42.37)

महापात कनाशः स्यात्प्रायश्चित्तं विना द्विजाः । तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वाणः पितृदेवांश्च तर्पयेत्

mahāpātakanāśaḥ syāt prāyaścittaṁ vinā dvijāḥ tatrābhiṣekaṁ kurvāṇaḥ pitṛdevāṁś ca tarpayet

O brahmins, the destruction of great sins occurs without any other atonement. One who performs ritual bathing there and offers libations to ancestors and gods,

Verse 38 (skanda.3.42.38)

आप्तोर्यामस्य यज्ञस्य फलमष्टगुणं भवेत् । सुग्रीवतीर्थस्नानेन नरमेधफलं लभेत

āptoryāmasya yajñasya phalam aṣṭaguṇaṁ bhavet sugrīvatīrthasnānena naramedhaphalaṁ labhet

obtains eight times the fruit of the Aptoryama sacrifice. By bathing at Sugriva tirtha one obtains the fruit of the Naramedha sacrifice.

Verse 39 (skanda.3.42.39)

सुग्रीवतीर्थस्नानेन नरो जातिस्मरो भवेत् । सुग्रीवतीर्थं भो विप्राः प्रयाताभीष्टसिद्धये

sugrīvatīrthasnānena naro jātismaro bhavet sugrīvatīrthaṁ bho viprāḥ prayātābhīṣṭasiddhaye

By bathing at Sugriva tirtha, a man becomes one who remembers his former births. O brahmins, go to Sugriva tirtha for the fulfillment of your desires.

Verse 40 (skanda.3.42.40)

सुग्रीवतीर्थमा हात्म्यमेवं वः कथितं द्विजाः । वैभवं नलतीर्थस्य त्विदानीं प्रब्रवीमि वः

sugrīvatīrthamāhātmyam evaṁ vaḥ kathitaṁ dvijāḥ vaibhavaṁ nalatīrthasya tv idānīṁ prabravīmi vaḥ

O brahmins, thus have I told you the glory of Sugriva tirtha. Now I shall tell you of the majesty of Nala tirtha.

Verse 41 (skanda.3.42.41)

नलतीर्थे नरः स्नानात्स्वर्गलोकं समश्नुते । नलतीर्थे सकृत्सनानात्सर्वपापाविमोचितः

nalatīrthe naraḥ snānāt svargalokaṁ samaśnute nalatīrthe sakṛt snānāt sarvapāpair vimocitaḥ

By bathing at Nala tirtha, a man attains the heavenly world. By bathing at Nala tirtha even once, he is freed from all sins.

Verse 42 (skanda.3.42.42)

अग्निष्टोमातिरात्रादिफलमाप्नोत्यनुत्तमम् । त्रिरात्रमुषितस्तस्मिंस्तर्पयन्पितृदेवताः

agniṣṭomātirātrādiphalam āpnoty anuttamam trirātram uṣitas tasmin tarpayan pitṛdevatāḥ

He obtains the supreme fruit of the Agnishtoma, Atiratra, and similar sacrifices. Dwelling there for three nights, offering libations to the ancestors and gods,

Verse 43 (skanda.3.42.43)

सूर्यवद्भासते विप्रा वाजिमेधफलं लभेत् । नीलतीर्थं प्रवक्ष्यामि महापातकनाशनम्

sūryavad bhāsate viprā vājimedhaphalaṁ labhet nīlatīrthaṁ pravakṣyāmi mahāpātakanāśanam

O brahmins, he shines like the sun and obtains the fruit of the Ashvamedha sacrifice. I shall now describe Nila tirtha, the destroyer of great sins.

Verse 44 (skanda.3.42.44)

अग्निपुत्रेण नीलेन कृतं सेतौ विमुक्तिदम् । नीलतीर्थे नरः स्नानात्सर्वपापविमोचितः

agniputreṇa nīlena kṛtaṁ setau vimuktidam nīlatīrthe naraḥ snānāt sarvapāpavimocitaḥ

This liberation-giving tirtha was made at the Setu by Nila, son of Agni. By bathing at Nila tirtha, a man is freed from all sins.

Verse 45 (skanda.3.42.45)

बहुवर्ण्यस्य यागस्य फलं शतगुणं लभेत् । नीलतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा सर्वा भीष्टप्रदायिनि

bahuvarṇyasya yāgasya phalaṁ śataguṇaṁ labhet nīlatīrthe naraḥ snātvā sarvābhīṣṭapradāyini

He obtains a hundredfold the fruit of the Bahuvarnya sacrifice. Having bathed at Nila tirtha, which grants every desire, a man—

Verse 46 (skanda.3.42.46)

अग्निलोकमवाप्नोति सर्वकामसमृद्धिमान् । गवाक्षेण कृतं तीर्थं गंधमादनपर्वते

agnilokam avāpnoti sarvakāmasamṛddhimān gavākṣeṇa kṛtaṁ tīrthaṁ gandhamādanaparvate

—rich in every desire, attains the world of Agni. On Mount Gandhamadana there is a tirtha made by Gavaksha.

Verse 47 (skanda.3.42.47)

विद्यते स्नानमात्रेण नरकं नैव याति सः । अगदेन कृतं तीर्थमस्ति सेतौ विमुक्तिदे

vidyate snānamātreṇa narakaṁ naiva yāti saḥ agadena kṛtaṁ tīrtham asti setau vimuktide

There exists here — merely by bathing, one never goes to hell. There is also, at the Setu, a liberation-giving tirtha made by Agada.

Verse 48 (skanda.3.42.48)

अत्र स्नानेन मनुजो देवेंद्रत्वं समश्नुते । गजेन गवयेनात्र शरभेण महौजसा

atra snānena manujo devendratvaṁ samaśnute gajena gavayenātra śarabheṇa mahaujasā

By bathing here, a man attains the status of Indra. By Gaja, by Gavaya, and by the mighty Sharabha,

Verse 49 (skanda.3.42.49)

कुमुदेन हरेणापि पनसेन बलीयसा । कृतानि यानि तीर्थानि तथाऽन्यैः सर्ववानरैः

kumudena hareṇāpi panasena balīyasā kṛtāni yāni tīrthāni tathā'nyaiḥ sarvavānaraiḥ

and by Kumuda, by Hara, and by the powerful Panasa, and by all the other vanaras as well, whatever tirthas were made,

Verse 50 (skanda.3.42.50)

रामसेतौ महापुण्ये गन्धमादनपर्वते । तेषु तीर्थेषु यः स्नाति सोऽमृतत्वं समश्नुते

rāmasetau mahāpuṇye gandhamādanaparvate teṣu tīrtheṣu yaḥ snāti so'mṛtatvaṁ samaśnute

in that most sacred bridge of Rama, on Mount Gandhamadana — whoever bathes in those tirthas attains immortality.

Verse 51 (skanda.3.42.51)

विभीषणकृतं तीर्थमस्ति पापविमोचनम् । महादुःखप्रशमनं महारोगनिबर्हणम्

vibhīṣaṇakṛtaṁ tīrtham asti pāpavimocanam mahāduḥkhapraśamanaṁ mahāroganibarhaṇam

There is a tirtha made by Vibhishana, which releases from sin, calms great sorrow, and destroys great disease.

Verse 52 (skanda.3.42.52)

महापातकसंघानामनलोपममुत्तमम् । कुंभीपाकादिनरकक्लेशनाशनकारणम्

mahāpātakasaṅghānām analopamam uttamam kumbhīpākādinarakakleśanāśanakāraṇam

It is, for the multitudes of great sins, most excellent, like unto fire, and is the cause of destroying the torments of the hells beginning with Kumbhipaka.

Verse 53 (skanda.3.42.53)

दुःस्वप्र नाशनं धन्यं महादारिद्र्यबाधनम् । तत्र यो मनुजः स्नायात्तस्य नास्तीह पातकम्

duḥsvapnanāśanaṁ dhanyaṁ mahādāridryabādhanam tatra yo manujaḥ snāyāt tasya nāstīha pātakam

It destroys bad dreams, is blessed, and removes great poverty. The man who bathes there has no sin remaining.

Verse 54 (skanda.3.42.54)

स वैकुंठमवाप्नोति पुनरावृत्तिवर्जितम् । विभीषणस्य सचिवैः कृतं तीर्थचतुष्टयम्

sa vaikuṇṭham avāpnoti punarāvṛttivarjitam vibhīṣaṇasya sacivaiḥ kṛtaṁ tīrthacatuṣṭayam

He attains Vaikuntha, free from any return. Four tirthas were also made by Vibhishana's ministers.

Verse 55 (skanda.3.42.55)

तत्र स्नानेन मनुजः सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते । सरयूश्च नदी विप्रा गंधमादनपर्वते

tatra snānena manujaḥ sarvapāpaiḥ pramucyate sarayūś ca nadī viprā gandhamādanaparvate

By bathing there, a man is freed from all sins. O brahmins, the river Sarayu too is present on Mount Gandhamadana,

Verse 56 (skanda.3.42.56)

रामनाथं महादेवं सेवितुं वर्तते सदा । तत्र स्नात्वा नराः सर्वे सर्वपातकवर्जिताः

rāmanāthaṁ mahādevaṁ sevituṁ vartate sadā tatra snātvā narāḥ sarve sarvapātakavarjitāḥ

ever present there to serve Mahadeva Ramanatha. Bathing there, all men, freed from every sin,

Verse 57 (skanda.3.42.57)

सर्वयज्ञतपस्तीर्थसेवाफलमवाप्नुयुः । दशकोटिसहस्राणि तीर्थानि द्विजसत्तमाः

sarvayajñatapastīrthasevāphalam avāpnuyuḥ daśakoṭisahasrāṇi tīrthāni dvijasattamāḥ

obtain the fruit of every sacrifice, austerity, and tirtha-service. O best of brahmins, ten thousand crores of tirthas,

Verse 58 (skanda.3.42.58)

वसंत्यस्मिन्महापुण्ये गन्धमादनपर्वते । गंगाद्याः सरितः सर्वास्तथा वै सप्तसागराः

vasanty asmin mahāpuṇye gandhamādanaparvate gaṅgādyāḥ saritaḥ sarvās tathā vai saptasāgarāḥ

dwell upon this most sacred Mount Gandhamadana. The Ganga and all the other rivers, and likewise the seven seas,

Verse 59 (skanda.3.42.59)

ऋष्याश्रमाणि पुण्यानि तथा पुण्यवनानि च । अनुत्तमानि क्षेत्राणि हीरशंकरयोस्तथा

ṛṣyāśramāṇi puṇyāni tathā puṇyavanāni ca anuttamāni kṣetrāṇi hariśaṅkarayos tathā

the sacred hermitages of the sages, the sacred forests, and likewise the most excellent domains of Hari and Shankara,

Verse 60 (skanda.3.42.60)

सान्निध्यं कुर्वते नित्यं गन्धमादनपर्वते । उपवीतांतरं तीर्थं प्रोक्तवांश्चतुराननः

sānnidhyaṁ kurvate nityaṁ gandhamādanaparvate upavītāntaraṁ tīrthaṁ proktavāṁś caturānanaḥ

ever abide present on Mount Gandhamadana. The tirtha named Upavitantara was itself declared by the four-faced Brahma.

Verse 61 (skanda.3.42.61)

त्रयस्त्रिंशत्कोट्योऽत्र देवाः पितृगणैः सह । सर्वैश्च मुनिभिः सार्द्धं यक्षैः सिद्धैश्च किन्नरैः । वसंति सेतौ देवस्य रामच न्द्रस्य चाज्ञया

trayastriṁśatkoṭyo'tra devāḥ pitṛgaṇaiḥ saha sarvaiś ca munibhiḥ sārdhaṁ yakṣaiḥ siddhaiś ca kinnaraiḥ vasanti setau devasya rāmacandrasya cājñayā

Here thirty-three crores of gods, together with the ancestral spirits, together with all the sages, and with the yakshas, siddhas, and kinnaras, dwell at the Setu by the command of the divine Ramachandra.

Verse 62 (skanda.3.42.62)

श्रीसूत उवाच । एवमुक्तं द्विजश्रेष्ठा तीर्थानां वैभवं मया

śrīsūta uvāca evam uktaṁ dvijaśreṣṭhā tīrthānāṁ vaibhavaṁ mayā

Shri Suta said: O best of brahmins, thus have I told you the glory of these tirthas.

Verse 63 (skanda.3.42.63)

इदं पठन्वा शृण्वन्वा दुःखसंघाद्विमुच्यते । कैवल्यं च समाप्नोति पुनरावृत्तिवर्जितम्

idaṁ paṭhan vā śṛṇvan vā duḥkhasaṅghād vimucyate kaivalyaṁ ca samāpnoti punarāvṛttivarjitam

By reading or hearing this, one is freed from the multitude of sorrows and attains kaivalya, liberation free from return.