The Greatness of Gomukha Tirtha

Verse 1 (skanda.6.93.1)

सूत उवाच॥ अथान्यदपि तत्रास्ति गोमुखाख्यं सुशोभनम्॥ यद्गोवक्त्रात्पुरा लब्धं सर्वपातकनाशनम्

sūta uvāca athānyadapi tatrāsti gomukhākhyaṁ suśobhanam yadgovaktrātpurā labdhaṁ sarvapātakanāśanam

Suta said: There is also, in that place, another most beautiful tirtha called Gomukha, which in ancient times issued from a cow's mouth and destroys every sin.

Verse 2 (skanda.6.93.2)

पुरासीदत्र गोपालः कश्चित्कुष्ठसमावृतः॥ चमत्कारपुरं विप्र अतीव क्षामतां गतः

purāsīdatra gopālaḥ kaścitkuṣṭhasamāvṛtaḥ camatkārapuraṁ vipra atīva kṣāmatāṁ gataḥ

Formerly there lived here a certain cowherd afflicted with leprosy, O brahmin, who in the city of Chamatkarapura had grown extremely emaciated.

Verse 3 (skanda.6.93.3)

कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य तेन मार्गेण गोकुलम्॥ मध्याह्नसमये प्राप्तं चंद्रे चित्रासमन्वितः

kasyacittvatha kālasya tena mārgeṇa gokulam madhyāhnasamaye prāptaṁ caṁdre citrāsamanvitaḥ

At one time, when the moon stood in the Chitra constellation, at midday, his herd of cows came along that path.

Verse 4 (skanda.6.93.4)

एकादश्यां तृषार्त्तं च भास्करे वृषसंस्थिते॥ एकयापि ततो धेन्वा तृणस्तम्बमतीव हि॥ नीलमालोकितं तत्र दूरादेत्य प्रहर्षिता

ekādaśyāṁ tṛṣārttaṁ ca bhāskare vṛṣasaṁsthite ekayāpi tato dhenvā tṛṇastambamatīva hi nīlamālokitaṁ tatra dūrādetya praharṣitā

On the eleventh lunar day, while the sun stood in Taurus, one of the cows, tormented by thirst, spied from afar a most verdant tuft of grass, and, greatly delighted, came up to it.

Verse 5 (skanda.6.93.5)

दन्तैर्द्रुतं समुत्पाट्य यावदाकर्षति द्विजाः॥ तावत्तज्जडमार्गेण तोयधारा विनिर्गता

dantairdrutaṁ samutpāṭya yāvadākarṣati dvijāḥ tāvattajjaḍamārgeṇa toyadhārā vinirgatā

O brahmins, the very moment she quickly pulled it up with her teeth and tugged at it, a stream of water burst forth through that root's passage.

Verse 6 (skanda.6.93.6)

अथास्वाद्य तृणं तस्मात्तृषार्ता च शनैःशनैः॥ पपौ तोयं सुविश्रब्धा सुस्वादु क्षीरसंनिभम्

athāsvādya tṛṇaṁ tasmāttṛṣārtā ca śanaiḥśanaiḥ papau toyaṁ suviśrabdhā susvādu kṣīrasaṁnibham

Then, having tasted the grass, that thirsty cow, quite at ease, slowly drank of the water, which was as sweet as milk.

Verse 7 (skanda.6.93.7)

तस्या वेगेन तत्तोयं पिबन्त्यास्तत्रभूतले॥ गर्ता जाता सुविस्तीर्णा सलिलेन समावृता

tasyā vegena tattoyaṁ pibantyāstatrabhūtale gartā jātā suvistīrṇā salilena samāvṛtā

As she drank that water eagerly, a wide pit formed there on the ground and filled with the water.

Verse 8 (skanda.6.93.8)

ततोऽन्याः शतशो गावः पपुस्तोयं मुनिर्मलम्॥ तृषार्त्तास्तद्द्विजश्रेष्ठाः पीयूषरससंनिभम्

tato'nyāḥ śataśo gāvaḥ papustoyaṁ munirmalam tṛṣārttāstaddvijaśreṣṭhāḥ pīyūṣarasasaṁnibham

O best of brahmins, then hundreds of other cows too, tormented by thirst, drank of that pure water, which tasted like nectar.

Verse 9 (skanda.6.93.9)

यथायथा गता गावस्तत्र तोयं पिबंति ताः॥ सा गर्ता वक्त्रसंस्पर्शाद्वृद्धिं याति तथा तथा

yathāyathā gatā gāvastatra toyaṁ pibaṁti tāḥ sā gartā vaktrasaṁsparśādvṛddhiṁ yāti tathā tathā

As more and more cows went there and drank of that water, so too, from the touch of their mouths, that pit kept growing larger.

Verse 10 (skanda.6.93.10)

ततश्च गोकुले कृत्स्ने जाते तृष्णाविवर्जिते॥ गोपालोऽपि तृषार्तस्तु तस्मिंस्तोये विवेश च

tataśca gokule kṛtsne jāte tṛṣṇāvivarjite gopālo'pi tṛṣārtastu tasmiṁstoye viveśa ca

And when the thirst of the whole herd had been fully quenched, the cowherd too, himself parched with thirst, entered that water.

Verse 11 (skanda.6.93.11)

अंगं प्रक्षाल्य पीत्वापो यावन्निष्क्रामति द्रुतम्॥ तावत्पश्यति गात्रं स्वं द्वादशार्कसमप्रभम्

aṁgaṁ prakṣālya pītvāpo yāvanniṣkrāmati drutam tāvatpaśyati gātraṁ svaṁ dvādaśārkasamaprabham

As soon as he had washed his limbs, drunk of the water, and quickly stepped out, he beheld his own body shining as bright as twelve suns.

Verse 12 (skanda.6.93.12)

ततो विस्मयमापन्नो गत्वा स्वीयं निकेतनम्॥ वृतांतं कथयामास लोकानां पुरतोऽखिलम्

tato vismayamāpanno gatvā svīyaṁ niketanam vṛtāṁtaṁ kathayāmāsa lokānāṁ purato'khilam

Then, astonished, he went to his own dwelling and related the entire happening before the people there.

Verse 13 (skanda.6.93.13)

तृणस्तम्बं यथा धेन्वा तत्रोत्पाट्य प्रशक्तितः॥ यथा विनिर्गतं तोयं यथा तेनावगाहितम्

tṛṇastambaṁ yathā dhenvā tatrotpāṭya praśaktitaḥ yathā vinirgataṁ toyaṁ yathā tenāvagāhitam

— how the cow had, with all her strength, torn up that tuft of grass, how the water had gushed forth, and how he himself had bathed in it.

Verse 14 (skanda.6.93.14)

तद्दृष्ट्वा मानवाः सर्वे गत्वा दिव्यं जलं च तत्॥ व्याधिग्रस्ता विशेषेण स्नानं चक्रुः समाहिताः

taddṛṣṭvā mānavāḥ sarve gatvā divyaṁ jalaṁ ca tat vyādhigrastā viśeṣeṇa snānaṁ cakruḥ samāhitāḥ

Hearing this, all the people, especially those afflicted with disease, went to that divine water and, with focused mind, bathed in it.

Verse 15 (skanda.6.93.15)

भवंति च विनिर्मुक्ता रोगैः पापैश्च तत्क्षणात्॥ अपापाश्च पुनर्यांति तत्क्षणात्त्रिदिवालयम्

bhavaṁti ca vinirmuktā rogaiḥ pāpaiśca tatkṣaṇāt apāpāśca punaryāṁti tatkṣaṇāttridivālayam

They are instantly freed from diseases and sins, and, cleansed of sin, at once attain the abode of the gods.

Verse 16 (skanda.6.93.16)

ततःप्रभृति तत्ख्यातं तीर्थं गोमुखसंज्ञितम्॥ गोमुखाद्भूतले जातं यतश्चैवं द्विजोत्तमाः

tataḥprabhṛti tatkhyātaṁ tīrthaṁ gomukhasaṁjñitam gomukhādbhūtale jātaṁ yataścaivaṁ dvijottamāḥ

O best of brahmins, from that time onward that tirtha became famed by the name Gomukha, since it had thus arisen on earth from a cow's mouth.

Verse 17 (skanda.6.93.17)

अथ भीतः सहस्राक्षस्तद्दृष्ट्वा स्वर्गदायकम्॥ अक्लेशेन मनुष्याणां पूरयामास पांसुभिः

atha bhītaḥ sahasrākṣastaddṛṣṭvā svargadāyakam akleśena manuṣyāṇāṁ pūrayāmāsa pāṁsubhiḥ

Then Indra of the thousand eyes, seeing that it granted heaven to people without any hardship, grew fearful and filled it up with dust.

Verse 18 (skanda.6.93.18)

ऋषय ऊचुः॥ किं तत्कारणमादिष्टं येन तत्तादृशं जलम्॥ तस्मात्स्थानाद्विनिष्क्रांतं सूतपुत्र वदस्व नः

ṛṣaya ūcuḥ kiṁ tatkāraṇamādiṣṭaṁ yena tattādṛśaṁ jalam tasmātsthānādviniṣkrāṁtaṁ sūtaputra vadasva naḥ

The sages said: O son of Suta, what was that cause on account of which such water issued forth from that place? Tell us.

Verse 19 (skanda.6.93.19)

सूत उवाच॥ अत्र पूर्वं तपस्तप्तमम्बरीषेण भूभुजा॥ पुत्र शोकाभिभूतेन तोषितो गरुडध्वजः

sūta uvāca atra pūrvaṁ tapastaptamambarīṣeṇa bhūbhujā putra śokābhibhūtena toṣito garuḍadhvajaḥ

Suta said: Formerly, here, King Ambarisha, overwhelmed with grief for his son, performed austerities, by which he pleased Vishnu, whose banner bears Garuda.

Verse 20 (skanda.6.93.20)

तस्य पुत्रः सुविख्यातः सुवर्चा इति विश्रुतः॥ एको बभूव वृद्धत्वे कथंचिद्द्विजसत्तमाः

tasya putraḥ suvikhyātaḥ suvarcā iti viśrutaḥ eko babhūva vṛddhatve kathaṁciddvijasattamāḥ

O best of brahmins, he had one very famous son, renowned by the name Suvarcha, who had somehow been born to him in his old age.

Verse 21 (skanda.6.93.21)

पूर्वकर्मविपाकेन स बालोऽपि च तत्सुतः॥ कुष्ठव्याधिसमाक्रांतः पितृमातृसुदुःखदः

pūrvakarmavipākena sa bālo'pi ca tatsutaḥ kuṣṭhavyādhisamākrāṁtaḥ pitṛmātṛsuduḥkhadaḥ

Through the ripening of deeds from a former life, that child, though still young, was afflicted with leprosy, which caused his parents deep sorrow.

Verse 22 (skanda.6.93.22)

अथ तत्कामिकं क्षेत्रं स गत्वा पृथिवीपतिः॥ चकार रोगनाशाय स्वपुत्रार्थं महत्तपः

atha tatkāmikaṁ kṣetraṁ sa gatvā pṛthivīpatiḥ cakāra roganāśāya svaputrārthaṁ mahattapaḥ

Then that king went to that wish-fulfilling tirtha and performed great austerities for the sake of curing his son's disease.

Verse 23 (skanda.6.93.23)

ततस्तुष्टिं गतस्तस्य स्वयमेव जनार्दनः॥ प्रदाय दर्शनं वाक्यं ततः प्रोवाच सादरम्

tatastuṣṭiṁ gatastasya svayameva janārdanaḥ pradāya darśanaṁ vākyaṁ tataḥ provāca sādaram

Then, pleased with him, Janardana himself granted him his vision and spoke these words to him with regard.

Verse 24 (skanda.6.93.24)

परितुष्टोऽस्मि ते वत्स तस्माच्चित्तेऽभिवांछितम्॥ प्रार्थयस्व प्रयच्छामि वरं पुत्र न संशयः

parituṣṭo'smi te vatsa tasmāccitte'bhivāṁchitam prārthayasva prayacchāmi varaṁ putra na saṁśayaḥ

"My child, I am well pleased with you; therefore, my son, ask for whatever boon your heart desires, and I shall grant it to you without doubt."

Verse 25 (skanda.6.93.25)

राजोवाच॥ ममायं संमतः पुत्रो ग्रस्तः कुष्ठेन केशव॥ बालोऽपि तत्कुरुष्वास्य कुष्ठव्याधिपरिक्षयम्

rājovāca mamāyaṁ saṁmataḥ putro grastaḥ kuṣṭhena keśava bālo'pi tatkuruṣvāsya kuṣṭhavyādhiparikṣayam

The king said: "O Keshava, this beloved son of mine, though still a child, is afflicted with leprosy; therefore, please bring about the destruction of his leprous disease."

Verse 26 (skanda.6.93.26)

श्रीभगवानुवाच॥ एष आसीत्पुरा राजा मेघवाहनसंज्ञितः॥ ब्रह्मण्यश्च कृतज्ञश्च सर्वशास्त्रार्थपारगः

śrībhagavānuvāca eṣa āsītpurā rājā meghavāhanasaṁjñitaḥ brahmaṇyaśca kṛtajñaśca sarvaśāstrārthapāragaḥ

The Blessed Lord said: "This boy was formerly a king named Meghavahana, devoted to brahmins, grateful, and versed in the meaning of every scripture."

Verse 27 (skanda.6.93.27)

कस्यचित्त्वथ कालस्य ब्राह्मणोऽनेन घातितः॥ अंतःपुरे निशाकाले प्रविष्टो जारकर्मकृत

kasyacittvatha kālasya brāhmaṇo'nena ghātitaḥ aṁtaḥpure niśākāle praviṣṭo jārakarmakṛta

"At one time, he killed a brahmin who had entered his inner apartments by night to commit adultery."

Verse 28 (skanda.6.93.28)

अथ पश्यति यावत्स प्रभातेऽभ्युदिते रवौ॥ यज्ञोपवीतसंयुक्तस्तावत्स द्विजरूपधृक्

atha paśyati yāvatsa prabhāte'bhyudite ravau yajñopavītasaṁyuktastāvatsa dvijarūpadhṛk

"Then, when he looked at him the next morning as the sun rose, he saw that the man had indeed worn the sacred thread and had the form of a brahmin."

Verse 29 (skanda.6.93.29)

अथ तं ब्राह्मणं मत्वा घृणाविष्टः सुदुःखितः॥ गत्वा काशीपुरीं पश्चात्तपश्चक्रे समाहितः

atha taṁ brāhmaṇaṁ matvā ghṛṇāviṣṭaḥ suduḥkhitaḥ gatvā kāśīpurīṁ paścāttapaścakre samāhitaḥ

"Then, realizing he had killed a brahmin, filled with revulsion and deep sorrow, he went to the city of Kashi and, with focused mind, performed austerities."

Verse 30 (skanda.6.93.30)

राज्ये पुत्रं समाधाय वैराग्यं परमं गतः॥ नियतो नियताहारो भिक्षान्नकृतभोजनः

rājye putraṁ samādhāya vairāgyaṁ paramaṁ gataḥ niyato niyatāhāro bhikṣānnakṛtabhojanaḥ

"Having installed his son upon the throne, he attained supreme detachment, living under strict discipline, eating only sparingly, and taking his meals from alms alone."

Verse 31 (skanda.6.93.31)

ततः कालेन संप्राप्तो यमस्य सदनं प्रति॥ विपाप्मापि च चिह्नेन युक्तोऽयं पृथिवीपतिः

tataḥ kālena saṁprāpto yamasya sadanaṁ prati vipāpmāpi ca cihnena yukto'yaṁ pṛthivīpatiḥ

"Then, in time, this king reached the abode of Yama; and even though free of sin, he still bore the mark of that killing."

Verse 32 (skanda.6.93.32)

ब्रह्मघातोद्भवेनैव बालभावेऽपि संस्थिते॥ येऽत्र कुष्ठसमायुक्ता दृश्यंते मानवा भुवि॥ तैर्नूनं ब्राह्मणाघातो विहितश्चान्यजन्मनि

brahmaghātodbhavenaiva bālabhāve'pi saṁsthite ye'tra kuṣṭhasamāyuktā dṛśyaṁte mānavā bhuvi tairnūnaṁ brāhmaṇāghāto vihitaścānyajanmani

"It is solely from the mark born of that brahmin-killing that this affliction now remains, even in his childhood. And whatever people are seen on this earth afflicted with leprosy, they have surely committed the killing of a brahmin in some other birth."

Verse 33 (skanda.6.93.33)

हाटकेश्वरजे क्षेत्रे यो गत्वा श्राद्धमाचरेत्॥ पितॄणां चैव सर्वेषामनृणः स प्रजायते

hāṭakeśvaraje kṣetre yo gatvā śrāddhamācaret pitṝṇāṁ caiva sarveṣāmanṛṇaḥ sa prajāyate

"Whoever goes to the field of Hatakeshvara and performs the shraddha rite there becomes freed from all debt to his ancestors."

Verse 34 (skanda.6.93.34)

न ब्राह्मणवधाद्बाह्यं कुष्ठव्याधिः प्रजायते॥ एतत्सत्यं विजानीहि वदतो मम भूपते

na brāhmaṇavadhādbāhyaṁ kuṣṭhavyādhiḥ prajāyate etatsatyaṁ vijānīhi vadato mama bhūpate

"O king, apart from the killing of a brahmin, leprosy arises from no other cause; know what I tell you to be true."

Verse 35 (skanda.6.93.35)

अंबरीष उवाच॥ एतदर्थं सुराधीश मया त्वं पूजितः प्रभो॥ प्रसन्ने त्वयि देवेश नासाध्यं विद्यते भुवि

aṁbarīṣa uvāca etadarthaṁ surādhīśa mayā tvaṁ pūjitaḥ prabho prasanne tvayi deveśa nāsādhyaṁ vidyate bhuvi

Ambarisha said: "O lord of the gods, it was for this very purpose that I worshipped you. O god of gods, when you are pleased, nothing on this earth remains unattainable."

Verse 36 (skanda.6.93.36)

एवमुक्तस्ततस्तेन भगवान्मधुसूदनः॥ पातालजाह्नवीतोयं स सस्मार समाधिना

evamuktastatastena bhagavānmadhusūdanaḥ pātālajāhnavītoyaṁ sa sasmāra samādhinā

Being thus addressed, the Blessed Lord Madhusudana, through meditation, called to mind the waters of the Ganga residing in the netherworld.

Verse 37 (skanda.6.93.37)

सा ध्याता सहसा तेन विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना॥ कृत्वा तु विवरं सूक्ष्मं विनिष्क्रांताऽथ तत्क्षणात्

sā dhyātā sahasā tena viṣṇunā prabhaviṣṇunā kṛtvā tu vivaraṁ sūkṣmaṁ viniṣkrāṁtā'tha tatkṣaṇāt

The moment she was thus meditated upon by the mighty Vishnu, she instantly made a subtle opening and emerged from it.

Verse 38 (skanda.6.93.38)

ततः प्रोवाच वचनमंबरीषं चतुर्भुजः॥ निमज्जतु सुतस्तेऽत्र सुपुण्ये जाह्नवीजले

tataḥ provāca vacanamaṁbarīṣaṁ caturbhujaḥ nimajjatu sutaste'tra supuṇye jāhnavījale

Then the four-armed Vishnu spoke these words to Ambarisha: "Let your son immerse himself here in this most sacred water of the Ganga."

Verse 39 (skanda.6.93.39)

येन कुष्ठविनिर्मुक्तस्तत्क्षणादेव जायते॥ तथा ब्रह्मवधोद्भूतैः पातकैरुपपातकैः

yena kuṣṭhavinirmuktastatkṣaṇādeva jāyate tathā brahmavadhodbhūtaiḥ pātakairupapātakaiḥ

"By this he shall be instantly freed from leprosy, as well as from the great sins and lesser sins born of the killing of a brahmin."

Verse 40 (skanda.6.93.40)

एतस्मिन्नेव काले तु समानीय सुतं नृपः॥ स्नापयामास तत्तोयैः प्रत्यक्षं शार्ङ्गधन्वनः

etasminneva kāle tu samānīya sutaṁ nṛpaḥ snāpayāmāsa tattoyaiḥ pratyakṣaṁ śārṅgadhanvanaḥ

At that very moment the king brought his son and bathed him in that water, right there before Vishnu, the wielder of the Sharnga bow.

Verse 41 (skanda.6.93.41)

ततः स बालकः सद्यः स्नातमात्रो द्विजोत्तमाः॥ कुष्ठव्याधिविनिर्मुक्तो जातो बालार्कसंनिभः

tataḥ sa bālakaḥ sadyaḥ snātamātro dvijottamāḥ kuṣṭhavyādhivinirmukto jāto bālārkasaṁnibhaḥ

O best of brahmins, then, the very moment that boy bathed, he was instantly freed from leprosy and became radiant as the rising sun.

Verse 42 (skanda.6.93.42)

ततः प्रणम्य तं देवं हर्षेण महताऽन्वितः॥ पित्रा समं जगामाथ स्वकीयं भवनं द्विजाः

tataḥ praṇamya taṁ devaṁ harṣeṇa mahatā'nvitaḥ pitrā samaṁ jagāmātha svakīyaṁ bhavanaṁ dvijāḥ

O brahmins, then, having bowed to that god, filled with great joy, he went with his father to his own dwelling.

Verse 43 (skanda.6.93.43)

तस्मिन्गते महीपाले सपुत्रे तत्क्षणाद्धरिः॥ तद्रंध्रं पूरयामास यथा नो वेत्ति कश्चन

tasmingate mahīpāle saputre tatkṣaṇāddhariḥ tadraṁdhraṁ pūrayāmāsa yathā no vetti kaścana

When the king had departed with his son, Hari instantly sealed that opening in such a way that no one could know of it.

Verse 44 (skanda.6.93.44)

एतस्मात्कारणात्पूर्वं तत्तोयं सर्वपापहृत्॥ यद्गोमुखेन भूयोऽपि भूतले प्रकटीकृतम्

etasmātkāraṇātpūrvaṁ tattoyaṁ sarvapāpahṛt yadgomukhena bhūyo'pi bhūtale prakaṭīkṛtam

For this very reason, that sin-destroying water had already existed there before, and it was that same water which was later revealed again on earth through a cow's mouth.

Verse 45 (skanda.6.93.45)

अद्यापि तज्जलस्पर्शात्सुपवित्रो धरातले॥ यः स्नानं सूर्यवारेण कुरुतेऽर्कोदयं प्रति॥ तस्य नाशं द्रुतं यांति गलगंडादिका इह

adyāpi tajjalasparśātsupavitro dharātale yaḥ snānaṁ sūryavāreṇa kurute'rkodayaṁ prati tasya nāśaṁ drutaṁ yāṁti galagaṁḍādikā iha

Even today the earth remains most sacred from the touch of that water; whoever bathes here on a Sunday at sunrise finds his goiter and similar ailments swiftly destroyed.

Verse 46 (skanda.6.93.46)

व्याधयोपि महारौद्रा दद्रुपामा समुद्भवाः॥ उपसर्गोद्भवाश्चैव विस्फोटकविचर्चिका

vyādhayopi mahāraudrā dadrupāmā samudbhavāḥ upasargodbhavāścaiva visphoṭakavicarcikā

Even the most dreadful diseases — ringworm, itch-born afflictions, disorders arising from possession, smallpox, and eczema — are likewise destroyed.

Verse 47 (skanda.6.93.47)

निष्कामस्तु पुनर्मर्त्यो यः स्नानं तत्र भक्तितः॥ कुरुते याति लोकं स देवदेवस्य चक्रिणः

niṣkāmastu punarmartyo yaḥ snānaṁ tatra bhaktitaḥ kurute yāti lokaṁ sa devadevasya cakriṇaḥ

But whoever, free of worldly desire, bathes there with devotion attains the world of the discus-bearing god of gods.

Verse 48 (skanda.6.93.48)

यस्मिन्दिने समानीता सा गंगा तत्र विष्णुना॥ तस्मिन्दिने वृषे सूर्यः स्थितश्चित्रासु चंद्रमाः

yasmindine samānītā sā gaṁgā tatra viṣṇunā tasmindine vṛṣe sūryaḥ sthitaścitrāsu caṁdramāḥ

On the day that Ganga was brought there by Vishnu, the sun stood in Taurus and the moon in the Chitra constellation.

Verse 49 (skanda.6.93.49)

तिथिश्चैकादशी चैव देवदेवस्य शार्ङ्गिणः॥ गोवक्त्रेण तृणस्तंबं यस्मिंश्चैव तु वासरे॥ समाकृष्टं च तत्रैव योग एवं व्यवस्थितः

tithiścaikādaśī caiva devadevasya śārṅgiṇaḥ govaktreṇa tṛṇastaṁbaṁ yasmiṁścaiva tu vāsare samākṛṣṭaṁ ca tatraiva yoga evaṁ vyavasthitaḥ

The lunar day was the eleventh, sacred to the bow-bearing god of gods; and the very day on which the tuft of grass was pulled by a cow's mouth — this same conjunction of stars stands fixed there.

Verse 50 (skanda.6.93.50)

तथान्येऽपि दिने तस्मिन्यदि तोयमवाप्य च॥ स्नानं करोति सद्भक्त्या तत्फलं सोऽपि चाप्नुयात्

tathānye'pi dine tasminyadi toyamavāpya ca snānaṁ karoti sadbhaktyā tatphalaṁ so'pi cāpnuyāt

And even if, on some other day, a person obtains that water and bathes in it with true devotion, he too shall obtain the same fruit.