Mahābhārata

M. N. Dutt: Pulastya said: O king of kings, one should then go to Kurukshetra, adored by all and at the sight of which sins of all creatures are destroyed.

M. N. Dutt: He who always says, “I shall go to Kurukshetra, I shall live in Kurukshetra" is cleansed off all his sins.

M. N. Dutt: The very dust of Kurukshetra carried by the wind leads even the man of sinful deeds to the highest state.

M. N. Dutt: He who lives in Kurukshetra which is situated south of the Sarasvati and the north of the Drishadvati (really) lives in heaven.

M. N. Dutt: O hero ever stcady in battle and should live there for a month where flows the Sarasvati. Brahma and other celestials, the Rishis, the Siddhas, the Charans.

M. N. Dutt: The Gandharvas, the Apsaras the Yakshas, the Nagas, O ruler of earth, O descendant of Bharata, all often go to that greatly sacred Brahmakshetra.

M. N. Dutt: O hero steady in battle, even the sins of him who only mentally desires to go to Kurukshetra are all destroyed; and he goes to the region of Brahma.

M. N. Dutt: O perpetuator of the Kuru race, he who goes to Kurukshetra with due respect, obtains the fruits of Rajasuya and Ashvamedha sacrifices,

M. N. Dutt: Then saluting the greatly powerful gatekeeper, the Yaksha, Mankanaka, one obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine.

M. N. Dutt: O virtuous man, O king of kings, one should then go to the excellent region of Vishnu, called Satata, where Hari is always present.

M. N. Dutt: Bathing there and bowing to Hari, the creator of the three worlds, one obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha sacrifice and goes to the region of Vishnu. Then one should go to the Tirtha named Pariplava, celebrated all over the three worlds. O descendant of Bharata, he obtains greater fruits than those of the Agnishtoma and Atiratha (sacrifices).

M. N. Dutt: Then going to the Tirtha, called Prithivi one obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine. O ruler of men, going to the Salukini, the pilgrim, bathing there in the Dasashvamedha obtains the fruits of ten Ashvamedha sacrifice. Then going to the excellent Tirtha of the Nagas, called Sarpadevi. One obtains fruits of the Agnishtoma (sacrifice) and goes to the region of the Nagas. O virtuous man, one should then go to the gate-keeper, Tarantuka. Living there for only one night, one obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine. Then going to the five rivers with regulated diet and subdued soul and bathing in the Koti Tirtha, one obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha sacrifice. Going to the Tirtha called Ashvins one acquires personal beauty.

M. N. Dutt: O virtuous man, one should then go to the excellent Tirtha, called Varaha, where Vishnu formerly in his boar form lived. O foremost of men, bathing there one obtains the fruits of Agnishtoma.

M. N. Dutt: O king of kings, one should then go to the Soma Tirtha, situated in Jayanti, Bathing in it a man obtains the fruits of the Rajasuya sacrifice.

M. N. Dutt: Bathing in Ekahansa a man obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine. O ruler of men, going to Kritashocha, the pilgrim obtains the lotus-eyed deity (Vishnu) and becomes pure in soul.

M. N. Dutt: Then going to the region of the illustrious Sihanu (Shiva, called Manjabata and living there for one night, one acquires the state of Ganapathya.

M. N. Dutt: O great king, there is the celebrated Tirtha called Yakshini; O king of kings, going and bathing in that Tirtha one's all desires are fulfilled.

M. N. Dutt: O best of the Bharata race, it is known as the gate of Kurukshetra. The pilgrim with subdued soul should walk round it. It was created by the illustrious son of Jamadagni, Rama. It is equal to the Pushkara. O king, bathing in it and worshipping the Pitris and the celestials, he becomes successful in everything and obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha sacrifice. Then the pilgrim should go with subdued soul to Ramahrada.

M. N. Dutt: O king of kings, the greatly effulgent and heroic Rama, exterminating the Kastrayas dug five lakes.

M. N. Dutt: foremost of men, we have heard that he filled them with their blood. He offered that (blood) as oblations to all his sires and grandsires.

M. N. Dutt: O ruler of men, thereupon the Pitris, being passed with him, thus spoke to Rama.

M. N. Dutt: The Pitris said: O greatly exalted Rama, O Rama, O descendant of Bhrigu, we are pleased. O lord, with your filial piety and with your great prowess. O greatly effulgent one, be blessed. Ask the boon you desire to get.

M. N. Dutt: Pulastya said : O king, having been thus addressed, that foremost of smiters, Rama, thus spoke with joined hands to the Pitris who were in the sky. If you are pleased with me and if I have deserved your favour, I desire to get this favour from the Pitris that I may again derive pleasure in asceticism.

M. N. Dutt: With your power let the sin I have incurred by exterminating the Kashtriyas from wrath be all destroyed. Let also my these lakes becomes Tirthas, celebrated all over the earth.

M. N. Dutt: Having heard these blessed words of Rama, the Pitris. Becoming highly pleased and filled with joy, thus replied to Rama, “Let your asceticism increase for your great filial piety.

M. N. Dutt: You have exterminated the Kashtriyas from wrath, but you are already freed from that sin, for they have fallen for their own (mis) deeds.

M. N. Dutt: Without the least doubt your these lakes w. be Tirthas, he who will bathe in these lakes and offer oblations to the Pitris. Will make his Pitris pleased with him. They will grant him the desired objects so difficult to be obtained in this world and lead him to the celestials region."

M. N. Dutt: O king, having granted this boon, the Pitris saluted Rama, the descendant of Bhrigu and disappeared then and there.

M. N. Dutt: It was thus the lakes of the illustrious descendant of Bhrigu became sacred. Leading the life of a Brahmachari and observing sacred vows, if one bathes in these lakes of Rama and worships Rama, O king of kings, he obtains the fruits of giving away much wealth. O perpetuator of the Kuru race, going to Vanshamulaka, the pilgrim.

M. N. Dutt: Saves his own race by bathing in Vanshamulaka. O best of the Bharata race, going to Kayashodhana and bathing in that Tirtha one purifies his body without the least doubt. Acquiring a purified body, one goes to the excellent regions of bliss.

M. N. Dutt: O virtuous man, one should then go to that Tirtha, called Lokodvara which is celebrated all over the three worlds and where greatly effulgent Vishnu had formerly created the world. O king, going to the Lokodvara Tirtha, celebrated over the three worlds and bathing in that foremost of Tirthas one acquires many worlds for himself.

M. N. Dutt: Going with subdued mind to the Tirtha called Sri and bathing in it and worshipping the Pitris and the celestials there, one obtains great affluence.

M. N. Dutt: Leading the life of a Brahmachari and having one's soul subdued, he who goes to the Tirtha, called Kapila and bathes in it and worships the Pitris and the celestials, that man, obtains the fruit of giving away one thousand Kapila kine.

M. N. Dutt: Going with subdued soul to the Tirtha, called Surya and bathing in it. And worshipping the Pitris and the celestials with fasting, one obtains the fruits of Agnishtoma and goes to he region of Surya.

M. N. Dutt: Going in due order to the Gobhavana and bathing in it, the pilgrim obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine.

M. N. Dutt: O perpetuator of the Kuru race, going to Tirth called Shankhini and bathing in the Divitirtha man acquires great prowess.

M. N. Dutt: O king of kings, one should then go to the gatc-keeper, Arantuka, which is in the Sarasvati and which belongs to the illustrious chief of the Yakshas (Kubera). O king, bathing one in it, a man obtains the fruits of Agnishtoma (sacrifice).

M. N. Dutt: O virtuous king, one should then go to Brahmavarta. Bathing in the Brahmavarta a man, obtains the regions of Brahma.

M. N. Dutt: O king of kings, one should then go to the excellent Tirthas called Su. There the Pitris are always present with the celestials. Bathing there and worshipping the Pitris and the celestials, obtains thc fruits of Ashvamedha (sacrifice) and goes to the region of Brahma.

M. N. Dutt: O virtuous man, it is therefore that Sutirtha situated in Ambumati is so very excellent.

M. N. Dutt: O best of the Bharata race, bathing in the Tirtha of Kashishvara, one is freed from all diseases; and he is adored in the region of Brahma.

M. N. Dutt: O descendant of Bharata, O king, there is also Matri Tirtha, bathing in which one obtains large progeny and great prosperity.

M. N. Dutt: O great king, one should then go with regulated diet and subdued soul to Sitavana. There is one thing there which is not to be seen anywhere else.

M. N. Dutt: O ruler of men, man obtains virtue by only going there. O descendant of Bharata, shaving there one's hair, a man becomes sanctified.

M. N. Dutt: O great king, in that spot there is a Tirtha called Shvaillomapaha. O foremost of men, learned Brahmanas who always visit Tirthas. Get great pleasure by bathing in it. O best of the Bharata race, shaving their heads at the Shvaillomapaha Tirtha, the excellent Brahmanas acquire holiness by Pranayama; and becoming pure-souled they obtain the highest state.

M. N. Dutt: O ruler of earth, O foremost of men, there is in that spot another Tirtha called Dashashvamedha. Bathing in it, one obtains the highest state.

M. N. Dutt: O king of kings, one should then go to Manusha, celebrated all over the world, O king, where some black deer, pierced by the arrows of a hunter. Jumped into its water and were transformed into human beings. Bathing in that Tirtha with leading the life of a Brahmachari and having one's soul subdued.

M. N. Dutt: One is freed from all sins; and becoming pure souled he is adored in the region of Brahma. O ruler of men, in the east of Manusha, only a kosa from it. There is a celebrated river named Apaga which is ever frequented by the Siddhas. The man who offers there Shyamaka food. To the celestials and the Pitris secures great virtuous merit. One Brahmana svd there is equal to million of Brahmanas fed.

M. N. Dutt: Bathing in it and worshipping the Pitris and the celestials and living there only for a night, one obtains the fruit of Agnishtoma (sacrifice).

M. N. Dutt: O king of kings, O descendant of Bharata, one should then go to that excellent region of Brahma which is celebrated on earth by the name of Brahmodumbara.

M. N. Dutt: O foremost of men, bathing in the lakes of the seven Rishis and also in the Kedara of the high-souled Kapila. With pure mind and subdued soul and going to Brahma, one's all sins are destroyed; and his soul being made pure, he goes to the region of Brahma. Going the inaccessible (Tirtha) Kedara of Kapisthala and having his sins all burnt by asceticism, obtains the power of disappearance at will.

M. N. Dutt: O king of kings, one should then go to Saraka, celebrated over the three worlds. Seeing there Vrishadhvaja (Mahadeva) on the fourteenth day of the black fortnight. One obtains all that he desires and goes to the celestials region. to one

M. N. Dutt: O descendant of Kuru, thirty millions of Tirthas are in Saraka.

M. N. Dutt: And in Rudrakoti and also in the wells and lakes that are there. O ruler of earth, O best of the Bharata race, there is also the Tirtha called Ilaspada. Bathing in it and worshipping there the Pitris and the celestials, one does not meet with any calamity. He obtains the fruits of Vajapeya (sacrifice).

M. N. Dutt: O ruler of earth, O descendant of Bharata, bathing in Kindana and Kinjapya, one obtains the fruits of measureless gifts and of infinite recitation of prayers.

M. N. Dutt: Bathing in Kalasa with devotion and with one's passions subdued, a man obtains the fruits of Agnishtoma sacrifice.

M. N. Dutt: O best of the Kurus, in the east of Saraka is the sacred Tirtha of the illustrious Narada, known by the name of Ambajanma.

M. N. Dutt: O descendant of Bharata, a man, bathing in that Tirtha, obtains excellent regions (after death) at the command of Narada.

M. N. Dutt: O king, one should go on the tenth of the white fortnight to Pundarika. Bathing there, a man obtains the fruits of Pundarika sacrifice.

M. N. Dutt: One should then go to Trivistapa, celebrated all over the three worlds. There flows the sacred and the sin-destroying Vaitarani river.

M. N. Dutt: Bathing in it and worshipping there the wielder of trident, Vrishadhvaja (Shiva), one obtains the highest state, all his sins being destroyed and his soul being purified.

M. N. Dutt: O king of kings, one should then go to the excellent Tirtha of Falaki. O king, there the celestials are always present in Falakivana. And they undergo there great asceticism for many years together. Bathing then in the Drishadvati and worshipping the celestials, a man obtains fruits superior to those of both the Agnishtoma and Atiratha (sacrifices). O descendant of Bharata, bathing in the Tirtha called Sarvadeva a man obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine. O king of kings, Bathing in the Panikhata and worshipping there the celestials, a mano descendant of Bharata, obtains fruits superior to those of Agnishtoma and Atiratha. He also obtains the fruits of Rajasuya and goes to the region of the Rishis.

M. N. Dutt: virtuous man, one should then go to the excellent Tirtha, called Mishraka. O king of kings, in that Tirtha of the illustrious Mishrita. It has been heard by us that the Vyasa for the sake of the Brahmans mixed up all the Tirthas. The man who bathes in Mishraka bathes in all the Tirthas.

M. N. Dutt: One should then go with regulated diet and subdued soul to Vyasavana. Bathing there in the Mancjava one obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine.

M. N. Dutt: Going to the Devi Tirtha in Madhuvati, the man who bathes with purity and worships the Pitris and the celestials. Obtains at the command of the celestials the fruit of giving away one thousand kine.

M. N. Dutt: O descendant of Bharata, he who at the confluence of the Kaushiki and the Drishadvati bathes with regulated diet is freed from all sins.

M. N. Dutt: One should then go to the Tirtha named Vyasasthali where the wise Vyasa. Afflicted as he was with the grief for the death of his son, determined to give up his being and where, O king of kings, he was cheered up by the celestials. Going to (Vyasa) sthali one obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine.

M. N. Dutt: Going to the well, called Kindatta, he who throws into it one Prastha of sesamum, O perpetuator of the Kuru race, obtains the highest success and he is freed from all his debts. Bathing in the Vedi Tirtha,, one obtains the fruit of giving away one thousand kine.

M. N. Dutt: There are two celebrated Tirthas called Ahan and Sudina. O foremost of men, bathing there one goes to the regions of Surya.

M. N. Dutt: One should then go to Mrigadhuma, celebrated all over the there worlds. O best of kings, one should bathe there in the Ganges.

M. N. Dutt: Worshipping there Mahadeva, one obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha. Bathing in the Devi Tirtha, a man obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine.

M. N. Dutt: One should then go to Vamanaka, celebrated over the three worlds. Bathing there in the Vishnupada and worshipping Vamana. One, being free from all his sins and his soul being purified goes to the region of Vishnu. Bathing in the Kulampuna one purifies his own race.

M. N. Dutt: Going to the lake of Pavana, which is a excellent Tirtha called Maruta and bathing there, O foremost of men, one is adored in the regions of Vayu.

M. N. Dutt: Bathing in the lake of the immortals and worshipping the lord of the immortals, one is adored in the celestials region through the prowess of the immortals.

M. N. Dutt: Bathing according to the ordinance in the Shalisurya of Shalihotra, O king of kings, one obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine.

M. N. Dutt: O best of the Bharata race, bathing in the Tirtha called Srikunja in the Sarasvati, one obtains the fruits of Agnishtoma sacrifice.

M. N. Dutt: O perpetuator of the Kuru race, then going to the Naimishakunja, the ascetic Rishis had in the days of yore left Naimisha. And going to a visit of Tirthas, they went to Kurukshetra. O best of the Bharata race, there on the banks of the Sarasvati, a grove was made.

M. N. Dutt: It served as a resting place for them and it was very delightful to all of them. Bathing in that Kunja, a man obtains the fruits of Agnishtoma sacrifice.

M. N. Dutt: O virtuous man, one should then go to the excellent Tirtha, called Kanya. Bathing in the Kanya Tirtha a man obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine.

M. N. Dutt: O king of kings, one should then go to the excellent Tirtha, called Brahma. Bathing there, the other three orders obtain the states of Brahmana. And if a Brahman bathes there, he becomes pure-souled and obtains the highest refuge.

M. N. Dutt: O foremost of men, one should then go to the excellent Tirtha, called Soma. O king, bathing there, a man goes to the regions of Soma.

M. N. Dutt: O ruler of men, one should then go to the Tirtha, called Sapta-Sarasvata. Where the celebrated great Rishi Mankanaka obtained success in asticism. O king, we have heard that in the days of yore Mankanaka cut his hand with kusha grass and from his that wound vegetable juice flowed out (instead of blood). O king, seeing that vegetable juice, he began to dance in joy.

M. N. Dutt: When he thus began to dance, all the mobile and immobile creatures began to dance.

M. N. Dutt: O ruler of men, O king, then Brahma and other celestials and the ascetic Rishis all went to Mahadeva and represented to him all about the Rishi.

M. N. Dutt: (They said), “O deity, you should do that by which the Rishi may not dance." Coming to the dancing Rishi who was senseless in joy, the deity thus spoke to him in order to do good to the celestials.

M. N. Dutt: Shiva said: O great Rishi, O virtuous man, why are you dancing? O foremost of Rishis, why are you so much delighted?

M. N. Dutt: The Rishis said: O foremost of Brahmanas, I am an ascetic ever steady in the path of virtue. O Brahmana, do you not see that vegetable-juice is flowing from the wound of my hand? Seeing which i am dancing in great joy.

M. N. Dutt: To that Rishi who was blinded by emotion, the deity smilingly thus spoke,

M. N. Dutt: "O Brahmana, I am not at all astonished. Behold me." O foremost of men, O sinless king, having thus addressed him, Mahadeva pressed his thumb by the tip of his own finger. O king, then from that wound came out ashes white as snow.

M. N. Dutt: O king, seeing this the Rishi became filled with shame and fell at his feet. Believing that there was nothing better and greater than the Rudra, (he thus adored him).

M. N. Dutt: “O wielder of trident, you are the refuge of the celestials and the Asuras, may of the whole universe. You have created the three worlds with their mobile and immobile creatures.

M. N. Dutt: It is you again who swallow everything at the end of the Yuga. You are incapable of being known by the celestials, what to speak of me!

M. N. Dutt: O sinless one, the celestials with Brahma are displayed in you. You are everything, the creator himself and the ordainer of the world,

M. N. Dutt: It is through your favour that the celestials sport without anxiety or fear.” Having thus adored Mahadeva, the Rishi thus spoke to him;

M. N. Dutt: “O god of gods, grant me your grace, so that my asceticism may not diminish.” Thereupon the deity, becoming glad in heart, thus spoke to that Brahmana Rishi,

M. N. Dutt: “O Brahmana, let your asceticism increase thousand-fold through my grace. O great Rishi, I shall live with you in your hermitage.

M. N. Dutt: Bathing in Sapta-Sarasvata, those that will worship me will obtain everything however difficult to get here and hereafter.

M. N. Dutt: They will, without doubt, attain to the Sarasvata region.” Having said this, Mahadeva disappeared then and there.

M. N. Dutt: One should then go to Asanasha, celebrated all over the world, where Brahma and other celestials and ascetic Rishis.

M. N. Dutt: And the illustrious Kartikeya, O descendant of Bharata, impelled by the desire to do good to the descendant of Bhrigu, are ever present during the three Sandhyas.

M. N. Dutt: O foremost of men, bathing in the Tirtha called Kapalamochana which cleanses off one's sins, one is freed from all his sins.

M. N. Dutt: O best of men, one should then go to the Tirtha called Agni. Bathing there, one goes to the region of Agni and saves his own race.

M. N. Dutt: O best of the Bharata race, there is a Tirtha of Vishvamitra. O best of men, bathing there, one obtains the status of a Brahmana.

M. N. Dutt: Going to the Brahmayoni with purity and with subdued soul and, O best of men, bathing there one goes to the region of Brahma. There is no doubt that, he thus sanctifies his seven generations upwards and downwards.

M. N. Dutt: O king of kings, one should then go to the Tirtha, celebrated all over the world, which is known by the name of Prithudaka belonging to Kartikeya. O king, by bathing there and worshipping the Pitris and the celestials.

M. N. Dutt: Whatever bad acts one, whether a man or a woman, has committed willingly unwittingly, impelled by human motives. O descendant of Bharata, are all destroyed. He obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha (sacrifice) and also goes to heaven. or

M. N. Dutt: The learned men say that Kurukshetra is holy, holier than Kurukshetra is the Sarasvati, holier than the Sarasvati are all the Tirthas put together and holier than all the Tirthas is the Prithudaka.

M. N. Dutt: He, who by the recitation of prayers casts off his body at Prithadaka which is the best of all the Tirthas, becomes an immortal.

M. N. Dutt: It has been sung by Sanatkumara and the illustrious Vyasa. O king, it is in the Vedas also, that one should go to the Prithudaka with subdued soul.

M. N. Dutt: O perpetuator of the Kuru race, no Tirtha is superior to Prithudaka. There is no doubt that, that Tirtha is purifying, holy and sindestroying.

M. N. Dutt: O foremost of men, O best of the Bharata race, bathing in the Prithudaka (even) sinful men go to heaven. Thus say all wise men.

M. N. Dutt: O best of the Bharata race, O king, there is another Tirtha called Madhusrava. Bathing there, a man obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine.

M. N. Dutt: O king of kings, one should then go in due order to the celebrated and sacred Tirtha where the Sarasvati and the Aruna are united together.

M. N. Dutt: The man who bathes there fasting for three nights, is cleansed of even the sin of killing a Brahmana. He obtains the fruits greater than those of Agnishtoma and the Atiratha (sacrifices). O best of the Bharata race, he saves his ancestors seven generations upwards and downwards.

M. N. Dutt: O perpetuator of the Kuru race, there is another Tirtha, called Ardhakila. Darbhi created it in the days of yore from compassion for the Brahmans. By vows, by taking the sacred thread, by lasts. By rites and by Mantras, one certainly becomes a Brahman. ) foremost of inen, it has been seen by the ancients that by bathing there, men learned and are endued with the fruits of observing the VOWS.

M. N. Dutt: O foremost of men, Darbhi had brought there also the four oceans. Bathing in them one does not meet with any calamity. He obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine.

M. N. Dutt: O virtuous man, one should then go to the two celebrated Tirtha called Sata-Sahasrakam and Sahasraha. Bathing in them one obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine. Fasts and gifts there multiply themselves thousandfold.

M. N. Dutt: O king of kings, one should then go to the excellent Tirtha called Renuka. Bathing there and being engaged there in worshipping the celestials and the Pitris, one becomes puresouled. His sins being all destroyed, he obtains the fruits of Agnishtoma.

M. N. Dutt: Bathing there in the Tirtha called Vimochana with passions and senses subdued, one is cleansed of all his sins derived from receiving gifts.

M. N. Dutt: Then going to Panchavati with passions controlled and with Brahmacharya life, one becomes greatly virtuous and is adored in the region of the virtuous.

M. N. Dutt: There the lord of Yoga, Vrishdhvaja, Sthanu himself is always is present. Going there he who worships the lord of the celestials obtains success.

M. N. Dutt: One should then go to the Tirtha, called Taijasa, belonging to Varuna blazing in its own effulgence. There Brahma and the other celestials installed Guha in the command of the celestials army. O perpetuator of the Kuru race, in the east of Taijasa, there is a Tirtha called Kuru.

M. N. Dutt: Bathing in the Kuru-Tirtha with passions controlled and with life of a Brahmachari, his soul being purified and his sins being all destroyed, one goes to the region of Brahma.

M. N. Dutt: One should then go with regulated diet and subdued soul to Svarga-dvara. He obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine and goes to the region of Brahma.

M. N. Dutt: O ruler of men, then the pilgrim should go to Anaraka. O king, bathing there one never meets with any difficulty. O ruler of earth, O foremost of men, there Brahma himself accompanied by the celestials with Narayana at their head is always present.

M. N. Dutt: O king of kings, O perpetuator of the Kuru race, the wife of Rudra is also present there. He who beholds that goddess never meets with any calamity.

M. N. Dutt: O king, there is (an image) of the husband of Uma, the lord of the universe. He who sees that great god is cleansed of all his sins.

M. N. Dutt: O chastiser of foes, O great king, seeing the lotus-navelled Narayana, one blazes forth and goes to the region of Vishnu. O foremost of men! having taken bath in tirths of celestials men become free from all grieves and endued with enlightenment like the moon.

M. N. Dutt: O king, then the pilgrim should go to the Tirtha, called Sashtipura. Walking round it, he obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine.

M. N. Dutt: O descendant of Bharata, going to the Tirtha, called Pavana and worshipping the Pitris and the celestials, one obtains the fruits of Agnishtoma sacrifice.

M. N. Dutt: O best of the Bharata race, O ruler of earth, there is Gangahrada and another well (Tirtha); in that well thirty millions of Tirthas are present.

M. N. Dutt: O king, bathing there, a man goes to the celestials region. Bathing in Apaga and worshipping Maheshvara. A man obtains the state of Ganapatya and saves his race.

M. N. Dutt: One should then go to the Tirtha called Sthanuvata, celebrated all over the three worlds. Bathing there a man goes to the celestials region.

M. N. Dutt: O king, One should then go Badaripachana, the herinitage of Vasishtha. A man, fasting there for three nights, should eat Badari (Jujubes). He who lives on Badari for twelve years. And, O ruler of men, he who fasts there for three nights, obtains equal merits. O king, going to Rudra-marga, the pilgrim is adored in the region of Indra by fasting one day and night. to

M. N. Dutt: Going to Ikaratra, he who lives there for one night with regulated vows and truthfulness, becomes adored in the region of Brahma.

M. N. Dutt: Where there is the hermitage of Aditya, the illustrious deity of great effulgence, (there is also another Tirtha). Bathing in it and worshipping there the god of light a man, goes to the region of Soma and saves his race.

M. N. Dutt: O ruler of men, bathing in the Soma Tirtha, the pilgrim goes to the region of Soma without any doubt.

M. N. Dutt: O virtuous man, one should then go to the illustrious Dadhichi's sacred Tirtha called Pavana, celebrated all over the world. Here was born that ocean of asceticism, Angiras, of the Sarasvata race.

M. N. Dutt: Bathing in that Tirtha, a man obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha sacrifice and he without any doubt obtains the region of Sarasvati.

M. N. Dutt: One should then go with regulated vows and with the life of Brahmacharya to Kanyasrama. O king, living there three nights with regulated diet and subdued soul. One obtains one hundred celestials damsels and goes to the region of Brahma.

M. N. Dutt: O virtuous one, one should then go to the Tirtha called Sannihati.

M. N. Dutt: Brahma and other celestials and ascetic Rishis go there every month and earn great virtue.

M. N. Dutt: Bathing in Sannihati during a solar eclipse, one obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha sacrifice and of other sacrifices that are everlasting.

M. N. Dutt: Whatever Tirtha exists on earth or in the sky, all the rivers, lakes, ponds, springs, large and small tanks and all other Tirtha sacred to particular gods, O ruler of men, all come here without doubt on the day of new moon, And they certainly mix with Sannihati every month. It is therefore that this Tirtha is known by the name of Sannihati.

M. N. Dutt: He who bathes there and drinks its water is adored in the celestials region. In a solar ecclipse on the new moon. He who performs Sraddha ceremony here after having bathed obtains the fruits of the performance of one thousand horse-sacrifices. Whatever sins a man or a woman commits are without doubt all destroyed as soon as one bathes and performs Sraddha ceremony in this Tirtha. He also goes to the region of Brahma on a lotus coloured car.

M. N. Dutt: Bathing then in Koti Tirtha after having worshipped the Yaksha door-keeper, Machakruka, one obtains the fruits of giving away gold in abundance.

M. N. Dutt: O best of the Bharata race, there is a Tirtha called Gangahrada. O virtuous man, bathing there with subdued soul and with Brahmacharya life, a man obtains the fruits of Rajasuya and Ashavamedha sacrifice.

M. N. Dutt: On earth the Tirtha called Naimisha and in the sky the Tirtha called Pushkara (are great). But in all the three worlds Kurukshetra is the greatest. Even the dust of Kurukshetra carried by wind takes away the sinful men to the highest state. In the north (of it) flows the Drishadvati and in the south the Sarasvati.

M. N. Dutt: He who lives in this region really lives in heaven. "I will go to Kurukshetra, I will live in Kurukshetra,” he who utters these words even once becomes cleansed of all his sins.

M. N. Dutt: The sacred Kurukshetra which is adored by the celestials is considered the sacrificial altar of the gods. Those mortals that live there have nothing to make them miserable at any time.

M. N. Dutt: The region that lies between Tarnatuka and Arantuka and the lakes of Rama and Machakruka is (called Kurukshetra). It is also called Samantapanchaka. It is said to be the northern sacrificial altar of the Grandsire (Brahma).

M. N. Dutt: Pulastya said : O great king, one should then go to the excellent Tirtha, called Dharma where the greatly exalted Dharma performed excellent asceticism.

M. N. Dutt: It is for this reason he made the place a sacred Tirtha and made it known after his own name. O king, bathing there a virtuous-man with subdued soul purifies without doubt his ancestors seven generations upwards and downwards.

M. N. Dutt: O king of kings, one should then go to the excellent Gyanapavana (going there) one obtains the fruits of Agnishtoma and goes to the region of Munis.

M. N. Dutt: O king, a man should then go to Saugandikvana.

M. N. Dutt: There live Brahma and other celestials, the Rishis, the ascetics, the Siddhas, the Charanas, the Gandharvas, the Kinnaras and the great Nagas.

M. N. Dutt: As soon as one enters that forest all sins are destroyed. There flows that best of streams, that foremost river of all rivers, that sacred goddess, O king, which is known (there) by the name of Plaksha Devi; bathing there in the water issuing forth from the bill.

M. N. Dutt: And worshipping the Pitris and the celestials, one obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha sacrifice. There is a a very inaccessible Tirtha, called Ishanadhyushita.

M. N. Dutt: Lying from the anthill at the distance of six throws of a Shamya (wooden sacrificial stick). O foremost of men, it is seen in the Puranas that as soon as one bathes in it, one obtains the iruits of giving away one thousand Kapila kine and also those of Ashvamedha sacrifice.

M. N. Dutt: O descendant of Bharata, next are the Tirthas called Sugandha, Shatakumbha and Panchayajna.

M. N. Dutt: One going there, O king, becomes adored in the celestials region. O descendant of Bharata, going there to the Tirtha called Trishulakhata and bathing there and worshipping the Pitris and the celestials, there is no doubt one obtains the state of Ganapatya after giving up his body.

M. N. Dutt: O king of kings, one should then go to the excellent celestials region which is known all over the three worlds by the name of Shakambhari.

M. N. Dutt: O ruler of men, for one thousand celestials years, that lady of excellent vows lived month after month on herbs. Many ascetic ladies who were devoted to that goddess came there. O descendant of Bharata, they were all entertained by her with herbs.

M. N. Dutt: O descendant of Bharata, it is for this she was given the name of Shakambhari. Going to Shakambhari with rapt attention and with Brahmacharya life and living in purity three nights there on herbs alone, the merit of living on herbs for twelve years a man obtains at the will of the goddess.

M. N. Dutt: Then one should go to the Tirtha called Suvarna, celebrated all over the three worlds. There Vishnu in the days of yore worshipped Rudra in order to get his grace. He obtained many boons difficult to be got by even the celestials.

M. N. Dutt: O descendant of Bharata, having been thus gratified, the destroyer of Tripura said, “O Krishna, you shall certainly be very beloved on earth. There is no doubt you will be the foremost being in the universe." O king of kings, going there and worshipping Vrishadhvaja (Shiva). One obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha (sacrifice) and acquires the state of Ganapatya. Then one should go to Dhumavati and fasting there for three nights, a man obtains without doubt all the desires that he entertains in his mind.

M. N. Dutt: O ruler of men, in the southern side of this Tirtha, belonging to this Tirtha, there exists a Tirtha called Rathavarta. O virtuous man, one should go there with reverential mood and with passions all subdued. He then obtains through the grace of Mahadeva the highest state.

M. N. Dutt: O best of the Bharata race, O greatly wise one, walking round it, one should, go to the Tirtha called Dhara which destroys all sins.

M. N. Dutt: O foremost of men, O king, bathing there, one becomes freed from fall sorrow.

M. N. Dutt: O virtuous one, one should then go, after bowing to the great mountain. To the source of the Ganges which is certainly like the gate of heaven. There one should with controlled soul bathe in the Tirtha called Koti.

M. N. Dutt: He then obtains the fruits of Pundarika sacrifice and saves his own race. Living there for one night, one obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine.

M. N. Dutt: Offering oblations according to the ordinance to the Pitris and the celestials at Saptaganga, Triganga and Shakravarta, one becomes adored in the regions of the virtuous.

M. N. Dutt: Then bathing in Kanakhala and fasting there for three nights one obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha and goes to the celestials region.

M. N. Dutt: O ruler of men, then the pilgrim should go to Kapilavata; and fasting there for one night, one obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine.

M. N. Dutt: O king of kings, O best of the Kurus, one should then go to the illustrious Kapila, the king of the Nagas who is celebrated all over the three worlds.

M. N. Dutt: O ruler of men, bathing in the Naga-Tirtha, a man obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand Kapila kine.

M. N. Dutt: Then one should go to the Tirtha of Shantanu, called Lalitaka. O king, bathing there a man never meets with calamity.

M. N. Dutt: The man, who bathes at the confluence of the Ganga and the Yamuna, obtains the fruits of ten Ashvamedha sacrifice and saves his own race.

M. N. Dutt: O king of kings, one should then go to Sugandhaka celebrated all over the world. His soul being purified and his sins all destroyed cile becomes adored in the region of Brahma.

M. N. Dutt: O ruler of men, then the pilgrim should go to the Rudravarta. O king, bathing there one goes to the celestials region.

M. N. Dutt: O foremost of men, bathing at the confluence of the Ganges and the Sarasvati one obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha and goes to the celestials region.

M. N. Dutt: Going to Bhadrakarneshvara and worshipping the celestials according to proper rites, one never meets with any calamity; and becomes adored in the celestials region.

M. N. Dutt: O ruler of men, one should then go to Kubjamraka; one then obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine and goes to the celestials region.

M. N. Dutt: O ruler of men, then the pilgrim should go to Arundhantivata. Bathing at Samudrava with concentrated soul and with Brahmacharya life and fasting there for three nights, a man obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha sacrifice. He obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine and saves his own race.

M. N. Dutt: One should then go with concentrated mind and with Brahmacharya life to Brahmavarta. He obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha and goes to the region of Soma.

M. N. Dutt: Going to Yamunaprabhva he who bathes in the Yamuna obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha and becomes adored in the celestials region.

M. N. Dutt: Then going to the Tirtha called Darvisankramana which is adored by all the three worlds, one obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha and goes to the celestials region.

M. N. Dutt: Going to Sindhu which is frequented by the Siddhas and the Gandharvas and living there for five nights, one obtains the fruits of giving away much gold.

M. N. Dutt: Then going to the very inaccessible Vedi, one obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha and goes to the celestials region.

M. N. Dutt: O descendant of Bharata, going to Rishikulya and Vasishtha and by visiting Vasishtha, all the other orders attain to Brahmanhood.

M. N. Dutt: Going to Rishikulya, the man who bathes there becomes freed from all his sins and by worshipping there the Pitris and the celestials, he goes to the region of the Rishis.

M. N. Dutt: O ruler of men, if one lives there for a month subsisting on herbs (he too goes to the Rishi's land). Going then to Bhrigutunga, one obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha (sacrifice).

M. N. Dutt: Going to Virapramoksha one is cleansed of all his sins. O descendant of Bharata, going then to the Tirtha, called Kirtika and Magha, a man obtains the fruits of Agnishtoma and Atiratha (sacrifices). Then going to the excellent Tirtha called Vidya in the evening. He who bathes there obtain every kind of knowledge. Then one should live one night at Mahasrama, which is capable of destroying all sins. By taking a single meal there a man obtains many blessed regions.

M. N. Dutt: Fasting there for six days and living there for a month at Mahalaya, his soul being purified and all his sins destroyed, one obtains the fruits of giving away much gold and saves ten preceding and ten succeeding generations of his race.

M. N. Dutt: Then going to Vetasika frequented by the Grandsire obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha and acquires the state of Ganas.

M. N. Dutt: Then going to the Tirtha called Sundarika, frequented by the Siddhas, it is seen in the Puranas, one obtains personal beauty. one

M. N. Dutt: Then going to Brahmani with one's passions controlled and with Brahmacharya life, one goes to the region of Brahma on a lotus coloured car.

M. N. Dutt: Then one should go to the sacred Naimisha, frequented by the Siddhas, where Brahma with the celestials always dwells.

M. N. Dutt: Only by wishing to go to Naimisha, half of one's sins is destroyed. As soon as a man enters it, he is cleansed of all his sins.

M. N. Dutt: O descendant of Bharata, the heroic pilgrim should live in Naimisha for one month; for all the Tirthas are in Naimisha.

M. N. Dutt: O descendant of Bharata, bathing there with regulated diet and subdued soul, one obtains the fruits of many sacrifices.

M. N. Dutt: O best of the Bharata race, he sanctifies his race for seven generations upwards and downwards. He who gives up his life in Naimisha by fasting. The wise men say, sports in the celestials region. O foremost of kings, Naimisha is ever sacred and holy.

M. N. Dutt: Going to Gangodbheda and fasting there for three nights, a man obtains fruits of Vajapeya and becomes like Brahma himself.

M. N. Dutt: Going to the Sarasvati, he who offers libations to the Pitris and the celestials, no doubt sports in the regions of Sarasvati.

M. N. Dutt: Then one should with Brahmacharya life go to Bahuda. Living there for one night, one becomes adored in celestials region. O descendant of Kuru, he obtains the fruits of the Devasatra sacrifice.

M. N. Dutt: Then one should go to the holy Kshiravati surrounded by holier beings. Worshipping there the Pitris and the celestials one obtains the fruits of Vajapeya (sacrifice).

M. N. Dutt: Then going to Vimalashoka lake with concentrated mind and with Brahmacharya life and living there for one night, one becomes adored in the celestials region.

M. N. Dutt: One should then go to Gopratara, the excellent Tirtha in the Sarayu. Where Rama went to heaven with all his servants, soldiers and beasts of burden. By giving up one's body, O king, he obtains the great effulgence of the Tirtha.

M. N. Dutt: O descendant of Bharata, through the grace of Rama and through one's own virtuous deeds. O ruler of men, the man who bathes in that Tirtha called Gopratara, his body being purified and his sins being destroyed, becomes adored in the celestials region.

M. N. Dutt: O descendant of Kuru, bathing in the Rama Tirtha in the Gomati, a man, obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha sacrifice and sanctifies his own race.

M. N. Dutt: O best of the Bharata race, there is a Tirtha called Satasahasraka. Bathing there with regulated diet and subdued soul. O best of the Bharata race, one obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine.

M. N. Dutt: O king, one should then go to Bhatri Tirtha, a man obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha sacrifice.

M. N. Dutt: O king, bathing in the Koti Tirtha and worshipping Guha, a man obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine and becomes effulgent.

M. N. Dutt: Then going to Varanasi and worshipping Vrishadhvaja (Shiva) and then bathing in the Kapalihrada a man obtains the fruits of Rajasuya sacrifice.

M. N. Dutt: O perpetuator of the Kuru race, going to Avimukta, the pilgrim is cleansed of even the sin of killing a Brahmana as soon as he sees the god of gods (Shiva). A man who gives up his life there obtains final salvation.

M. N. Dutt: O king of kings, then going to the inaccessible Tirtha of Markandeya situated at the confluence of the Gomati and the Ganges, ever celebrated over the world, one obtains the fruits of Agnishtoma (sacrifice) and saves his race.

M. N. Dutt: Then going to Gaya with concentrated mind and with Brahmacharya life, one obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha and also saves his race.

M. N. Dutt: There is the Tirtha called Aksayavata, celebrated all over the three worlds. Whatever is offered there to the Pitris is said to become inexhaustible.

M. N. Dutt: Bathing in the Mahanadi and offering their oblations to the Pitris and the celestials, one obtains eternal region and also saves his race.

M. N. Dutt: Then going to Brahmasara adorned with the woods of Dharma, one goes to the region of Brahma as soon as the night is gone.

M. N. Dutt: A best sacrificial pillar was built on that lake by Brahma. He who walks round that pillar obtains the fruits of Vajapeya (sacrifice).

M. N. Dutt: O king of kings, one should go to Dhenuka celebrated over the world. O king, living there one night and giving away sesamum and kine. His soul being purified and his sins being all destroyed, a man certainly goes to the region of Soma.

M. N. Dutt: O king, there is still to be seen a greatly wonderful mark. The Kapilas with their calves used to roam over that mountain. O descendant of Bharata, the hoof-marks of Kapilas with their calves are to be seen there even up to date.

M. N. Dutt: O king of kings, O foremost of monarchs, bathing in these hoof-marks, O descendants of Bharata, whatever sin is committed is all destroyed.

M. N. Dutt: Then one should go to Gridhravata which is the region of the god, the wielder of trident. Going to Vrishadhvaja (Shiva), one should rub his body with ashes.

M. N. Dutt: If he is a Brahmana, he will obtain the fruit of observing twelve years vows and if he is of other castes, all his sins will be destroyed.

M. N. Dutt: O best of the Bharata race, one should then go to Udyanta mountain resounding with melodious notes. The foot-prints of Savitri are still to be seen there.

M. N. Dutt: The Brahmana of rigid vows who recites his Sandhya (prayers) there but once obtains the merit of reciting Sandhya for twelve years.

M. N. Dutt: O best of the Bharata race, there is the Tirtha known by the name of Yonidvara. Going there a man is freed from the pain of rebirth.

M. N. Dutt: O king, the man who lives at Gaya during both the white and the black fortnight, no doubt sanctifies the seven generations of his race upwards and downwards.

M. N. Dutt: One should desire for many sons, so that one may go to Gaya or perform Ashvamedha or offer a Nila bull.

M. N. Dutt: O king, O ruler of men, the pilgrim should then go to Falgu; he obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha (sacrifice) and attains to great success.

M. N. Dutt: O king of kings, one should then go with concentrated mind to Dharmaprastha. O great king ever steady in war, Dharma is always present there.

M. N. Dutt: Drinking there the water of the well and purifying one's self there by a bath and also offering oblations to the Pitris and the celestials, one, being cleansed of his sins, goes to heaven.

M. N. Dutt: There is the hermitage of Matanga the Rishi of controlled passions. By entering that charming hermitage which is capable of destroying all grief's and sorrows. A man obtains the the fruits of the Gavamayana (sacrifice). By touching (the image of) Dharma there, one obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha sacrifice.

M. N. Dutt: O king of kings, one should then go to the excellent region of Brahma. O king, going there by that foremost of Purushas, Brahma. A man obtains the fruits of Rajasuya and Ashvamedha sacrifices.

M. N. Dutt: O ruler of men, the pilgrim should then go to Rajagriha. Bathing there one rejoices (in heaven) like (the Rishi) Kakshivan. A man with purity should take there the offerings daily made to Yakshini. Through the favour of Yakshini one is cleansed of the sin of even killing a Brahmana.

M. N. Dutt: There going to Maninaga one obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine.

M. N. Dutt: O descendant of Bharata, he who eats anything belonging to that Tirtha does not die even if he is bitten by a venomous snake. Living there for one night, the fruits of giving away one thousand kine.

M. N. Dutt: Then one should go to the charming forest of the Brahmarshi Gautama. Bathing in the lake Ahalya one attains to most excellent state; attaining to Sree, O king, one obtains best prosperity.

M. N. Dutt: O virtuous man, there is a well celebrated all over the three worlds. Bathing there one obtains the fruits of Vajapeya (sacrifice).

M. N. Dutt: There is (another) well sacred to the royal sage Janaka worshipped by the celestials. Bathing there one goes to the region of Vishnu.

M. N. Dutt: Then one should go to Vinashana which destroys all sins. He obtains the fruits of Vajapeya (sacrifice) and goes to the region of Soma.

M. N. Dutt: Going then to Gandaki which was produced by the water of all Tirthas, one obtains the fruits of Vajapeya (sacrifice) and goes to the region of Surya.

M. N. Dutt: Then going to the river Vishalya, celebrated over the three worlds, one obtains the fruits of Agnishtoma sacrifice and goes to the celestials region.

M. N. Dutt: O virtuous man, than going to the forest of the ascetics called Adhivanga. O great king, one rejoices without doubt among the Guhyakas.

M. N. Dutt: Then going to the river named Kampana frequented by the Siddhas one obtains the fruits of Pundarika sacrifice and goes to the celestials region.

M. N. Dutt: O ruler of earth, then going to the stream, called Maheshvari, one obtains the fruits of Ashvarmedha (sacrifice) and saves his own race.

M. N. Dutt: O ruler of men, going to the tank, of the celestials, one never meets with any calamity; he obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha sacrifice.

M. N. Dutt: Then one should go with concentrated mind and with Brahmacharya life to Somapada. Bathing in Maheshvara pada, one obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha sacrifice.

M. N. Dutt: O best of the Bharata race, it is well-known there is in that Tirtha, ten millions of Tirthas. O king of kings, a wicked-minded Asura in the form of a tortoise, was stealing it away, when, O king, it was recovered from hiin by Vishnu. O hero steady in war, bathing in that Tirtha. One obtains the fruits of Pundarika (sacrifice) and goes to the region of Vishnu.

M. N. Dutt: O king of kings, one should then go to the region of Narayana, O descendant of Bharata, near which Vishnu always dwells. There Brahma and other celestials, the ascetic Rishis, the Adityas, the Vasus and the Rudras adore Janardana (Krishna). (In that Tirtha) Vishnu of wonderful deeds has become known Shaligrama.

M. N. Dutt: Going to the lord of the three worlds, the giver of boons, the eternal Vishnu, one obtains as the fruits of Ashvamedha and goes to the region of Vishnu,

M. N. Dutt: O virtuous man, there is a well which is capable of destroying all sins; in that well four seas always dwell.

M. N. Dutt: O king of kings, bathing in it, one does not meet with any calamity; going to the giver of boons, the great god, the eternal Rudra, where, O king, he always dwells, one shines like the moon emerged from the clouds. Bathing in Jatismara with subdued mind and with purity.

M. N. Dutt: One obtains without doubt the recollections of his former life by his bath there. Going to Maheshvarpura and worshipping Vrishadhvaja (Shiva). One obtains without doubt the fulfillment of his desire by fasting (in that Tirtha). Then going to Vamana which destroys all sins and going to the deity Hari one never meets with any calamity. Then one should go to the hermitage called Kushika, which is capable of destroying all sins.

M. N. Dutt: Then going there to Kaushiki which destroys the greatest of sins, a man obtains the fruits of Rajasuya sacrifice.

M. N. Dutt: O king of kings, one should then go to the excellent forest called Champaka. Living there for one night one obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine.

Then, having gone to Pañcanada, controlled and eating controlled food, having touched the Koṭitīrtha, one would obtain the fruit of a horse sacrifice. Having reached ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, O knower of Dharma, one should go to the excellent Varāha Tīrtha, where Viṣṇu, in the form of a boar, was formerly present. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, O lord of kings, one should enter the Soma Tīrtha. Having bathed there, a man attains the fruit of a Rājasūya sacrifice. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

A man who bathes at Ekahansa obtains the fruit of a thousand cows. O descendant of the Kuru lineage, having approached the Tīrtha, having performed the purification, A ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then there is the Muñjavata, the great abode of the wise Mahadeva. Having stayed there for one night, one attains the state of a Ganapati. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

And there, great king, is the Yakshini, renowned throughout the world, And by approaching her, O lord of kings, one may attain the meritorious worlds. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

O bull among the Bharata lineage, that is the gate to Kurukshetra, renowned. Having circumambulated it, the devotee of the holy places, with a concentrated mind, ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having bathed in the measured Pushkaras and worshipped the ancestors and deities, and having been brought by the great-souled Jamadagni's son Rama, the king becomes accomplished and ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, O king, a devotee of holy places should go to the Ramasaras, where, O lord of kings, Rama, with blazing energy, having destroyed the Kshatriyas ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having filled it with blood, O tiger among men, we have heard. All the ancestors and the great-grandfathers were satisfied. Then those satisfied ancestors spoke to Rama, O lord of ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Rama, Rama, O greatly fortunate one, we are pleased with you, O Bhārgava. By this devotion to your father and by your valor, O Lord, Choose a boon ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Thus addressed, Rama, the best of warriors, the lord of the earth, spoke with folded hands to his ancestors standing in the sky: ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

If you are pleased with me, if I am worthy of your grace, By the grace of my father, I wish to be sustained by asceticism again. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

And by the power of you all, may I be freed from the sin of having destroyed the Kshatriyas in my rage. And may the lakes become sacred places of pilgrimage, renowned on ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Hearing these auspicious words of Rama, his fathers, being extremely delighted and joyful, replied to Rama, ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

May your austerities increase, especially through devotion to your father. And the kshatriyas who were destroyed by you in your rage, ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then you will be freed from sins, and your deeds will be destroyed. And your ponds will certainly become sacred places. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

He who bathes in these lakes and offers libations to the manes, his manes, being pleased, will grant him on earth what is difficult to obtain, the desired object of ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having thus granted boons to Rama, his father, the king, and having greeted the son of Bhrigu, they were delighted and vanished there only. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Thus are the sacred Rama lakes of the great-souled Bhargava. Having bathed in the lakes of Rama, a celibate with good vows, having worshipped Rama, O lord of ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having reached the root of the family, O descendant of the Kuru lineage, the pilgrim to the holy place O king, having bathed at the root of the family, one should uplift one's ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having reached the purifying place, best of Bharatas, There is no doubt that bathing in that sacred place purifies the body. And with a purified body, one goes to the best ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the Tīrtha famous in the three worlds, where the worlds were formerly lifted up by Viṣṇu, the powerful one. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having reached the world-liberating Tīrtha, famous in the three worlds, Having bathed in the best of Tīrthas, O king, he liberates his own worlds. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having reached Kapilā Tīrtha, disciplined and composed, Having bathed there and worshipped the deities and ancestors, A man obtains the fruit of a thousand Kapilā cows. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having reached Sūryatīrtha, having bathed with a controlled mind, Having worshipped the manes and gods, intent on fasting, One attains the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice and ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having reached the abode of cows, the pilgrim should bathe in the order of the sacred places, and by bathing there, one would obtain the fruit of a thousand cows. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

O descendant of the Kuru lineage, having reached the Śaṅkhinī Tīrtha, a pilgrim A man who bathes at the Tīrtha of the Goddess attains supreme ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the doorkeeper Marantaka, The holy place of that great-souled lord of Yakshas on the Sarasvati, Having ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, O knower of Dharma, a man should go to Brahmovartta, O king. Having bathed in Brahmovartta, a man would attain the world of Brahma. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, O knower of Dharma, one should go to the excellent Sutīrtha, where the manes are always present together with the deities. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

M. N. Dutt: Then going to the inaccessible Tirtha, called Jyeshthila and living there for one night one obtains the fruits of giving away one thousand kine.

M. N. Dutt: O foremost of men, seeing there the lord of the universe with his goddess of great effulgence, one goes to to the region of Mitravaruna. Fasting there for three nights one obtains the fruits of Agnishtoma sacrifice.

M. N. Dutt: Going to Kanyasamveda with regulated diet and subdued soul. O foremost of men, one goes to the region of Manu, the lord of creation. O descendant of Bharata, whatever is given away (in charity) at (the Tirtha, named) Kanya, the Rishis of rigid vows say, becomes everlasting.

M. N. Dutt: Going to Nischira which is celebrated all over the three worlds, one obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha sacrifice and goes to the region of Vishnu. The man, who gives away in charity at the confluence of Nischira. O foremost of men, goes to the blessed region of Brahma. There is the hermitage of Vasishtha, celebrated all over the world.

M. N. Dutt: Bathing there one obtains the fruits of Vajapeya sacrifice. Going to Devakuta, frequented by the celestials Rishis, one obtains the fruit of Ashvamedha (sacrifice) and saves his race.

M. N. Dutt: O king of kings, one should then go to the lake of the Rishi Kaushika, where in days of yore Kaushika's son Vishvamitra obtained success (in asceticism). O best of the Bharata race, the hero who lives at Kaushika for one month.

M. N. Dutt: Obtains in one month without doubt the virtue which is the fruit of Ashvamedha (sacrifice). He who lives in that foremost of all Tirthas, called Mahahrada. Never meets with any calamity and obtains the fruits of giving away much gold.

M. N. Dutt: Seeing Kumara (Kartikeya) who lives in Virasrama, a man obtains without doubt the fruits of Ashvamedha sacrifice.

M. N. Dutt: Going then to Agnidhara, celebrated all over the three worlds and bathing there, one obtains the fruits of Agnishtoma sacrifice.

M. N. Dutt: Going to the great god, the giver of boons, the eternal Vishnu,

M. N. Dutt: And going to the tank, sacred to the Grandsire (Brahma) (situate) near the king of mountains and bathing there, one obtains the fruits of Agnishtoma sacrifice.

M. N. Dutt: Issuing from the Grandsire's tank, that holds the sanctifying (stream) Kumaradhara celebrated all over the three worlds.

M. N. Dutt: And bathing there one considers in his mind that all his desires are fulfilled. Fasting for six days, one is cleansed of the sin of even killing a Brahmana.

M. N. Dutt: O virtuous man, the pilgrim should then go to the peak of the great goddess Gauri, celebrated all over the world.

M. N. Dutt: O foremost of men, ascending it one should go to Stanakunda Bathing in Stanakunda, one obtains the fruits of Vajapeya (sacrifice).

M. N. Dutt: Bathing there and worshipping the Pitris and the celestials one obtains the fruits of Ashvamedha (sacrifice) and goes to the region of Sakra (Indra).

Then, O righteous one, having obtained the water-controlled (rite) in due order, O best of the Bharata lineage, having bathed in the sacred places of the Lord of the Treasury ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

And there is the Mātṛtīrtha, where, O Bhārata, having bathed, the king's subjects increase and he attains endless prosperity. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, restrained and controlled in diet, one should go to the Chiti forest. O great king, the tirtha there is great, difficult to obtain elsewhere. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

By merely seeing him, he purifies. By the staff, one king. Having sprinkled the hair on him, he becomes purified, O descendant of Bharata. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

O great king, that is a tirtha there, known as the remover of dog's hair, where the learned brahmins, tigers among men, are devoted to the tirthas. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

O best of the Bharata lineage! In the Tīrtha called Śvānlomapanayana, the best of Brahmins remove dog hairs through breath control. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

O lord of the earth, those whose souls are purified go to the highest state. And the Dasha-ashvamedhika (sacrifice) is also there, O lord of the earth. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the famous human (place) in the world, where, O king, the black deer were oppressed by a hunter, and having plunged ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having bathed at that tirtha, a man who is celibate and has conquered the senses, becomes purified from all sins and is honored in the heavenly world. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

But for a man, O king, it is a league away, A river named Apaga, frequented by Siddhas. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

The man who offers a meal of shyamaka rice there, with the gods and ancestors in mind, has great merit. When one brahmin is fed, a crore are fed. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having bathed there and worshipped the deities and ancestors, having spent one night, one would obtain the fruit of an Agniṣṭoma sacrifice. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the supreme abode of Brahma, known as Brahmaudumbara, which is well-known on earth, O descendant of the Bharata lineage ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

O best of the Kuru lineage! One who bathes in the seven sages' pools there, and in the Kedāra of the great-souled Kapisthala, O lord of kings ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having approached Brahma, pure and with a controlled mind, with his soul purified of all sins, he attains the world of Brahma. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having reached the inaccessible Kedara of Kapisthala, he becomes invisible, his sins burnt away by austerities. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then one should go to Saraka, O lord of kings, renowned in the world. Having approached the Bull-bannered Lord on the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight, One obtains all ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

O son of Kuru, there are three crore of holy places at Saraka, and a crore of Rudras at the well and lakes, O king. And there is the holy place of ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having bathed there and worshipped the ancestors and gods, O descendant of Bharata, one does not attain misfortune and obtains the Vājapeya sacrifice. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

O king, what is the gift, what is the bath, what is the muttering of prayers, by which a man obtains the immeasurable gift and muttering of prayers, O descendant of Bharata. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having bathed in the Kalashya with faith and controlled senses, a man attains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

To the east of Saraka, O best of Kurus, is the famous holy place of the great-souled Narada, known as Anajanyam. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having bathed at that tirtha, a man should give up his life, O descendant of Bharata. Permitted by Narada, he attains the worlds that are difficult to obtain. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

On the tenth day of the bright fortnight, one should enter the lotus. Having bathed there, a man, O king, obtains the fruit of the lotus. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then one should go to the heaven of the thirty-three gods, renowned in the three worlds. There is the sacred river Vaitarani, the liberator from sin. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having bathed there and worshipped the trident-wielding, bull-bannered one, with one's soul purified of all sins, one should go to the highest state. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then one should go to the excellent Phalakīvana, O lord of kings, where the gods, O king, always resort to the Phalakīvana, practicing austerities for ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having bathed in Dṛṣadvatī and having satisfied the deities, one obtains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma and Atirātra sacrifices, O descendant of Bharata. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having bathed at the tirtha of all the gods, best of the Bharatas, a man obtains the fruit of a thousand cows, O lord of kings. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having bathed in the Paṇikhata and having satisfied the deities, one attains a royal consecration and goes to the world of sages. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the excellent Mīśraka Tīrtha. There, O lord of kings, the Tīrthas were mixed together by ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

O tiger among kings, we have heard from Vyasa that a man who bathes in the Mixed Tīrtha bathes in all the holy places. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, controlled and restrained in diet, one should go to Vyasa's grove. Having bathed in Manojava, a man would obtain the fruit of a thousand cows. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having gone to the Madhuvati Tīrtha of the Goddess, a pure man should bathe there and worship the gods and ancestors with purity and restraint. He, being permitted by the ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

O descendant of Bharata, he who bathes at the confluence of Kauśikī and Dṛṣadvatī, with controlled diet, is freed from all sins. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then there is the place named Vyāsa-sthali, where the wise Vyāsa, tormented by grief for his son, resolved to give up his body. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

O lord of kings, it was created by the gods and raised again. By approaching that place, one would obtain the fruit of a thousand cows. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having reached a well, having given a prastha of sesamum seeds, one should go to the highest success, freed from debts, O descendant of the Kuru lineage. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

The two holy places, Ahas and Sudina, are very difficult to obtain. Having bathed in them, O tiger among men, one would attain the world of the Sun. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then one should go to Mṛgadhūma, famous in the three worlds. Having bathed in the Gaṅgā lake there and worshipped, a man would obtain the fruit of ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

A man who bathes at Devatirtha obtains the fruit of a thousand cows. Then go to Vamanaka, famous in the three worlds. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having bathed at Viṣṇupada and worshipped Vāmana, one becomes pure of all sins and attains Viṣṇu's world. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having bathed at Kulanapuna, a man purifies his family. Having gone to the lake of the wind, the supreme tirtha of the Maruts, Having bathed there, ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having bathed in the lake of the immortals, O king of men, by the power of the immortals, one is honored in the heavenly world. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

O best of men, having bathed at Śālihotra's, O lord of kings, at Śāliśūrp, according to the prescribed procedure, one would obtain the fruit of a thousand ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

O best of the Bharata lineage! There is also the sacred grove of Sarasvati. O king! Having bathed there, a man obtains the fruit of a fire sacrifice. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, O leader of the Kurus, having reached the forest of Naimiṣa, The sages, O lord of kings, the ascetics of Naimiṣa, Having made ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, O best of the Bharata lineage, a hermitage was established on the Sarasvati river, so that there would be a place for the sages, a great means of satisfaction. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

A man who bathes in that grove would obtain the fruit of a thousand cows. A man who bathes in Kanyatirtha would obtain the fruit of an Agniṣṭoma sacrifice ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then one should go, O tiger among men, to the supreme abode of Brahma. There, a man of lower caste, having bathed, attains the state of a Brahmin. And a Brahmin ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then one should go to the supreme Soma Tīrtha, O best of men. Having bathed there, a man, O king, would attain the world of Soma. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, O Lord of men, go to the Saptasarasvata Tīrtha, where the sage Maṅkaṇaka, a Siddha, famous in the world, ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Formerly, O king, we have heard that the king Mankuṇaka was wounded with a blade of kuśa grass. O king, it is said that the juice of a vegetable flowed ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Seeing the taste of vegetables, the greatly ascetic one was filled with joy. The brāhmaṇa sage, it is said, danced with eyes wide with wonder. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, when he danced, all that was immobile and mobile was made to dance by him, O hero, deluded by his splendor. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

O king, Brahma and other gods, and the sages, the possessors of austerities, have requested the great god for the sake of the sage. "O god, he does not ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, having attained the dancing, with a mind overwhelmed with joy, for the welfare of the gods, the sage was addressed by the god, ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

O great sage, O knower of Dharma, why are you dancing? O best of sages, why are you so joyful today? ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

The sage said: Do you not see the juice of vegetables flowing from my hand? Seeing it, I am dancing with great joy. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Pulastya said: The god, seeing the sage deluded by passion, laughed and said: "O brahmin, I am not at all surprised. Look at me." ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having thus spoken, the wise great god, with the tip of his finger, O lord of kings, the stainless one, struck his thumb. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, O king, ashes resembling snow came out from the wound. Seeing that, the king was ashamed and fell at the sage's feet. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

I do not think of any other god greater than Rudra. You are the refuge of the world of gods and demons, O trident-holder. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

You have created this universe, the three worlds with the mobile and immobile. At the end of the age, all enter you alone, O Lord. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

You cannot be known even by the gods, much less by me. All the gods, Brahma and others, are seen in you, O sinless one. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

You are the creator and the cause of all the worlds. By your grace, all the gods rejoice here, free from fear. Having thus praised the great god, the sage bowed down. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

The sage said: O great god, by your grace, may my penance not diminish. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Pulastya said: Then the delighted god said this to the brahminical sage: "Let your austerities increase a thousandfold, O brahmin, by my grace." ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

O great sage, I shall live here in this hermitage with you. Those who bathe in the Saptasarasvati and worship me, ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

For them nothing is difficult to obtain in this world or the next. And they will certainly go to the world of Sarasvati. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then one should go to the Uśanas, famous in the three worlds, where the gods like Brahma and the sages of austerity ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

And the Lord Kārtikeya, O descendant of Bharata, performed the rite of the three Sandhyas there, out of love for Bhārgava. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

The Kapālamocana Tīrtha, the liberator from all sins, By bathing there, O tiger among men, one is freed from all sins. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then one should go to Agni Tīrtha, O bull among men. Having bathed there, one attains the world of Agni and liberates one's family. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

O best of the Bharata lineage! There is also the tirtha of Vishvamitra there. O great king! By bathing there, one attains the status of a Brahmin. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having approached the source of Brahman, pure and with a concentrated mind, Having bathed there, O tiger among men, one attains the world of Brahman. It purifies up to the seventh ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the Tīrtha famous in the three worlds, known as Pṛthūdaka, O king, of Kārttikeya ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Whether done knowingly or unknowingly, by a woman or a man, Whatever inauspicious deed is done by a human being, ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

O descendant of Bharata, all that perishes as soon as he bathes. He also attains the fruit of a horse sacrifice and goes to heaven. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

They say that Kuruksetra is meritorious, and Sarasvati is greater than Kuruksetra, and the holy places on the Sarasvati, and Prithu-udaka is greater than the holy ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

He who would cast off his body at the best of all holy places, and he who would be engaged in muttering prayers at Pṛthūdaka, should not fear death tomorrow. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

It was sung by Sanatkumara and the great Vyasa. And in the Vedas it is said that one should go to the great waters. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

O best of men, there is no other holy place more meritorious than Pṛthūdaka. This is purifying, sacred, and purifying, there is no doubt. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having bathed there, even sinful people go to heaven. The wise ones have said this about Pṛthūdaka, O best of men. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

And there is the Madhusravana Tīrtha, O best of the Bharatas. O king, having bathed there, a man obtains the fruit of a thousand cows. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, O best of men, one should go to the Tīrtha of the Goddess in due order, the confluence of Sarasvatī and Āruṇā, renowned in the world ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having fasted for three nights and bathed, one is freed from the sin of killing a Brahmin. A man obtains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma and Atirātra sacrifices. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

O bull among the Bharata lineage, it purifies up to the seventh generation. And there, O leader of the Kuru lineage, a sacred place descended, formerly created by Darbha ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

A Brahmin becomes a Brahmin by means of the Vrata and Upanayana, or by fasting, or by being associated with the rites and mantras. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

O bull among men, even if one is devoid of ritual and mantra, by bathing there, one becomes a Brahmin who has observed vows. This has been seen in the past. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

The four oceans were also brought by Darbha. By bathing in which, O tiger among men, one does not attain a bad destiny. He also obtains the fruits of four thousand ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the Tīrtha of a hundred thousand, and to the Tīrtha of a thousand, both of which are well-known ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

A man who bathes at both places would obtain the fruit of a thousand cows. Dāna or fasting would be multiplied by a thousand. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the excellent Renukatiर्थ. There, one should perform ablution, devoted to the worship of the ancestors and gods. With the ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having bathed in the liberating water, having conquered anger and the senses, he is freed from all the faults created by accepting gifts. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, having gone to Pañcavata, a celibate, with senses controlled, united with great merit, is honored in the world of the good. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Where the Lord of Yoga, the immovable one, the bull-bannered one himself, Having worshipped that Lord of the gods, one succeeds merely by going there. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

The holy place of Ojasvana Varuna shines with its own brilliance. Where Brahma and other gods, and sages rich in austerities, Guha was then consecrated as the general of the ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

O son of Kuru, to the east of Aujas is Kurutīrtha. Having bathed at Kurutīrtha, a man who is celibate and has conquered the senses, ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, with self-control and regulated diet, one should go to the gate of heaven. One attains the world of heaven and goes to the world of Brahman. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, O king, the pilgrim should go to the Tīrtha called Anaraka. Having bathed there, O king, a man does not attain misfortune. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

There, O Lord of the Earth, Brahma himself is always attended by the gods, O best of men, by those led by Narayana. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

O king, O descendant of the Kuru lineage, the presence of the wife of Rudra is also there. And having approached that goddess, one would not fall into misfortune. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

There itself, O great king, having approached the lord of the universe, the consort of Uma, and the great god, one is freed from all sins. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having approached Nārāyaṇa, the lotus-navelled conqueror of enemies, The king shines and goes to Viṣṇu's world. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having bathed at the tirtha of all the gods, that bull among men is freed from all suffering and always shines like the moon. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, O king, the devotee of the holy places should go to Svastipura. Having reached the purifying holy place, he should offer libations to the manes and deities. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

And there is the Ganga lake and a well, O bull among the Bharatas. O king, there are three crore sacred places in that well. Having bathed there, O king, a ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having bathed in the river and worshipped Mahesvara, a man attains the state of Ganapati and liberates his family. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then one should go to the famous Sthanu-vata tree in the three worlds. Having bathed there and staying there for a night, one would attain the world of Rudra. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

He should then go to the hermitage of Vasishtha, where he should eat badara fruit, having fasted for three nights. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

One who eats badaras for twelve years in the proper way, and who fasts for three nights, becomes equal to a king. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having reached the Indra path, O king, a pilgrim is honored in the world of Indra by fasting for a day and a night. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having observed one night, a man who has fasted for one night, controlled, truthful, is honored in the world of Brahman. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, O knower of Dharma, one should go to the Tīrtha famous in the three worlds, where is the hermitage of the Sun, the great one who is the store ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having bathed in that tirtha and worshipped the Sun, a man goes to the world of the Sun and liberates his family. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

O descendant of the Kuru lineage, a man who bathes at Somatirtha and visits the holy places attains the world of Soma. There is no doubt about this. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, O knower of Dharma, one should go to the holy place of the great-souled Dadhīca, O king, it is the most meritorious, purifying, and famous ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

O king, where is Sarasvati, the treasure of austerities, Angirasa. Having bathed at that tirtha, a man would obtain the fruit of a Vajapeya sacrifice. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, restrained and celibate, one should go to the hermitage of the maidens. Having fasted for three nights, O king, devoted to fasting, one would obtain a hundred maidens ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Then, O knower of Dharma, one should go to the Tīrtha of Sannihitī, where the gods like Brahma, and the sages of great austerities, come ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having bathed at the time of the eclipse of the sun by Rahu, he performs a hundred horse sacrifices, which are eternal. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

All the holy places on earth, those that move in the sky, Rivers, streams, lakes, and all the springs, ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

The sacred places of pilgrimage, the wells and the sacred bathing places, come to the presence of the Lord every month, there is no doubt. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Whatever sinful deed is done by a woman or a man, all that perishes as soon as he bathes. There is no doubt about this. He goes to the world of Brahma in ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Having bowed to the Yaksha doorkeeper Arantaka, and having touched the crore-form, one would obtain much gold. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

And there is the lake of the Ganges, O best of the Bharatas, a sacred place. One who bathes there, O knower of Dharma, celibate and concentrated, at ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Nemiṣa is holy on earth, Puṣkara in the sky, But Kurukṣetra excels all the three worlds. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

Even the dust particles of Kurukshetra, blown by the wind, lead even those who have committed evil deeds to the highest goal. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

On the south of the Sarasvati, on the north of the Drishadvati, Those who dwell in the Kuru country dwell in the heaven of the thirty-three gods. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

I shall go to Kuruksetra, I shall live in Kuruksetra. By uttering even one word, one is freed from all sins. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

The holy Kurukshetra, the abode of the Brahmanas, is resorted to by the Brahmanas. O king, those who live there are not to be grieved over. ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.

The difference between the Tarantuka and the Karantuka, and the Ramha lakes and the Machchukas, This is the five-fold Kurukshetra, called the northern altar ℹ︎This translation was generated by AI and may be inaccurate. More information about the AI-driven translations process can be found in the About page.