Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.80
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3.80.1
अनेन तव धर्मज्ञ प्रश्रयेण दमेन च ।
सत्येन च महाभाग तुष्टोस्मि तव सुव्रत ॥ ३.८०.१ ॥
O knower of dharma, by this humility, self-restraint and truthfulness of yours, I am pleased with you, O greatly fortunate one, O you of good vows.
3.80.2
यस्येदृशस्ते धर्मोऽयं पितृवाक्याश्रितोऽनघ ।
तेन पश्यसि मां पुत्र प्रीतिश्च परमा त्वयि ॥ ३.८०.२ ॥
O sinless one, your dharma, resting on your father's words, is such; by that you see me, O son, and my supreme affection is upon you.
3.80.3
अमोघदर्शी भीष्माहं ब्रूहि किं करवाणि ते ।
यद्वक्ष्यसि कुरुश्रेष्ठ तस्य दाताऽस्मि तेऽनघ ॥ ३.८०.३ ॥
I, Bhīṣma, whose vision never fails — tell me, what may I do for you? O best of the Kurus, whatever you will say, I will give to you, O sinless one.
3.80.4
प्रीते त्वयि महाभाग सर्वलोकाभिपूजिते ।
कृतमित्येव मन्येऽहं यदहं दृष्टवान्प्रभुम् ॥ ३.८०.४ ॥
O greatly fortunate one, revered by all the worlds, with you pleased, I consider my work done, for I have seen the lord.
3.80.5
यदि त्वहमनुग्राह्यस्तव धर्मभृतांवर ।
संदेहं ते प्रवक्ष्यामि तन्मे त्वं छेत्तुमर्हसि ॥ ३.८०.५ ॥
If indeed I am worthy of your favour, O best of those who bear dharma, I will declare my doubt to you; you ought to resolve it for me.
3.80.6
अस्ति मे भगवन्कश्चित्तीर्थानि प्रति संशयः ।
तमहं श्रोतुमिच्छामि तद्भवान्वक्तुमर्हति ॥ ३.८०.६ ॥
O blessed lord, I have some doubt concerning the holy fords; I wish to hear it, and it is for you to speak it.
3.80.7
प्रदक्षिणां यः पृथिवीं करोत्यमरसन्निभ ।
किं फलं तस्य विप्रर्षे तन्मे ब्रूहि तषोधन ॥ ३.८०.७ ॥
O you who are like the immortals, what is the fruit for one who circumambulates the earth? O brahmin sage, O wealth of austerity, tell me that.
3.80.8
हन्त तेऽहंप्रवक्ष्यामि यदृषीणां परायणम् ।
तदेकाग्रमनास्तात शृणु तीर्थेषु यत्फलम् ॥ ३.८०.८ ॥
Very well, I will tell you what is the supreme refuge of the sages. Dear child, listen with one-pointed mind to the fruit that is in the sacred fords.
3.80.9
यस्य हस्तौ च पादौ च मनश्चैव सुसंयतम् ।
विद्या तपश्च कीर्तिश्च स तीर्थफलमश्नुते ॥ ३.८०.९ ॥
He whose hands and feet and mind are well restrained, who has learning, austerity and fame, obtains the fruit of the sacred ford.
3.80.10
प्रतिग्रहादपावृत्तः संतुष्टो येन केनचित् ।
अहंकारनिवृत्तश्च स तीर्थफलमश्नुते ॥ ३.८०.१० ॥
He who turns away from accepting gifts, is content with whatever he gets, and is free from egotism, obtains the fruit of the sacred ford.
3.80.11
अकल्कको निरारम्भो लध्वाहारो जितेन्द्रियः ।
विमुक्तः सर्वपापेभ्यः स तीर्थफलमश्नुते ॥ ३.८०.११ ॥
He who is blameless, free from undertakings, eats little, has conquered his senses and is freed from all sins, obtains the fruit of the sacred ford.
3.80.12
अक्रोधनश्च राजेन्द्र सत्यशीलो दृढव्रतः ।
आत्मोपमश्च भूतेषु स तीर्धफलमश्नुते ॥ ३.८०.१२ ॥
O lord of kings, he who is free from anger, of truthful character, steadfast in vows, and regards all beings as himself, obtains the fruit of the sacred ford.
3.80.13
ऋषिभिः क्रतवः प्रोक्ता देवेष्विह यथाक्रमम् ।
फलं चैव यथातत्त्वं प्रेत्य चेह च सर्वशः ॥ ३.८०.१३ ॥
The sages have declared the sacrifices for the gods here, each in its order, and their fruits too, as they truly are, after death and here in this world, in every way.
3.80.14
न ते शक्या दरिद्रेण यज्ञाः प्राप्तुं महीपते ।
बहूपकरणा यज्ञा नानासंभारविस्तराः ॥ ३.८०.१४ ॥
These sacrifices, lord of the earth, cannot be attained by a poor man; sacrifices require many implements and a vast array of materials of every kind.
3.80.15
प्राप्यन्ते पार्थिवैरेतैः समृद्धैर्वा नरैः क्वचित् ।
नार्थन्यूनोपकरणैरेकात्मभिरसंहतैः ॥ ३.८०.१५ ॥
These are sometimes attained by kings or by prosperous men, but not by those lacking wealth and implements, who are solitary and unassociated.
3.80.16
यो दरिद्रैरपि विधिः शक्यः प्राप्तुं नरेश्वर ।
तुल्यो यज्ञफलैः पुण्यैस्तं निबोध युधांवर ॥ ३.८०.१६ ॥
Learn, lord of men, that rite which even the poor can attain and which is equal in meritorious fruit to the rewards of sacrifice, O best of warriors.
3.80.17
ऋषीणां परमं गुह्यमिदं भरतसत्तम ।
तीर्थाभिगमनं पुण्यं यज्ञैरपि विशिष्यते ॥ ३.८०.१७ ॥
This is the supreme secret of the sages, best of the Bharatas: going to the sacred fords is meritorious, and it surpasses even sacrifices.
3.80.18
अनपोष्य त्रिरात्राणि तीर्थान्यनभिगम्य च ।
अदत्त्वा काञ्चनं गाश्च दरिद्रो नाम जायते ॥ ३.८०.१८ ॥
He who does not fast for three nights, does not visit the sacred fords, and does not give gold and cows in gift, is born as a poor man.
3.80.19
अग्निष्टोमादिभिर्यज्ञैरिष्ट्वा विपुलदक्षिणैः ।
न तत्फलमवाप्नोति तीर्थाभिगमनेन यत् ॥ ३.८०.१९ ॥
Even having performed sacrifices such as the Agniṣṭoma with abundant fees, one does not obtain the fruit that comes from going to a sacred ford.
3.80.20
सर्वतीर्थेषु राजेन्द्र तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् ।
पुष्करं नाम विख्यातं महाभागः समाविशेत् ॥ ३.८०.२० ॥
O lord of kings, among all sacred fords there is the one renowned in the three worlds, called Puṣkara; the greatly fortunate should enter it.
3.80.21
दशकोटिसहस्राणि तीर्थानां वै महामते ।
सान्निध्यं पुष्करे येषां त्रिसन्ध्यं कुरुनन्दन ॥ ३.८०.२१ ॥
O greatly wise one, ten million thousand sacred fords indeed are near Puṣkara; O joy of the Kurus, they are present there at the three twilights.
3.80.22
आदित्या वसवो रुद्राः साध्याश्च समरुद्गणाः ।
गन्धर्वाप्सरसश्चैव नित्यं सन्निहिता विभो ॥ ३.८०.२२ ॥
O mighty one, the Ādityas, Vasus, Rudras, Sādhyas, with the hosts of Maruts, and the Gandharvas and Apsarases are always present there.
3.80.23
यत्र देवास्तपस्तप्त्वा दैत्या ब्रह्मर्षयस्तथा ।
तपोविशेषैर्बहुभिः स्थानान्यापुर्महौजसः।
दिव्ययोगा महाराज पुण्येन महताऽन्विताः ॥ ३.८०.२३ ॥
Where gods, demons, and brahmarṣis, having practised austerity through many special austerities, obtained their places, O great king, endowed with divine yoga and great merit.
3.80.24
मनसाभ्येतुकामस्य पुष्कराणि मनस्विनः ।
पूयन्ते सर्वपापानि नाकपृष्ठे च पूज्यते ॥ ३.८०.२४ ॥
For the wise one who wishes in mind to approach the Puṣkaras, all sins are purified, and he is honoured even on the summit of heaven.
3.80.25
तस्मिंस्तीर्थे महाभागो नित्यमेव पितामहः ।
उवास परमप्रीतो देवदानवसत्तमः ॥ ३.८०.२५ ॥
In that sacred ford the greatly fortunate grandfather, best among gods and dānavas, always dwelt, most pleased.
3.80.26
पुष्करेषु महाभाग देवाः सर्पिगणाः पुरा ।
सिद्धिं समभिसंप्राप्ताः पुण्येन महताऽन्विताः ॥ ३.८०.२६ ॥
O greatly fortunate one, at Puṣkara in former times the gods and the hosts of serpents, endowed with great merit, attained perfection.
3.80.27
तत्राभिषेकं यः कुर्यात्पितृदेवांश्च तर्पयेत् ।
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मलोके च पूज्यते ॥ ३.८०.२७ ॥
Whoever performs ablution there and satisfies the ancestors and the gods is freed from all sins and is honoured in the world of Brahmā.
3.80.28
अप्येकं भोजयेद्विप्रं पुष्करारण्यमाश्रितः ।
तेनासौ कर्मणा भीष्म प्रेत् यचेह च मोदते ॥ ३.८०.२८ ॥
Dwelling in the Puṣkara forest, one who feeds even a single brahmin, O Bhīṣma, through that deed rejoices both here and after death.
3.80.29
शाकैर्मूलैः फलैर्वाऽपिचेन वर्तयते स्वयम् ।
तद्वै दद्याद्ब्राह्मणाय श्रद्धावाननसूयकः।
तेनैव प्राप्नुयात्प्राज्ञो हयमेधफलं नरः ॥ ३.८०.२९ ॥
One who sustains himself on vegetables, roots or fruits should give that same food to a brahmin, faithful and free from envy; by that very act the wise man obtains the fruit of the horse sacrifice.
3.80.30
अपि वाऽप्युदपात्रेण ब्राह्मणान्स्वस्ति वाचयेत् ।
तेनापि पूजनेनाशु प्रेत्यानन्त्याय कल्पते ॥ ३.८०.३० ॥
Or one may have brahmins recite a blessing over a vessel of water; by that worship too, one swiftly becomes fit, after death, for endless reward.
3.80.31
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्रा वा राजसत्तम ।
न वै योनौ प्रजायन्ते स्नातास्तीर्थे महात्मनः ॥ ३.८०.३१ ॥
O best of kings, brahmins, kṣatriyas, vaiśyas or śūdras who bathe at the sacred ford of the great-souled one are not born again from a womb.
3.80.32
कार्तिक्यां तु विशेषेण योऽभिगच्छति पुष्करम् ।
फलं तत्राक्षयं तेन लभते भरतर्षभ ॥ ३.८०.३२ ॥
O bull of the Bharatas, whoever goes to Puṣkara especially in the month of Kārttika obtains there an imperishable fruit.
3.80.33
सायंप्रातः स्मरेद्यस्तु पुष्कराणि कृताञ्जलिः ।
उपस्पृष्टं भवेत्तेन सर्वतीर्थेषु भारत।
प्राप्नुयाच्च नरो लोकान्ब्रह्मणः सदनेऽक्षयान् ॥ ३.८०.३३ ॥
A man who remembers the Puṣkaras morning and evening with joined palms, O Bhārata, becomes purified at all sacred fords, and attains imperishable worlds in the abode of Brahmā.
3.80.34
जन्मप्रभृतियत्पापं स्त्रिया वा पुरुषस् वा ।
पुष्करे स्नातमात्रस्य सर्वमेव प्रणश्यति ॥ ३.८०.३४ ॥
Whatever sin a woman or a man has committed from birth onward, it is all destroyed the moment one has bathed at Puṣkara.
3.80.35
यथा सुराणां सर्वेषामादिस्तु मधुसूदनः ।
तथैव पुष्करं राजंस्तीर्थानामादिरुच्यते ॥ ३.८०.३५ ॥
Just as Madhusūdana is the first of all the gods, so, O king, Puṣkara is called the first of all sacred fords.
3.80.36
उष्य द्वादशवर्षाणि पुष्करे नियतः शुचिः ।
क्रतून्सर्वानवाप्नोति ब्रह्मलोकं स गच्छति ॥ ३.८०.३६ ॥
Having dwelt at Puṣkara for twelve years, self-restrained and pure, one obtains the fruit of all sacrifices and goes to the world of Brahmā.
3.80.37
यस्तु वर्षशतं पूर्णमग्निहोत्रमुपासते ।
कार्तिकीं वा वसेदेकां पुष्करे सममेव तत् ॥ ३.८०.३७ ॥
Whoever faithfully tends the agnihotra fire for a full hundred years, or stays one night at Puṣkara in the month of Kārtika, attains the same merit.
3.80.38
त्रीणि शृङ्गाणि शुभ्राणि त्रीणि प्रस्रवणानि च ।
पुष्कराण्यादिसिद्धानि न विद्मस्तत्र कारणम् ॥ ३.८०.३८ ॥
There are three bright peaks and three springs; the Puṣkaras were established from the beginning — we do not know the reason for this.
3.80.39
दुष्करं पुष्करं गन्तुं दुष्करं पुष्करे तपः ।
दुष्करं पुष्करे दानं वस्तुं चैव सुदुष्करम् ॥ ३.८०.३९ ॥
Difficult is the going to Puṣkara; difficult is austerity at Puṣkara; difficult is giving at Puṣkara; and dwelling there is exceedingly difficult.
3.80.40
उष्य द्वादशरात्रं तु नियतो नियताशनः ।
प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्य जम्बूमार्गं समाविशेत् ॥ ३.८०.४० ॥
Having dwelt there twelve nights, self-controlled and of disciplined diet, circumambulating to the right, one should enter the Jambū path.
3.80.41
जम्बूमार्गं समाक्श्यि देवर्षिपितृसेवितम् ।
अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति विष्णुलोकं च गच्छति ॥ ३.८०.४१ ॥
Having fully entered the Jambū path, frequented by gods, sages and ancestors, he obtains the fruit of the Horse-sacrifice and goes to the world of Viṣṇu.
3.80.42
तत्रोष्य रजनीः पञ्च कषष्ठकालक्षमी नरः ।
न दुर्गतिमवाप्नोति विष्णुलोकं च गच्छति ॥ ३.८०.४२ ॥
Having dwelt there five nights, enduring the austere time, a man does not fall into a bad destiny, and goes to the world of Viṣṇu.
3.80.43
तत्रगत्वा महाप्राज्ञः कुर्याच्छ्राद्धं दृढव्रतः ।
वाजपेयमवाप्नोति दुष्कृतं चास्य नश्यति ॥ ३.८०.४३ ॥
Having gone there, the very wise man of firm vow should perform the śrāddha; he obtains the fruit of the Vājapeya sacrifice and his evil deed is destroyed.
3.80.44
जम्बूमार्गादुपावृकत्यगच्छेत्स्थण्डिलकाश्रमम् ।
न दुर्गतिमवाप्नोति ब्रह्मलोकं च गच्छति ॥ ३.८०.४४ ॥
He who, turning aside from the Jambū path, goes to the hermitage of Sthaṇḍila does not attain a bad destiny, but goes to the world of Brahmā.
3.80.45
आगस्त्यं सर आसाद्य पितृदेवार्चने रतः ।
त्रिरात्रोपोषितो राजन्नग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत् ॥ ३.८०.४५ ॥
Having reached the lake of Agastya, devoted to worship of the ancestors and gods, fasting for three nights, O king, one should obtain the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice.
3.80.46
शाकवृत्तिः फलैर्वाऽपि कौमारं विन्दते पदम् ।
कण्वाश्रमं ततो गच्छेच्ध्रीजुष्टं लोकपूजितम् ॥ ३.८०.४६ ॥
Even one who lives on vegetables or fruits obtains the state of Kaumāra; then one should go to the hermitage of Kaṇva, frequented by Śrī and honored by the worlds.
3.80.47
धर्मारण्यं हि तत्पुण्यमाद्यं च भरतर्षभ ।
यत्र प्रविष्टमात्रो वै सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ ३.८०.४७ ॥
That Dharma-forest is holy and the first, O bull of the Bharatas; merely having entered it, a man is released from all sins.
3.80.48
अर्चयुत्वा पितॄन्देवान्नियतो नियताशनः ।
सर्वकामसमृद्धः स्याद्यज्ञस्य फलमश्नुते ॥ ३.८०.४८ ॥
Having worshipped the ancestors and the gods, self-controlled and moderate in eating, one should be rich in all desires and enjoy the fruit of the sacrifice.
3.80.49
प्रदक्षिणं ततः कृत्वा ययातिपतनं व्रजेत् ।
हयमेधस्य यज्ञस्य फंल प्राप्नोति तत्र वै ॥ ३.८०.४९ ॥
Then, circumambulating to the right, one should go to the fall-place of Yayāti. There indeed one obtains the fruit of the horse sacrifice.
3.80.50
महाकालं ततो गच्छेन्नियतो नियताशनः ।
कोटितीर्थमुपस्पृश्य हयमेधफलं लभेत् ॥ ३.८०.५० ॥
Then, self-controlled and moderate in eating, one should go to Mahākāla; having sipped water and bathed at the Koṭi ford, one obtains the fruit of the horse sacrifice.
3.80.51
ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञः स्थाणोस्तीर्थमुमापतेः ।
नाम्ना भद्रवटं नाम त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् ॥ ३.८०.५१ ॥
Then the knower of dharma should go to the sacred ford of Sthāṇu, the lord of Umā; by the name Bhadravaṭa, it is renowned in the three worlds.
3.80.52
तत्राभिगम्य चेशानं गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ।
महादेवप्रसादाच्च गाणपत्यं च विन्दति ॥ ३.८०.५२ ॥
Having approached Īśāna there, one obtains the fruit of giving a thousand cows; and by Mahādeva's grace one also attains the state of Gāṇapatya.
3.80.53
समृद्धमसपत्नं च श्रिया युक्तं नरोत्तमः ।
राज्ञां चैवाधिपत्यं हि तत्र गत्वा समाप्नुयात् ॥ ३.८०.५३ ॥
O best of men, having gone there one attains sovereignty over kings — prosperous, without rivals, and endowed with fortune.
3.80.54
नर्मदां स समासाद्य नदीं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुताम् ।
तर्पयित्वा पितृन्देवानग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत् ॥ ३.८०.५४ ॥
Having reached the river Narmadā, renowned in the three worlds, and having offered libations to the ancestors and the gods, one obtains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice.
3.80.55
दक्षिमं सिन्धुमासाद्य ब्रह्मचारी जितेन्द्रियः ।
अग्निष्टोममवाप्नोति विमानं चाधिरोहति ॥ ३.८०.५५ ॥
Having reached the southern Sindhu, the celibate, self-controlled man obtains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice and mounts a celestial chariot.
3.80.56
चर्मण्वतीं समासाद्य नियतो नियताशनः ।
रन्तिदेवाभ्यनुज्ञातमग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत् ॥ ३.८०.५६ ॥
Having reached the Carmaṇvatī, let the disciplined man of moderate diet obtain the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice, sanctioned by Rantideva.
3.80.57
ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञं हिमवत्सुतमर्बुदम् ।
पृथिव्यां यत्रवै छिद्रं पूर्वमासीद्युधिष्ठिर ॥ ३.८०.५७ ॥
Then, O knower of dharma, one should go to Arbuda, the son of the Himālaya, where in former times there was a cleft in the earth, O Yudhiṣṭhira.
3.80.58
तत्राश्रमो वसिष्ठस्य त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतः ।
तत्रोष्य रजनीमेकां गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ॥ ३.८०.५८ ॥
There is the hermitage of Vasiṣṭha, renowned in the three worlds; by staying there one night one obtains the fruit of a thousand cows.
3.80.59
पिङ्गतीर्थमुपस्पृश्य ब्रह्मचारी जितेन्द्रियः ।
कपिलानां नरश्रेष्ठ शतस् फलमश्नुते ॥ ३.८०.५९ ॥
Having bathed at the Piṅga ford, the celibate, self-controlled man, O best of men, enjoys a hundredfold the fruit of the Kapilā cows.
3.80.60
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र प्रभासं लोकविश्रुतम् ।
तीर्थं देवगणैः पूज्यमृषिभिश्च निषेवितम् ॥ ३.८०.६० ॥
Then, O lord of kings, one should go to Prabhāsa, renowned in the world, a sacred ford worshipped by the hosts of gods and frequented by the sages.
3.80.61
देवतानां मुखं वीर ज्वलनोऽनिलसारथिः ।
देवतानां मुखं वीर ज्वलनोऽनिलसारथिः ॥ ३.८०.६१ ॥
O hero, the face of the gods is Fire, whose charioteer is the Wind.
3.80.62
तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा शुचिः प्रयतमानसः ।
अग्निष्टोमातिरात्राभ्यां फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः ॥ ३.८०.६२ ॥
Having bathed in that sacred ford, pure and with a steadied mind, a man obtains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma and Atirātra sacrifices.
3.80.63
ततो गत्वा सरस्वत्याः सागरस्य च संगमे ।
गोसहस्रफलं तस्य स्वर्गलोकं च विन्दति।
प्रभया दीप्यते नित्यमग्निवद्भरतर्षभ ॥ ३.८०.६३ ॥
Then, going to the confluence of the Sarasvatī and the ocean, one obtains the fruit of a thousand cows and reaches the heaven-world. He shines forever with radiance like fire, O bull of the Bharatas.
3.80.64
वरदानं ततो गच्छेत्तीर्थं भरतसत्तम ।
विष्णोर्दुर्वाससा यत्र वरो दत्तो युधिष्ठिर।
प्रभासते यथा सोमः सोश्वमेधं च विन्दति ॥ ३.८०.६४ ॥
Then one should go, O best of the Bharatas, to the ford of boons, where Durvāsas granted a boon to Viṣṇu, O Yudhiṣṭhira. It shines like the moon and yields the fruit of the horse sacrifice.
3.80.65
वरदानं ततो गच्छेत्तीर्थं भरतसत्तम ।
विष्णोर्दुर्वाससा यत्र वरो दत्तो युधिष्ठिर।
वरदाने नरः स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफंल लभेत् ॥ ३.८०.६५ ॥
Then one should go, O best of the Bharatas, to the ford of boons, where Durvāsas granted a boon to Viṣṇu, O Yudhiṣṭhira. A man who bathes at the place of boons should obtain the fruit of a thousand cows.
3.80.66
ततो द्वारवतीं गच्छेन्नियतो नियताशनः ।
पिण्डारके नरः स्नात्वा लभेद्बहुसुवर्णकम् ॥ ३.८०.६६ ॥
Then, self-controlled and with restrained diet, one should go to Dvāravatī. A man who bathes at Piṇḍāraka should obtain abundant gold.
3.80.67
तस्मिंस्तीर्थे महाभाग पद्मलक्षणलक्षिताः ।
अद्यापि मुद्रा दृश्यन्ते तदद्भुतमरिंदम ॥ ३.८०.६७ ॥
O greatly fortunate one, in that sacred ford the impressions marked with lotus signs are still seen even today; that is wondrous, O subduer of foes.
3.80.68
त्रिशूलाङ्कानि पद्मानि दृश्यन्ते कुरुनन्दन ।
महादेवस्य सांनिध्यं तत्र वै पुरुषर्षभ ॥ ३.८०.६८ ॥
O joy of the Kurus, there lotuses bearing trident marks are seen; O best of men, there indeed is the presence of Mahādeva.
3.80.69
सागरस्य च सिन्धोश्च संगमं प्राप्य दुर्लभम् ।
तीर्थे सलिलराजस्य स्नात्वा प्रयतमानसः ॥ ३.८०.६९ ॥
Having reached the rare confluence of the ocean and the Sindhu, and having bathed at that sacred ford of the king of waters with a controlled mind.
3.80.70
तर्पयित्वा पितॄन्देवानृषींश्च भरतर्षभ ।
प्राप्नोति वारुणं लोकं दीप्यमानं स्वतेजसा ॥ ३.८०.७० ॥
O bull of the Bharatas, having satisfied the ancestors, the gods and the sages with libations, one attains the world of Varuṇa, shining with its own radiance.
3.80.71
शङ्कुकर्णेश्वरं देवमर्चयित्वा युधिष्ठिर ।
अश्वमेधाद्दशगुणं प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः ॥ ३.८०.७१ ॥
O Yudhiṣṭhira, having worshipped the god Śaṅkukarṇeśvara, the wise declare the merit to be tenfold that of the horse sacrifice.
3.80.72
प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्य गच्छेत भरतर्षभ ।
तीर्थं कुरुवरश्रेष्ठ त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् ॥ ३.८०.७२ ॥
O bull of the Bharatas, one should circumambulate and go on; O best of the Kurus, this ford is renowned in the three worlds.
3.80.73
शमीति नाम्ना विख्यातं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ।
तत्रब्रह्मादयो देवा उपासन्ते महेश्वरम् ॥ ३.८०.७३ ॥
Known by the name Śamī, destroyer of all sins. There Brahmā and the other gods worship Maheśvara.
3.80.74
तत्रस्नात्वाऽर्चयित्वा च रुद्रं देवगणैर्वृतम् ।
जन्मप्रभृतियत्पापं तत्स्नातस्य प्रणश्यति ॥ ३.८०.७४ ॥
Having bathed there and worshipped Rudra surrounded by the hosts of gods, whatever sin one has committed from birth onward is destroyed for the one who has bathed.
3.80.75
शमी चात्रनरश्रेष्ठ सर्वदेवैरभिष्टुता ।
तत्र स्नात्वा नरव्याघ्र हयमेधमवाप्नुयात् ॥ ३.८०.७५ ॥
Here Śamī too, best of men, is praised by all the gods. Bathing there, tiger among men, one obtains the horse-sacrifice.
3.80.76
गत्वा यत्रमहाप्राज्ञ विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना ।
पुरा शौचं कृतंराजन्हत्वा दैवतकण्टकान् ॥ ३.८०.७६ ॥
Going there, O very wise one, where long ago the mighty Viṣṇu performed purification after slaying the thorns of the gods, O king.
3.80.77
ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ वसोर्धारामभिष्टुताम् ।
गमनादेवतस्यां हि हयमेधफलं लभेत् ॥ ३.८०.७७ ॥
Then, O knower of dharma, one should go to the stream of Vasu, praised by all. By going there alone, one obtains the fruit of the horse-sacrifice.
3.80.78
स्नात्वा कुरुवरश्रेष्ठ प्रयतात्मा समाहितः ।
तर्प्य देवान्पितॄंश्चैव विष्णुलोके महीयते ॥ ३.८०.७८ ॥
Having bathed, best of the excellent Kurus, with a controlled self and a composed mind, having satisfied the gods and the ancestors with offerings, one is honored in the world of Viṣṇu.
3.80.79
तीर्थे चात्र सर पुण्यं वसूनां भरतर्षभ ।
तत्र स्नात्वा च पीत्वा च वसूनां संमतोभवेत् ॥ ३.८०.७९ ॥
Here at the holy ford is the sacred lake of the Vasus, bull of the Bharatas. Having bathed there and drunk, one becomes honoured by the Vasus.
3.80.80
सिन्धूत्तममिति ख्यातं सर्वपापप्रणाशनम् ।
तत्र स्नात्वा नरश्रेष्ठ लभेद्बहुसुवर्णकम् ॥ ३.८०.८० ॥
The supreme Sindhu, known by that name, destroys all sins. There, best of men, having bathed, one obtains much gold.
3.80.81
ब्रह्मतीर्थं समासाद्य शुचिः शीलसमन्वितः ।
ब्रह्मलोकमवाप्नोति गतिं च परमां व्रजेत् ॥ ३.८०.८१ ॥
Having reached the Brahma ford, pure and endowed with good conduct, one attains the world of Brahmā and goes to the supreme destination.
3.80.82
कुमारिकाणां शक्रस्य तीर्थं सिद्धनिषेवितम् ।
तत्र स्नात्वा नरः क्षिप्रं स्वर्गलोकमवाप्नुयात् ॥ ३.८०.८२ ॥
The holy ford of the maidens, of Śakra, frequented by the perfected ones: having bathed there, a man quickly obtains the heavenly world.
3.80.83
रेणुकायाश्च तत्रैव तीर्थं सिद्धनिषेवितम् ।
तत्र स्नात्वा भवेद्विप्रो निर्मलश्चन्द्रमा यथा ॥ ३.८०.८३ ॥
The holy ford of Reṇukā is also right there, frequented by the perfected ones. Having bathed there, a brahmin becomes stainless like the moon.
3.80.84
अथ पञ्चनदं गत्वा नियतो नियताशनः ।
पञ्चयज्ञानवाप्नोति क्रमशो येऽनुकीर्तिताः ॥ ३.८०.८४ ॥
Then, having gone to the five-river land, restrained and moderate in eating, one obtains in order the five sacrifices that have been declared.
3.80.85
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र भीमायाः स्थानमुत्तमम् ।
तत्रस्नात्वा न योन्यां वै भवेद्भरतसत्तम ॥ ३.८०.८५ ॥
Then, O lord of kings, one should go to Bhīmā's supreme place. Having bathed there, O best of the Bharatas, one is certainly not born again from a womb.
3.80.86
देव्याः पुत्रो भवेद्राजंस्तप्तकुण्डलभूषणः ।
गवां शतसहस्रस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः ॥ ३.८०.८६ ॥
O king, he would become the son of the goddess, adorned with earrings of refined gold. A man obtains the merit of a hundred thousand cows.
3.80.87
गिरिकुञ्जं समासाद्य त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् ।
पितामहं नमस्कृत्य गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ॥ ३.८०.८७ ॥
Having reached the mountain grove renowned in the three worlds, and having bowed to the Grandfather, one should obtain the fruit of a thousand cows.
3.80.88
ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ विमलं तीर्थमुत्तमम् ।
अद्यापि यत्रदृश्यन्ते मत्स्याः सौवर्णराजताः ॥ ३.८०.८८ ॥
Then, O knower of dharma, one should go to the stainless, supreme sacred ford, where even today golden and silvery fish are seen.
3.80.89
तत्र स्नात्वा नरः क्षिप्रं वासवं लोकमाप्नुयात् ।
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा गच्छेत परमां गतिम् ॥ ३.८०.८९ ॥
A man who bathes there quickly attains Indra's world; with his self purified of all sins, he should go to the supreme goal.
3.80.90
वितस्तां च समासाद्य संतर्प्य पितृदेवताः ।
नरः फलमवाप्नोति वाजपेयस्य भारत ॥ ३.८०.९० ॥
Having reached the river Vitastā and satisfied the ancestors and the gods, O Bhārata, a man obtains the fruit of the Vājapeya sacrifice.
3.80.91
काश्मीरष्वेव नागस्य भवनं तक्षकस्य च ।
वितस्ताख्यमिति ख्यातं सर्वपापप्रमोचनम् ॥ ३.८०.९१ ॥
In Kashmir itself is the abode of the serpent Takṣaka, and there is the sacred place named Vitastā, renowned as releasing from all sins.
3.80.92
तत्रस्नात्वा नरो नूनं वाजपेयमवाप्नुयात् ।
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा गच्छेच्च परमां गतिम् ॥ ३.८०.९२ ॥
A man who bathes there surely obtains the fruit of the Vājapeya sacrifice; with his self purified of all sins, he attains the supreme goal.
3.80.93
ततो गच्छेत मलदां त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुताम् ।
पश्चिमायां तु संध्यायामुपस्पृश्य यथाविधि ॥ ३.८०.९३ ॥
Then one should go to Maladā, famed in the three worlds; there, at the western twilight, having sipped water according to rule.
3.80.94
चरुं सप्तार्चिषे राजन्यथाशक्ति निवेदयेत् ।
पितॄणामक्षयं दानं प्रवदन्ति मनीषिणः ॥ ३.८०.९४ ॥
O king, one should offer an oblation of rice (caru) to the seven-flamed Agni according to one's ability; the wise declare that a gift made to the ancestors is imperishable.
3.80.95
ऋषयः पितरो देवा गन्धर्वाप्सरसां गणाः ।
गुह्यकाः किन्नरा यक्षाः सिद्धा विद्याधरा नराः ॥ ३.८०.९५ ॥
Sages, ancestors, gods, the hosts of gandharvas and apsarases, guhyakas, kinnaras, yakshas, siddhas, vidyādharas, and men.
3.80.96
राक्षसा दितिजा रुद्रा ब्रह्मा च मनुजाधिप ।
नियतः परमां दीक्षामास्थायाब्दसहस्रिकीम् ॥ ३.८०.९६ ॥
The rākṣasas, daityas, rudras, and Brahmā too, O lord of men, self-restrained, having undertaken the supreme consecration for a thousand years.
3.80.97
विष्णोः प्रसादनं कुर्वंश्चरुं च श्रपयंस्तथा ।
सप्तभिः सप्तभिश्चैव ऋग्भिस्तुष्टाव केशवम् ॥ ३.८०.९७ ॥
Doing the rite to win Viṣṇu's favour, and cooking the caru, he praised Keśava with seven verses and seven again.
3.80.98
ददावष्टगुणैश्वर्यं तेषां तुष्टस्तु केशवः ।
यथाभिलषितानन्यान्कामान्दत्वा महीपते ॥ ३.८०.९८ ॥
Keśava, pleased, granted them the eightfold lordship, and, O lord of the earth, other desires as they wished.
3.80.99
तत्रैवान्तर्दधे देवो विद्युदभ्रेषु वै यथा ।
नाम्ना सप्तचरुं तेन ख्यातं लोकेषु भारत ॥ ३.८०.९९ ॥
There the god vanished, as lightning vanishes in the clouds; and by that name, O Bhārata, the place became famed in the worlds as Saptacaru.
3.80.100
गवां शतसहस्रेण राजसूयशतेन च ।
अश्वमेधसहस्रेण श्रेयान्सप्तार्चिषे चरुः ॥ ३.८०.१०० ॥
The caru offered to the seven-flamed one is better than a hundred thousand cows given, a hundred Rājasūya sacrifices, or a thousand Aśvamedha sacrifices.
3.80.101
ततो निवृत्तो राजेन्द्र रुद्रं पदमथाविशेत् ।
अर्चयित्वामहादेवमश्वमेधफलं लभेत्। ॥ ३.८०.१०१ ॥
Then, O best of kings, having turned back, one should enter the abode of Rudra; having worshipped the great god, one obtains the fruit of an Aśvamedha.
3.80.102
मणिमन्तं समासाद्य ब्रह्मचारी समाहितः ।
एकरात्रोपितो राजन्नग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत् ॥ ३.८०.१०२ ॥
Having reached Maṇimat, a celibate student of composed mind should stay one night; O king, he obtains the fruit of an Agniṣṭoma.
3.80.103
अथ गच्छेत राजेन्द्र देविकां लोकविश्रुतम् ।
प्रसूतिर्यत्र विप्राणां श्रूयते भरतर्षभ ॥ ३.८०.१०३ ॥
Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the Devikā, famed in the worlds, where the birth of the brahmins is said to have taken place, O bull of the Bharatas.
3.80.104
त्रिशूलपाणएः स्थानं च त्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् ।
देविकायां नरः स्नात्वा समभ्यर्च्य महेश्वरम् ॥ ३.८०.१०४ ॥
The place of the trident-bearer (Śiva) is renowned in the three worlds. Having bathed in the Devikā and duly worshipped the Great Lord,
3.80.105
यथाशक्ति चरुं तत्र निवेद्य भरतर्षभ ।
सर्वकामसमृद्धस्य यज्ञस्य लभते फलम् ॥ ३.८०.१०५ ॥
There, O bull of the Bharatas, having offered a caru according to one's means, one obtains the fruit of a sacrifice rich in all desires.
3.80.106
कामाख्यं तत्र रुद्रस्य तीर्थं देवनिषेवितम् ।
तत्रस्नात्वा नरः क्षिप्रं सिद्धिं प्राप्नोति भारत ॥ ३.८०.१०६ ॥
There is the sacred ford of Rudra named Kāmākhya, frequented by the gods. Having bathed there, O Bhārata, a man swiftly attains perfection.
3.80.107
यजनं याजनं चैवतथैव ब्रह्मबालुकम् ।
पुष्पाम्भश्च उपस्पृश्य न शोचेन्मरणं गतः ॥ ३.८०.१०७ ॥
Likewise the Yajana, the Yājana, and the Brahma sandbank; having sipped the flower-water, one should not grieve for one who has gone to death.
3.80.108
अर्धयोजनविस्तारां पञ्चयोजनमायताम् ।
एतां हि देविकामाहुः पुण्यां देवर्षिसेविताम् ॥ ३.८०.१०८ ॥
Half a yojana in breadth and five yojanas in length — this Devikā they call sacred, frequented by the divine sages.
3.80.109
ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ दीर्घसत्रं यथाक्रमम् ।
तत्र ब्रह्मादयो देवाः सिद्धाश्च परमर्षपः।
दीर्घसत्रमुपासन्ते दीक्षिता नियतव्रताः ॥ ३.८०.१०९ ॥
Then one who knows dharma should go in due order to the long sacrificial session. There Brahmā and the other gods, the perfected beings, and the supreme sages, consecrated and firm in their vows, attend upon the long session.
3.80.110
गमनादेव राजेन्द्र दीर्घसत्रमरिंदम ।
राजसूयाश्वमेधाभ्यां फलं प्राप्नोति भारत ॥ ३.८०.११० ॥
By going there alone, O lord of kings, O subduer of foes, O Bhārata, a man obtains the fruit of the Rājasūya and Aśvamedha sacrifices.
3.80.111
ततो विनशनं गच्छेन्नियतो नियताशनः ।
गच्छत्यन्तर्हिता यत्रमेरुपृष्ठे सरस्वती ॥ ३.८०.१११ ॥
Then one who is restrained and eats with restraint should go to Vinaśana, where the Sarasvatī, hidden, flows on the back of Meru.
3.80.112
चमसेऽथ शिवोद्भेदे नागोद्भेदे च दृश्यते ।
तत्र स्नात्वा नरव्याघ्र द्योतते शशिवत्वदा।
स्नात्वा तु चमसोद्भेदे अग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत् ॥ ३.८०.११२ ॥
Then at Camasa, at Śivodbheda, and at Nāgodbheda, a tīrtha is seen. Bathing there, O tiger among men, one shines then like the moon. Bathing at Camasodbheda, one obtains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice.
3.80.113
शिवोद्भेदे नरः स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफंल लभेत् ।
नागोद्भेदे नरः स्नात्वा नागलोकमवाप्नुयात् ॥ ३.८०.११३ ॥
A man who bathes at Śivodbheda obtains the fruit of a thousand cows. A man who bathes at Nāgodbheda attains the world of the Nāgas.
3.80.114
शशयानं च राजेन्द्रतीर्थमासाद्य दुर्लभम् ।
शतरूपप्रतिच्छन्नाः पुष्करा यत्र भारत ॥ ३.८०.११४ ॥
O lord of kings, having reached the rare Śaśayāna ford, O Bhārata, where the lotuses are concealed in a hundred forms.
3.80.115
सरस्वत्यां महाराज शतं संवत्सरं च ते ।
दृश्यन्ते भरतश्रेष्ठ वृत्तां वै कार्तिकीं सदा ॥ ३.८०.११५ ॥
O great king, for a hundred years they are seen in the Sarasvatī; O best of the Bharatas, they are always performed at the Kārttika (full moon).
3.80.116
तत्रस्नात्वा नरव्याघ्र द्योतते शशिवत्सदा ।
गोसहस्रफलं चैव प्राप्नुयाद्भरतर्षभ ॥ ३.८०.११६ ॥
There, having bathed, O tiger among men, one always shines like the moon, and O bull of the Bharatas, one obtains the fruit of a thousand cows.
3.80.117
कुमारकोटीमासाद्य नियतः कुरुनन्दन ।
तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वीत पितृदेवार्चने रतः ॥ ३.८०.११७ ॥
O joy of the Kurus, self-controlled, having reached the Kumāra-koṭi, one should there perform the consecratory bath, devoted to the worship of ancestors and gods.
3.80.118
गवामयुतमाप्नोति कुलं चैव समुद्धरेत् ।
ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ रुद्रकोटिं समाहितः ॥ ३.८०.११८ ॥
He obtains the fruit of ten thousand cows and uplifts his family; then, O knower of dharma, he should go, concentrated, to the Rudra-koṭi.
3.80.119
पुरा यत्र महाराज मुनिकोटिः समागता ।
हर्षेण महताऽऽविष्टा रुद्रदर्शनकाङ्क्षया ॥ ३.८०.११९ ॥
O great king, formerly, where ten million sages gathered, filled with great joy, longing to behold Rudra.
3.80.120
अहंपूर्वमहंपूर्वं द्रक्ष्यामि वृषभध्वजम् ।
एवं संप्रस्थिता राजन्नृषयः किल भारत ॥ ३.८०.१२० ॥
"I shall see the bull-bannered one first, I first!" Thus, O king, O Bhārata, the sages indeed set out.
3.80.121
ततो योगीश्वरेणापि योगमास्थाय भूपते ।
तेषां मन्युप्रणाशार्थमृषीणां भावितात्मनाम् ॥ ३.८०.१२१ ॥
Then the lord of yogis, too, having taken up yoga, O king, did so to destroy the anger of those sages whose souls were purified.
3.80.122
स्रष्टा कोटीस्तु रुद्राणामृषीणामग्रतः स्थिता ।
मया पूर्वतरं दृष्ट इतिते मेनिरे पृथक् ॥ ३.८०.१२२ ॥
The creator of the Rudras stood before the sages in crores (of Rudras). Each of them thought, separately, 'I saw him first.'
3.80.123
तेषां तुष्टो महादेवो मुनीनां भावितात्मनाम् ।
भक्त्या परमया राजन्वरं तेषां प्रदिष्टवान् ॥ ३.८०.१२३ ॥
Mahādeva was pleased with those sages whose souls were purified. O king, pleased by their supreme devotion, he granted them a boon.
3.80.124
अद्यप्रभृति युष्माकं धर्मवृद्धिर्भविष्यति ।
तत्रस्नात्वा नरव्याघ्र रुद्रकोट्यां नरः शुचिः ॥ ३.८०.१२४ ॥
From today, dharma will grow for you. O tiger among men, having bathed there in the Rudrakoṭi, a man becomes pure.
3.80.125
अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति कुलं चैव समुद्धरेत् ।
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र संगमं लोकविश्रुतम् ॥ ३.८०.१२५ ॥
A man obtains the fruit of the horse sacrifice and lifts up his lineage. Then, O best of kings, he should go to the confluence renowned in the world.
3.80.126
सरस्वत्या महापुण्यं केशवं समुपासते ।
यत्रब्रह्माहयो देवा ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः ॥ ३.८०.१२६ ॥
That is the most meritorious place of the Sarasvatī, where people worship Keśava; where Brahmā, the serpents, the gods and the sages whose wealth is austerity (worship him).
3.80.127
अभिगच्छन्ति राजेन्द्र चैत्रशुक्लचतुर्दशीम् ।
तत्रस्नात्वा नरव्याघ्र विन्देद्बहुसुवर्णकम्।
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा ब्रह्मलोकं च गच्छति ॥ ३.८०.१२७ ॥
O lord of kings, on the fourteenth day of the bright half of Caitra they go there. O tiger among men, having bathed there one obtains much gold, and with the self purified of all sins goes to the world of Brahmā.
3.80.128
ऋषीणां यत्र सत्राणि समाप्तानि नराधिप ।
तत्रावसानमासाद्य गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् । ॥ ३.८०.१२८ ॥
O lord of men, where the sacrificial sessions of the sages have been completed, there, having reached their conclusion, one obtains the fruit of a thousand cows.