Mahābhārata · Adhyāya 3.81
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3.81.1
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र कुरुक्षेत्रमभिष्टुतम् ।
पापेभ्योविप्रमुच्यन्ते तद्गताः सर्वजन्तवः ॥ ३.८१.१ ॥
O lord of kings, one should then go to the praised Kurukṣetra. All living beings who go there are freed from sins.
3.81.2
कुरुक्षेत्रं गमिष्यामि कुरुक्षेत्रे वसाम्यहम् ।
य एवं सततं ब्रूयात्सोऽपि पापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ ३.८१.२ ॥
Whoever constantly says thus, 'I shall go to Kurukṣetra, I shall dwell in Kurukṣetra,' he too is freed from sins.
3.81.3
पांसवोऽपिकुरुक्षेत्रे वायुना समुदीरिताः ।
अपिदुष्कृतकर्माणं नयन्ति परमां गतिम् ॥ ३.८१.३ ॥
Even the dust particles in Kurukṣetra, stirred up by the wind, lead even one who has done evil deeds to the supreme goal.
3.81.4
दक्षिणेन सरस्वत्या दृषद्वत्युत्तरेण च ।
ये वसन्ति कुरुक्षेत्रे ते वसन्ति त्रिविष्टपे ॥ ३.८१.४ ॥
Those who dwell in Kurukṣetra, south of the Sarasvatī and north of the Dṛṣadvatī, dwell in heaven.
3.81.5
तत्र मासं वसेद्धीरः सरस्वत्यां युधांवर ।
यत्रब्रह्मादयो देवा ऋषयः सिद्धचारणाः ॥ ३.८१.५ ॥
There, O best of warriors, the steadfast man should dwell a month on the Sarasvatī, where the gods headed by Brahmā, sages, perfected beings and Cāraṇas dwell.
3.81.6
गन्धर्वाप्सरसो यक्षाः पन्नगाश्च महीपते ।
ब्रह्मक्षेत्रं महापुण्यमभिगच्छन्ति भारत ॥ ३.८१.६ ॥
Gandharvas, Apsarases, yakṣas and serpents too go to the very meritorious field of Brahman, O lord of the earth, O Bhārata.
3.81.7
मनसाऽप्यभिकामस्य कुरुक्षेत्रं युधांवर ।
पापानि विप्रणश्यन्ति ब्रह्मलोकं च गच्छति ॥ ३.८१.७ ॥
O best of warriors, for one who desires Kurukṣetra even in mind, sins are utterly destroyed, and he goes to the world of Brahmā.
3.81.8
गत्वा हि श्रद्धया युक्तः करुक्षेत्रं कुरूद्वह ।
राजसूयाश्वमेधाभ्यां फलमाप्नोति मानवः ॥ ३.८१.८ ॥
O best of the Kurus, a man who goes to Kurukṣetra endowed with faith obtains the fruit of the Rājasūya and Aśvamedha sacrifices.
3.81.9
ततश्च मन्तुकं राजन्द्वारपालं महाबलम् ।
यक्षं समभिवाद्यैव गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ॥ ३.८१.९ ॥
Then, O king, having duly saluted the yaksha Mantuka, the mighty gatekeeper, one should obtain the fruit of giving a thousand cows.
3.81.10
ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ विष्णो स्थानमनुत्तमम् ।
सततं नाम राजेन्द्र यत्रसन्निहितो हरिः ॥ ३.८१.१० ॥
Then, O knower of dharma, one should go to Viṣṇu's supreme place, called Satata, O lord of kings, where Hari is ever present.
3.81.11
तत्रस्नात्वाऽर्चयित्वा च त्रिलोकप्रभवं हरिम् ।
अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति विष्णुलोकं च गच्छति ॥ ३.८१.११ ॥
Having bathed there and worshipped Hari, the source of the three worlds, one obtains the fruit of the Aśvamedha sacrifice and goes to the world of Viṣṇu.
3.81.12
ततः परिप्लवं गच्छेत्तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् ।
अग्निष्टोमातिरात्राभ्यां फलं प्राप्नोति भारत ॥ ३.८१.१२ ॥
Then one should go to the sacred ford Pariplava, renowned in the three worlds; O Bhārata, one obtains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma and Atirātra sacrifices.
3.81.13
पृथिवीतीर्थमासाद्य गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ।
ततः शालूकिनी गत्वा तीर्थसेवी नराधिप ॥ ३.८१.१३ ॥
Having reached the Pṛthivī ford, one obtains the fruit of a thousand cows. Then, having gone to Śālūkinī, O lord of men, the one who serves the sacred fords obtains the same fruit.
3.81.14
दशाश्वमेधे स्नात्वा च तदेव फलमाप्नुयात् ।
सर्पदर्वीं समासाद्य नागानां तीर्थमुत्तमम् ॥ ३.८१.१४ ॥
Having bathed at the ten horse-sacrifices, one obtains that same fruit. Having reached the Sarpadarvī, the supreme ford of the nāgas,
3.81.15
अग्निष्टोममवाप्नोति नागलोकं च विन्दति ।
ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ द्वारपालमरुन्तुकम् ॥ ३.८१.१५ ॥
He obtains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma and attains the world of the nāgas. Then, O knower of dharma, one should go to the gatekeeper Aruntuka.
3.81.16
तत्रोष्य रजनीमेकां गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ।
ततः पञ्चनदं गत्वा नियतो नियताशनः ॥ ३.८१.१६ ॥
Staying there one night, one obtains the fruit of a thousand cows. Then, having gone to Pañcanada, self-restrained and regulated in eating,
3.81.17
कोटितीर्थमुपस्पृश्य हयमेधफंल लभेत् ।
अश्विनोस्तीर्थमासाद्य रूपवानमिजायते ॥ ३.८१.१७ ॥
Having touched water in purification at the Koṭi ford, one obtains the fruit of the horse-sacrifice. Having reached the ford of the Aśvins, one is born beautiful in form.
3.81.18
ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ वाराहं तीर्थमुत्तमम् ।
विष्णुर्वाराहरूपेण पूर्वं यत्र स्थितो विभुः ॥ ३.८१.१८ ॥
Then, O knower of dharma, one should go to the supreme Boar ford, where of old Viṣṇu, the all-pervading lord, stood in the form of a boar.
3.81.19
तत्रस्नात्वा नरश्रेष्ठ अग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत् ।
ततो जयन्त्यां राजेन्द्र सोमतीर्थं समाविशेत् ॥ ३.८१.१९ ॥
There, having bathed, best of men, one obtains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice. Then, lord of kings, at Jayantī one should enter the Soma ford.
3.81.20
स्नात्वा फलमवाप्नोति राजसूयस्य मानवः ।
एकहंसे नरः स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ॥ ३.८१.२० ॥
Having bathed, a man obtains the fruit of the Rājasūya sacrifice. At Eka-haṃsa, a man who has bathed should obtain the fruit of a thousand cows.
3.81.21
शतशौचं समासाद्य तीर्थसेवी नराधिप ।
पौण्डरीकमवाप्नोति कृतशौचो भवेच्च सः ॥ ३.८१.२१ ॥
King, having attained a hundredfold purification, one who serves the sacred fords obtains the fruit of the Puṇḍarīka sacrifice; and he who has purified himself becomes so.
3.81.22
ततो मुञ्जवटं नाम स्थाणोः स्थानं महात्मनः ।
उपोष्य रजनीमेकां गाणपत्यमवाप्नुयात् ॥ ३.८१.२२ ॥
Then there is the abode of the great-souled Sthāṇu (Śiva) called Muñja-vaṭa. Having fasted there for one night, one should obtain the state of Gaṇapati's attendants.
3.81.23
तत्रैव च महाराज यक्षिणी लोकविश्रुता ।
तां चाभिगम्यराजेन्द्र सर्वान्कामानवाप्नुयात् ॥ ३.८१.२३ ॥
Right there, great king, is the yakṣiṇī famed in the world. Having approached her, lord of kings, one should obtain all desires.
3.81.24
कुरुक्षेत्रस् तद्द्वारं विश्रुतं भरतर्षभ ।
प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्य तीर्थसेवी समाहितः ॥ ३.८१.२४ ॥
Bull of the Bharatas, that gateway of Kurukṣetra is famed. The one who serves the sacred fords, with a composed mind, should go around it keeping it on the right.
3.81.25
संमिते पुष्कराणां च स्नात्वाऽर्च्य पितृदेवताः ।
जामदग्न्येन रामेण कृतं तत्सुमहात्मना ॥ ३.८१.२५ ॥
Having bathed at the sacred ford of the Puṣkaras and worshipped the ancestors and gods, one should do so; this was done by the greatly magnanimous son of Jamadagni, Rāma.
3.81.26
कृतकृत्यो भवेद्राजन्नश्वमेधं च विन्दति ।
ततो रामह्रदानार्च्छेत्तीर्थसेवी समाहितः ॥ ३.८१.२६ ॥
O king, one who does so becomes fulfilled and obtains the merit of the horse sacrifice; then, devoted to the sacred fords and with composed mind, one should worship the Rāma lakes.
3.81.27
तत्ररामेण राजेनद्रतरसा दीप्ततेजसा ।
क्षत्रमुत्साद् वीरेण ह्रदाः पञ्च निवेशिताः ॥ ३.८१.२७ ॥
There, O lord of kings, the hero Rāma of blazing splendor swiftly exterminated the kṣatriya race and established five lakes.
3.81.28
पूरयित्वा नरव्याघ्र रुधिरेणेति नः श्रुतम् ।
पितरस्तर्पिताः सर्वे तथैव प्रपितागहाः ॥ ३.८१.२८ ॥
O tiger among men, we have heard that he filled them with blood, and so all the ancestors were satisfied, and likewise the great-grandfathers.
3.81.29
ततस्ते पितरः प्रीता राममूचुर्नराधिप ।
रामराम महाभाग प्रीताः स्म तव भार्गव ॥ ३.८१.२९ ॥
Then those ancestors, pleased, spoke to Rāma: O lord of men, O Rāma, Rāma, O greatly fortunate Bhārgava, we are pleased with you.
3.81.30
अनया पितृभक्त्या च विक्रमेण च ते विभो ।
वरं वृणीष्व भद्रं ते किमिच्छसि महाद्युते ॥ ३.८१.३० ॥
By this devotion to the ancestors and by your valor, O mighty one, may good befall you; choose a boon — O radiant one, what do you desire?
3.81.31
एवमुक्तः स राजेन्द्र राम प्रहरतांवरः ।
अब्रवीत्प्राञ्जलिर्वाक्यं पितॄन्स गगने स्थितान् ॥ ३.८१.३१ ॥
Thus addressed, O lord of kings, Rāma, best of warriors, with folded hands spoke these words to the ancestors standing in the sky.
3.81.32
भवन्तो यदि मे प्रीता यद्यनुग्राह्यता मयि ।
पितृप्रसादादिच्छेयं तपःस्वाध्ययनं पुनः ॥ ३.८१.३२ ॥
Honored ones, if you are pleased with me and deem me worthy of your favor, then by the ancestors' grace I wish once more for austerity and the study of the Veda.
3.81.33
यच्च रोषाभिभूतेन क्षत्रमुत्सादितं मया ।
ततश्च पापान्मुच्येयं युष्माकं तेजसाऽप्यहम् ॥ ३.८१.३३ ॥
And by your splendor, may I be freed from the sin of having exterminated the warrior class, overcome by anger.
3.81.34
ह्रदाश्च तीर्थभूता मे भवेयुर्भुवि विश्रुताः ।
एतच्छ्रुत्वा शुभं वाक्यं रामस्य पितरस्तदा ॥ ३.८१.३४ ॥
And may the lakes become holy places on earth, renowned in my name. Having heard this auspicious word of Rāma, then the ancestors
3.81.35
प्रत्यूचुः परमप्रीता रामं हर्पसमन्विताः ।
तपस्ते वर्धतां भूयः पितृभक्त्या विशेषतः ॥ ३.८१.३५ ॥
Greatly pleased and filled with joy, the ancestors answered Rāma: "May your austerity grow ever more, especially through your devotion to the ancestors."
3.81.36
यच्च रोपाभिभूतेन क्षत्रमुत्सादितं त्वया ।
ततश्च पापान्मुक्तस्त्वं पातितास्ते स्वकर्मभिः ॥ ३.८१.३६ ॥
And since you exterminated the warrior class overcome by anger, you have been freed from sin, for they had fallen by their own deeds.
3.81.37
ह्रदाश्च तव तीर्थत्वं गमिष्यन्ति न संशयः ।
ह्रदेषु तेषु यः स्नात्वा पितॄन्संतर्पयिष्यति ॥ ३.८१.३७ ॥
Those pools will surely become your sacred fords, there is no doubt. He who, bathing in those pools, satisfies the ancestors
3.81.38
पितरस्तस् वै प्रीता दास्यन्ति भुवि दुर्लभम् ।
ईप्सितं च मनःकामं स्वर्गलोकं च शाश्वतम् ॥ ३.८१.३८ ॥
The ancestors, pleased, will grant on earth what is rare, the desired wish of the heart, and the eternal heavenly world
3.81.39
एवं दत्त्वा वरान्राजन्रामस्य पितरस्तदा ।
आमन्त्र्य भारग्वं प्रीत्या तत्रैवान्तर्हितास्ततः ॥ ३.८१.३९ ॥
Thus, O king, having granted Rāma his boons, the ancestors then addressed the Bhārgava affectionately and vanished right there
3.81.40
एवं रामह्रदाः पुण्या भार्गवस्य महात्मनः ।
स्नात्वा ह्रहेषु रामस्य ब्रह्मचारी शुचिव्रतः ॥ ३.८१.४० ॥
Thus are the holy Rāma-pools of the great-souled Bhārgava; bathing in Rāma's pools, a celibate, pure in vow
3.81.41
राममभ्यर्च्य राजेन्द्र लभेद्बहु सुवर्णकम् ।
वंशमूलकमासाद्य तीर्थसेवी कुरूद्वह ॥ ३.८१.४१ ॥
O lord of kings, having worshipped Rāma, one should obtain much gold; having reached the lineage-root fords, O best of the Kurus, a devotee of the sacred fords
3.81.42
स्ववंशमुद्धरेद्राजन्स्नात्वा वै वंशमूलके ।
कायशोधनमासाद्य तीर्थं भरतसत्तम
शरीरशुद्धिः स्नातस्य तस्मिंस्तीर्थे न संशयः। ॥ ३.८१.४२ ॥
O king, having bathed at the lineage-root, one should uplift one's own lineage; O best of the Bharatas, having reached the ford that purifies the body, the bather in that ford attains purity of body, there is no doubt
3.81.43
शरीरशुद्धिः स्नातस्य तस्मिंस्तीर्थे न संशयः ।
शुद्धदेहश्च संयाति युभाँल्लोकाननुत्तमान् ॥ ३.८१.४३ ॥
Through bathing in that sacred ford the body of the bather is purified; there is no doubt. With a purified body he goes to those unsurpassed worlds.
3.81.44
ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् ।
लोका यत्रोद्धृताः पूर्वं विष्णुना प्रभविष्णुना ॥ ३.८१.४४ ॥
Then, O knower of dharma, one should go to that ford famed in the three worlds, where in former times the mighty Viṣṇu lifted up the worlds.
3.81.45
लोकोद्धारं समासाद्य तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यपूजितम् ।
स्नात्वा तीर्थवरे राजँल्लोकानुद्धरते स्वकान् ॥ ३.८१.४५ ॥
O king, having reached the sacred ford of the lifting up of the worlds, worshipped in the three worlds, and bathing in that best of fords, a man lifts up his own worlds.
3.81.46
श्रीतीर्थं च समासाद्य स्नात्वा नियतमानसः ।
अर्चयित्वा पितॄन्देवान्विन्दते श्रियमुत्तमाम् ॥ ३.८१.४६ ॥
Having reached the Śrī ford and bathed with a controlled mind, having worshipped the ancestors and the gods, a man obtains supreme fortune.
3.81.47
कपिलातीर्थमासाद्य ब्रह्मचारी समाहितः ।
तत्र स्नात्वाऽर्चयित्वा च पितॄन्स्वान्दैवतान्यपि ॥ ३.८१.४७ ॥
Having reached the Kapilā ford, a celibate student composed in mind, having bathed there and worshipped his own ancestors and deities as well...
3.81.48
कपिलानां सहस्रस्य फलंविन्दति मानवः ।
सूर्यतीर्थं समासाद्य स्नात्वा नियतमानसः ॥ ३.८१.४८ ॥
A man obtains the fruit of a thousand gifts of Kapilā cows. Having reached the Sun ford and bathed with a controlled mind...
3.81.49
अर्चयित्वा पितॄन्देवानुपवासपरायणः ।
अग्निष्टोममवाप्नोति सूर्यलोकं च गच्छति ॥ ३.८१.४९ ॥
Having honoured the ancestors and the gods, and devoted to fasting, a man obtains the merit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice and goes to the world of the sun.
3.81.50
गवां भगवनासाद्य तीर्थसेवी यथाक्रमम् ।
तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वाणो गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ॥ ३.८१.५० ॥
Having reached the holy ford of the cows and serving the sacred ford in due order, a man who bathes there obtains the fruit of a thousand cows.
3.81.51
शङ्खिनीतीर्थमासाद्य तीर्थसेवी कुरूद्वह ।
देव्यास्तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा लभते रूपमुत्तमम् ॥ ३.८१.५१ ॥
O best of the Kurus, a man who reaches the Śaṅkhinī ford and serves the holy fords, bathing in the goddess's ford, obtains supreme beauty of form.
3.81.52
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्रद्वारपालमरुन्तुकम् ।
तच्च तीर्थं सरस्वत्यां यक्षेन्द्रस्य महात्मनः ॥ ३.८१.५२ ॥
Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the gatekeeper Aruntuka; that is the holy ford of the great-souled lord of the yakṣas, on the Sarasvatī.
3.81.53
तत्रस्नात्वा नरो राजन्नग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत् ।
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र ब्रह्मावर्तं नरोत्तमः ॥ ३.८१.५३ ॥
A man who bathes there, O king, should obtain the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice; then, O lord of kings, the best of men should go to Brahmāvarta.
3.81.54
ब्रह्मावर्ते नरः स्नात्वा ब्रह्मलोकमवाप्नुयात् ।
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र सुतीर्थकमनुत्तमम् ॥ ३.८१.५४ ॥
A man who bathes in Brahmāvarta should obtain the world of Brahmā; then, O lord of kings, one should go to the unsurpassed holy ford Sutīrthaka.
3.81.55
तत्रसन्निहिता नित्यं पितरो दैवतैः सह ।
तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वीत पितृदेवार्चने रतः ॥ ३.८१.५५ ॥
There the ancestors always dwell together with the gods. There one should perform the ritual bath, devoted to the worship of ancestors and gods.
3.81.56
अश्वमेधमावाप्नोति पितृलोकं च गच्छति ।
ततोम्बुमत्यां धर्मज्ञ सुतीर्थकमनुत्तमम् ॥ ३.८१.५६ ॥
He obtains the reward of the horse sacrifice and goes to the world of the ancestors. Then, O knower of dharma, at Ambumatī is the unsurpassed good ford.
3.81.57
कोशेश्वरस्य तीर्थेषु स्नात्वा भरतसत्तम ।
सर्वव्याधिविनिर्मुक्तो ब्रह्मलोके महीयते ॥ ३.८१.५७ ॥
O best of the Bharatas, having bathed in the sacred fords of Kośeśvara, one is freed from all diseases and is honoured in the world of Brahmā.
3.81.58
मातृतीर्थं च तत्रैव यत्रस्नातस्य भारत ।
प्रजा विवर्धते राजन्न तन्वीं श्रियमश्नुते ॥ ३.८१.५८ ॥
There too is the Mātṛ-tīrtha, where for one who bathes, offspring increase. O king, he does not attain slender fortune.
3.81.59
ततः शीतवनं गच्छेन्नियतो नियताशनः ।
तीर्थं तत्रमहाराज महदन्यत्र दुर्लभम् ॥ ३.८१.५९ ॥
Then, self-controlled and moderate in diet, one should go to Śītavana. O great king, there is a sacred ford there, rare elsewhere.
3.81.60
पुनाति गमनादेव कुलमेकं नराधिप ।
केशानभ्युक्ष् वै तस्मिन्पूतो भवति भारत ॥ ३.८१.६० ॥
O lord of men, by merely going there one purifies a single lineage. O Bhārata, by sprinkling water on his hair there, one becomes pure.
3.81.61
तीर्थं तत्र महाराज श्वानलोमापहं स्मृतम् ।
यत्र विप्रा नरव्याघ्र विद्वांसस्तीर्थतत्पराः ॥ ३.८१.६१ ॥
Great king, there the holy ford called Śvānalomāpaha is remembered, where, O tiger among men, learned brahmins devoted to holy fords dwell.
3.81.62
गतिं गच्छन्ति परमां स्नात्वा भरतसत्तम ।
श्वानलोमापनयने तीर्थे भरतसत्तम ॥ ३.८१.६२ ॥
Having bathed there, O best of the Bharatas, they attain the supreme goal; in that holy ford for removing dog-hairs, O best of the Bharatas.
3.81.63
प्राणायामैर्निर्हरन्ति स्वलोमानि द्विजोत्तमाः ।
पूतात्मानश्च राजेन्द्रप्रयान्ति परमां गतिम् ॥ ३.८१.६३ ॥
The best of the twice-born remove their own body-hairs by breath-control; O lord of kings, those of purified souls proceed to the supreme goal.
3.81.64
दशाश्वमेधिकं चैव तस्मिंस्तीर्थे महीपते ।
तत्र स्नात्वा नरव्याघ्र गच्छेत परमां गतिम् ॥ ३.८१.६४ ॥
And in that holy ford, O lord of the earth, is the merit of ten horse-sacrifices; having bathed there, O tiger among men, one should attain the supreme goal.
3.81.65
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र मानुषं लोकविश्रुतम् ।
यत्र कृष्णमृगा राजन्व्याधेन परिपीडिताः ॥ ३.८१.६५ ॥
Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the Mānuṣa, renowned in the world, where, O king, the black antelopes were tormented by the hunter.
3.81.66
विगाह्य तस्मिन्सरसि मानुषत्वमुपागताः ।
तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा ब्रह्मचारी समाहितः ॥ ३.८१.६६ ॥
Having plunged into that lake, they attained human birth; a man who bathes in that holy ford should be a celibate and composed.
3.81.67
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा स्वर्गलोके महीयते ।
मानुषस्य तु पूर्वेण क्रोशमात्रे महीपते ॥ ३.८१.६७ ॥
One whose self is wholly purified of all sins is honored in the world of heaven. O lord of the earth, to the east of the human, at a distance of one krośa (it lies).
3.81.68
आपगा नाम विख्याता नदीसिद्धनिषेविता ।
श्यामाकभोजनं तत्रयः प्रयच्छति मानवः ॥ ३.८१.६८ ॥
A river renowned by the name Āpagā, frequented by rivers and perfected beings. There, whatever human offers a meal of millet
3.81.69
देवान्पितॄन्समुद्दिश्य तस्य धर्मफलं महत् ।
एकस्मिन्भोजिते विप्रे कोटिर्भवति भोजिता ॥ ३.८१.६९ ॥
For the gods and the ancestors, the fruit of merit is great: when one brahmin is fed, a crore are fed.
3.81.70
तत्रस्नात्वाऽर्चयित्वा च पितृन्वै दैवतानि च ।
उषित्वा रजनीमेकामग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत् ॥ ३.८१.७० ॥
Having bathed there, and having worshipped the ancestors and the gods, and having stayed one night, one obtains the fruit of the agniṣṭoma sacrifice.
3.81.71
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र ब्रह्मणः स्थानमुत्तमम् ।
ब्रह्मोदुम्बरमित्येव प्रकाशं भुवि भारत ॥ ३.८१.७१ ॥
Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the supreme place of Brahmā, renowned on earth as Brahmodumbara, O Bhārata.
3.81.72
तत्रसप्तर्षिकुण्डेषु स्नातस् यनरपुङ्गव ।
केदारे चैवराजेन्द्रकपिञ्जलमहामुनेः ॥ ३.८१.७२ ॥
There, having bathed in the pools of the seven sages, O best of men, and in Kedāra, O lord of kings, and of the great sage Kapiñjala...
3.81.73
ब्रह्माणमधिगत्वा च शुचिः प्रयतमानसः ।
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा ब्रह्मलोकं प्रपद्यते ॥ ३.८१.७३ ॥
Having approached Brahmā, pure and with a disciplined mind, one whose self is cleansed of all sins attains the world of Brahmā.
3.81.74
कपिञ्जलस्य केदारं समासाद्य सुदुर्लभम् ।
अन्तर्धानमवाप्नोति तपसा दग्धकिल्विषः ॥ ३.८१.७४ ॥
Having reached the marsh of Kapiñjala, which is very hard to attain, one whose faults are burnt away by austerity obtains invisibility.
3.81.75
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र शङ्करं लोकविश्रुतम् ।
कृष्णपक्षे चतुर्दश्यामभिगम्य वृषध्वजम् ॥ ३.८१.७५ ॥
Then, O lord of kings, one should go to Śaṅkara, renowned in the worlds, approaching the bull-bannered one on the fourteenth day of the dark fortnight.
3.81.76
लभेत सर्वकामान्हि स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति ।
तिस्रः कोट्यस्तु तीर्थानां शङ्करे कुरुनन्दन ॥ ३.८१.७६ ॥
He obtains all desires and goes to the heavenly world. O joy of the Kurus, there are three crore holy places in Śaṅkara.
3.81.77
रुद्रकोट्यां तथा कूपे ह्रदेषु च महीपते ।
शुद्धास्पदं च तत्रैव तीर्थं भरतसत्तम ॥ ३.८१.७७ ॥
In the crore of Rudras, in the well, and in the pools too, O lord of the earth; and right there is the Śuddhāspada holy place, O best of the Bharatas.
3.81.78
तत्रस्नात्वाऽर्चयित्वा च दैवतानि पितॄनथ ।
न दुर्गतिमवाप्नोति वाजपेयं च विन्दति ॥ ३.८१.७८ ॥
Having bathed there and worshipped the gods and the ancestors, one does not meet a bad destiny, and one gains the fruit of the Vājapeya sacrifice.
3.81.79
किंदाने च नरः स्नात्वा किंजप्ये च महीपते ।
अप्रमेयमवाप्नोति दानं जप्यं च भारत ॥ ३.८१.७९ ॥
O lord of the earth, by what gift and by what recitation does a man who has bathed obtain immeasurable merit? By gift and by recitation, O Bhārata.
3.81.80
कलश्यां वार्युपस्पृश्य श्रद्दधानो जितेन्द्रियः ।
अग्निष्टोमस् यज्ञस्य फलं प्राप्नोति मानवः ॥ ३.८१.८० ॥
Having sipped water from the pot, a man full of faith with senses conquered obtains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice.
3.81.81
शंकरस्य तु पूर्वेण नारदस्य महात्मनः ।
तीर्थं कुरुकुलश्रेष्ठ अजानन्तेति विश्रुतम् ॥ ३.८१.८१ ॥
To the east of Śaṅkara, near the great-souled Nārada, O best of the Kuru line, that holy ford is renowned as Ajānanta.
3.81.82
तत्रतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा प्राणानुत्सृज्य भारत ।
नारदेनाभ्यनुज्ञातो लोकान्प्राप्नोत्यनुत्तमानन् ॥ ३.८१.८२ ॥
Having bathed at that holy ford, and given up his life-breaths, O Bhārata, with Nārada's permission a man obtains the supreme worlds.
3.81.83
शुक्लपक्षे दशम्यां च पुण्डरीकं समाविशेत् ।
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्पौण्डरीकफलं लभेत् ॥ ३.८१.८३ ॥
On the tenth day of the bright fortnight one should enter the Puṇḍarīka ford; having bathed there, O king, a man obtains the fruit of Puṇḍarīka.
3.81.84
ततस्त्रिविष्टपं गच्छेत्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् ।
तत्र वैतरणी पुण्या नदी पापप्रणाशिनी ॥ ३.८१.८४ ॥
Then one should go to Triviṣṭapa, renowned in the three worlds; there is the holy river Vaitaraṇī, destroyer of sin.
3.81.85
तत्र स्नात्वाऽर्चयित्वा च शूलपाणिं वृषध्वजम् ।
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा गच्छेत परमां गतिम् ॥ ३.८१.८५ ॥
Bathing there and worshipping Śiva, the trident-bearer, the bull-bannered one, a man whose self is purified of all sins should attain the supreme goal.
3.81.86
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र फलकीवनमुत्तमम् ।
तत्र देवाः सदा राजन्फलकीवनमाश्रिताः ॥ ३.८१.८६ ॥
Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the excellent Phalakī forest; there the gods, O king, always dwell in the Phalakī forest.
3.81.87
तपश्चरन्ति विपुलं बहुवर्षसहस्रकम् ।
दृषद्वत्यां नरः स्नात्वा तर्पयित्वा च देवताः ॥ ३.८१.८७ ॥
They perform vast austerities for many thousands of years. A man who bathes in the Dṛṣadvatī and makes offerings of water to the gods...
3.81.88
अग्निष्टोमातिरात्राभ्यां फलं विन्दति भारत ।
तीर्ते च सर्वदेवानां स्नात्वा भरतसत्तम ॥ ३.८१.८८ ॥
O Bhārata, by the Agniṣṭoma and Atirātra sacrifices one obtains the fruit; having bathed at the sacred ford of all the gods, O best of the Bharatas.
3.81.89
गोसहस्रस्य राजेन्द्र फलं विन्दति मानवः ।
पाणिस्वाते नरः स्नात्त्वा तर्पयित्वा च देवताः ॥ ३.८१.८९ ॥
O lord of kings, a man obtains the fruit of giving a thousand cows; a man who bathes at Pāṇisvāta and makes offerings to the gods...
3.81.90
अग्निष्टोमातिरात्राभ्यां फलं विन्दति भारत ।
राजसूयमावाप्नोति ऋषिलोकं च विन्दति ॥ ३.८१.९० ॥
O Bhārata, by the Agniṣṭoma and Atirātra sacrifices one obtains the fruit; he attains the Rājasūya sacrifice and obtains the world of the sages.
3.81.91
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र मिश्रकं तीर्थमुत्तमम् ।
तत्र तीर्थानि राजेन्द्र मिश्रितानि महात्मना ॥ ३.८१.९१ ॥
Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the excellent sacred ford Miśraka. There, O lord of kings, are the sacred fords mingled together by the great-souled one.
3.81.92
व्यासेन नृपशार्दूल द्विजार्थमिति नः श्रुतम् ।
सर्वतीर्थेषु स स्नाति मिश्रके स्नाति यो नरः ॥ ३.८१.९२ ॥
O tiger among kings, we have heard that Vyāsa said this for the sake of the twice-born: a man who bathes at Miśraka bathes in all sacred fords.
3.81.93
ततो व्यासवनं गच्छेन्नियतो नियताशनः ।
मनोजवे नरः स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ॥ ३.८१.९३ ॥
Then, self-controlled and moderate in eating, one should go to the forest of Vyāsa. A man who bathes at Manojava obtains the fruit of a thousand cows.
3.81.94
गत्वा मधुवटीं चैव देव्याः स्थानं नरः शुचिः ।
तत्र स्नात्वाऽर्चयित्वा च पितॄन्देवांश्च पूरुषः ॥ ३.८१.९४ ॥
Having gone to Madhuvaṭī, to the place of the goddess, the pure man, having bathed there and worshipped the ancestors and the gods, should do so.
3.81.95
स देव्या समनुज्ञातो गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ।
कौशिक्याः संगमे यस्तु दृषद्वत्याश्च भारत ॥ ३.८१.९५ ॥
Having received permission from the goddess, he should obtain the fruit of a thousand cows. O Bhārata, [the one] who [bathes] at the confluence of the Kauśikī and also of the Dṛṣadvatī.
3.81.96
स्नाति वै नियताहार सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ।
ततो व्यासस्थली नाम यत्रव्यासेन धीमता ॥ ३.८१.९६ ॥
He who bathes, moderate in diet, is freed from all sins. Then there is the place named Vyāsasthalī, where the wise Vyāsa.
3.81.97
पुत्रशोकाभितप्तेन देहत्यागे कृता मतिः ।
ततो देवैस्तु राजेन्द्र पुनरुत्थापितस्तदा ॥ ३.८१.९७ ॥
Tormented by grief for his son, he resolved to give up his body; then, O lord of kings, the gods raised him up again.
3.81.98
अभिगत्वा स्थलीं तस्य गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ।
किंदत्तं कूपमासाद्य तिलप्रस्थं प्रदाय च ॥ ३.८१.९८ ॥
Having gone to that sacred spot, one obtains the fruit of a thousand cows; and having reached the well and offered a prastha of sesame, one obtains the same.
3.81.99
गच्छेत परमां सिद्धिमृणैर्मुक्तः कुरूद्वह ।
वेदीतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ॥ ३.८१.९९ ॥
Freed from debts, O best of the Kurus, a man should attain the supreme perfection; a man who bathes at the Vedī sacred ford obtains the fruit of a thousand cows.
3.81.100
अहस्छ सुदिनं चैव द्वे तीर्थे लोकविश्रुते ।
तयोः स्नात्वा नरव्याघ्र सूर्यलोकमवाप्नुयात् ॥ ३.८१.१०० ॥
There are two sacred fords renowned in the worlds, Ahas and Sudina; O tiger among men, having bathed in both of them, a man attains the world of the sun.
3.81.101
मृगधूमं ततो गच्छेत्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् ।
तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वीत गङ्गायां नृपसत्तम ॥ ३.८१.१०१ ॥
Then one should go to Mṛgadhūma, renowned in the three worlds; there, O best of kings, one should perform an anointing bath in the Ganges.
3.81.102
अर्चयित्वा महादेवमश्वमेधफलं लभेत् ।
देव्यास्तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ॥ ३.८१.१०२ ॥
Having worshipped the great god Mahādeva, one should obtain the fruit of the horse sacrifice; a man who bathes at the sacred ford of the goddess obtains the fruit of a thousand cows.
3.81.103
ततो वामनकं गच्छेत्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् ।
तत्रविष्णुपदे स्नात्वा अर्चयित्वा च वामनम् ॥ ३.८१.१०३ ॥
Then one should go to Vāmanaka, renowned in the three worlds; there, having bathed at Viṣṇu's footprint and worshipped Vāmana.
3.81.104
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा विष्णुलोकं स गच्छति ।
कुलपुने नरः स्नात्वा पुनाति स्वकुलं ततः ॥ ३.८१.१०४ ॥
With a self purified of all sins, he goes to Viṣṇu's world. A man who bathes at Kulapuna then purifies his own family as well.
3.81.105
पवनस्य ह्रदे स्नात्वा मरुतां तीर्थमुत्तमम् ।
तत्रस्नात्वा नख्याघ्र विष्णुलोके महीयते ॥ ३.८१.१०५ ॥
Having bathed in the pool of Pavana, at the supreme tīrtha of the Maruts; having bathed there, O tiger among men, he is honoured in Viṣṇu's world.
3.81.106
अमराणां ह्रदे स्नात्वा समभ्यर्च्यामराधिपम् ।
अमराणां प्रभावेन स्वर्गलोके महीयते ॥ ३.८१.१०६ ॥
Having bathed in the pool of the immortals and duly worshipped the lord of the immortals, by the power of the immortals he is honoured in the heavenly world.
3.81.107
शालिहोत्रस्य तीर्थे च शालिशूर्पे यथाविधि ।
स्नात्वा नरवरश्रेष्ठ गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ॥ ३.८१.१०७ ॥
Having bathed duly at the tīrtha of Śālihotra and at Śālişūrpa, O best of excellent men, one obtains the fruit of a thousand cows.
3.81.108
श्रीकुञ्जं च सरस्वत्यास्तीर्थं भरतसत्तम ।
तत्र स्नात्वा नरश्रेष्ठ अग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत् ॥ ३.८१.१०८ ॥
And the Śrīkuñja tīrtha of the Sarasvatī, O best of the Bharatas; having bathed there, O best of men, one obtains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice.
3.81.109
ततो नैमिपकुञ्जं च समासाद्य कुरूद्वह ।
ऋषयः किल राजेन्द्र नैमिषेयास्तपस्विनः ॥ ३.८१.१०९ ॥
Then, having reached the Naimiṣa-kuñja, O foremost of the Kurus, O lord of kings, the sages, the ascetics dwelling in Naimiṣa (are there).
3.81.110
तीर्थयात्रां पुरस्कृत्य कुरुक्षेत्रं गताः पुरा ।
तत्र तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा वाजिमेधफलं लभेत्।
ततः कुञ्जः सरस्वत्याः कृतो भरतसत्तम ॥ ३.८१.११० ॥
Having made the pilgrimage their purpose, they went formerly to Kurukṣetra. There a man who bathes at that ford obtains the fruit of a horse-sacrifice. Then, O best of the Bharatas, the grove-ford of the Sarasvatī was made.
3.81.111
ऋपीणामवकाशः स्याद्यथा तुष्टिकरो महान् ।
कन्यातीर्थे नरः स्नात्वागोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ॥ ३.८१.१११ ॥
For the sages there is a great resting-place, giving satisfaction. A man who bathes at the Kanyā-ford obtains the fruit of a thousand cows.
3.81.112
ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ कन्यातीर्थमनुत्तमम् ।
कन्यातीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा अग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत् ॥ ३.८१.११२ ॥
Then, O knower of dharma, one should go to the incomparable Kanyā-ford. A man who bathes at the Kanyā-ford obtains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice.
3.81.113
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र ब्रह्मणस्तीर्थमुत्तमम् ।
तत्रवर्णावरः स्नात्वा ब्राह्मण्यं लभते नरः ॥ ३.८१.११३ ॥
Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the excellent ford of Brahmā. There even a man of lower varṇa, having bathed, obtains brahminhood.
3.81.114
ब्राह्मणश्च विशुद्धात्मा गच्छेत परमां गतिम् ।
ततो गच्छेन्नरश्रेष्ठ सोमतीर्थमनत्तमम् ॥ ३.८१.११४ ॥
And a brahmin of purified self should attain the supreme goal. Then, O best of men, one should go to the incomparable Soma-ford.
3.81.115
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्सोमलोकमवाप्नुयात् ।
सप्तसारस्वतं तीर्थं ततो गच्छेन्नराधिप ॥ ३.८१.११५ ॥
There, having bathed, a man, O king, obtains the world of Soma. Then he should go to the Sapta-Sārasvata ford, O lord of men.
3.81.116
यत्र मङ्कणकः सिद्धो महर्षिर्लोकविश्रुतः ।
पुरा मङ्कणको राजन्कुशाग्रेणेति नःश्रुतम् ॥ ३.८१.११६ ॥
Where the perfected great sage Maṅkaṇaka, renowned in the worlds, dwelt. Formerly, O king, we have heard that Maṅkaṇaka, with the tip of a kuśa grass...
3.81.117
क्षतः किल करे राजंस्तस्य शाकरसोऽस्रवत् ।
स वै शाकरसं दृष्ट्वा हर्षाविष्टः प्रनृत्तवान् ॥ ३.८१.११७ ॥
O king, a wound came upon his hand, and vegetable juice flowed from it. Seeing that vegetable juice, filled with joy, he danced forth.
3.81.118
ततस्तस्मिन्प्रनृत्ते तु स्थावरं जङ्गमं च यत् ।
प्रनृत्तमुभयं वीर तेजसा तस्य मोहितम् ॥ ३.८१.११८ ॥
Then, while he danced, whatever was immovable and movable, O hero, both danced, bewildered by his radiance.
3.81.119
ब्रह्मादिभिः सुरै राजनृषिभिश्च तपोधनैः ।
क्षिप्तो वै महादेव ऋषेरर्थे नराधिप ॥ ३.८१.११९ ॥
By Brahmā and the other gods, and by the sages whose wealth is asceticism, O lord of men, Mahādeva was urged for the sake of the sage.
3.81.120
नायं नृत्येद्यथा देव तथा न्वं कर्तुमर्हसि ।
तं प्रनृत्तं समासाद्य हर्षाविष्टेन चेतसा।
सुराणां हितकामार्थमृषिं देवोऽभ्यभाषत ॥ ३.८१.१२० ॥
'O god, you should not dance as this one dances.' Approaching him as he danced, with a mind filled with joy, the god, desiring the welfare of the gods, spoke to the sage.
3.81.121
भोभो महर्षे धर्मज्ञ किमर्थं नृत्यते भवान् ।
हर्षस्थानं किमर्थं वा तवाद्य मुनिपुङ्गव ॥ ३.८१.१२१ ॥
O great sage, knower of dharma, why are you dancing? Or what is the cause of your joy today, best of sages?
3.81.122
ऋषिरुवाच ।
तपस्विनो धर्मपथे स्थितस्य द्विजसत्तम।
किं न पश्यसि मे ब्रह्मन्कराच्छाकरसं स्रुतम् ॥ ३.८१.१२२ ॥
The sage said: O best of the twice-born, O brahmin, do you not see the sugar-juice dripping from my hand, I who stand as an ascetic on the path of dharma?
3.81.123
यं दृष्ट्वाऽहं प्रनृत्तोऽहं हर्षेण महताऽन्वितः ।
तं प्रहस्याब्रवीद्देव ऋषिं रागेण मोहितम् ॥ ३.८१.१२३ ॥
Seeing him, I danced, filled with great joy. The god, laughing, spoke to the sage deluded by passion.
3.81.124
अहं तु विस्मयं विप्र न गच्छामीति पश्य माम् ।
एवमुक्त्वा नरश्रेष्ठ महादेवेन धीमता ॥ ३.८१.१२४ ॥
'But I do not go to amazement, O brahmin; look at me.' O best of men, having spoken thus, the wise Mahādeva.
3.81.125
अङ्गुल्यग्रेण राजेन्द्रस्वाङ्गुष्ठस्ताडितोऽनघ ।
ततो भस्म क्षताद्राजन्निर्गतं हिमसन्निभम् ॥ ३.८१.१२५ ॥
O king of kings, O sinless one, he struck with the tip of his finger, his own big toe; then, O king, from the wound came forth ash like snow.
3.81.126
तद्दृष्ट्वा व्रीडितो राजन्स मुनिः पादयोर्गतः ।
नान्यद्देवात्परं मेने रुद्रात्परतरं महत् ॥ ३.८१.१२६ ॥
Seeing that, O king, the sage, ashamed, fell at his feet; he regarded no other greater than the god, nor anyone greater than Rudra.
3.81.127
सुरासुरस्य जगतो गतिस्त्वमसि शूलधृत् ।
त्वया सर्वमिदं सृष्टं त्रैलोक्यं सचराचरम् ॥ ३.८१.१२७ ॥
You are the refuge of gods and asuras and of the world, wielder of the trident. By you this whole triple world, with what moves and what does not, was created.
3.81.128
त्वमेव सर्वान्ग्रससि पुनरेव युगक्षये ।
देवैरपि न शक्यस्त्वं परिज्ञातुं कुतो मया ॥ ३.८१.१२८ ॥
At the dissolution of the age you alone swallow everything again. Even the gods cannot know you; how then could I?
3.81.129
त्वयि सर्वे प्रदृश्यन्ते सुरा ब्रह्मादयोऽनघ ।
सर्वस्त्वमसि लोकानां कर्ताकारयिता च ह ॥ ३.८१.१२९ ॥
In you, O sinless one, all the gods beginning with Brahmā are seen. You alone are the maker and the causer of making of the worlds.
3.81.130
त्वत्प्रसादात्सुराः सर्वे निवसन्त्यकुतोभयाः ।
एवं स्तुत्वा महादेवमृषिर्वचनमब्रवीत् ॥ ३.८१.१३० ॥
By your grace all the gods dwell, free from fear. Having thus praised Mahādeva, the sage spoke these words.
3.81.131
त्वत्प्रसादान्महादेव तपो मे न क्षरेत वै ।
ततो देवः प्रहृष्टात्मा ब्रह्मर्षिमिदमब्रवीत् ॥ ३.८१.१३१ ॥
O Mahādeva, by your grace may my austerity never decline. Then the god, his heart gladdened, spoke these words to the brahmin sage.
3.81.132
तपस्ते वर्धतां विप्र मत्प्रसादात्सहस्रशः ।
आश्रमे चेह वत्स्यामि त्वया सह महामुने ॥ ३.८१.१३२ ॥
O brahmin, by my grace may your austerity grow a thousandfold. And here, O great sage, I shall dwell in your hermitage with you.
3.81.133
सप्तसारस्वते स्नात्वा अर्चयिष्यन्ति ये तु माम् ।
न तेषां दुर्लभं किंचिदिह लोके परत्र च ॥ ३.८१.१३३ ॥
For those who bathe at the seven Sarasvatī waters and worship me, nothing is hard to obtain, in this world or the next.
3.81.134
सारस्वतं च ते लोकं गमिष्यन्ति न संशयः ।
एवमुक्त्वा महादेवस्तत्रैवान्तरधीयत ॥ ३.८१.१३४ ॥
They will certainly go to the Sarasvatī world. Having said this, Mahādeva vanished right there.
3.81.135
ततस्त्वौशनसं गच्छेत्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् ।
यत्रब्रह्मादयो देवा ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः ॥ ३.८१.१३५ ॥
Then one should go to the Auśanasa tīrtha, renowned in the three worlds, where the gods headed by Brahmā and the ascetic sages dwell.
3.81.136
कार्तिकेयश्च भगवांस्त्रिसंध्यं किल भारत ।
सान्निध्यमकरोन्नित्यं भार्गवप्रियकाम्यया ॥ ३.८१.१३६ ॥
O descendant of Bharata, the blessed Kārttikeya too, out of desire to please Bhārgava, constantly makes his presence felt there at the three twilights.
3.81.137
कपालमोचनं तीर्थं सर्वपापप्रमोचनम् ।
तत्र स्नात्वा नरव्याघ्र सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ ३.८१.१३७ ॥
The Kapālamocana tīrtha releases from all sins. O tiger among men, having bathed there, one is freed from all sins.
3.81.138
अग्नितीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्तत्र स्नात्वा नरर्षभ ।
अग्निलोकमवाप्नोति कुलं चैव सुमुद्धरेत् ॥ ३.८१.१३८ ॥
Then one should go to the Agni tīrtha. O bull among men, having bathed there, one attains the world of Agni and well uplifts one's family as well.
3.81.139
विश्वामित्रस्य तत्रैव तीर्थं भरतसत्तम ।
तत्र स्नात्वा नरश्रेष्ठ ब्राह्मण्यमधिगच्छति ॥ ३.८१.१३९ ॥
Here too is the holy ford of Viśvāmitra, best of the Bharatas. Having bathed there, best of men, one attains brahminhood.
3.81.140
ब्रह्मयोनिं समासाद्य शुचिः प्रयतमानसः ।
तत्र स्नात्वा नरव्याघ्र ब्रह्मलोकं प्रपद्यते ॥ ३.८१.१४० ॥
Having reached the Brahma-womb, pure and with a controlled mind, tiger among men, having bathed there, one goes to the world of Brahmā.
3.81.141
पुनात्यासप्तमं चैव कुलं नास्त्यत्रसंशयः ।
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् ॥ ३.८१.१४१ ॥
It purifies the family up to the seventh generation; there is no doubt of this. Then, lord of kings, one should go to the holy ford renowned in the three worlds.
3.81.142
पृथूदकमिति ख्यातं कार्तिकेयस्य वै नृप ।
तत्राभिषेकं कुर्वीत पितृदेवार्चने रतः ॥ ३.८१.१४२ ॥
Lord of men, there is the holy ford known as Pṛthūdaka, sacred to Kārttikeya. There one should perform the ritual bath, devoted to the worship of ancestors and gods.
3.81.143
अज्ञानाज्ज्ञानतो वाऽपिस्त्रिया वा पुरुषेण वा ।
यत्किंचिदशुभं कर्म कृतं मानुषबुद्धिना ॥ ३.८१.१४३ ॥
Whatever inauspicious deed has been done, through ignorance or knowingly, by a woman or by a man, through human understanding (human frailty)—
3.81.144
तत्सर्वं नश्यते तत्र स्नातमात्रस्य भारत ।
अश्वमेधफलं चास्य स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति ॥ ३.८१.१४४ ॥
Bhārata, for one who has merely bathed there, all of that is destroyed. He receives the fruit of the horse-sacrifice and goes to the heavenly world.
3.81.145
पुण्यमाहुः कुरुक्षेत्रं कुरुक्षेत्रात्सरस्वती ।
सरस्वत्याश्च तीर्थानि तीर्थेभ्यश् पृथूदकम् ॥ ३.८१.१४५ ॥
Kurukṣetra is called holy; from Kurukṣetra, the Sarasvatī; and from the fords of the Sarasvatī, Pṛthūdaka.
3.81.146
उत्तमे सर्वतीर्थानां यस्त्यजेदात्मनस्तनुम् ।
पृथूदके जप्यपरो नैव श्वो मरणं तपेत् ॥ ३.८१.१४६ ॥
He who gives up his body at Pṛthūdaka, the best of all sacred fords, intent on recitation, does not suffer the pain of death tomorrow.
3.81.147
गीतं सनत्कुमारेण व्यासेन च महात्मना ।
वेदे च नियतं राजन्नभिगच्छेत्पृथूदकम् ॥ ३.८१.१४७ ॥
Sanatkumāra and the great-souled Vyāsa have declared it, and it is in the Veda too: O king, one should surely go to Pṛthūdaka.
3.81.148
पृथूदकात्तीर्थतमं नान्यत्तीर्थं कुरूद्वह ।
तन्मेध्यं तत्पवित्रं च पावनं च न संशयः ॥ ३.८१.१४८ ॥
O best of the Kurus, there is no sacred ford greater than Pṛthūdaka; it is pure, purifying and holy — there is no doubt.
3.81.149
तत्रस्नात्वा दिवं यान्ति येऽपि पापकृतो नराः ।
पृथूदके नरश्रेष्ठ एवमाहुर्मनीषिणः ॥ ३.८१.१४९ ॥
Even sinful men who bathe there go to heaven — so the wise say, O best of men, in Pṛthūdaka.
3.81.150
मधुस्रवं च तत्रैव तीर्थं भरतसत्तम ।
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ॥ ३.८१.१५० ॥
O best of the Bharatas, right there is also the ford called Madhusrava; O king, a man who bathes there obtains the fruit of giving a thousand cows.
3.81.151
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र तीर्थं देव्या यथाक्रमम् ।
सरस्वत्यारुणायाश्च संगमे लोकविश्रुते ॥ ३.८१.१५१ ॥
Then, O lord of kings, one should go in due order to the sacred ford of the goddess, to the confluence of the Sarasvatī and the Aruṇā, renowned in the world.
3.81.152
त्रिरात्रोपोषितः स्नात्वा मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया ।
अग्निष्टोमातिरात्राभ्यां फलं विन्दति मानवः ॥ ३.८१.१५२ ॥
A man who has fasted for three nights and bathed is freed from the sin of killing a brahmin, and obtains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma and Atirātra sacrifices.
3.81.153
आसप्तमं कुलं चैव पुनाति भरतर्षभ ।
अवतीर्णं च तत्रैव तीर्थं कुरुकुलोद्वह ॥ ३.८१.१५३ ॥
O best of the Bharatas, it purifies the family up to the seventh generation; and O bearer of the Kuru lineage, by descending right there into that sacred ford.
3.81.154
विप्राणामनुकम्पार्थं शार्ङ्गिणा निर्मिनं पुरा ।
व्रतोपनयनाभ्यां चाप्युपवासेन वाऽप्युत ॥ ३.८१.१५४ ॥
For the compassion of brahmins, it was made long ago by the bearer of the Śārṅga bow (Viṣṇu); whether through vow and initiation, or even through fasting.
3.81.155
क्रियामन्त्रैश्च संयुक्तो ब्राह्मणः स्यान्न संशयः ।
क्रियामन्त्रविहीनोऽपि तत्र स्नात्वा नरर्षभ।
चीर्णव्रतो भवेद्विद्वान्दृष्टमेतत्पुरातनैः ॥ ३.८१.१५५ ॥
A man endowed with rites and mantras becomes a brahmin, without doubt. O best of men, even one lacking rites and mantras, having bathed there and completed the vow, becomes learned; this was seen by the ancients.
3.81.156
समुद्राश्चापि चत्वारः समानीताश् दर्भिणा ।
तेषु स्नातो नरश्रेष्ठ न दुर्गतिमवाप्नुयात् ॥ ३.८१.१५६ ॥
The four oceans too were brought here by Darbhin (the bearer of kuśa grass); O best of men, one who bathes in them does not attain a wretched state.
3.81.157
फलानि गोसहस्राणां चतुर्णां विन्दते च सः ।
ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ तीर्थं शतसहस्रकम् ॥ ३.८१.१५७ ॥
He obtains the fruit of four thousand cows. Then, O knower of dharma, he should go to the holy ford worth a hundred thousand.
3.81.158
साहस्रकं च तत्रैव द्वे तीर्थे लोकविश्रुते ।
उभयोर्हि नरः स्नात्वा गोसरस्रफंल लभेत् ॥ ३.८१.१५८ ॥
Right there are two holy fords renowned in the worlds, bearing a thousandfold merit. A man who bathes in both obtains the fruit of a thousand cows.
3.81.159
दानं वाऽप्युपवासो वा सहस्रगुणितं भवेत् ।
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र रेणुकातीर्थमुत्तमम् ॥ ३.८१.१५९ ॥
There, a gift or a fast becomes a thousandfold. Then, O lord of kings, one should go to the supreme Reṇukā holy ford.
3.81.160
तीर्ताभिषेकं कुर्वीत पितृदेवार्चने रतः ।
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा अग्निष्टोमफलं लभेत् ॥ ३.८१.१६० ॥
One should perform the anointing in the holy ford, devoted to worship of the ancestors and the gods. With the soul purified of all sins, one obtains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice.
3.81.161
विमोचनमुपस्पृश्य जितमन्युर्जितेन्द्रियः ।
प्रतिग्रहकृतैर्दोषैः सर्वैः स परिमुच्यते ॥ ३.८१.१६१ ॥
Having touched the waters of the Vimocana ford, one who has conquered anger and the senses is wholly freed from all the faults born of accepting gifts.
3.81.162
ततः पञ्चवटीं गत्वा ब्रह्मचारी जितेन्द्रियः ।
पुण्येन महता युक्तः सतां लोके महीयते ॥ ३.८१.१६२ ॥
Then, having gone to Pañcavaṭī, a celibate student who has conquered the senses, endowed with great merit, is honored in the world of the good.
3.81.163
यत्रयोगेश्वरः स्थाणुः स्वयमेव वृषध्वजः ।
तमर्चयित्वा देवेशं गमनादेव सिद्ध्यति ॥ ३.८१.१६३ ॥
Where the lord of yoga, the steadfast Sthāṇu, the bull-bannered one himself dwells, by worshipping that lord of gods and merely going there, one attains success.
3.81.164
तैजसं वारुणं तीर्थं दीप्यमानं स्वतेजसा ।
यत्र रब्रह्मादिभिर्दैर्वैर्ऋषिभिश्च तपोधनैः ॥ ३.८१.१६४ ॥
The fiery and the watery sacred ford, shining with its own brilliance, where Brahmā and the other gods and the sages, whose wealth is austerity, dwell.
3.81.165
सैनापत्येन देवानामभिषिक्तो गुहस्तदा ।
तैजसस्य तु पूर्वेण कुरुतीर्थं कुरूद्वह ॥ ३.८१.१६५ ॥
Then Guha was anointed as commander of the gods. To the east of the fiery ford is the Kuru ford, O best of the Kurus.
3.81.166
कुरुतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा ब्रह्मचारी जितेन्द्रियः ।
सर्वपापविशुद्धात्मा ब्रह्मलोकं प्रपद्यते ॥ ३.८१.१६६ ॥
Having bathed at the Kuru ford, a man who is celibate and self-controlled, his soul wholly purified of all sins, attains the world of Brahmā.
3.81.167
स्वर्गद्वारं ततो गच्छेन्नियतो नियताशनः ।
स्वर्गलोकमवाप्नोति ब्रह्मलोकं च गच्छति ॥ ३.८१.१६७ ॥
Then he should go to the gate of heaven, restrained and eating moderately. He obtains the world of heaven and goes to the world of Brahmā.
3.81.168
ततो गच्छेदनरकं तीर्थसेवी नराधिप ।
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्न दुर्गतिमवाप्नुयात् ॥ ३.८१.१६८ ॥
Then, O lord of men, the sacred-ford pilgrim should go to Anaraka. O king, a man who bathes there does not obtain a bad fate.
3.81.170
तत्रब्रह्मा स्वयं नित्यं देवैः सह महीपते ।
सान्निध्यं तत्रराजेन्द्र रुद्रपत्न्याः कुरूद्वह।
अभिगम्य च तां देवीं न दुर्गतिमवाप्नुयात् ॥ ३.८१.१७० ॥
There Brahmā himself always dwells with the gods, O lord of the earth. There is the presence of Rudra's wife, O lord of kings, O best of the Kurus. Having approached that goddess, a man does not obtain misfortune.
3.81.171
तत्रैव च महाराज विश्वेश्वरमुमापतिम् ।
अभिगम्य महादेवं मुच्यते सर्वकिल्विषैः ॥ ३.८१.१७१ ॥
There too, O great king, having approached Viśveśvara, Umāpati, the great god, a man is freed from all sins.
3.81.172
नारायणं चाभिगम्य पद्मनाभमरिंदम ।
राजमानो महाराज विष्णुलोकं च गच्छति ॥ ३.८१.१७२ ॥
Having approached Nārāyaṇa, and reached Padmanābha, O subduer of foes, O great king, shining, he goes to Viṣṇu's world.
3.81.173
तीर्थेषु सर्वदेवानां स्नातः स पुरुषर्षभ ।
सर्वदुःखैः परित्यक्तो द्योतते शशिवन्नरः ॥ ३.८१.१७३ ॥
Having bathed at the holy fords of all the gods, O bull among men, freed from all sorrows, a man shines like the moon.
3.81.174
ततः स्वस्तिपुरं गच्छेत्तीर्थसेवी नराधिप ।
प्रदक्षिणमुपावृत्य गोसहस्रफलं लभेत् ॥ ३.८१.१७४ ॥
Then, O lord of men, the one who serves the holy fords should go to Svastipura. Circumambulating it, he obtains the fruit of a thousand cows.
3.81.175
पावनं तीर्थमासाद्य तर्पयेत्पितृदेवताः ।
अग्निष्टोमस्य यत्रस्य फलं प्राप्नोति भारत ॥ ३.८१.१७५ ॥
Having reached the purifying holy ford, he should satisfy the ancestors and the gods. O descendant of Bharata, he obtains the fruit of the Agniṣṭoma sacrifice.
3.81.176
गङ्गाह्रदश्च तत्रैव कूपश्च भरतर्षभ ।
तिस्रः कोट्यस्तु तीर्थानां तस्मिन्कूपे महीपते ॥ ३.८१.१७६ ॥
Here, bull of the Bharatas, is the Gaṅgā pool and a well. In that well, O lord of the earth, are three crores of sacred fords.
3.81.177
तत्र स्नात्वा नरो राजन्स्वर्गलोकं प्रपद्यते ।
आपगायां नरः स्नात्वा अर्चयित्वा महेश्वरम् ॥ ३.८१.१७७ ॥
There, O king, a man who bathes attains the heavenly world; a man who bathes in the river and worships the great lord Śiva (attains it).
3.81.178
गाणपत्यमवाप्नोति कुलं चैव समुद्धरेत् ।
ततः स्थाणुवटं गच्छेत्रिषु लोकेषु विश्रुतम् ॥ ३.८१.१७८ ॥
He obtains the state of Gaṇapati's servants and also uplifts his family. Then he should go to Sthāṇuvaṭa, renowned in the three worlds.
3.81.179
तत्र स्नात्वा स्थितो रात्रिं रुद्रलोकमवाप्नयात् ।
बदरीकाननं गच्छेद्वसिष्ठस्याश्रमं गतः ॥ ३.८१.१७९ ॥
Having bathed there and remained for the night, a man should attain the world of Rudra. Having gone to the hermitage of Vasiṣṭha, he should go to the jujube forest.
3.81.180
बदरीं भक्षयेत्तत्र त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः ।
सम्यग्द्वादशवर्षाणि बदरीं भक्षयेत्तु यः ॥ ३.८१.१८० ॥
There, having fasted for three nights, a man should eat the badarī fruit; likewise he who eats badarī properly for twelve years.
3.81.181
त्रिरात्रोपोषितस्तेन भवेत्तुल्यो नराधिप ।
इन्द्रमार्गं समासाद्य तीर्थसेवी नराधिप ॥ ३.८१.१८१ ॥
By that he becomes equal to one who has fasted three nights. O lord of men, having reached the path of Indra, the one who serves the sacred fords (attains the world of Indra).
3.81.182
अहोरात्रोपवासेन शक्रलोके महीयते ।
एकरात्रं समासाद्य एकरात्रोषितो नरः ॥ ३.८१.१८२ ॥
By a fast of one day and night a man is honored in the world of Indra. A man who reaches (the sacred ford) and stays there one night (also obtains its fruit).
3.81.183
नियतः सत्यवादी च ब्रह्मलोके महीयते ।
ततो गच्छेत राजेन्द्र तीर्थं त्रैलोक्यविश्रुतम् ॥ ३.८१.१८३ ॥
A self-controlled, truthful man is honored in the world of Brahmā. Then, O lord of kings, one should go to that sacred ford renowned in the three worlds.
3.81.184
आदित्यस्याश्रमो यत्र तेजोराशेर्महात्मनः ।
तस्मिंस्तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा पूजयित्वा विभावसुं ॥ ३.८१.१८४ ॥
In that sacred ford where the hermitage of the great-souled Āditya, the mass of radiance, stands, a man who bathes and worships Vibhāvasu (Agni) (obtains its fruit).
3.81.185
आदित्यलोकं व्रजति कुलं चैव समुद्धरेत् ।
सोमतीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा तीर्थसेवी नराधिप ॥ ३.८१.१८५ ॥
He goes to the world of the Sun and also lifts up his family. A man who serves the sacred fords, having bathed at the Soma ford, O lord of men (obtains such a fruit).
3.81.186
सोमलोकमवाप्नोति नरो नास्त्यत्रसंशयः ।
ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ दधीचस्य महात्मनः ॥ ३.८१.१८६ ॥
A man obtains the world of Soma; there is no doubt in this. Then, O knower of dharma, one should go to (the ford of) the great-souled Dadhīca.
3.81.187
तीर्थं पुण्यतमं राजन्पावनं लोकविश्रुतम् ।
यत्र सारस्वतो यातः सोङ्गिरास्तपसो निधिः ॥ ३.८१.१८७ ॥
O king, this ford is most meritorious, purifying, and famed in the world. Here Sārasvata went, and Aṅgiras, the treasury of asceticism, also went.
3.81.188
तस्मिस्तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा वाजिमेधफलं लभेत् ।
सारस्वतीं गतिं चैव लभते नात्र संशयः ॥ ३.८१.१८८ ॥
A man who bathes in that holy place obtains the fruit of the horse sacrifice and attains the Sārasvata path; there is no doubt of this.
3.81.189
ततः कन्याश्रमं गच्छेन्नियतो ब्रह्मचर्यवान् ।
त्रिरात्रोपोषितो राजन्नियतो नियताशनः ॥ ३.८१.१८९ ॥
Then, self-restrained and keeping the vow of celibacy, he should go to the maidens' hermitage, O king, having fasted for three nights and eating with restraint.
3.81.190
लभेत्कन्याशतं दिव्यं स्वर्गलोकं च गच्छति ।
ततो गच्छेत धर्मज्ञ तीर्थं सन्निहतीमपि ॥ ३.८१.१९० ॥
He obtains a hundred divine maidens and goes to the heavenly world. Then, O knower of dharma, he should go also to the holy place called Sannihatī.
3.81.191
तत्रब्रह्मादयो देवा ऋषयश्च तपोधनाः ।
मासिमासि समायान्ति पुण्येन महाताऽन्विताः ॥ ३.८१.१९१ ॥
There Brahmā and the other gods, and the sages whose wealth is asceticism, gather month after month, endowed with merit and great power.
3.81.192
सन्निहत्यामुपस्पृश्य राहुग्रस्ते दिवाकरे ।
अश्वमेधशतं तेन तत्रेष्टं शाश्वतं भवेत् ॥ ३.८१.१९२ ॥
Having sipped water and bathed at Sannihatī while Rāhu has seized the sun, one is held to have performed a hundred horse sacrifices there, and the fruit of it shall be eternal.
3.81.193
पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि अन्तरिक्षचराणि च ।
नद्यो ह्रदास्तडागाश्च सर्वप्रस्रवणानि च ॥ ३.८१.१९३ ॥
All the holy places on the earth, and those that move through the air; the rivers, lakes, pools, and all the springs as well.
3.81.194
उदपानानि वाप्यश्च तीर्थान्यायतनानि च ।
निःसंशयममावास्यां समेष्यन्ति नराधिप ॥ ३.८१.१९४ ॥
Wells, step-wells, sacred fords and holy shrines — without doubt, O lord of men, they will all assemble on the new-moon day.
3.81.195
मासिमासि नरव्याघ्र सन्निहत्यां न संशयः ।
तीर्थसन्निहनादेव सन्निहत्येति विश्रुता ॥ ३.८१.१९५ ॥
O tiger among men, month by month there is no doubt of the Sannihatyā; it is renowned as Sannihatyā simply from the gathering of the sacred fords.
3.81.196
तत्र स्नात्वा च पीत्वा च स्वर्गलोके महीयते ।
अमावास्यां तु तत्रैव राहुग्रस्ते रदिवाकरे ॥ ३.८१.१९६ ॥
Having bathed and drunk there, a man is honoured in the heaven-world; and on the new-moon day, when Rāhu has seized the sun, right there.
3.81.197
यः श्राद्धं कुरुते मर्त्यस्तस्य पुण्यफंल शृणु ।
अश्वमेधसहस्रस्य सम्यगिष्टस्य यत्फलम् ॥ ३.८१.१९७ ॥
Hear the fruit of merit of the mortal who performs the ancestral rite: it is the very fruit of a thousand rightly performed horse-sacrifices.
3.81.198
स्नात एव समाप्नोति कृत्वा श्राद्धं च मानवः ।
यत्किंचिद्दुष्कृतंकर्म स्त्रिया वा पुरुषेण वा ॥ ३.८१.१९८ ॥
A man who has bathed and performed the ancestral rite obtains it at once; whatever wrong deed has been done, whether by a woman or by a man—
3.81.199
स्नातमात्रस्य तत्सर्वं नश्यते नात्र संशयः ।
पद्मवर्णेन याने ब्रह्मलोकं प्रपद्यते ॥ ३.८१.१९९ ॥
For one who has just bathed, all of that is destroyed — there is no doubt; in a lotus-coloured vehicle he attains the world of Brahmā.
3.81.200
अभिवाद्य ततो यक्षं द्वारपालं मचक्रुकम् ।
कोटितीर्थमुपस्पृश्य लभेद्बहुसुवर्णकम् ॥ ३.८१.२०० ॥
Having greeted the yakṣa Macakruka, the gatekeeper, and having sipped and touched water at the Koṭi ford, one obtains much gold.
3.81.201
गङ्गाह्रदश्च तत्रैव तीर्थं भरतसत्तम ।
तत्रस्नायीत धर्मज्ञ ब्रह्मचारी समाहितः ॥ ३.८१.२०१ ॥
And there too is the ford called the Gaṅgā-hrada, O best of the Bharatas. There, O knower of dharma, one should bathe, keeping celibate and with a composed mind.
3.81.202
राजसूयाश्वमेधाभ्यां फलं विन्दति मानवः ।
पृथिव्यां नैमिषं तीर्थमन्तरिक्षे च पुष्करम् ॥ ३.८१.२०२ ॥
A person obtains the fruit of the Rājasūya and Aśvamedha sacrifices: through the Naimiṣa ford on earth, and through Puṣkara in the sky.
3.81.203
त्रयाणामपि लोकानां कुरुक्षेत्रं विशिष्यते ।
पांसवोपि कुरुक्षेत्राद्वायुना समुदीरिताः ॥ ३.८१.२०३ ॥
Of the three worlds, Kurukṣetra is pre-eminent; even the dust particles blown by the wind from Kurukṣetra (are sacred).
3.81.204
अपि दुष्कृतकर्माणं नयन्ति परमां गतिम् ।
दक्षिणेन सरस्वत्या उत्तरेण दृषद्वतीम् ॥ ३.८१.२०४ ॥
They lead even one who has done evil deeds to the highest goal — those (places) south of the Sarasvatī and north of the Dṛṣadvatī.
3.81.205
ये वसन्ति कुरुक्षेत्रे तेवसन्ति त्रिविष्टपे ।
कुरुक्षेत्रं गमिष्यामि कुरुक्षेत्रे वसाम्यहम्।
अप्येकां वाचमुत्सृज्य सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते ॥ ३.८१.२०५ ॥
Those who dwell in Kurukṣetra dwell in heaven. Even by uttering a single word — "I will go to Kurukṣetra, I will dwell in Kurukṣetra" — a person is freed from all sins.
3.81.206
ब्रह्मवेदी कुरुक्षेत्रं पुण्यं ब्रह्मर्षिसेवितम् ।
तस्मिन्वसन्ति ये मर्त्या न ते शोच्याः कथंचन ॥ ३.८१.२०६ ॥
The Brahmavedī, Kurukṣetra, is holy, frequented by the brahmarṣis. Mortals who dwell in it are in no way to be grieved for.
3.81.207
तरन्तुकारन्तुकयोर्यदन्तरं ।
रामह्रदानां च मचक्रुकस्य च।
एतत्कुरुक्षेत्रसमन्तपञ्चकं ।
पितामहस्योत्तरवेदिरुच्यते ॥ ३.८१.२०७ ॥
The space between the Taranta and the Karanta, and also between the Rāma lakes and the Macakruka: this is the Samantapañcaka of Kurukṣetra, called the northern altar of the Grandfather.