pari-kulkarni/itihasa-sanskrit-en-filtered huggingface dataset:
Sanskrit: मतङ्गवाप्यां यः स्नायादेकरात्रेण सिद्ध्यति। विगाहति ह्यनालम्बमन्धकं वै सनातनम्॥ नैमिषे स्वर्गतीर्थे च उपस्पृश्य जितेन्द्रियः। फलं पुरुषमेधस्य लभेन्मासं कृतोदकः॥
English: He who bathes in the lake Matanga is sure to acquire success in one night. He who bathes in Analamva or the eternal, Andhaka, or in Naimisha, or the tirtha called Svarga, and offers oblations of water to the departed manes, controlling his senses all the while, acquires the merit of a human sacrifice.
Sanskrit: गङ्गाह्रद उपस्पृश्य तथा चैवोत्पलावने। अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति तत्र मासं कृतोदकः॥
English: Bathing in Gangahrada and the tirtha Utplavana and daily offering oblations of water there for a full month to the departed manes, one acquires the merit of a Horse-sacrifice.
Sanskrit: गङ्गायमुनयोस्तीर्थे तथा कालञ्जरे गिरौ। दशाश्वमेधानाप्नोति तत्र मासं कृतोदकः॥
English: Bathing in the confluence of the Ganga and the Yamuna as also at the tirtha in the Kalanjara mountains and offering every day oblations of water to the departed manes for a full month, one acquires the merit of ten Horsesacrifices.
Sanskrit: षष्टिह्रद उपस्पृश्य चान्नदानाद् विशिष्यते। दशतीर्थसहस्राणि तिस्रः कोट्यस्तथा पराः॥ समागच्छन्ति माध्यां तु प्रयागे भरतर्षभ। माघमासं प्रयागे तु नियतः संशितव्रतः॥
English: Bathing in the Shashthi lake one acquires merit much greater than what appertains to the gift of food. Ten thousand tirthas and thirty millions of other tirthas come to Prayaga, O chief of Bharata's race, in the month of Magha. He who bathes in Prayaga, with a controlled mind and observing rigid vows all the while the month of Magha, becomes purged of all his sins, O chief of Bharata's race, and attains to heaven.
Sanskrit: स्नात्वा तु भरतश्रेष्ठ निर्मलः स्वर्गमाप्नुयात्। मरुद्गण उपस्पृश्य पितॄणामाश्रमे शुचिः॥ वैवस्वतस्य तीर्थे च तीर्थभूतो भवेन्नरः।
English: Bathing in the tirtha that is sacred to the Maruts, as also in that which is situate in the retreat of the departed manes, in and also in that which is known by the name of Vaivasvata, one becomes purged of all one's sins and as pure and sanctified as tirtha.
Sanskrit: तथा ब्रह्मसरो गत्वा भागीरथ्यां कृतोदकः॥ एकमासं निराहारः सोमलोकमवाप्नुयात्॥
English: Going to Brahmasaras as to the Bhagirathi and bathing there and offering oblations to the departed manes every day for a full month, abstaining from food all the while, one is sure to go to the region of Soma.
Sanskrit: उत्पातके नरः स्नात्वा अष्टावक्रे कृतोदकः। द्वादशाहं निराहारो नरमेधफलं लभेत्॥
English: Bathing in Utpataka and then in Ashtavakra and offering oblations of water to the departed manes every day for twlve days successively, abstaining all the while from food, one acquires the merits of a Naramedha sacrifice.
Sanskrit: अश्मपृष्ठे गयायां च निरविन्दे च पर्वते। तृतीयां क्रौञ्चपद्यां च ब्रह्महत्यां विशुध्यते॥
English: Bathing in Ashmaprishtha and Niravinda mountains and Kraunchapadi all three in Gayaone becomes purged of the sin of Brahmanicide. A bath in the first place purifies one of a single Brahmanicidele; bath in the second cleanness one of two similar offences; and a bath in the third cleanses one of three such offences.
Sanskrit: कलविङ्क उपस्पृश्य विद्याच्च बहुशो जलम्। अग्नेः पुरे नरः स्नात्वा अग्निकन्यापुरे वसेत्॥
English: Bathing in Kalavinga, one gets a large quantity of water. A man, by bathing in the city of Agni, acquires such merit as entitles him to live at his next birth in the city of Agni's daughter. manes
Sanskrit: करवीरपुरे स्नात्वा विशालायां कृतोदकः। देवह्रद उपस्पृश्य ब्रह्मभूतो विराजते॥
English: Bathing in Vishala in Karavirapura and offering oblations of water to his departed and performing his ablutions in Devahrada too, one becomes at one with Brahma and shines in glory as such.
Sanskrit: पुनरावर्तनन्दां च महानन्दां च सेव्य वै। नन्दने सेव्यते दान्तस्त्वप्सरोभिरहिंसकः॥
English: Bathing in Punaravarta Nanda, as also Mahananda, a man of controlled senses and universal mercy goes to the celestial garden of Nandana and served there by the various tribes of Apsaras.
Sanskrit: उर्वशी कृत्तिकायोगे गत्वा चैव समाहितः। लौहित्ये विधिवत् स्नात्वा पुण्डरीकफलं लभेत्॥
English: Bathing with concentrated soul in the tirtha of Urvashi which is situated in the river Lohitya, on the day of full moon of the month of Kartika, one acquires the merits of Pundarika sacrifice.
Sanskrit: रामह्रद उपस्पृश्य विपाशायां कृतोदकः। द्वादशाहं निराहारः कल्मषाद् विप्रमुच्यते॥
English: Bathing in Ramahrada and offering oblations of water to the departed manes in the river Vipasha (Beas), and fasting for twelve days, one becomes purged of all sins.
Sanskrit: महाह्रद उपस्पृश्य शुद्धेन मनसा नरः। एकमासं निराहारो जमदग्निगतिं लभेत्॥
English: Bathing in the tirtha called Mahahrada with a purified heart and after fasting for one month, one is sure to acquire the status of the sage Jamadagni.
Sanskrit: विन्ध्ये संताप्य चात्मानं सत्यसंधसत्वहिंसकः। विनयात्तप आस्थाय मासेनैकेन सिध्यति॥
English: By exposing oneself to heat in the tirtha called Vindhya, a person given to truth and endued with compassion for all creatures should then practise austere penances, actuated by humility. By so doing, he is sure to acquire ascetic success in course of single month.
Sanskrit: नर्मदायामुपस्पृश्य तथा शूर्पारकोदके। एकपक्षं निराहारो राजपुत्रो विधीयते॥
English: Bathing in the Narmada as also the tirtha named Surparaka, fasting for a full fortnight, one is sure to become in one's next birth a prince of royal blood.
Sanskrit: जम्बूमार्गे त्रिभिर्मासैः संयतः सुसमाहितः। अहोरात्रेण चैकेन सिद्धिं समधिगच्छति॥
English: If one proceeds with controlled senses and a concentrated soul to the tirtha known as Jamvumarga, one is sure to acquire success in the course of a single day and night.
Sanskrit: कोकामुखे विगाह्याथा गत्वा चाञ्जलिकाश्रमम्। शाकभक्षश्चीरवासाः कुमारीविन्दते दश॥
English: By going to Chandalikashrama and bathing in the tirtha called Kokamukha, having lived for sometime on potherbs alone and worm rags for raiments one is sure to get ten beautiful maidens as his wives.
Sanskrit: वैवस्वतस्य सदनं न स गच्छेत् कदाचन। यस्य कन्याहूदे वासो देवलोकं स गच्छति॥
English: One who lives by the side of the tirtha known by the name of Kanvahrada has never to visit the regions of Yama. Such a person is sure to ascend to the regions of happiness belonging to the celestials.
Sanskrit: प्रभासे त्वेकरात्रेण अमावास्यां समाहितः। विध्यते तु महाबाहो यो नरो जायतेऽमरः॥
English: One who bathes with controlled senses on the day of the new moon in the tirtha known by the name of Prabhasa, is sure, you of mighty arins, of acquiring success and immortality simultaneously.
Sanskrit: उज्जानक उपस्पृश्य आष्टिषेणस्य चाश्रमे। पिङ्गायाश्चाश्रमे स्नात्वा सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते॥
English: Bathing in the tirtha known by the name of Ujjanaka which is situate in the retreat of Arshtisena's son, and next in the tirtha which is situate in the retreat of Pinga, one is sure to be purged of all his sins.
Sanskrit: कुल्यायां समुपस्पृश्य जप्त्वा चैवाघमर्षणम्। अश्वमेधमवाप्नोति त्रिरात्रोपोषितो नरः॥
English: Fasting for three days and bathing in the tirtha known as kulya and reciting the sacred Mantras of Aghamarshana, one acquires the merit of a Horse-sacrifice.
Sanskrit: पिण्डारक उपस्पृश्य एकरात्रोषितो नरः। अग्निष्टोममवाप्नोति प्रभातां शर्वरी शुचिः॥
English: Fasting for one night and bathing in Pindaraka, one becomes purified on the next day and acquires the merit of an agnishtoma sacrifice.
Sanskrit: तथा ब्रह्मसरो गत्वा धर्मारण्योपशोभितम्। पुण्डरीकमवाप्नोति उपस्पृश्य नरः शुचिः॥
English: One who goes to Brahmasara which is adorned by the woods called Dharmaranya one becomes purged of all one's sins in and acquires the merit of the Pundarika sacrifice.
Sanskrit: मैनाके पर्वते स्नात्वा तथा संध्यामुपास्य च। कामं जित्वा च वै मासं सर्वयज्ञफलं लभेत्॥
English: Bathing in the waters of the Mainaka mountain and reciting morning and evening prayers there and living at the spot for a month controlling desires, one acquires the merit of all the sacrifices.
Sanskrit: कालोदकं नन्दिकुण्डं तथा चोत्तरमानसम्। अभ्येत्य योजनशताद् भ्रूणहा विप्रमुच्यते॥
English: Starting for Kalodaka and Nandikunda and Uttaramanasa, and reaching a spot that is hundred Yojanas remote from any of them, one becomes purged of the sin of foeticide.
Sanskrit: नन्दीश्वरस्य मूर्ति तु दृष्ट्वा मुच्येत किल्बिषैः। स्वर्गमार्गे नरः स्नात्वा ब्रह्मलोकं स गच्छति॥
English: One who succeeds in seeing the image of Nandishvara, becomes purged of all sins. Bathing in the tirtha called svargamarga one is sure to proceed to the regions of Brahman.
Sanskrit: विख्यातो हिमवान् पुण्यः शङ्करश्वशुरो गिरिः। आकर: सर्वरत्नानां सिद्धचारणसेवितः॥
English: The celebrated Himayat is sacred. That king of mountains is the father-in-law of Shankara, He is a mine of all jewels and gems and is the resort of the Siddhas and Charanas.
Sanskrit: शरीरमुत्सृजेत् तत्र विधिपूर्वमनाशके। अध्रुवं जीवितं ज्ञात्वा यो वै वेदान्तगो द्विजः॥ अभ्यर्च्य देवतास्तत्र नमस्कृत्य मुनींस्तथा। ततः सिद्धो दिवं गच्छेद् ब्रह्मलोकं सनातनम्॥
English: That twice born person who is as master of the vedas and who, considering this life to be exceedingly unstable, renounces his body on those mountains, abstaining from all food and drink according to the rites laid down in the scriptures, after having worshipped the gods and bent his head in worship of the ascetics is sure to acquire success and proceed to the eternal regions of Brahman.
Sanskrit: कामं क्रोधं च लोभं च यो जित्वा तीर्थमावसेत्। न तेन किञ्चिन्न प्राप्तं तीर्थाभिगमनाद् भवेत्॥
English: There is nothing which one cannot get who lives in a tirtha, restraining lust and controlling anger on account of such residence.
Sanskrit: यान्यगम्यानि तीर्थाणि दुर्गाणि विषमाणि चा मनसा तानि गम्यानि सर्वतीर्थसमीक्षया॥
English: For the purpose of going to all the tirthas in the world, one should mentally think of those amongst them which are almost inaccessible or sojourns to which are attended with great difficulties.
Sanskrit: इदं मेध्यमिदं पुण्यमिदं स्वय॑मनुत्तमम्। इदं रहस्यं वेदानामाप्लाव्यं पावनं तथा॥
English: Sojourns to tirthas yields the merits of Sacrifices. They are competent to purify everybody of sin. Fraught-with great good, they are capable of leading in heaven. The subject is truly a great mystery. The very gods should bathe in tirthas. To them also they are sin-purifying.
Sanskrit: इदं दद्याद् द्विजातीनां साधोरात्महितस्य च। सुहृदां च जपेत् कर्णे शिष्यस्यानुगतस्य च॥
English: This discourse on tirthas should be delivered to Brahmanas, and to such honest or pious persons as are bent upon gaining what is for their own behoof. It should also be recited in the hearing of one's well-wishers and friends and of one's obedient and devoted disciples.
Sanskrit: दत्तवान् गौतमस्यैतदङ्गिरा वै पहातपाः। अङ्गिरा: समनुज्ञातः काश्यपेन च धीमता॥
English: Angiras endued with great ascetic merit, had delivered this discourse to Gautama. Angiras himself had got it from the highly intelligent Kashyapa.
Sanskrit: महर्षीणामिदं जप्यं पावनानां तथोत्तमम्। जपंश्चाभ्युत्थितः शश्वन्निर्मलः स्वर्गमाप्नुयात्॥
English: The great Rishis consider this discourse as deserving of constant repetition. It is the foremost of all purifying things. If one recites it regularly every day, he is sure to become purged of every sin and after this life 10 proceed to heaven.
Sanskrit: इदं यश्चापि शृणुयाद् रहस्यं त्वङ्गिोमतम्। उत्तमे च कुले जन्म लभेज्जातीश्च संस्मरेत्॥
English: One who listens to this discourse recited in his hearing this discourse, viz., of Angiras, which is regarded as a mystery is sure to attain in one's next life to birth in a good family and, what is more, one would have the memory of the pristine existence.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच बृहस्पतिसमं बुद्ध्या क्षमया ब्रह्मणः समम्। पराक्रमे शक्रसममादित्यसमतेजसम्॥ गाङ्गेयमर्जुनेनाजौ निहतं भूरितेजसम्। भ्रातृभिः सहितोऽन्यैश्च पर्यपृच्छद् युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Vaishampayana said Equal to Brihaspati in intelligence and Brahman himself in forgiveness, resembling Shakra in prowess and the Sun in energy, Bhishma the son of Ganga, of infinite might, had been defeated in battle by Arjuna. Accompanied by his brothers and many other people king, Yudhishthira asked him these questions.
Sanskrit: शयानं वीरशयने कालाकाटिणमच्युतम्। आजग्मुर्भरतश्रेष्ठं द्रष्टुकामा महर्षयः॥
English: The old hero was lying on a bed coveted by heroes, in expectation of that sacred moment when he could take leave of his body. Many great Rishis had come there for seeing that foremost one of Bharata's race.
Sanskrit: अत्रिर्वसिष्ठोऽथ भृगुः पुलस्त्यः पुलहः क्रतुः। अङ्गिरागौतमोऽगस्त्यः सुमतिः सुयतात्मवान्॥ विश्वामित्र: स्थूलशिरा: संवर्तः प्रमतिर्दमः। बृहस्पत्युशनोव्यासाच्यवनः काश्यपो ध्रुवः॥ दुर्वासा जमदग्निश्च मार्कण्डेयोऽथ गालवः। भरद्वाजोऽथ रैभ्यश्च यवक्रोतस्त्रितस्तथा॥
English: Amongst them were Atri, Vasishtha, Bhrigu, Pulastya, Pulaha, and Kratu. There were also Angiras, Gotama, Agastya, Sumati of well restrained soul, Vishvamitra, Sthulashiras, Samvarta, Pramati and Dama. There were also Brihaspati, Ushanas, Vyasa, Chyavana, Kashyapa, Dhruva, Durvasas, Jamadagni, Markandeya Galava, Bharadvaja, Raibhya Yavakrita and Trita.
Sanskrit: स्थूलाक्षः शवलाक्षश्च कण्वो मेधातिथिः कृशः। नारदः पर्वतश्चैव सुधन्वाथैकतो द्विजः॥
English: There Sthulaksha, Shavalaksha, Kanwa, Medhatithi, Krishi, Narada, Parvata, Sudhanwan, Ekata and Dwita.
Sanskrit: नितम्भूर्भुवनो धौम्यः शतानन्दोऽकृतव्रणः। जामदग्न्यस्तथा रामः कचश्चेत्येवमादयः॥
English: There also Nitambhu Bhuvana, Dhaumya, Shatananda, Akritavrana, Rama the son of Jamadagni and Kacha.
Sanskrit: समागता महात्मानो भीष्मं द्रष्टुं महर्षयः। तेषां महात्मनां पूजामागतानां युधिष्ठिरः॥ भ्रातृभिः सहितश्चकै यथावदनुपूर्वशः। ते पूजिताः सुखासीनाः कथाश्चक्रुर्महर्षयः॥
English: All these great Rishis came there for seeing Bhishma lying on his bed of arrows. Yudhishthira with his brothers duly adored those great Rishis who had come there, one after another in proper order. Receiving that were were adoration, those foremost of Rishis sat themselves down and began to converse with one another.
Sanskrit: भीष्माश्रिताः सुमधुराः सर्वेन्द्रियमनोहराः। भीष्मस्तेषां कथाः श्रुत्वा ऋषीणां भावितात्मनाम्॥
English: Their conversation related to Bhishma and was highly sweet and agreeable. Hearing that talk of theirs about himself, Bhishma became filled with joy and considered himself to be already in heaven.
Sanskrit: मेने दिविष्ठमात्मानं तुष्ट्या परमया युतः। ततस्ते भीष्ममामन्त्र्य पाण्डवांश्च महर्षयः॥
English: Having obtained the leave of Bhishma and of the Pandava princes those Rishis then disappeared before the very sight of all the beholders.
Sanskrit: अन्तर्धानं गताः सर्वे सर्वेषामेव पश्यताम्। तानृषीन् सुमहाभागानन्तर्धानगतानपि॥
English: The Pandavas bowed again and again and offered their adorations to those highly blessed Rishis even after they had made themselves invisible.
Sanskrit: पाण्डवास्तुष्टुवुः सर्वे प्रणेमुश्च मुहुर्मुहुः। प्रसन्नमनसः सर्वे गाङ्गेयं कुरुसत्तमम्॥
English: They then cheerfully waited upon the son of Ganga even as Brahmanas versed in Mantras wait with respect upon the rising Sun.
Sanskrit: उपतस्थुर्यथोद्यन्तमादित्यं मन्त्रकोविदाः। प्रभावात् तपसस्तेषामृषीणां वीक्ष्य पाण्डवाः॥
English: The Pandavas saw that the points of the compass shining on account of the energy of their penances, and became filled with wonder at the spectacle.
Sanskrit: प्रकाशन्तो दिशः सर्वा विस्मयं परमं ययुः। महाभाग्यं परं तेषामृषीणामनुचिन्त्य ते। पाण्डवाः सह भीष्मेण कथाश्चक्रुस्तदाश्रयाः॥
English: Thinking of the high blessedness and power of those Rishis, the Pandava princes began to discourse on the subject with their grandfather Bhishma.
Sanskrit: वैशम्पायन उवाच कथान्ते शिरसा पादौ स्पृष्ट्वा भीष्मस्य पाण्डवः। धर्म्य धर्मसुतः प्रश्नं पर्यपृच्छद् युधिष्ठिरः॥
English: Vaishampayana said After that conversation was over, the pious Yudhishthira, the son of Pandu, touched Bhishma's feet with his head and then resumed his questions about morality and virtue.
Sanskrit: युधिष्ठिर उवाच के देशाः के जनपदा आश्रमाः के च पर्वताः। प्रकृष्टाः पुण्यतः काच ज्ञेया नद्यः पितामह॥
English: Yudhishthira said Which countries, which provinces, which hermitages, which mountains, and which rivers, O grandfather, are the foremost in sancity.
Sanskrit: भीष्म उवाच अत्राप्युदाहरन्तीममितिहासं पुरातनम्। शिलोच्छवृत्तेः संवादं सिद्धस्य च युधिष्ठिर॥
English: Bhishma said Regarding it is cited the old conversation between a Brahmana in the observance of the Shila and the Unccha vows, O Yudhishthira, and a Rishi crowned with ascetic merits.
Sanskrit: इमां कश्चित् परिक्रम्य पृथिवीं शैलभूषणाम्। असकृद् द्विपदां श्रेष्ठः श्रेष्ठस्य गृहमेधिनः॥ शिलवृत्तेहं प्राप्तः स तेन विधिनार्चितः। उवास रजनीं तत्र सुमुखः सुखभागृषिः॥
English: Once on a time, a foremost person, having travelled over this entire Earth adorned with mountains, arrived at last in the house of a foremost person living like a householder in accordance with the shila vow. The latter welcomed his guest with due rites. Received with such hospitality, the happy Rishi passed the night happily in the house of his host.
Sanskrit: शिलवृत्तिस्तु यत् कृत्यं प्रातस्तत् कृतवाञ्छुचिः। कृतकृत्यमुपातिष्ठत् सिद्धं तमतिथिं तदा।॥
English: The next morning the Brahmana in the observance of the Shila vow, having finished all his morning acts and rites and purified himself duly, gladly approached his guest crowned with ascetic success.
Sanskrit: तौ समेत्य महात्मानौ सुखासीनौ कथाः शुभाः। चक्रतुर्वेदसम्बद्धास्तच्छेषकृतलक्षणाः॥
English: Meeting with each other and seated at their ease, the two began to take on agreeable subjects of the Vedas and the Upanishads.
Sanskrit: शिलवृत्तिः कथान्तेतु सिद्धमामन्त्र्य यत्नतः। प्रश्नं पप्रच्छ मेधावी यन्मां त्वं परिपृच्छसि॥
English: Towards the conclusion of the discourse, the Brahmana in the observance of the Shila vow respectfully addressed the Rishi crowned with success. Gifted with intelligence, he put this very question which you, O Yudhishthira have put to me.
Sanskrit: शिलवृत्तिरुवाच के देशाः के जनपदाः केऽऽश्रमाः के च पर्वताः। प्रकृष्टाः पुण्यतः काश्च ज्ञेया नद्यस्तुदुच्यत्ताम्॥
English: The Poor Brahmana said What are those countries, what are those provinces, what those hermitages, what those mountains, and what those rivers that should be considered as the foremost in sanctity? Do you describe this to me.
Sanskrit: ऋषिरुवाच ते देशास्ते जनपदास्तेऽऽश्रमास्ते च पर्वताः। येषां भागीरथी गङ्गा मध्येनैति सरिद्वरा॥
English: The Rishi said Those countries, those provinces, those retreats, and those mountains, should be considered as the foremost in sanctity through which or by the side of which that foremost of all rivers viz., Bhagirathi, flows.
Sanskrit: तपसा ब्रह्मचर्येण यज्ञैस्त्यागेन वा पुनः। गतिं तां न लभेज्जन्तुर्गङ्गां संसेव्य यां लभेत्॥
English: The end which a creature can attain by penances by Brahmacharyya by sacrifices or by practising Renunciation, one is sure to attain by only living by the side of the Bhagirathi and bathing in its sacred waters.
Sanskrit: स्पृष्टानि येषां गाङ्गेयैस्तोयैर्गात्राणि देहिनाम्। न्यस्तानि न पुरस्तेषां त्याग स्वर्गाद् विधीयते॥
English: Those creatures whose bodies have been sprinkled with the sacred waters of Bhagirathi or whose bones have been laid in that sacred stream, have not to fall away from heaven at any time.
Sanskrit: सर्वाणि येषां गाङ्गेयैस्तोयैः कार्याणि देहिनाम्। गां त्यक्त्वा मानवा विप्र दिवि तिष्ठन्ति ते जनाः।।
English: Those men, O learned Brahmana, who use the waters of Bhagirathi in all their acts surely go to heaven after death.
Sanskrit: पूर्वं वयसि कर्माणि कृत्वा पापानि ये नराः। पश्चाद् गङ्गां निषेवन्ते तेऽपि यान्त्युत्तमां गतिम्॥
English: Even those men who, having committed various sinful deeds in the first part of their lives, live in after years by the side of Ganga, succeed in attaining to a very superior end.
Sanskrit: स्नातानां शुचिभिस्तोयैर्गाङ्गेयैः प्रयतात्मनाम्। व्युष्टिर्भवति या पुंसां न सा क्रतुशतैरपि॥
English: Hundreds of sacrifices cannot yield that merit which men of controlled souls are capable of acquiring by bathing in the sacred waters of Ganga.
Sanskrit: यावदस्थि मनुष्यस्य गङ्गातोयेषु तिष्ठति। तावद्वर्षसहस्राणि स्वर्गलोके महीयते॥
English: A person is respected and adored in the celestial region for as long a period as his bones lie in the channel of Ganga.
Sanskrit: अपहत्य तमस्तीवं यथा भात्युदये रविः। तथापहत्य पाप्मानं भाति गङ्गाजलोक्षितः॥
English: Even as the Sun, when he rises at the dawn of day, shines, having removed the darkness of night, likewise the person who has bathed in the waters of Ganga is seen to shine, purged of all his sins.
Sanskrit: विसोमा इव शर्वर्यो विपुष्पास्तरवो यथा। तद्वद् देशा दिशश्चैव हीना गङ्गाजलैः शिवैः॥ वर्णाश्रमा यथा सर्वे धर्मज्ञानविवर्जिताः। क्रतवश्च यथासोमास्तथा गङ्गां विना जगत्॥
English: The countries and the points of the compass which are destitute of the sacred waters of Ganga are like nights without the moon or trees without flowers. Indeed a world without Ganga is like the different castes and modes of life when they are shorn of virtue or like sacrifices without Soma.
Sanskrit: यथा हीनं नभोऽर्केण भूःशैलैः खं च वायुना। तथा देशा दिशश्चैव गङ्गाहीना च संशयः॥
English: Forsooth countries and points of the compass which are without Ganga are like the sky without the sun or the Earth without mountains, or the etherial region without air.
Sanskrit: त्रिषु लोकेषु ये केचित् प्राणिनः सर्व एव ते। तर्प्यमाणाः परां तृप्तिं यान्ति गङ्गाजलैः शुभैः॥
English: All the creatures in the three worlds, if served with the sacred waters of Ganga, derive a pleasure the like of which they cannot derive from any other source.
Sanskrit: यस्तु सूर्येण निष्टतं गाङ्गेयं पिबते जलम्। गवां निरिनिर्मुक्ताद् यावकात् तद् विशिष्यते॥
English: He who drinks Ganga water which has been heated by the Sun's rays, derives merit much greater than that which belongs to the vow of living upon the wheat or grains or other corn picked up from cowdung.
Sanskrit: इन्द्रव्रतसहस्रं तु यश्चरेत् कायशोधनम्। पिबेद् यश्चापि गङ्गाम्भः समौ स्यातां न वा समौ॥३९
English: It cannot be said whether, he who performs a thousand Chandrayana rites for purifying his body and he who drinks the water of Ganga, are equal.
Sanskrit: तिष्ठेद् युगसहस्रं तु पदेनैकेन यः पुमान्। मासमेकं तु गङ्गाया समौ स्यातां न वा समौ॥
English: It cannot be said whether one who stands for a thousand years on one foot and one who lives for only a month by the side of Ganga are equal.
Sanskrit: लंबतेऽवाशिरा यस्तु युगानामयुतं पुमान्। तिष्ठेद् यथेष्टं यश्चापि गङ्गायां स विशिष्यते॥
English: One who lives permanently by the side of Ganga is superior in merit to one who lives for ten thousand cycles with head hanging downwards.
Sanskrit: अग्नौ प्रास्तं प्रधूयेत यथा तूलं द्विजोत्तम। तथा गङ्गावगाढस्य सर्वपापं प्रधूयते॥
English: As cotton, when it comes into contact with fire, is burnt off without a residue, so the sins of the person that has bathed in Ganga become perfectly consumed.
Sanskrit: भूतानामिह सर्वेषां दुःखोपहतचेतसाम्। गतिमन्वेषमाणानां न गङ्गासदृशी गतिः॥
English: There is no end superior to Ganga for those creatures who, with hearts afflicted by sorrow, seek to attain to ends which may remove that sorrow of theirs.
Sanskrit: भवन्ति निर्विषाः सर्प यथा तार्क्ष्यस्य दर्शनात्। गङ्गाया दर्शनात् तद्वत् सर्वपापैः प्रमुच्यते॥
English: As snakes become shorn of their poison as soon as they see Garuda, so one becomes purged of all his sins as soon as he sees the sacred river Ganga.
Sanskrit: अप्रतिष्ठाश्च ये केचिदधर्मशरणाश्च ये। तेषां प्रतिष्ठा गङ्गेह शरणं शर्म वर्म च॥
English: They who do not enjoy fame for virtue and they who are addicted to deeds of sinfulness, have Ganga for their fame, their protection, their means of safety their refuge or cover.
Sanskrit: प्रकृष्टैरशुभैर्ग्रस्ताननेकैः पुरुषाधमान्। पततो नरके गङ्गा संश्रितान् प्रेत्य तारयेत्॥
English: Many wretched men who commit various sins of a heinous nature, when they are about to sink into hell, are rescued by Ganga in the next world.
Sanskrit: ते संविभक्ता मुनिभिर्नूनं देवैः सवासवैः। येऽभिगच्छन्ति सततं गङ्गां मतिमतां वर॥
English: They, O foremost of intelligent men, who plunge every day in the sacred waters of Ganga, become the equals of great Munis and the very deities headed by Indra.
Sanskrit: विनयाचारहीनाश्च अशिवाश्च नराधमाः। ते भवन्ति शिवा विप्र ये वै गङ्गामुपाश्रिताः॥
English: Those wretched men who are destitute of humility or modesty of behaviour and who are greatly sinful, become righteous and good, O Brahmana, by living by the side of Ganga.