लोमश उवाच इह मास्तनूस्त्यक्तवा स्वर्गं गच्छन्ति भारता मर्तुकामा नरा राजनिहायान्ति सहस्रशः॥
Lomasha said: O descendant of Bharata, if men give up their bodies here, they go to heaven. O king, thousands of men come here with the desire to die.
एवमाशीः प्रयुक्ता हि दक्षेण यजता पुरा। इह ये वै मरिष्यन्ति ते वै स्वर्गजितो नराः॥
A blessing was pronounced here by Daksha when in the days of yore he was performing sacrifice at this spot. (It was as follows), “The men that will die here will go to heaven.”
एषा सरस्वती रम्या दिव्या चौघवती नदी। एतद् विनशनं नाम सरस्वत्या विशाम्पते॥
O king, here is the charming celestials river full of water, named Sarasvati. It is here Vinasana of the Sarasvati (where she disappeared).
द्वारं निषादराष्ट्रस्य येषां दोषात् सरस्वती। प्रविष्टा पृथिवीं वीर मा निषादा हि मां विदुः॥
O hero, here is the gate of the kingdom of the Nishadas; it is from the hatred of the Nishadhas that the Sarasvati entered the earth so that she might not be seen by the Nishadas.
एष वै चमसोद्देदो यत्र दृश्या सरस्वती। यौनामभ्यवर्तन्त सर्वाः पुण्याः समुद्रगाः॥
Here is also Chamashodbheda where the Sarasvati again reappeared. Here she was joined by all the other sacred ocean-going currents.
एतत् सिन्धोर्महत् तीर्थं यत्रागस्त्यमरिंदम्। लोपामुद्रा समागम्य भर्तारमवृणीत वै॥
O chastiser of foes, here is the greatly sacred place called Sindhu, where Lopamudra accepted the great Rishi Agastya as her husband.
एतत् प्रकाशते तीर्थं प्रभासं भास्कराते। इन्द्रस्य दयितं पुण्यं पवित्रं पापनानम्॥
O sun-like effulgent hero, here is the sacred Tirtha called Pravasha which is truly sacred, sin-destroying and a favourite place of Indra.
एतद् विष्णुपदं नाम दृश्यते तीर्थमुत्तमम्। एषा रम्या विपाशा च नदी परमपावनी॥
Yonder appears the excellent Tirtha called Vishnupada. Here also is the charming river and greatly purifying Vipasa.
अत्र वै पुत्रशोकेन वसिष्ठो भगवानृषिः। बद्ध्वाऽऽत्मानं निपतितो विपाशः पुनरुत्थितः॥
Here from the grief at his son's death, the great Rishi Vasishtha threw himself into the Vipasa after first binding himself, but he rose again.
काश्मीरमण्डलं चैतत् सर्वपुण्यमरिंदम्। महर्षिभिश्चाध्युषितं पश्येदं भ्रातृभिः सह॥
O chastiser of foes, behold with your brothers the sacred region of Kashmira, ever frequented by the holy Rishis.
यत्रोत्तराणां सर्वेषामृषीणां नाहुषस्य च। अग्नेश्चैवात्र संवादः काश्यपस्य च भारत॥
O descendant of Bharata, here a conference took place between Agni and the Rishi Kashyapa and between the son of Nahusha (Yayati) and the Rishis of the north.
एतद् द्वारं महाराज मानसस्य प्रकाशते। वर्षमस्य गिरेमध्ये रामेण श्रीमता कृतम्॥
O great king, yonder appears the gate of Manaka. A gap was opened by Rama in the midst of this mountain.
एष वातिकपण्डो वै प्रख्यातः सत्यविक्रमः। नात्यवर्तत यद्द्वारं विदेहादुत्तरं च यः॥
O greatly powerful hero, here is the celebrated Vatikakhanda, which although near the gate of Vedika, lies on the north of it.
इदमाश्चर्यमपरं देशेऽस्मिन् पुरुषर्षभ। क्षीणे युगे तु कौन्तेय शर्वस्य सह पार्षदैः॥ सहोमया च भवति दर्शनं कामरूपिणः। अस्मिन् सरसि सत्रैर्वै चैत्रे मासि पिनाकिनम्॥
O foremost of men, there is another very remarkable thing in connection with this place. It is this that at the end of every Yuga the deity Shiva who is capable of assuming every form at will may be seen here with Uma and his followers. In the yonder lake men, desirous of securing welfare to them, cheerfully gratify the wielder of Pinaka in the month of Chaitra by performing sacrifices.
यजन्ते याजकाः सम्यक् परिवारं शुभार्थिनः। अत्रोपस्पृश्य सरसि श्रद्दधानो जितेन्द्रियः॥ क्षीणपापः शुभाँल्लोकान् प्राप्नुते नात्र संशयः। एष उज्जानको नाम पावकिर्यत्र शान्तवान्। अरुन्धतीसहायश्च वसिष्ठो भगवानृषिः॥
The religious-minded and self-controlled men perform their ablations in this lake and become free from all sins. They certainly obtain the blessed regions. Here is the sacred Tirtha called Ujjanaka where the holy Rishi Vasishtha with his wife Arundhati lived.
ह्रदश्च कुशवानेष यत्र पद्मं कुशेशयम्। आश्रमश्चैव रुक्मिण्या यत्राशाम्यदकोपना॥ समाधीनां समासस्तु पाण्डवेय श्रुतस्त्वया। तं द्रक्ष्यसि महाराज भृगुतुझं महागिरिम्॥
Yonder is the lake called Kushavanisha in which grow the lotuses called Kushashaya. Here also is the hermitage of Rukmini where she attained peace by conquering her anger. O son of Pandu, O great king, you must have heard of the great hill Bhrigutunga. Behold it (now).
वितस्तां पश्य राजेन्द्र सर्वपापप्रमोचनीम्। महर्षिभिश्चाध्युषितां शीततोयां सुनिर्मलाम्॥
O king of kings, behold Vitasta which cleanses all sins. The water of it is very cool and transparent and it is frequented by the great Rishis.
जलां चोपजलां चैव यमुनामभितो नदीम्। उशीनरो वै यत्रेष्ट्वा वासवादत्यरिच्यत॥
(Behold) Jala and Upjala the rivers on both the sides of the Yamuna. Ushinara surpassed Vasava (Indra in greatness) by performing a sacrifice here.
तां देवसमिति तस्य दासवश्च विशाम्पते। अभ्यागच्छन्नृपवरं ज्ञातुमग्निश्च भारत॥
O king, O descendant of Bharata, being desirous of testing the merit of that great king, Vasava (Indra) and Agni came to his celestialslike Sava.
जिज्ञासमानौ वरदौ महात्मानमुशीनरम्। इन्द्रःश्येनः कपोतोऽग्निर्भूत्वा यज्ञेऽभिजग्मतुः॥
Being inquisitive to know Ushinara and being willing to bestow boons on him, those two celestials Indra and Agni, came to his sacrificial ground, Indra becoming a hawk and Agni a pigeon.
ऊरू राज्ञः समासाद्य कपोतः श्येनजाद् भयात्। शरणार्थी तदा राजन् निलिल्ये भयपीडितः॥
O king, the pigeon from the fear of the hawk fell upon the king's thighs for protection; and it became almost dead from the great fear.