Brahma Purana — Chapter 41
BrP 41.1
श्रुत्वैवं वै मुनिश्रेष्ठाः कथां पापप्रणाशिनीम् रुद्रक्रोधोद्भवां पुण्यां व्यासस्य वदतो द्विजाः ॥
śrutvaivaṃ vai muniśreṣṭhāḥ kathāṃ pāpapraṇāśinīm rudrakrodhodbhavāṃ puṇyāṃ vyāsasya vadato dvijāḥ //
Having thus heard, O best of sages, O twice-born, the sin-destroying, holy tale arising from Rudra's wrath, as Vyāsa related it —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.2
पार्वत्याश् च तथा रोषं क्रोधं शंभोश् च दुःसहम् उत्पत्तिं वीरभद्रस्य भद्रकाल्याश् च संभवम् ॥
pārvatyāś ca tathā roṣaṃ krodhaṃ śaṃbhoś ca duḥsaham utpattiṃ vīrabhadrasya bhadrakālyāś ca saṃbhavam //
and Pārvatī's indignation, and Śambhu's unbearable anger, the arising of Vīrabhadra and the coming into being of Bhadrakālī,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.3
दक्षयज्ञविनाशं च वीर्यं शंभोस् तथाद्भुतम् पुनः प्रसादं देवस्य दक्षस्य सुमहात्मनः ॥
dakṣayajñavināśaṃ ca vīryaṃ śaṃbhos tathādbhutam punaḥ prasādaṃ devasya dakṣasya sumahātmanaḥ //
and the destruction of Dakṣa's sacrifice, and Śambhu's marvellous might, and again the god's favor toward the greatly noble Dakṣa,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.4
यज्ञभागं च रुद्रस्य दक्षस्य च फलं क्रतोः हृष्टा बभूवुः संप्रीता विस्मिताश् च पुनः पुनः ॥
yajñabhāgaṃ ca rudrasya dakṣasya ca phalaṃ kratoḥ hṛṣṭā babhūvuḥ saṃprītā vismitāś ca punaḥ punaḥ //
and Rudra's share of the sacrifice, and the fruit of Dakṣa's rite — (the sages) became delighted, well pleased, and amazed again and again.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.5
पप्रच्छुश् च पुनर् व्यासं कथाशेषं तथा द्विजाः पृष्टः प्रोवाच तान् व्यासः क्षेत्रम् एकाम्रकं पुनः ॥
papracchuś ca punar vyāsaṃ kathāśeṣaṃ tathā dvijāḥ pṛṣṭaḥ provāca tān vyāsaḥ kṣetram ekāmrakaṃ punaḥ //
And the twice-born asked Vyāsa again for the remainder of the tale; being asked, Vyāsa spoke to them once more of the sacred field Ekāmraka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.6
ब्रह्मप्रोक्तां कथां पुण्यां श्रुत्वा तु ऋषिपुंगवाः प्रशशंसुस् तदा हृष्टा रोमाञ्चिततनूरुहाः ॥
brahmaproktāṃ kathāṃ puṇyāṃ śrutvā tu ṛṣipuṃgavāḥ praśaśaṃsus tadā hṛṣṭā romāñcitatanūruhāḥ //
But having heard the holy story spoken by Brahmā, the bulls among sages then, delighted, praised (it), the hairs of their bodies bristling.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.7
अहो देवस्य माहात्म्यं त्वया शंभोः प्रकीर्तितम् दक्षस्य च सुरश्रेष्ठ यज्ञविध्वंसनं तथा ॥
aho devasya māhātmyaṃ tvayā śaṃbhoḥ prakīrtitam dakṣasya ca suraśreṣṭha yajñavidhvaṃsanaṃ tathā //
"Ah, the greatness of the god Śambhu has been proclaimed by you, and also, O best of gods, the destruction of Dakṣa's sacrifice.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.8
एकाम्रकं क्षेत्रवरं वक्तुम् अर्हसि सांप्रतम् श्रोतुम् इच्छामहे ब्रह्मन् परं कौतूहलं हि नः ॥
ekāmrakaṃ kṣetravaraṃ vaktum arhasi sāṃpratam śrotum icchāmahe brahman paraṃ kautūhalaṃ hi naḥ //
Now you should tell of Ekāmraka, the best of holy places; we wish to hear, O Brahmā, for our curiosity is great."
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.9
तेषां तद् वचनं श्रुत्वा लोकनाथश् चतुर्मुखः प्रोवाच शंभोस् तत् क्षेत्रं भूतले दुष्कृतच्छदम् ॥
teṣāṃ tad vacanaṃ śrutvā lokanāthaś caturmukhaḥ provāca śaṃbhos tat kṣetraṃ bhūtale duṣkṛtacchadam //
Hearing that speech of theirs, the four-faced Lord of the worlds spoke of that field of Śambhu on earth, which covers over (i.e. removes) evil deeds:
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.10
शृणुध्वं मुनिशार्दूलाः प्रवक्ष्यामि समासतः सर्वपापहरं पुण्यं क्षेत्रं परमदुर्लभम् ॥
śṛṇudhvaṃ muniśārdūlāḥ pravakṣyāmi samāsataḥ sarvapāpaharaṃ puṇyaṃ kṣetraṃ paramadurlabham //
"Listen, O tigers among sages, I shall declare in brief the holy field that removes all sins and is most hard to attain,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.11
लिङ्गकोटिसमायुक्तं वाराणसीसमं शुभम् एकाम्रकेति विख्यातं तीर्थाष्टकसमन्वितम् ॥
liṅgakoṭisamāyuktaṃ vārāṇasīsamaṃ śubham ekāmraketi vikhyātaṃ tīrthāṣṭakasamanvitam //
joined with ten million liṅgas, auspicious, equal to Vārāṇasī, renowned as Ekāmraka, provided with eight sacred bathing places.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.12
एकाम्रवृक्षस् तत्रासीत् पुरा कल्पे द्विजोत्तमाः नाम्ना तस्यैव तत् क्षेत्रम् एकाम्रकम् इति श्रुतम् ॥
ekāmravṛkṣas tatrāsīt purā kalpe dvijottamāḥ nāmnā tasyaiva tat kṣetram ekāmrakam iti śrutam //
An ekāmra (single mango) tree stood there formerly, in (an earlier) kalpa, O best of brahmins; by the name of that very (tree) that field is known as Ekāmraka.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.13
हृष्टपुष्टजनाकीर्णं नरनारीसमन्वितम् विद्वांसगण भूयिष्ठं धनधान्यादिसंयुतम् ॥
hṛṣṭapuṣṭajanākīrṇaṃ naranārīsamanvitam vidvāṃsagaṇa bhūyiṣṭhaṃ dhanadhānyādisaṃyutam //
It is crowded with cheerful, well-fed people, filled with men and women, abounding in throngs of learned men, and possessed of wealth, grain and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.14
गृहगोपुरसंबाधं त्रिकचाद्वारभूषितम् नानावणिक्समाकीर्णं नानारत्नोपशोभितम् ॥
gṛhagopurasaṃbādhaṃ trikacādvārabhūṣitam nānāvaṇiksamākīrṇaṃ nānāratnopaśobhitam //
packed close with houses and gate-towers, adorned with three-way crossings and gateways, thronged with all sorts of merchants, made splendid with many kinds of jewels,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 41.15
पुराट्टालकसंयुक्तं रथिभिः समलंकृतम् राजहंसनिभैः शुभ्रैः प्रासादैर् उपशोभितम् ॥
purāṭṭālakasaṃyuktaṃ rathibhiḥ samalaṃkṛtam rājahaṃsanibhaiḥ śubhraiḥ prāsādair upaśobhitam //
furnished with the city's watchtowers, embellished with chariot-warriors, made beautiful with white mansions resembling royal geese,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.16
मार्गगद्वारसंयुक्तं सितप्राकारशोभितम् रक्षितं शस्त्रसंघैश् च परिखाभिर् अलंकृतम् ॥
mārgagadvārasaṃyuktaṃ sitaprākāraśobhitam rakṣitaṃ śastrasaṃghaiś ca parikhābhir alaṃkṛtam //
provided with gates opening on the roads, adorned with white ramparts, guarded by masses of weapons and set off by moats,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.17
सितरक्तैस् तथा पीतैः कृष्णश्यामैश् च वर्णकैः समीरणोद्धताभिश् च पताकाभिर् अलंकृतम् ॥
sitaraktais tathā pītaiḥ kṛṣṇaśyāmaiś ca varṇakaiḥ samīraṇoddhatābhiś ca patākābhir alaṃkṛtam //
decked with banners raised by the wind, in colors white and red, and yellow, black and dark-green,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.18
नित्योत्सवप्रमुदितं नानावादित्रनिस्वनैः वीणावेणुमृदङ्गैश् च क्षेपणीभिर् अलंकृतम् ॥
nityotsavapramuditaṃ nānāvāditranisvanaiḥ vīṇāveṇumṛdaṅgaiś ca kṣepaṇībhir alaṃkṛtam //
joyous with continual festivals, adorned with the sounds of various instruments—lutes, flutes, drums and cymbals,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.19
देवतायतनैर् दिव्यैः प्राकारोद्यानमण्डितैः पूजाविचित्ररचितैः सर्वत्र समलंकृतम् ॥
devatāyatanair divyaiḥ prākārodyānamaṇḍitaiḥ pūjāvicitraracitaiḥ sarvatra samalaṃkṛtam //
everywhere embellished with divine temples of the gods, graced with walls and gardens, arrayed with manifold offerings of worship.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.20
स्त्रियः प्रमुदितास् तत्र दृश्यन्ते तनुमध्यमाः हारैर् अलंकृतग्रीवाः पद्मपत्त्रायतेक्षणाः ॥
striyaḥ pramuditās tatra dṛśyante tanumadhyamāḥ hārair alaṃkṛtagrīvāḥ padmapattrāyatekṣaṇāḥ //
There women are seen, joyful, slender-waisted, their necks adorned with necklaces, their eyes long as lotus petals,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.21
पीनोन्नतकुचाः श्यामाः पूर्णचन्द्रनिभाननाः स्थिरालकाः सुकपोलाः काञ्चीनूपुरनादिताः ॥
pīnonnatakucāḥ śyāmāḥ pūrṇacandranibhānanāḥ sthirālakāḥ sukapolāḥ kāñcīnūpuranāditāḥ //
with full, high breasts, dark-complexioned, faces like the full moon, with steady curls, fair cheeks, jingling with girdles and anklets,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.22
सुकेश्यश् चारुजघनाः कर्णान्तायतलोचनाः सर्वलक्षणसंपन्नाः सर्वाभरणभूषिताः ॥
sukeśyaś cārujaghanāḥ karṇāntāyatalocanāḥ sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannāḥ sarvābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ //
with beautiful hair, lovely hips, eyes reaching to the ends of their ears, endowed with every auspicious mark, decked with every ornament,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.23
दिव्यवस्त्रधराः शुभ्राः काश्चित् काञ्चनसंनिभाः हंसवारणगामिन्यः कुचभारावनामिताः ॥
divyavastradharāḥ śubhrāḥ kāścit kāñcanasaṃnibhāḥ haṃsavāraṇagāminyaḥ kucabhārāvanāmitāḥ //
wearing divine garments, radiant, some resembling gold, walking like geese or elephants, bent low by the weight of their breasts,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.24
दिव्यगन्धानुलिप्ताङ्गाः कर्णाभरणभूषिताः मदालसाश् च सुश्रोण्यो नित्यं प्रहसिताननाः ॥
divyagandhānuliptāṅgāḥ karṇābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ madālasāś ca suśroṇyo nityaṃ prahasitānanāḥ //
their limbs smeared with divine perfumes, adorned with ear-ornaments, languid with wine, fair-hipped, their faces ever smiling,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.25
ईषद्विस्पष्टदशना बिम्बौष्ठा मधुरस्वराः ताम्बूलरञ्जितमुखा विदग्धाः प्रियदर्शनाः ॥
īṣadvispaṣṭadaśanā bimbauṣṭhā madhurasvarāḥ tāmbūlarañjitamukhā vidagdhāḥ priyadarśanāḥ //
their teeth slightly showing, lips like bimba fruit, sweet-voiced, mouths reddened with betel, clever, lovely to look upon,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.26
सुभगाः प्रियवादिन्यो नित्यं यौवनगर्विताः दिव्यवस्त्रधराः सर्वाः सदा चारित्रमण्डिताः ॥
subhagāḥ priyavādinyo nityaṃ yauvanagarvitāḥ divyavastradharāḥ sarvāḥ sadā cāritramaṇḍitāḥ //
Fortunate, sweet-spoken, always proud of their youth, all wearing divine garments, ever adorned with good conduct.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.27
क्रीडन्ति ताः सदा तत्र स्त्रियश् चाप्सरसोपमाः स्वे स्वे गृहे प्रमुदिता दिवा रात्रौ वराननाः ॥
krīḍanti tāḥ sadā tatra striyaś cāpsarasopamāḥ sve sve gṛhe pramuditā divā rātrau varānanāḥ //
Those women, like apsarases, always play there, delighted in their own homes, day and night, the fair-faced ones.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.28
पुरुषास् तत्र दृश्यन्ते रूपयौवनगर्विताः सर्वलक्षणसंपन्नाः सुमृष्टमणिकुण्डलाः ॥
puruṣās tatra dṛśyante rūpayauvanagarvitāḥ sarvalakṣaṇasaṃpannāḥ sumṛṣṭamaṇikuṇḍalāḥ //
There men are seen, proud of their beauty and youth, endowed with all auspicious marks, wearing well-polished jewelled earrings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.29
ब्राह्मणाः क्षत्रिया वैश्याः शूद्राश् च मुनिसत्तमाः स्वधर्मनिरतास् तत्र निवसन्ति सुधार्मिकाः ॥
brāhmaṇāḥ kṣatriyā vaiśyāḥ śūdrāś ca munisattamāḥ svadharmaniratās tatra nivasanti sudhārmikāḥ //
Brahmins, kshatriyas, vaishyas and shudras, O best of sages, devoted to their own duties, dwell there, very righteous.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.30
अन्याश् च तत्र तिष्ठन्ति वारमुख्याः सुलोचनाः घृताचीमेनकातुल्यास् तथा समतिलोत्तमाः ॥
anyāś ca tatra tiṣṭhanti vāramukhyāḥ sulocanāḥ ghṛtācīmenakātulyās tathā samatilottamāḥ //
And others dwell there, chief courtesans, fair-eyed, equal to Ghritachi and Menaka, and like Tilottama.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.31
उर्वशीसदृशाश् चैव विप्रचित्तिनिभास् तथा विश्वाचीसहजन्याभाः प्रम्लोचासदृशास् तथा ॥
urvaśīsadṛśāś caiva vipracittinibhās tathā viśvācīsahajanyābhāḥ pramlocāsadṛśās tathā //
And (some) resembling Urvashi, and like Vipracitti, resembling Vishvachi and Sahajanya, and like Pramlocha.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.32
सर्वास् ताः प्रियवादिन्यः सर्वा विहसिताननाः कलाकौशलसंयुक्ताः सर्वास् ता गुणसंयुताः ॥
sarvās tāḥ priyavādinyaḥ sarvā vihasitānanāḥ kalākauśalasaṃyuktāḥ sarvās tā guṇasaṃyutāḥ //
All of them sweet-spoken, all with smiling faces, possessed of skill in the arts, all of them endowed with (good) qualities.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.33
एवं पण्यस्त्रियस् तत्र नृत्यगीतविशारदाः निवसन्ति मुनिश्रेष्ठाः सर्वस्त्रीगुणगर्विताः ॥
evaṃ paṇyastriyas tatra nṛtyagītaviśāradāḥ nivasanti muniśreṣṭhāḥ sarvastrīguṇagarvitāḥ //
Thus courtesans dwell there, expert in dance and song, O best of sages, proud of every womanly quality.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.34
प्रेक्षणालापकुशलाः सुन्दर्यः प्रियदर्शनाः न रूपहीना दुर्वृत्ता न परद्रोहकारिकाः ॥
prekṣaṇālāpakuśalāḥ sundaryaḥ priyadarśanāḥ na rūpahīnā durvṛttā na paradrohakārikāḥ //
Skilled in glances and in conversation, beautiful, pleasing to look at; none lacking beauty or of bad conduct, none doing harm to others.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.35
यासां कटाक्षपातेन मोहं गच्छन्ति मानवाः न तत्र निर्धनाः सन्ति न मूर्खा न परद्विषः ॥
yāsāṃ kaṭākṣapātena mohaṃ gacchanti mānavāḥ na tatra nirdhanāḥ santi na mūrkhā na paradviṣaḥ //
By the falling of whose sidelong glances men are bewildered. There are no poor people there, none stupid, none hating others.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.36
न रोगिणो न मलिना न कदर्या न मायिनः न रूपहीना दुर्वृत्ता न परद्रोहकारिणः ॥
na rogiṇo na malinā na kadaryā na māyinaḥ na rūpahīnā durvṛttā na paradrohakāriṇaḥ //
None diseased, none filthy, none miserly, none deceitful, none lacking beauty or of bad conduct, none doing harm to others.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.37
तिष्ठन्ति मानवास् तत्र क्षेत्रे जगति विश्रुते सर्वत्र सुखसंचारं सर्वसत्त्वसुखावहम् ॥
tiṣṭhanti mānavās tatra kṣetre jagati viśrute sarvatra sukhasaṃcāraṃ sarvasattvasukhāvaham //
Men dwell there, in that holy field renowned in the world, where movement is pleasant everywhere, which brings happiness to all beings.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.38
नानाजनसमाकीर्णं सर्वसस्यसमन्वितम् कर्णिकारैश् च पनसैश् चम्पकैर् नागकेसरैः ॥
nānājanasamākīrṇaṃ sarvasasyasamanvitam karṇikāraiś ca panasaiś campakair nāgakesaraiḥ //
(It is) crowded with various people, furnished with every kind of crop, (adorned) with karnikara trees, jackfruit trees, champakas, nagakesaras,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.39
पाटलाशोकबकुलैः कपित्थैर् बहुलैर् धवैः चूतनिम्बकदम्बैश् च तथान्यैः पुष्पजातिभिः ॥
pāṭalāśokabakulaiḥ kapitthair bahulair dhavaiḥ cūtanimbakadambaiś ca tathānyaiḥ puṣpajātibhiḥ //
with patalas, ashokas and bakulas, with wood-apples, with many dhava trees, with mangoes, nimbas and kadambas, and with other kinds of flowers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.40
नीपकैर् धवखदिरैर् लताभिश् च विराजितम् शालैस् तालैस् तमालैश् च नारिकेलैः शुभाञ्जनैः ॥
nīpakair dhavakhadirair latābhiś ca virājitam śālais tālais tamālaiś ca nārikelaiḥ śubhāñjanaiḥ //
radiant with nipakas, dhavas and khadiras and with creepers, with sala, palmyra and tamala trees, with coconuts and fine anjana trees,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.41
अर्जुनैः समपर्णैश् च कोविदारैः सपिप्पलैः लकुचैः सरलैर् लोध्रैर् हिन्तालैर् देवदारुभिः ॥
arjunaiḥ samaparṇaiś ca kovidāraiḥ sapippalaiḥ lakucaiḥ saralair lodhrair hintālair devadārubhiḥ //
with arjunas and samaparnas, with kovidaras and pippalas, with lakucas, saralas, lodhras, hintalas and devadaru trees,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.42
पलाशैर् मुचुकुन्दैश् च पारिजातैः सकुब्जकैः कदलीवनखण्डैश् च जम्बूपूगफलैस् तथा ॥
palāśair mucukundaiś ca pārijātaiḥ sakubjakaiḥ kadalīvanakhaṇḍaiś ca jambūpūgaphalais tathā //
with palashas and mucukundas, with parijatas along with kubjakas, with groves of plantain thickets, and with rose-apple and areca-nut fruits,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.43
केतकीकरवीरैश् च अतिमुक्तैश् च किंशुकैः मन्दारकुन्दपुष्पैश् च तथान्यैः पुष्पजातिभिः ॥
ketakīkaravīraiś ca atimuktaiś ca kiṃśukaiḥ mandārakundapuṣpaiś ca tathānyaiḥ puṣpajātibhiḥ //
with ketakis and karaviras, with atimuktas and kimshukas, with mandara and kunda flowers, and with other kinds of flowers,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.44
नानापक्षिरुतैः सेव्यैर् उद्यानैर् नन्दनोपमैः फलभारानतैर् वृक्षैः सर्वर्तुकुसुमोत्करैः ॥
nānāpakṣirutaiḥ sevyair udyānair nandanopamaiḥ phalabhārānatair vṛkṣaiḥ sarvartukusumotkaraiḥ //
with gardens fit to be enjoyed, resounding with the calls of many birds, like the Nandana grove, with trees bowed down by the weight of their fruit, with masses of blossoms of every season,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.45
चकोरैः शतपत्त्रैश् च भृङ्गराजैश् च कोकिलैः कलविङ्कैर् मयूरैश् च प्रियपुत्रैः शुकैस् तथा ॥
cakoraiḥ śatapattraiś ca bhṛṅgarājaiś ca kokilaiḥ kalaviṅkair mayūraiś ca priyaputraiḥ śukais tathā //
with cakoras and hundred-feathered (birds), with bhringarajas and cuckoos, with sparrows and peacocks, with priyaputras and parrots,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.46
जीवंजीवकहारीतैश् चातकैर् वनवेष्टितैः नानापक्षिगणैश् चान्यैः कूजद्भिर् मधुरस्वरैः ॥
jīvaṃjīvakahārītaiś cātakair vanaveṣṭitaiḥ nānāpakṣigaṇaiś cānyaiḥ kūjadbhir madhurasvaraiḥ //
(and) with jīvaṃjīvaka birds, hārīta doves and cātakas, (all) encircled by the forest, and with various other flocks of birds calling with sweet voices —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.47
दीर्घिकाभिस् तडागैश् च पुष्करिणीभिश् च वापिभिः नानाजलाशयैश् चान्यैः पद्मिनीखण्डमण्डितैः ॥
dīrghikābhis taḍāgaiś ca puṣkariṇībhiś ca vāpibhiḥ nānājalāśayaiś cānyaiḥ padminīkhaṇḍamaṇḍitaiḥ //
with long ponds, tanks, lotus-pools and step-wells, and with various other bodies of water adorned with clusters of lotus plants —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.48
कुमुदैः पुण्डरीकैश् च तथा नीलोत्पलैः शुभैः कादम्बैश् चक्रवाकैश् च तथैव जलकुक्कुटैः ॥
kumudaiḥ puṇḍarīkaiś ca tathā nīlotpalaiḥ śubhaiḥ kādambaiś cakravākaiś ca tathaiva jalakukkuṭaiḥ //
with white water-lilies and white lotuses, and with lovely blue lotuses, with kādamba geese and cakravāka birds, and likewise with water-fowl —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.49
कारण्डवैः प्लवैर् हंसैस् तथान्यैर् जलचारिभिः एवं नानाविधैर् वृक्षैः पुष्पैर् नानाविधैर् वरैः ॥
kāraṇḍavaiḥ plavair haṃsais tathānyair jalacāribhiḥ evaṃ nānāvidhair vṛkṣaiḥ puṣpair nānāvidhair varaiḥ //
with kāraṇḍava ducks, plava birds, geese, and other water-dwelling creatures; thus with trees of many kinds and with excellent flowers of many kinds —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.50
नानाजलाशयैः पुण्यैः शोभितं तत् समन्ततः आस्ते तत्र स्वयं देवः कृत्तिवासा वृषध्वजः ॥
nānājalāśayaiḥ puṇyaiḥ śobhitaṃ tat samantataḥ āste tatra svayaṃ devaḥ kṛttivāsā vṛṣadhvajaḥ //
and with many holy bodies of water — that (place) is beautiful on every side; there the god himself dwells, the hide-clad one whose banner is the bull,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.51
हिताय सर्वलोकस्य भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदः शिवः पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि सरितश् च सरांसि च ॥
hitāya sarvalokasya bhuktimuktipradaḥ śivaḥ pṛthivyāṃ yāni tīrthāni saritaś ca sarāṃsi ca //
for the welfare of all the world, Śiva, the giver of enjoyment and liberation. Whatever holy fords there are on earth, and rivers and lakes,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.52
पुष्करिण्यस् तडागानि वाप्यः कूपाश् च सागराः तेभ्यः पूर्वं समाहृत्य जलबिन्दून् पृथक् पृथक् ॥
puṣkariṇyas taḍāgāni vāpyaḥ kūpāś ca sāgarāḥ tebhyaḥ pūrvaṃ samāhṛtya jalabindūn pṛthak pṛthak //
lotus-pools, tanks, step-wells, wells and seas — having first gathered from them drops of water, one from each,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.53
सर्वलोकहितार्थाय रुद्रः सर्वसुरैः सह तीर्थं बिन्दुसरो नाम तस्मिन् क्षेत्रे द्विजोत्तमाः ॥
sarvalokahitārthāya rudraḥ sarvasuraiḥ saha tīrthaṃ bindusaro nāma tasmin kṣetre dvijottamāḥ //
for the benefit of all the world Rudra, together with all the gods, (made) in that field, O best of brahmins, a holy ford named Bindusaras,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.54
चकार ऋषिभिः सार्धं तेन बिन्दुसरः स्मृतम् अष्टम्यां बहुले पक्षे मार्गशीर्षे द्विजोत्तमाः ॥
cakāra ṛṣibhiḥ sārdhaṃ tena bindusaraḥ smṛtam aṣṭamyāṃ bahule pakṣe mārgaśīrṣe dvijottamāḥ //
he made it along with the sages; hence it is known as Bindusaras. On the eighth day of the dark fortnight in the month Mārgaśīrṣa, O best of brahmins,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.55
यस् तत्र यात्रां कुरुते विषुवे विजितेन्द्रियः विधिवद् बिन्दुसरसि स्नात्वा श्रद्धासमन्वितः ॥
yas tatra yātrāṃ kurute viṣuve vijitendriyaḥ vidhivad bindusarasi snātvā śraddhāsamanvitaḥ //
whoever, with his senses subdued, makes the pilgrimage there at an equinox, having bathed according to the rule in Bindusaras, filled with faith,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.56
देवान् ऋषीन् मनुष्यांश् च पितॄन् संतर्प्य वाग्यतः तिलोदकेन विधिना नामगोत्रविधानवित् ॥
devān ṛṣīn manuṣyāṃś ca pitṝn saṃtarpya vāgyataḥ tilodakena vidhinā nāmagotravidhānavit //
and, restrained in speech, having satisfied the gods, the sages, men and the ancestors with sesame and water according to the rule, knowing the procedure of names and lineages —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.57
स्नात्वैवं विधिवत् तत्र सो ऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत् ग्रहोपरागे विषुवे संक्रान्त्याम् अयने तथा ॥
snātvaivaṃ vidhivat tatra so 'śvamedhaphalaṃ labhet grahoparāge viṣuve saṃkrāntyām ayane tathā //
having bathed thus according to the rule there, he obtains the fruit of a horse sacrifice. At an eclipse of a heavenly body, at an equinox, at a solstice, and at a solstitial turning,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.58
युगादिषु षडशीत्यां तथान्यत्र शुभे तिथौ ये तत्र दानं विप्रेभ्यः प्रयच्छन्ति धनादिकम् ॥
yugādiṣu ṣaḍaśītyāṃ tathānyatra śubhe tithau ye tatra dānaṃ viprebhyaḥ prayacchanti dhanādikam //
at the beginnings of the ages, on the eighty-sixth (occasion), and likewise on any other auspicious lunar day, those who give a gift of wealth and the like to brahmins there
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 41.59
अन्यतीर्थाच् छतगुणं फलं ते प्राप्नुवन्ति वै पिण्डं ये संप्रयच्छन्ति पितृभ्यः सरसस् तटे ॥
anyatīrthāc chataguṇaṃ phalaṃ te prāpnuvanti vai piṇḍaṃ ye saṃprayacchanti pitṛbhyaḥ sarasas taṭe //
obtain a fruit a hundred times that of any other holy ford. Those who offer a rice-ball to the ancestors on the bank of the lake
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.60
पितॄणाम् अक्षयां तृप्तिं ते कुर्वन्ति न संशयः ततः शंभोर् गृहं गत्वा वाग्यतः संयतेन्द्रियः ॥
pitṝṇām akṣayāṃ tṛptiṃ te kurvanti na saṃśayaḥ tataḥ śaṃbhor gṛhaṃ gatvā vāgyataḥ saṃyatendriyaḥ //
bring about an imperishable satisfaction of the ancestors — there is no doubt of it. Then, having gone to Śambhu's house, restrained in speech and with senses controlled,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.61
प्रविश्य पूजयेच् छर्वं कृत्वा तं त्रिः प्रदक्षिणम् घृतक्षीरादिभिः स्नानं कारयित्वा भवं शुचिः ॥
praviśya pūjayec charvaṃ kṛtvā taṃ triḥ pradakṣiṇam ghṛtakṣīrādibhiḥ snānaṃ kārayitvā bhavaṃ śuciḥ //
having entered, he should worship Śarva, having circumambulated him three times; and, being pure, having had Bhava bathed with ghee, milk and the rest,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.62
चन्दनेन सुगन्धेन विलिप्य कुङ्कुमेन च ततः संपूजयेद् देवं चन्द्रमौलिम् उमापतिम् ॥
candanena sugandhena vilipya kuṅkumena ca tataḥ saṃpūjayed devaṃ candramaulim umāpatim //
having anointed (him) with fragrant sandal paste and with saffron, he should then worship the god who wears the moon on his crest, the husband of Umā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.63
पुष्पैर् नानाविधैर् मेध्यैर् बिल्वार्ककमलादिभिः आगमोक्तेन मन्त्रेण वेदोक्तेन च शंकरम् ॥
puṣpair nānāvidhair medhyair bilvārkakamalādibhiḥ āgamoktena mantreṇa vedoktena ca śaṃkaram //
with pure flowers of many kinds — bilva, arka, lotus and the rest — (worshipping) Śaṃkara with a mantra stated in the Āgamas and with one stated in the Veda;
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.64
अदीक्षितस् तु नाम्नैव मूलमन्त्रेण चार्चयेत् एवं संपूज्य तं देवं गन्धपुष्पानुरागिभिः ॥
adīkṣitas tu nāmnaiva mūlamantreṇa cārcayet evaṃ saṃpūjya taṃ devaṃ gandhapuṣpānurāgibhiḥ //
but one who is not initiated should worship (him) with the name alone and with the root-mantra. Having thus worshipped that god with fragrances and flowers offered in devotion,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.65
धूपदीपैश् च नैवेद्यैर् उपहारैस् तथा स्तवैः दण्डवत्प्रणिपातैश् च गीतैर् वाद्यैर् मनोहरैः ॥
dhūpadīpaiś ca naivedyair upahārais tathā stavaiḥ daṇḍavatpraṇipātaiś ca gītair vādyair manoharaiḥ //
and with incense and lamps, with food-offerings, with presents, and with hymns of praise, with prostrations flat as a staff, with songs and with delightful instrumental music,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.66
नृत्यजप्यनमस्कारैर् जयशब्दैः प्रदक्षिणैः एवं संपूज्य विधिवद् देवदेवम् उमापतिम् ॥
nṛtyajapyanamaskārair jayaśabdaiḥ pradakṣiṇaiḥ evaṃ saṃpūjya vidhivad devadevam umāpatim //
With dance, with muttered prayer, with obeisances, with shouts of "Victory!" and with circumambulations — having thus duly worshipped the god of gods, the husband of Umā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.67
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो रूपयौवनगर्वितः कुलैकविंशम् उद्धृत्य दिव्याभरणभूषिताः ॥
sarvapāpavinirmukto rūpayauvanagarvitaḥ kulaikaviṃśam uddhṛtya divyābharaṇabhūṣitāḥ //
freed from all sins, proud of (his) beauty and youth, having raised up twenty-one (generations of his) family, adorned with divine ornaments,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.68
सौवर्णेन विमानेन किङ्किणीजालमालिना उपगीयमानो गन्धर्वैर् अप्सरोभिर् अलंकृतः ॥
sauvarṇena vimānena kiṅkiṇījālamālinā upagīyamāno gandharvair apsarobhir alaṃkṛtaḥ //
in a golden aerial car garlanded with a network of little bells, sung to by gandharvas, attended by apsarases,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.69
उद्द्योतयन् दिशः सर्वाः शिवलोकं स गच्छति भुक्त्वा तत्र सुखं विप्रा मनसः प्रीतिदायकम् ॥
uddyotayan diśaḥ sarvāḥ śivalokaṃ sa gacchati bhuktvā tatra sukhaṃ viprā manasaḥ prītidāyakam //
lighting up all the directions, he goes to Śiva's world; having enjoyed there, O brahmins, the happiness that gives delight to the mind,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.70
तल्लोकवासिभिः सार्धं यावद् आभूतसंप्लवम् ततस् तस्माद् इहायातः पृथिव्यां पुण्यसंक्षये ॥
tallokavāsibhiḥ sārdhaṃ yāvad ābhūtasaṃplavam tatas tasmād ihāyātaḥ pṛthivyāṃ puṇyasaṃkṣaye //
together with the dwellers of that world until the dissolution of beings — then, come here from there, upon the exhaustion of (his) merit, on earth
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.71
जायते योगिनां गेहे चतुर्वेदी द्विजोत्तमाः योगं पाशुपतं प्राप्य ततो मोक्षम् अवाप्नुयात् ॥
jāyate yogināṃ gehe caturvedī dvijottamāḥ yogaṃ pāśupataṃ prāpya tato mokṣam avāpnuyāt //
he is born in the house of yogins, a knower of the four Vedas, O best of the twice-born; and having attained the Pāśupata yoga, he would then obtain release.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.72
शयनोत्थापने चैव संक्रान्त्याम् अयने तथा अशोकाख्यां तथाष्टम्यां पवित्रारोपणे तथा ॥
śayanotthāpane caiva saṃkrāntyām ayane tathā aśokākhyāṃ tathāṣṭamyāṃ pavitrāropaṇe tathā //
At the laying down and the raising up (of the god), at the (solstitial) transit and likewise at the (sun's) course, on the (day) called Aśokā and on the eighth, and likewise at the hoisting of the sacred thread (pavitra) —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 41.73
ये च पश्यन्ति तं देवं कृत्तिवाससम् उत्तमम् विमानेनार्कवर्णेन शिवलोकं व्रजन्ति ते ॥
ye ca paśyanti taṃ devaṃ kṛttivāsasam uttamam vimānenārkavarṇena śivalokaṃ vrajanti te //
and those who behold that god, the supreme one clad in a hide, they go to Śiva's world in a car of the sun's colour.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.74
सर्वकाले ऽपि तं देवं ये पश्यन्ति सुमेधसः ते ऽपि पापविनिर्मुक्ताः शिवलोकं व्रजन्ति वै ॥
sarvakāle 'pi taṃ devaṃ ye paśyanti sumedhasaḥ te 'pi pāpavinirmuktāḥ śivalokaṃ vrajanti vai //
Also those wise ones who behold that god at any time whatever, they too, freed from sin, indeed go to Śiva's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.75
देवस्य पश्चिमे पूर्वे दक्षिणे चोत्तरे तथा योजनद्वितयं सार्धं क्षेत्रं तद् भुक्तिमुक्तिदम् ॥
devasya paścime pūrve dakṣiṇe cottare tathā yojanadvitayaṃ sārdhaṃ kṣetraṃ tad bhuktimuktidam //
To the west, the east, the south and likewise the north of the god, for two and a half yojanas, that sacred field bestows enjoyment and release.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.76
तस्मिन् क्षेत्रवरे लिङ्गं भास्करेश्वरसंज्ञितम् पश्यन्ति ये तु तं देवं स्नात्वा कुण्डे महेश्वरम् ॥
tasmin kṣetravare liṅgaṃ bhāskareśvarasaṃjñitam paśyanti ye tu taṃ devaṃ snātvā kuṇḍe maheśvaram //
In that best of fields (there is) a liṅga named Bhāskareśvara; those who, having bathed in the pool, behold that god Maheśvara,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.77
आदित्येनार्चितं पूर्वं देवदेवं त्रिलोचनम् सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्ता विमानवरम् आस्थिताः ॥
ādityenārcitaṃ pūrvaṃ devadevaṃ trilocanam sarvapāpavinirmuktā vimānavaram āsthitāḥ //
the three-eyed god of gods, formerly worshipped by the Sun — freed from all sins, seated in an excellent aerial car,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.78
उपगीयमाना गन्धर्वैः शिवलोकं व्रजन्ति ते तिष्ठन्ति तत्र मुदिताः कल्पम् एकं द्विजोत्तमाः ॥
upagīyamānā gandharvaiḥ śivalokaṃ vrajanti te tiṣṭhanti tatra muditāḥ kalpam ekaṃ dvijottamāḥ //
sung to by gandharvas, they go to Śiva's world; they remain there rejoicing for one kalpa, O best of the twice-born.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.79
भुक्त्वा तु विपुलान् भोगाञ् शिवलोके मनोरमान् पुण्यक्षयाद् इहायाता जायन्ते प्रवरे कुले ॥
bhuktvā tu vipulān bhogāñ śivaloke manoramān puṇyakṣayād ihāyātā jāyante pravare kule //
But having enjoyed abundant delightful pleasures in Śiva's world, come here at the exhaustion of (their) merit, they are born in an excellent family.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.80
अथवा योगिनां गेहे वेदवेदाङ्गपारगाः उत्पद्यन्ते द्विजवराः सर्वभूतहिते रताः ॥
athavā yogināṃ gehe vedavedāṅgapāragāḥ utpadyante dvijavarāḥ sarvabhūtahite ratāḥ //
Or else they are born in the house of yogins as eminent brahmins who have mastered the Vedas and the Vedāṅgas, devoted to the welfare of all beings,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.81
मोक्षशास्त्रार्थकुशलाः सर्वत्र समबुद्धयः योगं शंभोर् वरं प्राप्य ततो मोक्षं व्रजन्ति ते ॥
mokṣaśāstrārthakuśalāḥ sarvatra samabuddhayaḥ yogaṃ śaṃbhor varaṃ prāpya tato mokṣaṃ vrajanti te //
skilled in the meaning of the scriptures on liberation, of even mind toward all; and having attained the excellent yoga of Śambhu, they then go to release.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.82
तस्मिन् क्षेत्रवरे पुण्ये लिङ्गं यद् दृश्यते द्विजाः पूज्यापूज्यं च सर्वत्र वने रथ्यान्तरे ऽपि वा ॥
tasmin kṣetravare puṇye liṅgaṃ yad dṛśyate dvijāḥ pūjyāpūjyaṃ ca sarvatra vane rathyāntare 'pi vā //
Whatever liṅga is seen in that best and holy field, O brahmins — whether worshipped or unworshipped, anywhere, in a forest or even in the midst of a street,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.83
चतुष्पथे श्मशाने वा यत्र कुत्र च तिष्ठति दृष्ट्वा तल् लिङ्गम् अव्यग्रः श्रद्धया सुसमाहितः ॥
catuṣpathe śmaśāne vā yatra kutra ca tiṣṭhati dṛṣṭvā tal liṅgam avyagraḥ śraddhayā susamāhitaḥ //
at a crossroads or in a cremation ground — wherever it stands, having seen that liṅga, undistracted, with faith, well composed,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.84
स्नापयित्वा तु तं भक्त्या गन्धैः पुष्पैर् मनोहरैः धूपैर् दीपैः सनैवेद्यैर् नमस्कारैस् तथा स्तवैः ॥
snāpayitvā tu taṃ bhaktyā gandhaiḥ puṣpair manoharaiḥ dhūpair dīpaiḥ sanaivedyair namaskārais tathā stavaiḥ //
and having bathed it with devotion, with fragrances, with lovely flowers, with incense, lamps, food offerings, obeisances and hymns,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.85
दण्डवत्प्रणिपातैश् च नृत्यगीतादिभिस् तथा संपूज्यैवं विधानेन शिवलोकं व्रजेन् नरः ॥
daṇḍavatpraṇipātaiś ca nṛtyagītādibhis tathā saṃpūjyaivaṃ vidhānena śivalokaṃ vrajen naraḥ //
and with prostrations flat as a staff, and with dance, song and the rest — having thus worshipped according to the rule, a man would go to Śiva's world.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.86
नारी वा द्विजशार्दूलाः संपूज्य श्रद्धयान्विता पूर्वोक्तं फलम् आप्नोति नात्र कार्या विचारणा ॥
nārī vā dvijaśārdūlāḥ saṃpūjya śraddhayānvitā pūrvoktaṃ phalam āpnoti nātra kāryā vicāraṇā //
Or a woman, O tigers among the twice-born, having worshipped (him) filled with faith, obtains the fruit stated before; there is no need to deliberate about this.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.87
कः शक्नोति गुणान् वक्तुं समग्रान् मुनिसत्तमाः तस्य क्षेत्रवरस्याथ ऋते देवान् महेश्वरात् ॥
kaḥ śaknoti guṇān vaktuṃ samagrān munisattamāḥ tasya kṣetravarasyātha ṛte devān maheśvarāt //
Who is able to tell in full the excellences, O best of sages, of that finest of holy fields, apart from the gods, beginning with Maheśvara?
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.88
तस्मिन् क्षेत्रोत्तमे गत्वा श्रद्धयाश्रद्धयापि वा माधवादिषु मासेषु नरो वा यदि वाङ्गना ॥
tasmin kṣetrottame gatvā śraddhayāśraddhayāpi vā mādhavādiṣu māseṣu naro vā yadi vāṅganā //
Having gone to that most excellent field, whether with faith or without faith, in the months beginning with Mādhava, whether a man or a woman —
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.89
यस्मिन् यस्मिंस् तिथौ विप्राः स्नात्वा बिन्दुसरोम्भसि पश्येद् देवं विरूपाक्षं देवीं च वरदां शिवाम् ॥
yasmin yasmiṃs tithau viprāḥ snātvā bindusarombhasi paśyed devaṃ virūpākṣaṃ devīṃ ca varadāṃ śivām //
— on whatever lunar day, O brahmins, having bathed in the water of Bindusaras, one should behold the god Virūpākṣa and the boon-giving goddess Śivā,
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.90
गणं चण्डं कार्त्तिकेयं गणेशं वृषभं तथा कल्पद्रुमं च सावित्रीं शिवलोकं स गच्छति ॥
gaṇaṃ caṇḍaṃ kārttikeyaṃ gaṇeśaṃ vṛṣabhaṃ tathā kalpadrumaṃ ca sāvitrīṃ śivalokaṃ sa gacchati //
(and) the attendant Caṇḍa, Kārttikeya, Gaṇeśa, and the bull, and the wish-tree, and Sāvitrī — he goes to the world of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.91
स्नात्वा च कापिले तीर्थे विधिवत् पापनाशने प्राप्नोत्य् अभिमतान् कामाञ् शिवलोकं स गच्छति ॥
snātvā ca kāpile tīrthe vidhivat pāpanāśane prāpnoty abhimatān kāmāñ śivalokaṃ sa gacchati //
And having bathed according to rule at the Kāpila ford, which destroys sin, he obtains the desires he wishes for, and he goes to the world of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition
BrP 41.92
यः स्तम्भ्यं तत्र विधिवत् करोति नियतेन्द्रियः कुलैकविंशम् उद्धृत्य शिवलोकं स गच्छति ॥
yaḥ stambhyaṃ tatra vidhivat karoti niyatendriyaḥ kulaikaviṃśam uddhṛtya śivalokaṃ sa gacchati //
He who there, with senses restrained, performs the setting up of the post according to rule, having raised up twenty-one generations of his family, goes to the world of Śiva.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition — the model flagged this verse as uncertain
BrP 41.93
एकाम्रके शिवक्षेत्रे वाराणसीसमे शुभे स्नानं करोति यस् तत्र मोक्षं स लभते ध्रुवम् ॥
ekāmrake śivakṣetre vārāṇasīsame śubhe snānaṃ karoti yas tatra mokṣaṃ sa labhate dhruvam //
He who performs bathing there at Ekāmraka, the auspicious field of Śiva, equal to Vārāṇasī, surely obtains liberation.
AI translation rendered from the Sanskrit, not a published edition