नाम्ना कपीश्वरादित्यं चक्रुस्तीर्थमनुत्तमम् । यत्र तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा कृत्वा वा पितृतर्पणम्
By the name Kapīśvarāditya, they made an excellent tīrtha there; at that tīrtha, a man who bathes and offers libations to the ancestors,
दृष्ट्वा कपीश्वरादित्यं मुच्यते ब्रह्महत्यया । तत्र स्नानं प्रकर्तव्यं चैत्राष्टम्यां विशेषतः
having seen Kapīśvarāditya, is freed from the sin of killing a brāhmaṇa; there, bathing should especially be done on the eighth day of Caitra.
हनुमत्प्रमुखैस्तत्र स्नातं यत्र दिनत्रयम् । कपितीर्थप्रभावोऽयं भवत्यै समुदीरितः
There, headed by Hanumat, they bathed for three days; this is the power of Kapitīrtha, as declared to you.
अस्मिंस्तीर्थे नरः स्नात्वा पूजयित्वा कपीश्वरम् । रूपवान्बहुभोगश्च जायते नात्र संशयः
At this tīrtha, a man who bathes and worships Kapīśvara becomes handsome and enjoys many pleasures—there is no doubt of this.
बलं वांछति यो लोको धर्मं वा पुत्रमेव च । सर्वं स तु लभेन्नित्यं कपितीर्थप्रभावतः
Whoever desires strength, or righteousness, or a son, all this he always obtains by the power of Kapitīrtha.
इति श्रीपाद्मेमहापुराणे पंचपंचाशत्साहस्र्यां संहितायामुत्तरखंडे उमामहेश्वर। संवादे कपितीर्थमाहात्म्यं नाम द्विचत्वारिंशदधिकशततमोऽध्यायः
Thus, in the glorious Padma Mahāpurāṇa, in the Uttarakhaṇḍa of the compendium of fifty-five thousand verses, in the dialogue of Umā and Maheśvara, is the one hundred forty-second chapter named 'The Glory of Kapitīrtha.'
महादेव उवाच। ब्रह्मवल्ली महत्तीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्सुरेश्वरि । तस्य तीर्थस्य स्वरूपं साक्षाच्छृणु सुरोत्तम
Mahadeva said: O Queen of the gods, then one should go to the great pilgrimage site of Brahmavalli. Hear directly, O best of the gods, the nature of that sacred place.
यत्र साभ्रमती तोयं ब्रह्मवल्ल्यंभसा सह । युज्यते ब्रह्मतीर्थं तत्प्रयागेन समं स्मृतम्
Where the waters of the Brahmavati join with the waters of Brahmavalli, that is known as Brahmatirtha, regarded as equal to Prayaga.
तत्र पिंडप्रदानेन तृप्तिर्द्वादशवार्षिकी । पितॄणां जायते नूनं ब्रह्मणो वचनं यथा
There, by offering pindas, satisfaction is attained for twelve years for the ancestors, surely as declared by Brahma.
गयाश्राद्धसमंपुण्यंब्रह्मवल्ल्यांविशेषतः । यत्रज्ञात्वाप्रकुर्वंतिपितरस्तृप्तिमाप्नुयुः
Especially at Brahmavalli, the merit gained is equal to that of performing the rites at Gaya; when performed knowingly, the ancestors attain satisfaction.
गोदानंभूमिदानंचअन्नदानंतथैवच । एतद्दानसमं पुण्यं ब्रह्मवल्ल्यां विशेषतः
Giving cows, land, and food—such gifts, especially at Brahmavalli, yield merit equal to those donations.
अत्रैव सनकाद्यास्तु स्नात्वा च विधिपूर्वकम् । परंब्रह्मपदध्यानाद्विष्णुलोकमवाप्नुयुः
Here, Sanaka and others, after bathing according to prescribed rites and meditating on the supreme Brahman, attain the realm of Vishnu.
पुष्करे चैव गंगायां क्षेत्रे चामरकंटके । तत्र गत्वा तु देवेशि यत्फलं लभते नरः
At Pushkara, on the Ganga, and in the field of Amarakaṇṭaka—O goddess—whatever fruit a person obtains by going there,
तत्फलं समवाप्नोति ब्रह्मवल्ल्यां विशेषतः । चंद्र सूर्योपरागे च दानं ये ददते नराः
That fruit is also attained especially at Brahmavalli; and those who give gifts during lunar or solar eclipses,
तत्फलं समवाप्नोति ब्रह्मावल्ल्यां सुरेश्वरि । दिव्यरूपधरास्ते च शंखचक्रगदाधराः
They attain that same fruit at Brahmavalli, O Queen of the gods; they take on divine forms, bearing conch, discus, and mace.
तेऽपि स्वर्गे हि गच्छंति स्नानं कृत्वा सुरेश्वरि । धृत्वा तुलसिजां मालां नारायणमनुस्मरन् । वैकुंठं दिव्यमानंदं याति वै पदमव्ययम्
They too go to heaven, O Queen of the gods, after bathing, wearing a garland of tulasi, and remembering Narayana; they reach the divine, blissful, and eternal abode of Vaikuntha.
इति ब्रह्मवल्लीतीर्थमाहात्म्यम् । वृषतीर्थं ततो गच्छेत्खंडतीर्थेऽतिविश्रुतम् । तत्र स्नात्वा दिवं गावो गोलोकं च पुराश्रिताः
Thus is the greatness of the Brahmavalli pilgrimage site. Then one should go to Vrishatirtha, renowned at Khandatirtha; there, after bathing, cows formerly residing in Goloka attain heaven.
खंडरूपेण धर्मेण या गावो लोकमातरः । शापाद्भ्रष्टावितास्तेन खंडतीर्थमथोच्यते
By the righteousness of Khandatirtha, those cows, mothers of the world, who had fallen from their realm due to a curse, are restored; thus it is called Khandatirtha.
पार्वत्युवाच। शापो हि लोकमातॄणां गवां कस्य पुराऽभवत् । कथं लोकात्परिभ्रष्टाः कथं धर्मेण रक्षिताः
Parvati said: Whose curse befell the world-mothers, the cows, in ancient times? How did they fall from their realm, and how were they protected by righteousness?
महादेव उवाच। पुरा वृषेण गोलोके क्रीडता सह मातृभिः । मुक्तं तथा शकृन्मूत्रं पतितं हरमूर्द्धनि
Mahadeva said: Once, while playing in Goloka with their mothers, a bull released dung and urine, which fell upon the head of Hara.
ततस्तासां ददौ शापं तेन दोषेण वै हरः । नष्टसंज्ञा स्वलोकाच्च गावो यास्यथ मेदिनीम्
Then Hara, because of that offense, pronounced a curse upon them: 'You will lose awareness and depart from your own realm, going to earth.'
गावः शप्ता भगवता संप्रसाद्य पुनर्हरम् । प्राप्स्यामहे पुनर्लोकं इति देवं ययाचिरे
The cows, cursed by the Blessed One, after appeasing Hara, petitioned the god: 'May we again attain our realm.'
यदा साभ्रमती तीर्थे ब्रह्मवल्ली समीपतः । खंडसंज्ञह्रदे स्नात्वा स्वर्गं वै प्राप्स्यथ ध्रुवम्
When, at the Brahmavati pilgrimage near Brahmavalli, you bathe in the lake called Khanda, you will surely attain heaven.
ततस्तस्मिन्ह्रदे स्नात्वा गावो गोपतिना सह । स्वर्गं गता शुद्धतमा महादेवसमीपतः
Then, after bathing in that lake with the lord of the cowherds, the cows, purified, went to heaven, near Mahadeva.
गोह्रदे तु नरः स्नात्वा कृत्वा वै पितृतर्पणम् । गवां लोकमवाप्नोति दाहप्रलयवर्जितम्
A man who bathes at the cow-pond and performs offerings to the ancestors there attains the world of cows, free from burning and destruction.
तत्र स्थित्वा निराहारो गोपिंडं च ददाति वै । स नरः सुखमेधेत यावदिंद्राश्चतुर्दश
Having stayed there without food and offering a ball of cow-dung, that man prospers happily for as long as the fourteen Indras reign.
गवांकोटिप्रदानेन यत्फलं प्राप्यते ध्रुवम् । तत्फलं समवाप्नोति खंडतीर्थे न संशयः
The certain fruit obtained by giving away ten million cows is also attained at the Khaṇḍa Tīrtha—of this there is no doubt.
गृहीत्वा वृषमूत्रं च तीर्थं यः पिबते नरः । तत्क्षणादेव शुद्धिः स्यात्खंडतीर्थे न संशयः
Whoever drinks the sacred water mixed with bull's urine at the Khaṇḍa Tīrtha is instantly purified—there is no doubt.
खंडतीर्थात्परं तीर्थं न भूतं न भविष्यति । ये गच्छंति सुरश्रेष्ठ ते नराः पुण्यभागिनः
There has never been, nor will there be, a holy place greater than Khaṇḍa Tīrtha; those men who go there, O best of gods, are blessed with merit.
तत्र गत्वा सुरश्रेष्ठे गवां पूजनमाचरेत् । वृषभं च ततः पूज्य स्नानं कृत्वा समाहितः
Having gone there, O best of gods, one should worship the cows and then, after worshipping the bull, bathe with focused mind.