Devanagari scriptब्रह्मोवाच खड्गतीर्थम् इति ख्यातं गौतम्या उत्तरे तटे तत्र स्नानेन दानेन मुक्तिभागी भवेन् नरः //
TranslationDalam Brahma Purana, sabda suci bait pertama ditunjukkan di sini.
Word by Wordkhaḍga-tīrthamthe sacred ford called “Khaḍga-tīrtha” gautamyāḥof (the river) Gautamī dānenaby giving (charity) mukti-bhāgīa recipient of liberation 
SpeakerBrahmā speaking (to Nārada in the wider narrative frame).