जीवंजीवकहारीतैश् चातकैर् वनवेष्टितैः नानापक्षिगणैश् चान्यैः कूजद्भिर् मधुरस्वरैः
With jīvaṃjīvika, harita, cātaka, and forest-dwelling birds, and many other flocks of birds singing with sweet voices.
दीर्घिकाभिस् तडागैश् च पुष्करिणीभिश् च वापिभिः नानाजलाशयैश् चान्यैः पद्मिनीखण्डमण्डितैः
With long ponds, lakes, lotus pools, and reservoirs, and other various bodies of water adorned with clusters of lotuses.
कुमुदैः पुण्डरीकैश् च तथा नीलोत्पलैः शुभैः कादम्बैश् चक्रवाकैश् च तथैव जलकुक्कुटैः
With kumuda, white lotuses, and beautiful blue lotuses, with kādamba, chakravāka, and also waterfowl.
कारण्डवैः प्लवैर् हंसैस् तथान्यैर् जलचारिभिः एवं नानाविधैर् वृक्षैः पुष्पैर् नानाविधैर् वरैः
With kāraṇḍava, plava, swans, and other water-dwelling birds; thus, with various kinds of excellent trees and flowers of many kinds.
नानाजलाशयैः पुण्यैः शोभितं तत् समन्ततः आस्ते तत्र स्वयं देवः कृत्तिवासा वृषध्वजः
That place is adorned everywhere with various sacred bodies of water; there, the god Kṛttivāsa, the one bearing the bull-banner, resides himself.
हिताय सर्वलोकस्य भुक्तिमुक्तिप्रदः शिवः पृथिव्यां यानि तीर्थानि सरितश् च सरांसि च
For the welfare of all worlds, Śiva, who grants enjoyment and liberation, has gathered on earth all the sacred places, rivers, and lakes.
पुष्करिण्यस् तडागानि वाप्यः कूपाश् च सागराः तेभ्यः पूर्वं समाहृत्य जलबिन्दून् पृथक् पृथक्
Lotus ponds, reservoirs, wells, and oceans—drawing individual drops of water from each of these beforehand,
सर्वलोकहितार्थाय रुद्रः सर्वसुरैः सह तीर्थं बिन्दुसरो नाम तस्मिन् क्षेत्रे द्विजोत्तमाः
For the benefit of all worlds, Rudra, together with all the gods, created the sacred site called Bindusara in that region, O best of twice-born.
चकार ऋषिभिः सार्धं तेन बिन्दुसरः स्मृतम् अष्टम्यां बहुले पक्षे मार्गशीर्षे द्विजोत्तमाः
He established it together with the sages; thus, it is remembered as Bindusara. On the eighth day of the waxing fortnight in Mārgaśīrṣa, O best of twice-born,
यस् तत्र यात्रां कुरुते विषुवे विजितेन्द्रियः विधिवद् बिन्दुसरसि स्नात्वा श्रद्धासमन्वितः
Whoever undertakes pilgrimage there at the equinox, having mastered the senses, bathes properly in Bindusara with faith,
देवान् ऋषीन् मनुष्यांश् च पितॄन् संतर्प्य वाग्यतः तिलोदकेन विधिना नामगोत्रविधानवित्
Having satisfied gods, sages, humans, and ancestors with silent speech, using sesame water according to the prescribed method, knowing their names and lineages,
स्नात्वैवं विधिवत् तत्र सो ऽश्वमेधफलं लभेत् ग्रहोपरागे विषुवे संक्रान्त्याम् अयने तथा
By bathing there properly, one attains the fruit of an Aśvamedha sacrifice at the time of a lunar eclipse, equinox, solstice, or seasonal transition.
युगादिषु षडशीत्यां तथान्यत्र शुभे तिथौ ये तत्र दानं विप्रेभ्यः प्रयच्छन्ति धनादिकम्
At the beginnings of eras, on the eighty-sixth day, and on other auspicious dates, those who give gifts such as wealth to Brāhmins there,
अन्यतीर्थाच् छतगुणं फलं ते प्राप्नुवन्ति वै पिण्डं ये संप्रयच्छन्ति पितृभ्यः सरसस् तटे
They obtain a hundredfold greater result than at any other sacred place; those who offer rice balls to their ancestors on the shore of the lake,
पितॄणाम् अक्षयां तृप्तिं ते कुर्वन्ति न संशयः ततः शंभोर् गृहं गत्वा वाग्यतः संयतेन्द्रियः
They bring inexhaustible satisfaction to their ancestors—there is no doubt. Then, going to the house of Śambhu, with controlled speech and senses,
प्रविश्य पूजयेच् छर्वं कृत्वा तं त्रिः प्रदक्षिणम् घृतक्षीरादिभिः स्नानं कारयित्वा भवं शुचिः
Entering, one should worship Śarva, circling him three times, and, after bathing Bhava with ghee, milk, and other pure substances, remain clean.
चन्दनेन सुगन्धेन विलिप्य कुङ्कुमेन च ततः संपूजयेद् देवं चन्द्रमौलिम् उमापतिम्
After anointing him with fragrant sandalwood and kuṅkuma, one should then worship the god, the moon-crested, the spouse of Umā.
पुष्पैर् नानाविधैर् मेध्यैर् बिल्वार्ककमलादिभिः आगमोक्तेन मन्त्रेण वेदोक्तेन च शंकरम्
With various pure flowers—bilva, arka, lotus, and others—using mantras from the Āgamas and the Vedas, one should worship Śaṅkara.
अदीक्षितस् तु नाम्नैव मूलमन्त्रेण चार्चयेत् एवं संपूज्य तं देवं गन्धपुष्पानुरागिभिः
Even one not initiated should worship him by name and with the root mantra; thus, having worshipped the god with fragrant flowers,
धूपदीपैश् च नैवेद्यैर् उपहारैस् तथा स्तवैः दण्डवत्प्रणिपातैश् च गीतैर् वाद्यैर् मनोहरैः
With incense, lamps, offerings, and oblations, with hymns, prostrations, songs, and delightful music,
नृत्यजप्यनमस्कारैर् जयशब्दैः प्रदक्षिणैः एवं संपूज्य विधिवद् देवदेवम् उमापतिम्
With dance, recitation, salutations, cries of victory, and circumambulations—thus, having properly worshipped the god of gods, the spouse of Umā,
सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्तो रूपयौवनगर्वितः कुलैकविंशम् उद्धृत्य दिव्याभरणभूषिताः
Freed from all sins, possessing beauty and youthful pride, having uplifted twenty-one generations of his lineage, adorned with divine ornaments,
सौवर्णेन विमानेन किङ्किणीजालमालिना उपगीयमानो गन्धर्वैर् अप्सरोभिर् अलंकृतः
Adorned with a golden aerial chariot, wreathed with tinkling bells, he is praised by Gandharvas and decorated by Apsaras.
उद्द्योतयन् दिशः सर्वाः शिवलोकं स गच्छति भुक्त्वा तत्र सुखं विप्रा मनसः प्रीतिदायकम्
Illuminating all directions, he goes to the world of Shiva, enjoying there a happiness that delights the mind, O Brahmins.
तल्लोकवासिभिः सार्धं यावद् आभूतसंप्लवम् ततस् तस्माद् इहायातः पृथिव्यां पुण्यसंक्षये
He remains there together with the inhabitants of that world until the great dissolution; then, when his merit is exhausted, he returns here to earth.
जायते योगिनां गेहे चतुर्वेदी द्विजोत्तमाः योगं पाशुपतं प्राप्य ततो मोक्षम् अवाप्नुयात्
He is born in the house of yogis, as a twice-born knower of the four Vedas; attaining the Pashupata yoga, he then obtains liberation.
शयनोत्थापने चैव संक्रान्त्याम् अयने तथा अशोकाख्यां तथाष्टम्यां पवित्रारोपणे तथा
At the time of rising from bed, during transitions of the sun, at the solstices, on the eighth day called Ashoka, and at the festival of purification—
ये च पश्यन्ति तं देवं कृत्तिवाससम् उत्तमम् विमानेनार्कवर्णेन शिवलोकं व्रजन्ति ते
Those who see that supreme god, clad in a hide, in a chariot shining like the sun, they go to the world of Shiva.
सर्वकाले ऽपि तं देवं ये पश्यन्ति सुमेधसः ते ऽपि पापविनिर्मुक्ताः शिवलोकं व्रजन्ति वै
Even those wise ones who see that god at any time, they too, freed from all sin, truly go to the world of Shiva.
देवस्य पश्चिमे पूर्वे दक्षिणे चोत्तरे तथा योजनद्वितयं सार्धं क्षेत्रं तद् भुक्तिमुक्तिदम्
To the west, east, south, and north of the god, for two and a half yojanas, that field bestows both enjoyment and liberation.