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.
तस्मिन् क्षेत्रवरे लिङ्गं भास्करेश्वरसंज्ञितम् पश्यन्ति ये तु तं देवं स्नात्वा कुण्डे महेश्वरम्
In that excellent field, those who see the linga called Bhaskaresvara, after bathing in the sacred pond, behold the great Lord.
आदित्येनार्चितं पूर्वं देवदेवं त्रिलोचनम् सर्वपापविनिर्मुक्ता विमानवरम् आस्थिताः
That Lord of gods, the three-eyed one, was formerly worshipped by the sun; those who see him, freed from all sin, ascend to the supreme chariot.
उपगीयमाना गन्धर्वैः शिवलोकं व्रजन्ति ते तिष्ठन्ति तत्र मुदिताः कल्पम् एकं द्विजोत्तमाः
Praised by Gandharvas, they go to the world of Shiva and remain there, joyful, for a kalpa, O best of Brahmins.
भुक्त्वा तु विपुलान् भोगाञ् शिवलोके मनोरमान् पुण्यक्षयाद् इहायाता जायन्ते प्रवरे कुले
Having enjoyed abundant and delightful pleasures in Shiva's world, when their merit is spent, they are born here in a noble family.
अथवा योगिनां गेहे वेदवेदाङ्गपारगाः उत्पद्यन्ते द्विजवराः सर्वभूतहिते रताः
Or, they are born in the house of yogis, as excellent twice-born ones, accomplished in the Vedas and Vedangas, devoted to the welfare of all beings.
मोक्षशास्त्रार्थकुशलाः सर्वत्र समबुद्धयः योगं शंभोर् वरं प्राप्य ततो मोक्षं व्रजन्ति ते
Skilled in the meaning of the scriptures on liberation, equal-minded everywhere, having attained the supreme yoga of Shambhu, they then go to liberation.
तस्मिन् क्षेत्रवरे पुण्ये लिङ्गं यद् दृश्यते द्विजाः पूज्यापूज्यं च सर्वत्र वने रथ्यान्तरे ऽपि वा
In that excellent and holy field, O Brahmins, wherever a linga is seen—whether worshipped or not, in the forest or by the roadside—
चतुष्पथे श्मशाने वा यत्र कुत्र च तिष्ठति दृष्ट्वा तल् लिङ्गम् अव्यग्रः श्रद्धया सुसमाहितः
Whether at a crossroads, in a cremation ground, or wherever it stands, seeing that linga without distraction, with faith and full concentration—
स्नापयित्वा तु तं भक्त्या गन्धैः पुष्पैर् मनोहरैः धूपैर् दीपैः सनैवेद्यैर् नमस्कारैस् तथा स्तवैः
Bathing it with devotion, with fragrant substances and delightful flowers, with incense, lamps, offerings, salutations, and hymns—
दण्डवत्प्रणिपातैश् च नृत्यगीतादिभिस् तथा संपूज्यैवं विधानेन शिवलोकं व्रजेन् नरः
With prostrations, with dance, song, and the like, worshipping in this manner, a man goes to the world of Shiva.
नारी वा द्विजशार्दूलाः संपूज्य श्रद्धयान्विता पूर्वोक्तं फलम् आप्नोति नात्र कार्या विचारणा
O best of twice-born, even a woman, if she worships with faith, attains the previously described fruit; there is no doubt about this.
कः शक्नोति गुणान् वक्तुं समग्रान् मुनिसत्तमाः तस्य क्षेत्रवरस्याथ ऋते देवान् महेश्वरात्
Who is able to recount all the virtues of that supreme field, O foremost sages, except for the gods and Maheshvara?
तस्मिन् क्षेत्रोत्तमे गत्वा श्रद्धयाश्रद्धयापि वा माधवादिषु मासेषु नरो वा यदि वाङ्गना
Whoever, man or woman, goes to that excellent field, whether with faith or without, during the months beginning with Madhava—
यस्मिन् यस्मिंस् तिथौ विप्राः स्नात्वा बिन्दुसरोम्भसि पश्येद् देवं विरूपाक्षं देवीं च वरदां शिवाम्
On whatever lunar day, O Brahmins, one bathes in the water of the Bindusaras and beholds the god Virupaksha and the goddess Shiva, the granter of boons—
गणं चण्डं कार्त्तिकेयं गणेशं वृषभं तथा कल्पद्रुमं च सावित्रीं शिवलोकं स गच्छति
—and beholds Chanda among the hosts, Karttikeya, Ganesha, the bull, the wish-fulfilling tree, Savitri—he attains the world of Shiva.
स्नात्वा च कापिले तीर्थे विधिवत् पापनाशने प्राप्नोत्य् अभिमतान् कामाञ् शिवलोकं स गच्छति
Having bathed properly at the Kapila ford, the destroyer of sins, one attains the desired wishes and goes to the world of Shiva.
यः स्तम्भ्यं तत्र विधिवत् करोति नियतेन्द्रियः कुलैकविंशम् उद्धृत्य शिवलोकं स गच्छति
Whoever establishes a pillar there according to the proper rite, with controlled senses, uplifts twenty-one generations of his lineage and goes to the world of Shiva.
एकाम्रके शिवक्षेत्रे वाराणसीसमे शुभे स्नानं करोति यस् तत्र मोक्षं स लभते ध्रुवम्
Whoever bathes there at Ekamra, the auspicious field of Shiva, equal to Varanasi, surely attains liberation.
विरजे विरजा माता ब्रह्माणी संप्रतिष्ठिता यस्याः संदर्शनान् मर्त्यः पुनात्य् आसप्तमं कुलम्
Viraja, the mother Viraja, established as Brahmani—by seeing her, a mortal purifies his lineage up to the seventh generation.
सकृद् दृष्ट्वा तु तां देवीं भक्त्यापूज्य प्रणम्य च नरः स्ववंशम् उद्धृत्य मम लोकं स गच्छति
Having seen that goddess even once, worshipped her with devotion and bowed, a man uplifts his own lineage and goes to my world.